Trump’s Warning To Kim Jong-Un: Make A Deal Or Suffer Same Fate As Gaddafi – Donald Trump has threatened Kim Jong-un with the same fate as Muammar Gaddafi if the North Korean leader “doesn’t make a deal” on his nuclear weapons programme. [guardian]
Gina Haspel, Trump’s Controversial Pick For CIA Director, Has Just Been Confirmed – Despite Haspel’s role in a Bush-era torture program, the Senate voted 54 to 45 to confirm her. [vox]
Meghan Markle Confirms Her Father Won’t Attend Royal Wedding – The American actress Meghan Markle has confirmed that her father, Thomas Markle, will not attend her wedding to Britain’s Prince Harry on Saturday. [cnn]
Meghan Markle’s Mother Meets The Royal Family From Prince Charles To Princess Charlotte – Meghan Markle has been left negotiating the last-minute dilemma of who was going to walk her down the aisle, as her mother settled in to life with the Royal family. [tele]
Bill Gates Says Trump Didn’t Know The Difference Between HPV And HIV – “So I was able to explain that those are rarely confused with each other,” the tech mogul said. [huff]
Some Nasty School Fees Stats You Might Want To Consider – Well done on making another human, parents – now get ready to pay for that privilege. Some of these school fees projections are pretty terrifying. [here]
Markus Jooste Just Sold This Exclusive Plot For R13 Million – Turning a R2.5 million profit in less than 2 years. [busins]
Investec Bank Lost R220 Million Due To Steinhoff – Investec Bank has said on Thursday that they have lost R220 million due to their credit exposure relating to Steinhoff. [iol]
Uber Introduces New Policy To Prevent Drowsy Driving – Uber in South Africa will this week introduce a new hours policy for driver-partners across South Africa to help enhance driver and passenger safety. [bustech]
PayPal Just Made Its Biggest Acquisition Ever For $2.2 Billion – PayPal has agreed to acquire iZettle, one of Europe’s best known financial technology startups, for $2.2 billion, the companies said on Thursday. [busins]
South Africa’s Unemployment Figures Are A Ticking Time Bomb – South Africa’s labour market is not future-proof – nearly 75 percent of employees in South Africa are low-skilled or semi-skilled. [huff]
A Chinese Firm Says It Launched The Country’s First Privately Built Rocket – OneSpace launched a rocket 40 kilometers (25 miles) into the air on May 17, the first such demonstration by a private company as China urges its aerospace industry to match space technology developed in the US. [qz]
Whitney Houston Was ‘Sexually Abused’, Film Claims – A new documentary about late singer Whitney Houston alleges that her cousin, Dee Dee Warwick, sexually abused her. [bbc]
MTV Is Halting Production On Catfish Amid Allegations Of Sexual Misconduct – MTV said it is halting production of its popular show Catfish following allegations of sexual misconduct from a former participant by staff members on the show. [mtv]
Porn’s Superagent Comes Under Fire: ‘I Was No Longer of Value’ – After Adria Rae attempted suicide, she was charged a kill fee by Derek Hay, owner of LA Direct Models—an agency that repped two porn stars who’ve recently committed suicide. [beast]
New Doccie Digs Deep Into Ozzie Cricket Scandal – Relive the highly controversial 2018 Australian cricket Tour to South Africa; five weeks that rocked the gentleman’s game and captivated the globe. [here]
Meghan Markle’s Statement About Her Father Is Causing An Uproar – The lack of use of the word “love” has people assuming the worst. [gh]
50 Cent To Face Legal Action Amid Revenge Porn Accusations – Rapper 50 Cent will face legal action surrounding a social media post seen as revenge porn by Teairra Mari, star of VH1 reality show Love and Hip Hop: Hollywood. [usa]
Why So Many Fast Food Logos Are Red – McDonald’s. Arby’s. Wendy’s. Burger King. Jack in the Box. In-N-Out and more all use the color red heavily in their logos, why? The answer goes back thousands of years. Following is a transcript of the video. [busins]
Did Google Fake That Demo? – The tech press has questions, and Google isn’t providing any answers. [van]
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