Bitcoin Kidnapping Was ‘Meticulously Planned’ – The father of Katlego Marite, 12, only halfway read a ransom note for his son before looking up and asking: “What is Bitcoins?” [timeslive]

AND Kidnappers Demand Bitcoin Ransom For Witbank Teenager – Kidnappers left a note demanding a ransom, in the form of Bitcoin, after snatching Katlego Marite on Sunday afternoon. [enca]

Fires Rage In Cape Town City Centre In Second Night Of Protests – Wale Street‚ leading into the iconic Bo Kaap at the foot of Signal Hill‚ was closed on Tuesday evening. [timeslive]

Sports Minister Stands By Her Statement On Willemse On-Air Incident – Xasa called for the suspension of former Springbok rugby players Nass Botha and Nick Mallet. [news24]

Expropriation: This Is What The ANC Decided About The Constitution – There’s lots of chatter about the ANC’s decision regarding changing the Constitution. Arm yourself, and know the facts. [huffpost]

A Sinkhole Has Been Spotted On The White House Lawn – The metaphors write themselves. [time]

US To Lift Ban On Baiting Bears With Doughnuts In Alaska – The change would allow hunters to use spotlights to shoot bear cubs inside their dens and hunt black bears with dogs on some Alaskan federal lands. [bbc]

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A Big Shoe Drops In The Mueller Probe, As The Taxi King Flips – When it comes to seminal moments in the Russia investigation that we will one day look back upon, Tuesday could be one. [washpost]

It’s All Going Down At Montecasino This Weekend – If you’ve never popped past Montecasino to check out what it’s all about, and you like a proper fiesta, this weekend is for you. [here]

Rich And Going To Prison? Welcome To The Hospital Wing – What do Schabir Shaik, Oscar Pistorius, Radovan Krejcir, Tony Yengeni and now Henri van Breda have in common? [dailymav]

MH370: Australian Official Rejects Theory That Pilot Ditched Aircraft – Investigator says captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah was probably unconscious when MH370 crashed into Indian Ocean. [guardian]

Ashwin Courageous, Sincere: Conflict Expert – Those are the views of Dr Fanie du Toit, one of South Africa’s most eminent specialists in post-conflict reconciliation. [sport24]

The Man Who Invented Emoji – When Shigetaka Kurita created the first emoji in 1999, he had to work within a grid measuring 12 by 12 pixels. [cnn]

Avicii’s Family Announces Funeral Plans – The family of Tim Bergling, the Swedish dance music star known as Avicii, have released a statement regarding their funeral plans, which they wish to be private. [variety]

Instagram Mega Mum Takes Down Account – Accusations she used her children for advertising. [telegraph]

Perfect Excuse To Get A Vintage Motorbike And Do Good At The Same Time – If you want to donate towards a local two-year-old girl’s medical treatment, and stand a chance to win an original Yamaha bike, here’s what you need to know. [here]

Why NASA Just Rocketed Human Sperm Into Space – Early last month, NASA shot a dozen containers filled with frozen sperm from 12 anonymous human donors into space. [mel]

New Princess Meghan Markle Makes Her First Public Appearance – A quick cuppa with 6,000 people three days after your wedding. Who wouldn’t want to be a royal? [dbeast]

Duchess Of Sussex’s Estranged Sister Slams Royals – Meghan Markle’s estranged sister thinks Prince Harry should pick her father up in a private jet and give him a tour of Buckingham Palace. [ewn]

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