The Swazi King’s R2,7bn Plane And Parking Space – The king who pays his old age pensioners R400 per month has just spent R2.7 billion on a swanky new aeroplane, and somewhere to park it. [citypress]

Jason Rohde Told His Wife He Was Done With Their Marriage Hours Before She Was Found Dead – He told her he was calling it quits on their 23-year marriage because he could not take the fighting and tension any longer. [news24]

Why The Latest Gupta Court Victory Bodes Badly For The NPA And South Africa – The Free State High Court ruled that R250-million of Gupta-linked assets seized by the Asset Forfeiture Unit should be released. [dailymav]

Billionaire Owner Of Le Figaro And Dassault Aviation Dies – The industrialist and media magnate was one of France’s richest men, with a fortune estimated by Forbes at about $26 billion. [cnn]

Mamoudou Gassama: Mali ‘Spiderman’ To Be Made French Citizen – A Malian migrant, hailed as a hero after mounting a daring rescue to save a small boy dangling from a balcony in Paris, is to be made a French citizen. [bbc]

Music Promoter Hits R2,4bn High Note With SA Express Fuel Tender – A little-known music promoter was awarded a R2,4-billion, three-year deal. SA Express did not receive one drop of fuel for the R2.4-billion deal. [timeslive]

Cape Town’s Dam Levels Higher Than This Time Last Year – Big Six at 24% compared to 19.8% in the same week in 2017. [groundup]

What It’s Like When Elon Musk’s Twitter Mob Comes After You – We get called bitches, idiots, and worse. [dbeast]

Siya: A Splendid Moment For SA Rugby – As with so many other aspects of painstakingly transitioning South African society, it’s the bigger picture that needs to be considered first and foremost. [sport24]

For The Cannabis Connoisseur Who Has Everything – I know you think you’re playing in the big leagues, but if you really want to claim bragging rights you need to up your game. [here]

Browsing Porn In Incognito Mode Isn’t Nearly As Private As You Think – When you use incognito mode, it doesn’t mean that your activity disappears forever – it’s just hidden on the incriminating device. [guardian]

Police Investigating Death Threats Issued To Liverpool Goalkeeper Loris Karius – German-born Loris Karius and his family have been the focus of hundreds of threats and hate messages on social media. [telegraph]

When The Poor Sponsor The Rich: Rwanda And Arsenal FC – Rwanda signed a sleeve sponsoring deal with Arsenal. Over a three-year period, the 200 sq centimetre ad “Visit Rwanda” will cost the country USD$39 million. [conversation]

Sunglass Hut Throws Quite A Party – Nadia Jaftha, Calvyn Justus And More – If you’re going to throw a party, you better do it right. Luckily Sunglass Hut nailed this one, which went down at the V&A Waterfront. [here]

Eminem Reacts To Nicki Minaj Dating Speculation – Over the weekend though, Eminem addressed relationship speculation during his performance at the Boston Calling Music Festival. [eonline]

A Reminder Of Just How Fake And Exploitative ‘The Bachelorette’ Is – Everyone should know by now that the show, like all reality television, is largely faked. [vice]

Ryan Reynolds And Blake Lively Are Sparring On Twitter Again – Turns out, even years after Gossip Girl, Blake Lively has some secrets up her sleeve. [mashable]

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So These Guys Are Apparently The Top SA Winery Of The Past 10 Years – You’ve tasted Chocolate Block, right? Of course you have, so make sure you arrive at every dinner party with a bottle of the best. [boekenhout]

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