Rohde Trial: Judge Orders Defence Psychiatrist Off The Stand – The trial of Jason Rohde took a shocking turn yesterday when the Western Cape High Court refused to allow the defence’s psychiatrist, Dr Larissa Panieri-Peter, to finish her testimony. [news24]

City Of Joburg To Seize Luthuli House Property Over Unpaid R300k Bill – The ANC has until Friday to settle over R300 000 in legal fees or face having property at its headquarters seized. [iol]

Trump-Kim Summit: Pentagon Remains ‘Ironclad’ After War Games Cancelled – The move is seen as a big concession to North Korea and appeared to take US allies in the region by surprise. [bbc]

Kim Jong-un Hailed Victor In ‘Meeting Of Century’ By North Korean Media – Supreme leader credited with creating conditions for peace as South Korea and Japan voice security concerns. [guardian]

Mozambique’s Own Version Of Boko Haram Is Tightening Its Deadly Grip – Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province is being held to ransom by an Islamist guerrilla movement. [news24]

Ivanka Trump’s ‘Chinese Proverb’ Tweet Mystifies China – Ivanka Trump posted the tweet on the eve of the Singapore summit, but did not specifically refer to the meeting. [reuters]

Tesla Cuts 9% Of Jobs In Major Restructuring – Tesla is cutting several thousand jobs across the company as it seeks to reduce costs and become sustainably profitable. [busday]

Bathabile Dlamini Once Again Fails To Appear In Parliament – She cited an urgent Cabinet meeting as the reason for her absence. [enca]

One Month Later, No Arrests, Flaring Tensions – A month has passed since the shock attack on a Shi’a mosque near Verulam which killed one man and left two more badly wounded. [dailymav]

Guess Co-Founder Paul Marciano Resigns After Sexual Misconduct Investigation – The investigation found that on certain occasions (Paul) Marciano exercised poor judgment in his communications with models and photographers. [time]

Eskom Staff Wants Increase Of Between 9% And 15% — Or Lights Will ‘Switch Off’ – Organised labour at Eskom has called on the government to do “everything” to ensure an increase in employees’ wages. [timeslive]

Facebook Knows Exactly How Many Times You’ve Searched For Your Ex – Facebook knows a lot about you—including every time you’ve searched for an ex, a crush, or any other person on the platform. [qz]

Einstein’s Travel Diaries Reveal ‘Shocking’ Xenophobia – Private journals kept by the scientist and humanitarian icon show prejudiced attitudes. [guardian]

FBI Agent Who Dropped Gun While Dancing Charged – Chase Bishop was dancing at a bar when his gun fell and went off, injuring another person, as he tried to pick it up. [sky]

It’s Never Been Easier To Be A Kiff Person – Everyone wants to be a good person who feels all warm and fuzzy inside. If you’re not sure where to start, here’s a little helping hand. [here]

Real Madrid Announce Julen Lopetegui As New Head Coach – Spain boss to replace Zinedine Zidane at the Bernabeu. [sky]

FIFA To Vote On Morocco, North America 2026 World Cup Bids – FIFA members will decide on Wednesday whether the 2026 World Cup should be played in North America or in Morocco. [iol]

Alec Baldwin Says If He Ran For President In 2020, He Would Win ‘Hands Down’ – According to his convo with Howard Stern on Monday, the SNL impressionist predeclared himself victor over Trump, should he choose to run. [vulture]

Newsflash – Drinking All Day In Camps Bay Makes Winter More Bearable – I know Camps Bay is more of a summer vibe for some people, but days like today remind us that it never hurts to sink a few in the winter. [here]

Charlie Chaplin Was The ‘Distracted Boyfriend’ Meme Before The Meme – Do you like memes? Then prepare for your mind to be blown. [huffpost]

‘Provocative’ Pictures Of Meghan Markle Show Payout Over Topless Kate Middleton Photos Was Wrong – Lawyers for France’s Closer magazine appealing against the compensation granted for photographs of Kate sunbathing. [telegraph]

Ariana Grande’s Engagement Ring Cost R1,2 million – She shocked fans after becoming engaged to Pete Davidson after only a few weeks of dating. [newsau]

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