Plan For Further Load Shedding, Warns Eskom – In a statement on Monday evening, Eskom warned that the power system continues to be constrained. [fin24]

NPA Misses Deadline To Appeal ‘Devastating’ Gupta Ruling – The state maintains that the Estina Project‚ which was supposed to empower poor black farmers‚ was a sham that involved fraud and money-laundering. [timeslive]

Trump Threatens Additional Tariffs On $200 Billion Of Chinese Goods – President Donald Trump just raised the stakes in the fight with China over trade. [cnn]

The Sound Of Migrant Children Separated From Parents – Children thought to be aged between four and 10, and recently separated from their undocumented immigrant parents, can be heard crying as an agent jokes, “We have an orchestra here.” [bbc]

Trump Directs Government To Establish A Space Force In Surprise Announcement – ‘We are going to have the Air Force and we’re going to have the Space Force, separate but equal’. [verge]

Superbalist And Spree To Merge – Media24 and Takealot.com today announced that they will merge their online fashion brands. [bustech]

Brexit Dividend? New Reports Show UK Will Suffer For Years – Two new reports show just how much economic pain Britain’s exit from the European Union is causing. [cnn]

ANC Paid City Of Joburg R275k To Save Luthuli House – This means that R25 000 of the original R300 000 legal fees bill is still outstanding. [citizen]

The Reputation-Laundering Firm That Ruined Its Own Reputation – A P.R. company that worked with dictators and oligarchs deliberately inflamed racial tensions in South Africa—and destroyed itself in the process. [newyorker]

Superb takedown of Bell Pottinger above…

Why It’s Pointless Choosing One SA Bank Over Another – I’ve never fully understood why some people are loyal to any particular bank, especially when our options are so limited here in SA. [here]

Newly Coined ‘Gaming Disorder’ To Be Added To List Of Diseases – The World Health Organisation says problem gaming will be recognised as a pathological condition. [busday]

#EveryDropCounts: Dam Levels At 38,1%, Capetonians Must Still Save Water – The City of Cape Town has urged all residents to keep on saving even if it is raining. [iol]

Elon Musk Is Accusing A Tesla Employee Of Trying To Sabotage The Company – Musk said the employee changed parts of the company’s manufacturing operating system code and sent “highly sensitive” company data to outside parties. [businsider]

Four Lessons You Learn When Running The Comrades – There are few sterner tests of the body and mind than the Comrades Marathon, and the gruelling test of endurance imparts a few life lessons along the way. [here]

Newlands Set To Host Last-Ever Test – According to Rapport newspaper, the almost bankrupt Western Province Rugby Football Union is set to sell the iconic stadium and move to Cape Town Stadium in Green Point. [sarugby]

World Cup 2018: Fire Drama On Saudi Arabian Team Flight – Rossiya Airline blames a bird strike for the fire, but insists that “nothing threatened the safety of the passengers”. [sky]

Capetonians Are Making Ice-Cream From Insect Milk Now – It is high in proteins and minerals, naturally lactose-free, sugar-free, gluten-free, dairy-free and lactose-free. [tfund]

Flight Of The Conchords: ‘We’re Retired Sex Symbols’ – Is there anything Bret and Jemaine actually like about fame? [guardian]

An Oral History Of ‘Leisure Suit Larry’ – It remains one of the few dating simulations to ever crack into the mainstream in the U.S. [melmag]

XXXTentacion Shot Dead At 20 – Controversial rapper was killed in Broward County, Florida on Monday while shopping for motorcycles. [rollingstone]

MTV Movie & TV Awards 2018 Winners: The Complete List – The cast of Black Panther won the award for Best Movie, while Stranger Things took home the award for Best Show during the ceremony. [eonline]

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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]

How Can You Leave Your Dog At Home While You Go To Work? – You say he’s part of the family – yet you’d never leave your human child at home, alone, for the whole day. Drop that little rascal off at Proud Hounds and see the joy in his eyes! [proudhounds]

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