How AfriForum’s ‘Expropriation List’ Devastated Two Farmers – Afrikaner rights group AfriForum’s release of an unverified and disputed list that purports to denote farms targeted for expropriation without compensation, has led to millions of rands in possible losses for at least two farmers whose properties are named in the document. [n24]

Omarosa Manigault Newman Releases Tape Of Lara Trump’s $15,000-A-Month Job Offer – Omarosa Manigault Newman released a secret recording on Thursday that she said backed her claim that President Trump’s daughter-in-law had offered her a $15,000-a-month contract in exchange for her silence about her time as a White House adviser. [nyt]

Aretha Franklin, Queen Of Soul, Dies Aged 76 – Aretha Franklin, the multiple Grammy award-winning singer whose career spanned seven decades, has died aged 76. [tele]

Aretha Franklin Bashed Trump in Private, Blew Off Inauguration Invite – The president called her his ‘friend.’ The ‘Queen of Soul’ wanted absolutely nothing to do with him or his inauguration, sources confirm. [beast]

More Than 300 US Newspapers Run Editorials Promoting Press Freedom After Trump Attacks On Media – More than 300 U.S. newspapers are running editorials Thursday that promote press freedom to counter Donald Trump’s attacks on the media, in a move coordinated by The Boston Globe. [cnbc]

Melbourne Teen Pleads Guilty To Hacking Into Apple Network – Australian boy downloaded 90 gigabytes of secure files and accessed customer accounts. [guardian]

SA Named World’s Number One Adventure Destination – Adventure junkies come from around the world to enjoy South Africa’s great outdoors, so perhaps it’s time you joined in the fun. [here]

Mark Minnie’s Death Was ‘Definitely Not A Suicide’ – Family Member – A relative of Mark Minnie says the family does not believe he committed suicide, as the narrative up to this point would suggest. [n24]

Pope Francis On Side Of Victims Of ‘Predator’ Priests In US – Pope Francis is on the side of victims of more than 300 “predator” priests in the US accused of abusing children in one state, the Vatican says. [bbc]

Zimbabwe Is Producing Chinese Documentaries To Help Revive Its Tourism Business – Zimbabwe’s beleaguered tourism sector is starting to re-engage its international markets, targeting tour operators who had ceased to package the country in recent years. [qz]

Aggressive, Alien Crayfish Invade Free State Dams – An invasive species of crayfish is taking over aquatic systems in the Free State, the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has announced. [n24]

Urban Dictionary Is Trolling Elon Musk With The Definition Of ‘Funding Secured’ – Elon Musk’s now-famous “funding secured” tweet continues to evolve into an internet meme. [busins]

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek On Apple, Facebook, Netflix–And The Future – An intimate look inside the mind of the CEO bending the music industry into his vision for it. [fastco]

Facebook’s Failure In Myanmar Is The Work Of A Blundering Toddler – The social network ploughs its way through the world and deals with the consequences later. In Myanmar, that strategy has had deadly consequences. [guardian]

Serena Williams Learned Just Before Johanna Konta Loss That Half-Sister’s Killer Had Been Freed – Serena Williams says she discovered that the man convicted of killing her half-sister had been released on parole just minutes before her match with Johanna Konta last month. [bbc]

Sex, Dogs And Vanilla Ice: How Madonna’s X-Rated Photo Book Nearly Destroyed The Queen Of Pop – Detail of cover art for Madonna’s single Bad Girl, from her 1992 album Erotica. [tele]

Review: ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Is A Disappointingly Generic Romcom – For all its good intentions and potential value as a studio gamechanger, Crazy Rich Asians is frustratingly run-of-the-mill in its storytelling and overly enraptured with the second word in its title. [forbes]

South Africa’s Own Version Of ‘Extreme Makeover’ Is Back For Season Two – We all love a good makeover show, and it’s great to watch someone change into a better version of themselves. [here]

Australian Geographic Nature Photographer Of The Year – In Pictures – Professional, emerging and junior photographers have entered the 2018 competition with more than 100 photographs showcasing the natural wonder of Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea bioregions. [guardian]

Melissa Schuman Accused Backstreet Boy Nick Carter Of Rape. And Then ‘The Vultures Came Out.’ – The pop star, formerly of the girl group Dream, accused Carter of rape. She opens up to Amy Zimmerman about the harassment, doxxing, and industry silence she’s endured since. [beast]

The Makers Of ‘Grand Theft Auto’ Have A Huge New Game Coming This October, And It Looks Outrageous – A massive new open-world game from the folks behind “Grand Theft Auto” is on the horizon. [busins]

Kim Kardashian Flaunts Stunning 119lb Figure – During boat trip with Saint and North in Miami [dm] What does that even mean?

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