Expropriation Without Compensation ‘Would Risk Sending SA Down The Wrong Path’: US State Department – The US State Department on Thursday said it believed expropriation without compensation “would risk sending South Africa down the wrong path”. [n24]

Residential Rental Growth Now Below Inflation The Days Of ‘10% Escalations’ Are Long Gone – The growth in weighted average national (residential property) rentals has halved from a year ago and, as of June 2018, is at just 3.27%. A year ago, according to the PayProp SA Rental Index for Q2, this figure was 6.76%. [moneyweb]

Scott Morrison To Be Australian PM As Malcolm Turnbull Ousted – Scott Morrison is to be Australia’s new prime minister after Malcolm Turnbull was forced out by party rivals, officials have confirmed. [bbc]

Trump Predicts Stock Market Crash If He’s Impeached – President Donald Trump said he doesn’t see a reason for Congress to impeach him but that the stock market would plummet and Americans would be poorer if lawmakers did so. [bloom]

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions Hits Back At Trump Criticism – Sessions pushes back after Trump attacks his leadership in Fox interview on Cohen, Manafort and impeachment. [alja]

The Fictional World In Trump’s Head Is About To Crash Headlong Into The Real World – Trump routinely utters so many untrue statements about so many things, will anyone believe him when his presidency is on the line? [huff]

Ryanair Introduces New Restrictions On Cabin Luggage – Ryanair will no longer let passengers take a small suitcase on its planes for free, with charges for a 10kg case to be introduced in November. [guardian]

Why Does Nobody Have Any Biltong Brand Loyalty? – Many of us have absolute brand loyalty with things like cigarettes and tech brands, but other products are simply ‘snatch off the shelf and throw in the shopping trolley’ vibes. [here]

Drug Tunnel Ran From Old KFC In Arizona To Mexico Bedroom – US authorities have found a secret drug tunnel stretching from a former KFC in the state of Arizona to Mexico. [bbc]

Amazon’s ‘Ambassador’ Workers Assure Twitter: We Can Go To The Toilet Any Time – Army of fulfillment center employees jump to company’s defense online when it faces a barrage of bad press. [guardian]

Austria Rejects ‘Gay’ Asylum Seeker’s Claim Because He Acted Too ‘Girlish’ – Just days after rejecting another man’s claim because he didn’t ‘walk, talk or dress like a homosexual’ [dm]

Lewis Hamilton Feels Benefit After Putting Phone Down And Enjoying Summer Break – Lewis Hamilton has revealed he took a break from using his phone during Formula One’s summer shutdown.[mail]

How To Get The Last Laugh When Everyone’s Talking About Investing And You’re Clueless – Here’s something we don’t hear regularly – it’s OK to say that you don’t know enough about a topic to have an educated opinion. [here]

What We Know About Princess Eugenie’s Wedding To Jack Brooksbank – Have you had a royal wedding-sized hole in your heart since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, now the Duchess of Sussex, tied the knot back in May? [huff]

OMG. I know, right? You seriously better not be goofin’ around here.

Ever Heard About ‘The Boers At The End Of The World’? – When you think of Afrikaner strongholds, there are certain areas that come to mind. You might need to think a little further afield this time around. [here]

The Cure To Tour South Africa In 2019 – On Thursday Amp Events announced that The Cure will headline the 2019 Rock on the Lawns music festival in Johannesburg and Cape Town. Rock on the Lawns is a 1-day celebration of Rock n Roll in all its forms. Other than epic music acts like Fokofpolisiekar, Ard Matthews, Karen Zoid and more it will feature lawns with beer gardens and gourmet food trucks. [ch24] Crazy to miss that

Steven Tyler Sends Cease And Desist Letter To Stop Donald Trump From Playing Aerosmith At Rallies – If Donald Trump thinks he can keep playing Aerosmith songs at his rallies, he better dream on. [people]

These Incredibly Detailed Drawings Are All Done In Pen – The amount of detail in artist Olivia Kemp’s massive landscape drawings is breathtaking. [mash]

Will Elon Musk’s 120-Hour Week Stop Us Worshipping Workaholism? – The Silicon Valley drive for corporate efficiency – all 24/7 schedules, bulletproof coffees and five-minute meetings – has long been lauded. Now the wheels are flying off. [guardian]

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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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