Don’t Panic About Zuma’s Second Coming – The last week or so has been dominated by political talk around a newly active former President Jacob Zuma. To many it was apparent that he was getting restless and preparing for a comeback of sorts. [mav]

Biggest Petrol, Diesel Price Hike ‘In SA’s History’ – AA – “Mid-month unaudited data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) is predicting the biggest fuel price hike in South Africa’s history by some margin,” reports the Automobile Association (AA) which has monitored the fuel price data from 1 September to date. [w24]

‘Super Typhoon’ Far More Powerful Than Florence Hurtling Towards Millions – A super typhoon that has already dwarfed Hurricane Florence is set to break records as it tears towards its target with up to 43 million people in the firing line. [newsau]

Donald Trump Denies That 3,000 People Died In Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria – The president accused Democrats of making up “really large numbers” of deaths to make him “look as bad as possible.” [huff]

Apple’s Big Announcements – New iPhones, SA Release Date, Pricing And More – The wait is over, and Apple have revealed everything you want to know about their new iPhones. I’m pretty stoked with some of these developments. [here]

NYC’s Playboy Club Is Reborn In The #MeToo Era, Bunnies And All – After a 32-year-hiatus, the legendary Playboy Club has reopened in New York. But in an era of raunchy online display and #MeToo, what it’s selling feels lost in time. [beast]

Pussy Riot Member In Hospital After Suspected Poisoning, Says Band – Pyotr Verzilov of the Russian protest punk band Pussy Riot is in a Moscow hospital after experiencing loss of vision and movement. [guardian]

Volkswagen To End Production Of The Beetle Next Year – Volkswagen said on Thursday it would stop producing its Beetle compact car in 2019, ending a model that looked backward to the 1960s counterculture as the automaker prepares for a leap toward a future of mass-market electric cars. [reuters]

Justin Bieber And Hailey Baldwin Seen At New York Courthouse’s Marriage Bureau – Justin Bieber and his fiancée Hailey Baldwin were seen at a courthouse where they issue marriage licenses on Thursday. [people] This changes everything.

Massive Cliff Chunk Collapses Onto Beach In Greece – Imagine the worst beach trip you possibly can. Now here’s a worse one. [mash]

Nearly 40 Homes Catch Fire After Natural Gas Tragedy North Of Boston; 1 Dead, 10 Injured – A natural gas leak fiasco sparked fires in at least 39 homes throughout northeast Massachusetts communities, killing a man, causing explosions, and creating widespread “Armageddon,” police and local officials said Thursday. [usat]

Michael Moore Accused Of Stiffing, Smearing Vendors: ‘All I Would Like Is To Be Paid’ – The famed documentarian, whose new film ‘Fahrenheit 11/9’ is out this month, stands accused of not only failing to pay his film-fest bills, but smearing his vendors in the press. [beast]

White Students Made To Look Black On US Site For French College – Lyon art school apologises after agency manipulated PR image to appeal to US students. [guardian]

Jeff Bezos Launches $2 Billion Fund To Finance Preschools And Help Homeless Families – In a tweet this morning, Amazon founder (and the world’s richest man) Jeff Bezos announced that he and his wife were creating a $2 billion fund to finance a network of nonprofit preschools and donate funds to organizations helping homeless families. [tc]

SpaceX Says It Will Send Someone Around The Moon On Its Future Monster Rocket – SpaceX has signed its first customer to fly on the company’s huge new rocket, the BFR, the company says. The passenger will fly on the monster ship around the Moon, though there are no details yet regarding when the trip will happen. SpaceX says it will announce who is flying — and why — on Monday, September 17th. [verge]

Missy Elliott And Her ‘Funky White Sister’ Rapped Together And We’re Crying – Mary Halsey’s karaoke cover of “Work It” went viral last month. Declaring herself “Missy’s funky white sister,” Halsey rapped a flawless rendition of the song during a karaoke barbecue. [mash]

Keen To Invest In Big Name Local And International Companies? Read This First – Many of us have the itch to dabble in buying shares, especially when it’s now become so easy. Before you do, how about this massive first for South Africa? [here]

That Time Donald Trump Tried To Illegally Ban Braille From Trump Tower Elevators – “No blind people are going to live in Trump Tower. Just do it,” Trump is reported to have told an architect working on the building’s design. [huff]

This Is Officially South Africa’s Laziest City – Bloemfontein residents are less likely to walk, go to the gym, or do something outdoors, a new report by Discovery Vitality says. [busins]

SEE PICS: Princess Charlene’s Twins’ First Day Of School – Princess Charlene of Monaco’s twins started school this week – and they looked adorable in their uniforms. [ch24]

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