Incoming CT Mayor Plato Has Colourful History With Informants, Intelligence – A police officer previously accused incoming Cape Town mayor Dan Plato of using public funds to pay informants and of conducting intelligence operations. [news24]

Mmusi Maimane Withdraws Candidacy For Western Cape Premier – The DA would meet again later on Tuesday to consider which candidate in the Western Cape would be selected as the DA’s candidate for premier in the province. [timeslive]

North And South Korea: Kim And Moon Hail New Future – South Korean President Moon Jae-in and the North’s Kim Jong-un have hailed a new future for the two Koreas, signing a wide-ranging agreement in Pyongyang. [bbc]

Boy, 16, Arrested For Driving 168km/h In A 60km/h Zone In Father’s GTI – The minor whose name has been withheld was caught speeding during a routine road safety operation on the R55 near Laudium. [news24]

Majority Of South Africans Do Not Want Dagga Legalised, Says ACDP –  Rev Kenneth Meshoe said he wanted Parliament to hold an urgent debate following the Constitutional Court’s Tuesday ruling that it was legal to cultivate and consume cannabis for personal use. [iol]

On behalf of the majority of South Africans, hou jou bek.

Trump Says He Feels ‘Terrible’ For Kavanaugh Over Assault Claim – “This is not a man that deserves this,” Trump said Tuesday during a joint press conference with Polish President Andrzej Duda at the White House. [bloomberg]

New Sphinx Uncovered In Egypt – The newly uncovered sandstone statue, believed to be more than 2 000 years old, was revealed during work to lower the groundwater level in an ancient temple. [cnn]

Elon Musk Tweets Prompt Criminal Probe By Justice Department – The Tesla CEO tweeted last month he had secured funding to take the company private. [huffpost]

Turns Out That SA Geologists Can Earn Serious Cash – Some people want to be rich and famous. I’m guessing that if you’re a geologist, just one of those will do you fine. [here]

Sesame Street Disputes Writer’s Claim That Bert And Ernie Are Gay – Children’s show responded that the characters are ‘best friends’ and are ‘puppets and do not have a sexual orientation’. [guardian]

All The Terrible Things You See And Learn As A Guard In A Private Prison – Journalist Shane Bauer worked undercover in a Louisiana prison for four months. What he discovered was shocking. [vice]

How Puerto Rico Became The Newest Tax Haven For The Super Rich – A year after the tragedy of Hurricane Maria, the 51st state has become the favourite playground for extremely wealthy Americans looking to keep their money from the taxman. [gq]

Times Newer Roman Is A Sneaky Font Designed To Make Your Essays Look Longer – Times Newer Roman is a sneaky font designed to make your essays look longer. [verge]

Boks Were Harshly Treated By Ref, Says Kiwi Scribe – A renowned New Zealand writer says the Springboks were “done in” by Welsh referee Nigel Owens during last Saturday’s Rugby Championship encounter. [sport24]

Man Charged With Murder After European Women’s Golf Champion Found Dead On Iowa Course – Barquín, 22, was found dead on Monday on the Coldwater course in Ames after other golfers spotted her abandoned bag and alerted club management. [telegraph]

You’ve Probably Never Heard Of The World’s Most Popular Beer – I know you’re probably sipping on some craft beer, but these guys are selling in excess of 10 billion litres of beer each year. Not that we’ve heard much about it. [here]

Everything That Went Down Inside Governors Ball, The Official Emmys Afterparty – People had a good time. [wmag]

Katie Holmes And Jamie Foxx Spotted Enjoying A Workout Session Together In Atlanta – Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx aren’t afraid of a little sweat. [people]

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