Paul Allen: Microsoft Co-Founder And Billionaire Dies Aged 65 – Paul Allen, who co-founded Microsoft, has died aged 65 from complications of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. [bbc]

‘We’re Not Zuma’s Mouthpiece’, Says New Party – The Mazibuye African Congress (MAC) claims it is not a mouthpiece for the former president, and hasn’t spoken to him since establishing itself as a political party in July. [news24]

The Price Of Clicks’ Faulty Pregnancy Tests: Fights, Surgery And Devastation – Most told of emotional devastation – and one now believes she may have had an unnecessary surgical procedure. [businsider]

Saudis Preparing To Admit Jamal Khashoggi Died During Interrogation – One source says the report will likely conclude that the operation was carried out without clearance and transparency and that those involved will be held responsible. [cnn]

Gigaba’s Lawyers Have Contacted Me‚ Redi Tlhabi Confirms – Home affairs minister Malusi Gigaba has made good on his threat of legal action against journalist-turned-author Redi Tlhabi. [timeslive]

Victims Tell Of Horrific Farm Attacks At AfriForum Panel Discussion – The discussion, facilitated by AfriForum’s deputy CEO Ernst Roets, was part of the group’s campaign to call for the prioritisation of farm attacks. [iol]

Collapse Of Sars’s Digital Platform Is ‘Imminent’‚ After Moyane’s Interference – Sars was “far behind” in updating its digital infrastructure after now-suspended commissioner Tom Moyane carried out his new operating model. [busday]

Weed Is Legal In Canada Starting This Week – Recreational marijuana becomes legal in Canada on Wednesday — but what does that mean in practice? [rollingstone]

Cape Town Set To Make Motorsports History Again – Formula One might not be headed to our shores any time soon, but there’s still plenty of reason for local petrolheads to celebrate. [here]

AA: Petrol Price Set To Rise By 40c At End of October – Road users still need to brace themselves with petrol prices currently set for a 40c per litre increase, while diesel and illuminating paraffin could spike by 70c and 65c respectively. [ewn]

The State Of Our Prisons: Overcrowding, Suicides And Shortage Of Care For Mental Illness – Overcrowding remains a serious problem in South African prisons and the situation of mentally-ill inmates has become urgent in light of recent deaths. [iafrica]

This Is How Much Sugar Is Packed Into Your Favourite Cereals – Kellogg’s recently drew the ire of South Africans following a change in the formula of its most popular cereals, Rice Krispies, which almost tripled the sugar content in the product. [bustech]

Sotheby’s Just Sold The Five Most Expensive Bottles Of Wine Ever – All five bottles beat the previous record for most expensive bottle of wine of any size, a $304,375 six-litre bottle of Cheval-Blanc 1947, sold in Geneva in 2010. [quartz]

Springbok Player Contracts To Be Scrapped? – Springbok players currently do earn match fees but the number would significantly increase to anything between R250 000 and R400 000. [sport24]

Usain Bolt Offered Professional Football Deal In Europe – Valletta FC reportedly table unconditional two-year deal. [guardian]

Halloween Fans, Make Sure You Watch These Two Movies – Looking to get in the mood for Halloween later this month? Get the ball rolling with two movies you’ve probably never heard of. [here]

Victoria Beckham Admits Elton John Is The Reason She Quit The Spice Girls – Fashion designer said she felt ‘nothing’ when performing on stage with the five-piece. [mirror]

Kanye West Gives Ugandan Leader Pair Of Trainers On Trip To East African Country – In return, president Yoweri Museveni gave the rapper and his wife Kim Kardashian Ugandan names – Kanyesigye and Kemigisha. [sky]

Ariana Grande And Pete Davidson Split: Our Celebrity Couple Obsession Has Become Toxic – A once innocuous fascination with celebrity fairy tales has become a suffocating obsession laced with vitriol and extreme passion. Grande and Davidson are a tipping point. [dbeast]

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