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Armed Robbers Hit Hillsong Church In Cape Town – Armed robbers targeted the Hillsong Church in Century City, Cape Town, on Monday and have yet to be arrested. [news24]

Davies: I Met With The Guptas, But So Did Helen Zille – Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said he accepted social invitations from members of the Gupta family, as did many South African politicians including Western Cape Premier Helen Zille. [fin24]

Pittsburgh Suspect Echoed Talking Point That Dominated Fox News Airwaves – The suspect, Robert Bowers, complained about immigrant “invaders” six days before the shooting. [cnn]

Mantashe Won’t ‘Venture Into Gigaba’s Bedroom Issues’ As ANC Remains Mum – The ANC has remained mum on the saga surrounding its high-ranking member Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba following the leaking of a sexually explicit video. [iol]

Lion Air Crash: Jakarta Boeing 737 ‘Had Prior Instrument Error’ – A technical log from a flight from Bali to Jakarta on Sunday said an instrument was “unreliable” and the pilot had to hand over to the first officer. [bbc]

Another Suspicious Package Addressed To CNN Intercepted – President Jeff Zucker says package was intercepted at post office in Atlanta but ‘there is no imminent danger to the CNN Centre’. [guardian]

Funeral Or Revival? Behind The Debate On SAA’s Future – The cost of closing down the national carrier is far less than claimed. [busday]

Canada May Not Have Enough Legal Weed For A Year – Cannabis is flying off the shelves in some provinces, but there isn’t enough supply to meet the high demand. [vice]

Maimane Misses Apology Deadline Set By Five Ex-DA Councillors – The DA leader was given a deadline of 6pm yesterday to issue an apology for his claims, but had not yet responded. [citizen]

Venice Is 75% Under Water –  Venice was inundated by an exceptional high tide Monday, putting three-quarters of the famed Italian lagoon city under water as large swathes of the rest of Italy experienced flooding and heavy winds. [time]

Political Interference On South African Twitter – South Africans need to be extremely vigilant in the upcoming 2019 general elections which are fast approaching. [superlinear]

The Amazon Rainforest Faces ‘Genocide’ Under Brazil’s New Far-Right President – his plans for the Amazon are what will reverberate far beyond the country’s borders and well into the future. [gizmodo]

The Beginning Of The End Of Eskom’s Monopoly – DA to revive bill that will ease the power utility’s stranglehold. [moneyweb]

Here’s How To Do Your Office ‘Secret Santa’ Right This Year – The end of the year is a stressful time, and then there’s the worry of buying your colleague something decent for Secret Santa. It doesn’t have to be that way. [here]

Big Wall Climbing In South Africa – The World Above showcases climbers making the first ascent of Ruby Supernova, a big wall in Slanghoek valley, South Africa. [outside]

Real Madrid Have Sacked Julen Lopetegui – Lopetegui was only in charge for 14 matches, which yielded six wins, six losses and two draws. [kickoff]

What The Hell Happened To Darius Miles? – We gotta go back to when the NBA was still the NBA. Way back when I had the pager with the two-way alert. I’m about to tell you the most Y2K story ever. [playerstribune]

Fake Cities, Passenger Drones And The Death Of Instagram – 12 Predictions For The Future Of Travel – Futurist Richard Watson correctly predicted the global financial crash and knew that we would one day pay for things with our mobile phones. [tele]

UV Rays, UVA Rays, And Vitamin A – Some Important Summer Health Tips – Exposing your skin to the sun also means exposing your skin to advanced ageing and sun damage. Here’s what you can do to prevent long-term damage. [here]

‘Making A Murderer: Part 2’ – The Murder Theory That Could Free Steven Avery – The star of the second season of Netflix’s true-crime phenomenon opens up about who she really believes killed Teresa Halbach. [dailybeast]

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