SAA Needs R21,7bn Just To Stay In The Air Until Mid-2019 – That would have to come from government, according to its approved corporate plan, ‘Shareholder to recapitalise SAA’. [dailymav]

Zuma: ‘I Resigned To Save The ANC’ – “I decided to resign before my term ended to save the ANC,” former president Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday. [news24]

Gordhan Throws Counter-Punch, Says EFF Charges Are Based On Lies – Gordhan’s spokesperson responded to the EFF lodging a criminal complaint by saying: “Their so-called ‘charge sheet’ is baseless, containing a set of lies, [and] fake news.” [timeslive]

Professor Under Investigation For Role In ‘World’s First Gene-Edited Babies’ – Rice University is investigating bioengineering professor Michael Deem after he was quoted in media reports as having been involved with the work of He Jiankui. [cnn]

Sydney Storms: Hundreds Call For Help Amid Flash-Flooding – More than 500 Australians have called for emergency assistance after storms lashed Sydney and nearby regions, causing floods, power cuts and flight delays. [bbc]

After The Drought, Cape Town’s Film Industry Is Booming Again – The Cape Town film industry is “booming” again after a devastating drought, Western Cape’s investment agency Wesgro says. [businsider]

A Quick Look At The Three Stages Of Your Financial Life – Experts say you can break your financial life into three distinct stages, and there’s some shrewd advice for each of those. [here]

Elon Musk: Workers Should Put In 100 Hours A Week To Change The World – The technology entrepreneur admitted that there were “way easier places to work” than his companies, adding: “Nobody ever changed the world on 40 hours a week.” [telegraph]

President Trump Says He’s Too Intelligent To Believe In Climate Change – “One of the problems that a lot of people like myself, we have very high levels of intelligence but we’re not necessarily such believers,” said Trump. [huffpost]

Baby Gender Reveal Celebration Explosion Started $8,2m Arizona Wildfire – Dennis Dickey had wanted to show friends the sex of his unborn child using an explosive device filled with coloured powder. [sky]

How A Change In Climate Wiped Out The ‘Siberian Unicorn’ – A mysterious shaggy giant species of rhinoceros – named the Siberian unicorn due to its enormous single horn – turns out to have survived in western Russia until just 36,000 years ago. [conversation]

Search For Body Of Man Killed By Remote Tribe ‘Becoming Futile’ – Indian officials have travelled repeatedly in recent days near the remote island where an American missionary was killed, and it remains unclear if they will. [newsau]

Even America Is Talking About The South African Gin Explosion – Over the past few years, the South African craft gin craze has kicked into overdrive. Looks like the world is taking notice. [here]

1998 Vs 2018 Matric Maths Exams – How Much Easier It Is Today – A comparison between maths questions from the 1998 matric exams, and those from 2018, is shown. [mybb]

Banyana Into AFCON Final, Qualify For World Cup – Victory also means than Banyana Banyana booked their tickets to the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, which will take place in France in June. [mg]

One Woman’s Daring Escape From Scientology: ‘I Wanted to End My Life’ – An ex-member of Scientology’s inner circle details the Church’s alleged abuses—and her miraculous escape. [dbeast]

‘SpongeBob Squarepants’ Creator Stephen Hillenburg Dies At 57 – The cause of death was ALS, which Hillenburg revealed he had been diagnosed with in March of last year. [variety]

‘Game Of Thrones’ Director Compares Set Secrecy To ‘The Gestapo’ – The secrets of the realm must always be protected, which is why Game of Thrones Season 8 filmed fake scenes to mislead spies and sleuths who are after the final season’s secrets. [mashable]

Pictured: Meghan Markle’s Aide Who Quit Just Six Months After The Royal Wedding – Friends say she ‘loved’ working for Robbie Williams. [dmail]

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