Man In Court For Allegedly Starting Western Cape Fire – A 34-year-old man who allegedly started the wildfire near Betty’s Bay, which continued to rage for a seventh day yesterday, is expected to spend the next week in jail until his bail hearing. [timeslive]
China Hosts Surprise Visit By Kim Jong Un Amid US Tensions – Kim’s visit comes as US and Chinese negotiators are trying to hash out the ongoing trade war between those two nations, one that is already starting to bite in China. [cnn]
Yellow Vests: France To Crack Down On Unsanctioned Protests – Macron’s government wants to draft new legislation that will ban troublemakers from protests and clamp down on the wearing of masks at demonstrations. [bbc]
DA Finds Thousands Of Confidential Government Documents Dumped In Free State Field – The party is concerned that state workers may have dumped the applications to avoid having to do the work of capturing the data. [citizen]
Tougher Rules For Drones After Gatwick Disruption – Exclusion zones around airports will be extended and police will have new powers to deal with the illegal use of drones. [sky]
Why Markus Jooste Can Still Smile For The Cameras – Any court resolution is light years away. [moneyweb]
Two Plotters Killed As Gabon Government Puts Down Attempted Military Coup – Five army officers who took over state radio in the coup attempt have been arrested, government spokesman Guy-Betrand Mapangou, told Radio France International. [time]
Massive Movie Ticket Price Hikes In South Africa – A 3D movie at one of Ster-Kinekor’s top-tier cinemas went from R98 to R107, and tickets for 2D shows went from R77 to R85. [mybb]
Woolworths Product Theft Has Reached A Whole New Level – Over the years, Woolworths has been accused of stealing ideas from many local designers, but they’ve never been as brazen as this before. [here]
Brexit Drama Continues As A Trump-Style Government Shutdown Looms – As if British politics wasn’t insane enough already, this week sees the possibility of another big meltdown — one US voters are painfully aware of. [newsau]
Thinking Of Emigrating? Read This First – If you’re thinking of emigrating from South Africa, there are a couple of very important things you’ll need to consider, especially when it comes to your taxes and finances. [here]
Trump Claimed Ex-Presidents Told Him They Wanted To Build A Wall – There are only four living ex-presidents, and all of them said they hadn’t. [washpost]
SA’s Most Complete Human Ancestor — A Bone Of Contention – Little Foot has literally been a bone of contention in the palaeontology community for years. Experts do not agree on the age, and therefore possibly the species. [dailymav]
Kolisi: Madiba Wouldn’t Have Supported Quota System – He says he does not want to be picked because of the colour of his skin and that former President Nelson Mandela would not support a quota system in South African sport. [sport24]
Roger Federer’s Tears For Former Coach: ‘Never Broke Down Like This’ – Federer has spoken throughout his career about his influential former coach, who died in a car accident aged 37 in 2002 while honeymooning in South Africa. [cnn]
Kevin Spacey Pleads Not Guilty To Alleged Sexual Assault – Spacey appeared Monday in a Massachusetts court, where attorneys entered a not-guilty plea on behalf of the 59-year-old actor, on a felony charge of indecent assault and battery. [washpost]
Daniel Craig And Idris Elba Share ‘Awks’ Selfie At The Golden Globes – Idris Elba and Daniel Craig have sparked fresh rumours that the Luther star will become the new Bond with a cheeky Instagram snap. [sky]
Trevor Noah And Jordyn Taylor Split – After dating for four years, Noah and Taylor ended their relationship last year in the winter. [iol]
Thomas Markle Says Meghan Markle’s Treatment Of Him Is ‘Incomprehensible’ – “Axe murderers kill 19 people and their daughters still come and visit them in prison,” the Duchess of Sussex’s father told The Sun. [huffpost]
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