Cape Town Trauma Doctors Adopt Battlefield Medicine – Violence is getting so intense in the Western Cape that trauma specialists are increasingly using “war-zone” medical strategies in their efforts to save lives. [timeslive]
SA Will Have To Produce 50% More Food By 2050 Or Face Crisis – WWF Report – South Africa faces an impending food security crisis if there isn’t urgent action to correct unsustainable practices, says an environmental organisation. [news24]
McCabe: ‘I Think It’s Possible’ Trump Is A Russian Asset – Former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe said Tuesday it is possible President Donald Trump is a Russian asset. [cnn]
Crans-Montana: Rescuers Hunt For Skiers In Swiss Avalanche – At least four people have been injured, one seriously, in an avalanche in a popular ski resort in the Swiss Alps. [bbc]
Covington Catholic Teen Sues The Washington Post For $250 Million – Nick Sandmann, the Kentucky high school student at the centre of a viral confrontation with a Native American elder last month, has filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit. [dbeast]
Bernie Sanders Is Running For President In 2020 – Sanders appears to be a frontrunner entering the Democratic primary season, and he finished at or near the top of several very early 2020 polls. [vox]
An Alabama Newspaper Editor Wants To Bring Back KKK Lynching – Goodloe Sutton recently called for mass lynchings and suggested that the Ku Klux Klan should return to “clean out” Washington. [washpost]
SA Man Behind ‘Searching For Sugar Man’ Doccie Teams Up With Another Legend – The doccie is a beautiful piece of storytelling, focusing on the mysterious artist known as Rodriguez, and how one man was determined to track him down. [here]
Report Says Trump Officials Pushed Saudi Nuclear Sales – Senior White House officials pushed a project to share nuclear power technology with Saudi Arabia despite the objections of ethics and national security officials. [huffpost]
Sheriff Raids Adriano Mazzotti’s Home And Premises To Pay Taxman – A Geländewagen, a BMW 7 series sedan (M760Li) and an A Class Mercedes-Benz are among Adriano Mazzotti’s property that was seized to pay the cigarette baron’s debt to the taxman. [dailymav]
You Only Live Twice: The Man Who Catches People Who Fake Their Own Death – You might be sick of your career, tired of your relationship, or you simply want to jet off somewhere and begin all over again. [sky]
South Korean Government Sparks Outrage By Saying K-Pop Stars ‘Look Identical’ – Guidelines issued over fears singers’ similar looks may promote unrealistic and narrow standards of beauty. [guardian]
Discovery Bank’s “No Whites” Share Plan Under Fire – Trade union Solidarity has launched a campaign against Discovery Bank’s share plan where black clients will receive 10% of the shares in the bank. [mybb]
Sandhurst Cadets Charged With Battery Against Trainee After Reports Of Waterboarding – The Royal Military Police (RMP) launched an investigation after the alleged incident on August 7, 2018, at the famous Royal Military Academy . [tele]
Five Brutal Quotes From Report On The ‘Digital Gangsters’ At Facebook – The UK Parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (DCMS) published a lengthy report filled with harsh words for the social media giant. [mashable]
Seth On Kate Middleton And Paige Denim Jeans In South Africa – My wife Sam used to be a jeans buyer at Woolies, so I have some clue and insight into the fashion industry. We’ll chat about the lows of living with a partner who works at Woolies another time. [here]
Inside The Dark Web Forum That Tells You How To Make Drugs – The dark web, where it is perfectly acceptable to ask: “Can you recommend a step-by-step video tutorial on how to make speed?” [vice]
Burberry Apologises For Noose Hoodie After Model Blasts Fashion House – The knotted strings surfaced after a show when a model, who was not hired to wear the outfit, complained, saying the noose not only evoked lynchings but also suicide. [abc]
Lady Gaga and Fiancé Christian Carino End Engagement – Speculation began that the couple was taking time apart when eagle-eyed fans noticed that Gaga, 32, was not wearing her engagement ring at the Grammy Awards. [people]
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