Cyclone Idai: How The Storm Tore Into Southern Africa – Aid agencies are scrambling to reach survivors of Cyclone Idai, which swept through Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe last week, destroying towns and villages in its path. [bbc]
Christchurch Holds Public Call To Prayer At Site Of Mosque Attack – Nationwide silence, Muslim call to prayer observed a week after 50 people were shot dead in mosque attacks. [aljazeera]
Jared Kushner And Ivanka Trump Use Private Accounts For Official Business – Democrats have barely been able to contain their frustration at what they see as a dark irony in the findings. [nytimes]
Affordable Housing Activists Occupy Rondebosch Golf Club – Reclaim the City spokesperson Zacharia Mashele said the activists got into Rondebosch Golf Club “through the back gate” after the main gate was closed as they approached. [timeslive]
Inept NPA Means Happy Days For Jooste – The authority’s ham-fisted presentation to parliament will prompt the former Steinhoff boss to celebrate. [busday]
#ApplianceGate – Why Household Appliances Are Literally Made To Break – What if I told you that this was not just the natural course of things, and that these appliances are purposefully built not to last? [here]
Kellyanne Conway Thanks Trump For Defending Her After President Calls Husband ‘Stone Cold Loser’ – Mrs Conway used a cable news interview to insist she would not resign and rebuked her husband George for airing his views in public. [telegraph]
Fyre Fest Scammers Sued For Stealing A Meme—And It’s Not The First Time – The Instagram handle @fuckjerry has been accused of lifting material for years, while its marketing arm pushed Fyre Fest. Now, a content creator is fighting back. [dailybeast]
This Map Shows The State Of South Africa’s Debt – Stats SA has published a new report looking at how government spending has changed over 13 years, and focusing on how much the country pays to service its debt. [bustech]
South Africa Kicks The Can Down The Road On Captive Predator Breeding – The captive predator breeding industry in South Africa operates on the pretext that reintroduction to the wild is a viable strategy, and that it contributes to broader conservation. [conversation]
Apple Announces New AirPods 2 – The company announced Wednesday its next-generation wireless earbuds. The new AirPods feature a wireless charging case, improved battery life and hands-free access to its Siri voice assistant. [cnn]
The Simple Reason Why So Many Energy Drinks Taste The Same – Ever noticed that many energy drinks often taste like that pink Fizzer from your childhood? The simple truth isn’t a healthy one. [here]
Welcome To Coober Pedy, The World’s Strangest Town – Back in 1915, a 14-year-old boy found a gemstone in the remote South Australian outback. From this discovery, Coober Pedy was born. [telegraph]
Caster Semenya Case Verdict Postponed Until End Of April – The court of arbitration for sport said it had pushed its ruling back from 26 March after receiving additional submissions and materials from both sides after last month’s hearing in Lausanne. [guardian]
The Florida Man Challenge Is A Bizarre News Bonanza – Entering your birthday and the term “Florida man” into Google to see the headlines a Floridian gentleman made has been keeping people in stitches on Twitter. [time]
Everything We Know About Meghan Markle And Prince Harry’s Baby So Far – It won’t be long until Meghan Markle and Prince Harry welcome their first child – and the world can’t wait to meet Baby Sussex! [people]
Kylie Jenner Is A Vampy Vixen in Racy New Shoot – She slams critics of her ‘self-made’ billionaire status and addresses baby Stormi’s TV future. [dmail]
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