The Great VBS Heist: How The Shivambu Brothers Benefited Even More – A company inextricably linked to the Brothers Shivambu benefited from a questionable R4-million VBS Mutual Bank business loan. [dailymaverick]
Duarte, ‘The Trump Of SA’, Loses Her Cool With Journalist Asking About Magashule – During the media briefing at Luthuli House, Duarte took particular exception to the line of questioning from eNCA senior political journalist Samkele Maseko. [citypress]
Brexit Breakthrough In Prospect As Theresa May Offers Cross-Party Talks – May tore up her own Brexit strategy on Tuesday, declaring the UK would need to seek another delay to the process of leaving the European Union. [cnn]
‘Asian Female’ With Malware Arrested At Trump’s Mar-a-Lago – A woman carrying two Chinese passports and a device with computer malware allegedly lied to enter US President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club. [bbc]
Three Sneaky Tax Hikes That May Have Slipped By Unnoticed – Payroll managers and employees need to take note of these three stealthy tax hikes that you might have missed. [here]
Late ‘Grand Dame’ Of Aldi Clan Sparks Family Feud With Her Will – The late wife of one of the founders of discount supermarket chain Aldi has plunged the family into a bitter row. [guardian]
Chinese Tech Giant Tencent Plans $5bn Dollar Bond Sale – Chinese social media and gaming giant Tencent Holdings is planning to raise about $5 billion in US dollar-denominated bonds this week, two people with knowledge of the matter said. [iol]
Bitcoin Mysteriously Rocketed Above $5,000 — One theory pins the rally on an April Fools’ gag. [businsider]
Wonder Drugs That Target ‘Zombie Cells’ Could Reverse The Ageing Process – Scientists now believe that ageing itself is responsible for many major conditions, and they think they have found a way to turn it off. [telegraph]
The Outlandish Story Of Ollie’s – A $5 Billion Retail Empire That Sells Nothing Online (But Is Beating Amazon). [forbes]
Load Shedding Is Coming Back – I Guarantee It – Energy expert Ted Blom stated that load-shedding will “absolutely” return and it was only a matter of time before the power cuts were back. [mybb]
Komodo Island Is Shutting Down Because People Keep Smuggling The Dang Dragons – Tourists to Indonesia will likely be barred from the popular Komodo Island in January 2020. [washpost]
Anti-Vaxxers Appear To Be Losing Ground In The Online Vaccine Debate – As measles outbreaks spread across the U.S., our new look at how information about vaccine safety and reliability spreads online suggests that the tide may be turning. [conversation]
Vespa’s First Electric Scooter Has Finally Arrived In SA – Test Drive It Now – The Vespa Elettrica is finally here. If you want to be one of the first in the country to take this beauty for a ride, check this out. [here]
10-Man Utd Crash At Wolves – Ashley Young’s needless dismissal and Chris Smalling’s farcical own goal sent Manchester United crashing to a damaging 2-1 defeat against Wolves on Tuesday. [supersport]
Watch ‘Game of Thrones’ Take Over The Bellagio Casino’s Fountains – The 3.5 minute display incorporates dragons, the show’s iconic wall of ice, and the silhouette of the Night King. [fortune]
Man Suspected Of Fatally Shooting Rapper Nipsey Hussle Arrested, Police Say – LA police officer Jeffrey Lee says 29-year-old Eric Holder was captured Tuesday in Bellflower, about 20 miles southeast of where Hussle was gunned down two days earlier. [time]
Kim Kardashian Slammed For Posting Raunchy Instagram Picture – If she was trying to take attention away from the family’s photoshop fail, this revealing picture hasn’t worked. [newsau]
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