One Million Species Threatened With Extinction Because Of Humans – Scientists warned Monday in what is described as the most comprehensive assessment of global nature loss ever. [cnn]

Cape Flats ‘Reign Of Terror’ Culminates In Trial For The Terrible Josters – A web of “premeditated” killings entwined with the trade in illegal drugs is expected to be revealed when one of the biggest gang trials gets underway in the Western Cape. [timeslive]

A Single EFF Promise That Would Outstrip Eskom’s Entire Debt In A Year – As he wound up the EFF’s campaign on Sunday, the party’s leader, Julius Malema, won the loudest applause for his promise to double social grants. [dailymav]

Court Rules BLF Slogan Is Hate Speech, But BLF Refuses To Apologise – The controversial slogan in question: Land or Death, appears everywhere from the party’s regalia to its website and even its social media accounts. [citypress]

Aeroflot Plane Crash: Russia Jet ‘Struck By Lightning’ – Passengers and crew on board a jet that was forced to make an emergency landing at a Moscow airport say it was struck by lightning moments before it crashed. [bbc]

Why Your Business Needs An Actual IT Solutions Plan – Sorry, but it’s not enough to have that one person in the office who knows about computers running around putting out fires. [here]

Trump Would Have Been Charged With Obstruction Were He Not President – 450 former federal prosecutors have signed a statement asserting Mueller’s findings would have produced obstruction charges against Trump — if not for the office he holds. [washpost]

Dirty Sea Water Brings Cape Town Desalination Plant To A Halt – Desalination plant contractor said water was “40 times dirtier” than expected. [groundup]

Airline Offers R5 Flight Tickets For One Day Only – Every year, for the past four years, low-cost airline FlySafair has sold airline tickets for just a few rands, including airport taxes. The fifth of these annual FlySafair sales will commence today (May 7) at 9AM. [iol]

Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning – If you spend time on or near the water (hint: that’s all of us), then you should make sure that you know what to look for when people enter the water. [soundings]

Here’s A Solid Reason To Eat Ice Cream And Frozen Treats During Winter – Winter is coming, but that doesn’t mean that you have to do away with your favourite frozen treats. [here]

Elon Musk’s Billionaire Moon Passenger Says He’s Broke – When Yusaku Maezawa was asked online if it was because he was broke, he responded, “Yes, I never have any money because I always spend it.” [quartz]

Vincent Kompany’s Wonder Strike Leaves Man City One Win From Retaining Title – With 20 minutes remaining, the score goalless and nerves jangling at Etihad Stadium, the defending champions needed inspiration. [bbc]

Tiger Woods Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom – Donald Trump gave the professional golfer the Presidential Medal of Freedom in a ceremony held at the White House. [skynews]

Pirating ‘Game of Thrones’ Could Expose Your Computer To 33 Different Types Of Malware – A recent report by security company Kaspersky revealed that malware disguised as episodes of popular TV shows became increasingly common in 2018. [mybroadband]

‘Coffee Is Coming’: Fans Spot Takeaway Cup In ‘Game of Thrones’ – Modern-day cup initially mistaken for a Starbucks mug makes appearance in feast scene, provoking hilarity and anger. [guardian]

Thomas Markle Speaks Out On Birth Of Prince Harry And Meghan Markle’s Baby Boy – The new grandfather has reportedly not spoken to the Duchess of Sussex since the royal wedding last year. [huffpost]

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