Gupta Brothers Fined For Littering, ‘Defecating In The Open’ After Sons’ Weddings – A fine of Rs 1.5 lakh (about R30,700) was imposed on the Guptas for “scattering garbage” and a fine of Rs 1 lakh (about R20,500) was imposed for “defecating in the open”. [timeslive]
Hong Kong Responds To Protester Takeover Of Government Building – On the anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to Chinese rule, a large group of protestors smashed through glass doors and stormed the government headquarters. [cnn]
Ex-Old Mutual CEO Vs Trevor Manuel: Explosive Court Papers Reveal How ‘All Hell Broke Loose’ – Peter Moyo has filed an urgent application in the South Gauteng High Court seeking, among other things, to be reinstated in his position. [fin24]
Iran Nuclear Deal: Enriched Uranium Limit Breached – Iran has breached the limit on its stockpile of low-enriched uranium set under a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, a watchdog has confirmed. [bbc]
Cash-Strapped Denel’s R1.5 Million CEO ‘Handshake’ Irks Workers – Employees at state-owned enterprise Denel are unhappy with the R1.5 million “sign-on” bonus paid to CEO Danie du Toit. [citypress]
A Millionaire Day Trader, The Secret Bunker Under His Home And A Murder Conviction – Daniel Beckwitt had become obsessed with protecting himself from North Korean missiles. [washpost]
Some Damning Stats On How Bad We Are At Planning For Retirement – A new report has revealed that people are outliving their retirement savings by eight to up to 20 years. [here]
Team Trump’s Game Plan To Destroy Mueller: Hound Him About ‘FBI Lovers’ – GOP lawmakers, allies, and legal advisers to Trump want to turn Mueller testimony into hostile referendum on the “deep state” and zero in on Peter Strzok and Lisa Page. [dailybeast]
The Epic Obstacles To Landing On The Moon – NASA administrators told President Kennedy in 1961 that putting a man on the Moon would cost anywhere from $20 to $40 billion (about $167-337 billion in 2019 dollars). [mashable]
Meet Some Of The SA Entrepreneurs Featured On Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 list – The fifth edition of the Forbes Africa 30 under 30 list had four categories including business, technology, sport and creatives. [iol]
How To Use TikTok, The Short-Form Video App Gen Z Loves And That’s Ushering In A Few Era Of Influencers – The app has been downloaded more than 1.2 billion times, and is especially big among Generation Z. [businsider]
Body Found In London Garden Fell From Heathrow-Bound Plane – A stowaway fell from the undercarriage of a jet as it approached Heathrow Airport after a 9-hour flight from Nairobi. [time]
The Science Of Influencing People: Six Ways To Win An Argument – Hidebound views on subjects such as the climate crisis and Brexit are the norm – but the appliance of science may sway stubborn opinions. [guardian]
Scooter Jousting Is The Strangest Thing We’ve Seen In A While – The internet is a weird and wonderful place, and today it allowed us to brush up on our knowledge of scooter jousting. [here]
Bafana On Verge Of Afcon Elimination After Last-Minute Morocco Defeat – Coach Stuart Baxter can now only rely on a tenuous hope that the results in the remaining games do not usurp South Africa as one of the top four third-place finishers. [mg]
Wayde’s Comeback Put On Ice Once Again – Wayde van Niekerk’s ill-judged celebrity touch rugby game in 2017 continues to haunt him. [citizen]
Prince William Stuns Well-Wishers By Greeting Them In Person After Vigil Outside Palace to mark Diana’s birthday – He told them he has always known about the annual vigil and thanked them for their support in Kensington. [dmail]
Kim Kardashian West To Rename Kimono Underwear Line Branded ‘Offensive’ By Japanese – The reality TV star’s move comes after a backlash on social media from Japanese women who said it insulted their culture. [skynews]
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