Iqbal Survé, His Three Companies And His Friends – Iqbal Survé’s businesses seem uncomfortably incestuous, given that the Financial Sector Conduct Authority is investigating possible share manipulation at all three of his listed companies. Dewald van Rensburg unpacks the potential red flags. [mav]
Wolf Of Wall Street Producer Charged With Embezzling Millions – Riza Aziz, stepson of former Malaysian PM Najib Razak, accused of receiving $248m into Swiss bank accounts. [guardian]
Bigger Quake Feared After 6.4 Shaker Hits Southern California – ‘This does not make [the Big One] less likely,’ Caltech seismologist Lucy Jones said after Thursday’s quake. [beast]
MAD Magazine Is Leaving Newsstands After A 67-Year Run – MAD, the long-running satirical magazine that influenced everyone from “Weird Al” Yankovic to the writers of “The Simpsons,” will be leaving newsstands after its August issue. [time]
King Tut Sculpture Sells For $6 Million Amid Controversy – A sculpture of King Tut’s head was sold at Christie’s for $6 million Thursday. However, Egypt claims the relic of the famed pharaoh was stolen. [cbs]
Michael Jackson Fans Sue Alleged Sexual Abuse Victims Wade Robson And James Safechuck – Lawyer Emmanuel Ludot has likened Wade Robson’s and James Safechuck’s allegations to a “genuine lynching” of Michael Jackson. [sky]
Travels With Seth – The Italy Versus France Breakfast Conundrum – Travelling around Europe brings with it a host of culinary quirks, with breakfast being particularly intriguing. Allow me to share some insights. [here]
High Court Dismisses Malema Application Challenging 1956 Act – The Economic Freedom Fighters have lost another court case. EFF leader Julius Malema has lost an application challenging the Riotous Assemblies Act. [enca]
Why The Gupta Plane Was Allowed At Waterkloof – A South African Army officer on Wednesday told the commission of inquiry probing state capture that he had been opposed to the Guptas landing a chartered flight at the Waterkloof Air Force Base in April 2013. [iol]
We Still Don’t Know How Much Of Libra Facebook Owns – The $10 million entry fee to join the Facebook-developed cryptocurrency’s Libra Association is merely a minimum. [tc]
3 Big Reasons Why People Choose To Stay In South Africa – Quality of life, career progress and the climate are the top reasons why people move to South Africa for work, according to the latest expat report by HSBC. [btech]
China Muslims: Xinjiang Schools Used To Separate Children From Families – China is deliberately separating Muslim children from their families, faith and language in its far western region of Xinjiang, according to new research. [bbc]
Is Wimbledon 2019 The Year The Young Strike Back? – At age 32, Novak Djokovic is the second-oldest, top-seeded Wimbledon men’s singles player since the Open Era began in 1968, when the Grand Slam tournaments allowed professional players to compete with amateurs. He trails only Roger Federer, who set the record last year at age 36. In 2019, Federer is the number-two seed. Right behind him is Rafael Nadal, at age 33. [time]
Tomic Fined $56,100 For Lack Of Effort In Limp Wimbledon Defeat – Australia’s Bernard Tomic has been fined his full Wimbledon prize money for not meeting the “required professional standard” during his lackluster 58-minute first-round defeat by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. [cnn]
The Queen Won’t Be At Archie’s Christening – Because Meghan, Harry and the mystery godparents planned to baptize him today but had to rearrange when they realised Her Majesty and Prince Charles were already busy. [dm] This is crazy!
Paris Match Explains Sarkozy’s Growth Spurt In Photo – After much derision, magazine says 165cm ex-president was on step above wife, Carla Bruni. [guardian]
Don Sueños Tequila Welcomes Charlie Sheen As Co-Owner – The Two and a Half Men star has signed on as co-owner of the Tequila company, which was launched in early 2017. The small batch brand’s expressions are crafted from single-estate blue weber agave cultivated in Los Altos in Jalisco, Mexico. [tsb]
Jaguar Land Rover To Build New Electric Car In The UK – The plan follows a turbulent time for the British car industry which has seen falling sales and plant closures. [sky]
Kourtney Kardashian Shows Off Her Flawless Figure In A Bikini – For the Fourth Of July after raving her body has ‘never looked better’ while on the Keto diet. [dm]
‘The Last Czars’: Inside Netflix’s Stunning Russian Answer To ‘The Crown’ – This new six-part series, a hybrid of fiction and documentary, chronicles the rise and fall of Russia’s Romanov dynasty. And it is well worth your time. [beast]
Ryan Reynolds Attempts The Bottle Cap Challenge, Fails Spectacularly – Ryan Reynolds never misses an opportunity to plug his gin company. [mash]
Joss Stone Deported From Iran On Last Stop Of World Tour – British singer Joss Stone says she was denied entry to Iran – the last country she had to visit as part of a five-year, 200-stop “total world tour”. [bbc]
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