The State Of Capture In SA Cricket – The extent to which Cricket South Africa (CSA) was captured by a small group of people has been exposed in increasingly glaring detail over the past 10 days. This situation can be traced back to the start of Thabang Moroe’s tenure in late 2017. [dailymaverick]

Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party Has Won The UK Election – Boris Johnson’s Conservatives have won at least 326 seats – enough to guarantee a majority. [cnn]

Jeremy Corbyn To Quit As Labour Leader After Disastrous Night – The party is set for its lowest number of seats since 1935 and Mr Corbyn admitted it had been a “very disappointing” night as support crumbled in its former heartlands. [skynews]

Trump Mocks 16-Year-Old Greta Thunberg Again – “So ridiculous,” he wrote in a tweet about Thunberg’s TIME honour, suggesting that she “go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend. Chill Greta, Chill!” [washpost]

A ’90s Screen Siren Tells All: Weinstein Harassed ‘Everyone’ – The star of “Presumed Innocent” and “The Player” sat down in Marrakech to discuss the ugliness of the male gaze, Hollywood creeps, and the art of ageing gracefully. [dailybeast]

Ramaphosa Jnr’s Blockchain Belly-Flop – President Ramaphosa’s younger son is the brain behind a much-hyped conference which aimed to “showcase the latest technology” in artificial intelligence and blockchain. But the entire event was a no-show. [businsider]

New Zealand Volcano: Divers Deployed To Find Last Two Missing Bodies – The recovery of the bodies from White Island, also known by its Maori name of Whakaari, was delayed over safety concerns for the members of any search operation. [bbc]

SpaceX To Bring Hemp And Coffee To The Space Station – “SpaceX is about to send hemp to the ISS” is maybe the most perfectly 2019 sentence, and thankfully, it’s true. [mashable]

How Much Money Eskom Load Shedding Has Wiped Off The Economy – Economists at the Efficient Group have published new data outlining the impact of load shedding on South Africa’s economy in 2019. [businesstech]

Is The ‘Sponsorless’ Two Oceans Marathon Being Run Into The Ground? – A founding member of Two Oceans has raised red flags about sponsorship issues, financial mismanagement and conflicts of interest. [capetalk]

Sarah Ferguson Dismisses Prince Andrew Scandal As ‘Nonsense’ Saying It Is ‘Incredible What He Has Done For Britain’ – Never has an ex-wife been so enthusiastically loyal to her former husband. [telegraph]

Thousands Of ‘Penis Fish’ Appear On California Beach – Fat innkeeper worms typically burrow under the sand but recent storms have swept away layers, leaving them exposed. [guardian]

The First Get Lucky Summer Show Was A Smash Hit – Get Lucky Summer kicked off this past weekend at Zevenwacht Wine Estate, and if it’s a taste of things to come, then New Year’s is going to be off the hook. [here]

Sponsors Momentum Issue An Ultimatum To Defiant CSA Board: Go Or Else – The financial services group said it had met with the CSA leadership and outlined “very specific governance and reputational requirements” that the organisation had to deliver on. [timeslive]

Kolisi Wants To Avoid Pitfalls Of Fame, Offer Inspiration – “The more you start seeing yourself as this amazing hero or amazing person, that’s when you stumble over your feet,” Kolisi told AFP in an interview. [sport24]

Cuba Gooding Jr: Shocking Five-Year Downward Spiral Of Oscar Winner – It’s been 23 years since Jerry Maguire was released, and its Oscar-winning star Cuba Gooding Jr couldn’t be in a more different place. [newsau]

Emily Ratajkowski Has An Important Message For Harvey Weinstein – While her ’90s style supermodel-minded dress was attention-getting, Ratajkowski opted to send another head-turning message. [vogue]

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