8,232 Confirmed Coronavirus Cases In South Africa As Deaths Climb To 161 – Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has announced that there are now 8,232 positive Covid-19 cases in South Africa. [btech]

New Scare For Trump As One Of His Military Valets Diagnosed With COVID-19 – A White House spokesman says the president and vice president have since been tested negative for the virus. [sky]

Australia: Restaurants, Cafes Allowed To Reopen Under First Stage Of Eased Coronavirus Restrictions – National Cabinet has agreed restaurants and cafes will be allowed to reopen under the first stage of eased coronavirus restrictions. [abc]

Facebook And Google Will Let Most Employees Work From Home Through 2020 – The announcements give a glimpse of how two of the largest tech companies in the world may eventually re-open. [cnet]

Call For Credit Card Freeze On Porn Sites – Major credit card companies should block payments to pornographic sites, according to a group of international campaigners and campaign groups who say they work to tackle sexual exploitation. [bbc]

Here’s What You Need To Know About 5G In SA – Including What It Costs And Where To Find It – South Africans now have a choice of two 5G networks, after Vodacom announced this week that it had switched on its 5G network in parts of Johannesburg, Pretoria, and Cape Town. [busins]

Butler’s Pizza Is Not Delivering Pizza – In what might be the biggest shock to the new freedoms we can legally enjoy under alert level 4, Cape Town’s number one pizza, Butler’s Pizza, did NOT open on May 1. Nor May 2. And how’s this – they’re STILL not open. [here]

Uber Reports $2.9 Billion Quarterly Loss During Pandemic – It was the company’s biggest loss in three quarters. [verge]

The Murdoch Media’s China Coronavirus Conspiracy Has One Aim: Get Trump Re-Elected – News Corp is campaigning full-bore for the US president, with reports of a Wuhan lab ‘intelligence’ dossier being seeded across its empire. [guardian]

Prince Andrew And Sarah Ferguson Are Sued Over £6.7m Unpaid Bill – That is four months overdue on their £13m skiing chalet in the Swiss resort of Verbier. [dm]

Why Bees Are Finally Getting A Break – Lockdowns have put a number of insect-harming practices on hold, creating a friendlier world for wild bees – and conservationists hope some of these changes could be here to stay. [bbc]

South Africa Plans To Introduce A New High-Speed Train System – The Department of Transport wants to introduce a new High-Speed Rail (HSR) network in South Africa. [btech]

Coronavirus Could ‘Smoulder’ In Africa For Several Years, WHO Warns – 190,000 people could die on the continent in the coming 12 months, agency says. [guardian]

Online Tool Shows Which High-Speed Fibre Packages Are Available In Your Area – As we face up to the reality that working from home could be a very long-term thing, a decent internet connection is more important than ever. [here]

Take A Look Inside Some Of The Lavish Mansions In This French Riviera Enclave – Where homes cost $13 million and the ultrawealthy residents have access to private coronavirus testing. [busins]

I Made Millions Out Of The Last Debt Crisis. Now The Wealthy Stand To Win Again – We urgently need a fairer tax system so that rich people like me help solve the fallout from coronavirus, not just profit from it. [guardian]

Germany Bans Gay ‘Conversion Therapy’ For Minors – Dubious programs that claim to “cure” LGBT+ youths have now been banned in Germany after parliament approved a new law. Failing to comply with the ban carries a one-year prison sentence. [dw]

Your Guide To Audio Erotica Apps And Websites – The ills of mainstream porn have been long reported, and there are plenty of visual porn alternatives out there for those interested. But there is an entire world separate from glossy high-production videos or homemade tapes: audio erotica. [mash]

Bad Company Lead Singer Dead At 66 – Brian Howe, also a solo artist, suffered cardiac arrest. [newser] Reminder of their top 10 tunes here. 

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