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Glenda Gray Row: Academic Body Accuses Health Dept DG Of ‘Abuse Of Power’, Actions Are ‘Alarming’ – The SAMRC on Monday morning apologised for Gray’s comments, in which she criticised the state’s lockdown policy. [news24]

52 COVID-19 Deaths Recorded In Past 24 Hours As Cases Up By More Than 1 000 – This means that there are now 481 deaths from the respiratory illness, caused by the coronavirus. [timeslive]

Dominic Cummings Says He ‘Doesn’t Regret’ 260-Mile Lockdown Trip – Boris Johnson’s embattled chief aide has refused to apologize for driving across England during lockdown, amid a scandal over his movements. [cnn]

Sir Richard Branson: Virgin Orbit Rocket Fails On Debut Flight – The booster was released from under the wing of one of the UK entrepreneur’s old jumbos which had been specially converted for the task. [bbc]

Zuma Set For Showdown With Arms Deal Prosecutors As NPA Eyes More Charges – A leaked confidential letter from the lead prosecutor of the NPA in the Jacob Zuma corruption trial has revealed that the state is not yet ready to start the trial. [iol]

Austrian President ‘Sorry’ For Breaching His Government’s Lockdown Rules – Alexander Van der Bellen could face a personal fine of up to €3,200 after being found in a restaurant 80 minutes after it closed. [skynews]

Inside SA’s First Boutique Tech-Enabled Private High Schools – New private high school campuses coming to Joburg and Cape Town are set to revolutionise learning in South Africa. [here]

Half Of Fox News Viewers Believe Bill Gates Wants To Use Virus Vaccines To Track You – 44% of Republicans also buy into the unfounded claim, while just 19% of Democrats believe the lie about the Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist. [rollingstone]

26 People Test Positive For COVID-19 At Oranjezicht Mediclinic Cape Town – The company said this was in spite of stringent measures taken to reduce the transmission of the virus at all of its hospitals. [citizen]

Government To Provide Record Behind The Cigarette Ban – A tobacco lobby group representing smaller cigarette manufacturers says it is expecting government to provide it today with a record of the material that led to its decisions to reverse the cigarette ban. [busday]

Coronavirus Hits South Africa’s Plans For Land Expropriation – The plan to amend section 25 of South Africa’s Constitution to allow for land expropriation without compensation has been put on hold due to the ongoing coronavirus lockdown. [bustech]

Stormy Weather Threatens To Delay First SpaceX Astronaut Launch – A SpaceX rocket is scheduled to blast off Wednesday afternoon from Kennedy Space Center, carrying a Dragon capsule with NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken. [time]

Premier League Edges Closer To Return With Clubs To Vote On Training Protocols – Players and managers will at last be able to examine the League’s rules for a return to contact training on Tuesday, just 24 hours before they are put to a crucial vote. [guardian]

Naomi Osaka Is The Highest-Paid Female Athlete Ever, Topping Serena Williams – Osaka earned $37.4 million before taxes, including $3.4 million in prize money and $34 million in sponsorships over the past 12 months. [forbes]

Inside Facebook’s Big Bet On Africa – Last week Facebook unveiled its 2Africa undersea cable project, which will circle the continent, connecting it to Europe and the Middle East. [mg]

Brian May Suffered Heart Attack After Ripping A Muscle In His Buttock – During an examination for his gardening injury, the Queen guitarist said doctors discovered something “more bizarre and shocking”. [sky]

Why Mary-Kate Olsen’s Divorce Is About To Get Uglier – It’s already generated plenty of drama, but Mary-Kate Olsen’s shock divorce from Olivier Sarkozy is about to get even more bitter. [newsau]

Emily Ratajkowski Flaunts Her Figure In A Barely There Bikini – While ‘adventurin’ with her husband Sebastian Bear-McClard. [dmail]

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