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Lockdown Rules ‘Unconstitutional And Invalid’ – High Court – In a North Gauteng High Court judgment on Tuesday, judge Norman Davis declared that the regulations promulgated by minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma were “unconstitutional and invalid”. [timeslive]
Cape Town COVID-19 Tests: Those Younger Than 55 And Without Comorbidities May No Longer Be Tested – This following a widely reported nationwide backlog in testing and a projected rise in cases going forward. [news24]
Google In $5bn Lawsuit For Tracking In ‘Private’ Mode – Many internet users assume their search history isn’t being tracked when they view in private mode, but Google says this isn’t the case. [bbc]
50 More COVID-19 Deaths In SA, Over 18 000 Recoveries – The number of coronavirus infections countrywide has increased to 35 812, with the Western Cape accounting for almost two-thirds of the cases. [iol]
Ahead Of Trump Bible Photo Op, Police Forcibly Expel Priest From St. John’s Church Near White House – “They turned holy ground into a battleground,” said the Rev. Gini Gerbasi. [rn]
Facebook Shuts Down Far-Right Group Planning To Bring Weapons To Protests – Shut down pages and accounts associated with what it said was a hate group, whose members were discussing bringing weapons to the protests that are happening across the US. [cnn].
SA’s Online Shopping Habits Revolutionised By Lockdown – More than ever before, South Africans are choosing e-commerce over instore purchases, and it doesn’t look like that’s set to change anytime soon. [here]
Government Makes Second Attempt To Delay Tobacco Ban Court Case – State attorney says it is impossible for government’s reasons and record of decision to be ready on Wednesday. [busday]
Austria Will Transform The House Where Adolf Hitler Was Born Into A Police Station – The Austrian Government has revealed plans to turn the house where Adolf Hitler was born into a police station, in the hope of “neutralising” the space. [abc]
FlySafair Flights Back On Sale – And You Can Block The Seat Next To You For R750 – Starting from Monday, June 15, the airline is flying between Cape Town and Johannesburg (tickets from R1,800), and Johannesburg to Durban (from R917). [businsidersa]
Four Ways Lockdown Has Changed SA’s Rental Market – The rental market has had to adapt to the national lockdown in some fundamental and interesting ways. [here]
Sweden Launches Probe Into Handling Of Pandemic – The decision comes amid rising criticisms from opposition parties on both Sweden’s right and left. [dw]
South Africa Splurges As Liquor Stores Reopen – Consumers have stocked up, retailers are happy, manufacturers are happy, the taxman is happier, and for the average ‘two-a-night’ drinker, life is just a little bit sweeter. [dailymav]
Exciting Innovations Unveiled For Super Rugby Aotearoa, Including Golden Point And Red Card Subs – Super Rugby – with a new look and feel – is set to return on Saturday, 13 June with the New Zealand Aotearoa tournament. [sport24]
How To Actively Oppose Racist Violence Instead Of Posting A Black Square – If you want to use your platform online to support Black people, do something that’s actually, tangibly useful. Don’t just do it for a single day, either. [vice]
The Absolute Worst Celebrity Responses To The George Floyd Protests – From Evan Peters and Lana Del Rey to Taika Waititi and the bassist of Nirvana, many celebs are really showing their asses when it comes to the current protests. [dbeast]
How 11 words In Kate Middleton’s Tatler Feature Triggered A Royal Legal War – The royals aren’t known for responding to media speculation but recent claims made by a gossip magazine has the palace inflamed. [newsau]
Tom Cruise ‘Plans To Build A COVID-Free Village At Abandoned RAF Site – So Mission: Impossible 7 can resume filming’. [dmail]
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