CrossFit Founder Steps Down In Chaos – Greg Glassman, who started a fitness movement that’s grown for decades, spun CrossFit into a disaster in just days. [nytimes]
The Western Cape’s Tightrope Walk: Keeping Businesses Open Amid A Rising Tide Of Infections – The province has been dubbed the country’s “epicentre” of Covid-19 infections, sparking fears that it could revert back to higher lockdown restrictions. [news24]
Murder Cases ‘Surge’ Following Lifting Of Alcohol Ban: Bheki Cele – Cele said it was difficult for law enforcement to curb domestic violence as the police could not monitor people’s behaviour in their homes. [timeslive]
‘Miss Hitler’ Pageant Entrant And Her Partner Jailed For Belonging To Neo-Nazi Group – When it was banned, the group held secret meetings to discuss their ambitions for a race war and shared “intensely shocking” images mocking the Holocaust. [cnn]
President Donald Trump Tweets ‘Antifa’ Conspiracy Theory That Originated On Anonymous Blog – Trump suggested that Martin Gugino, 75, who was pushed by two police officers at a protest, may be an “ANTIFA provocateur.” [nbcnews]
Clear Plastic Face Shields Are An Embarrassment And Must Be Stopped – Healthcare workers? Fine. Retail workers and others in the firing line? Also fine. General members of the public who are known to be ‘small talkers’? No, stop it. [here]
George Floyd Protests: The Statues Being Defaced – Global protests, like the one in Bristol, have shed a light on cities’ colonial or slave-owning history – and the figures that represent it. [bbc]
Oxford University Protest: Crowd Of Demonstrators Demand Removal Of Cecil Rhodes Statue – Crowd chants ‘Don’t be fooled, Rhodes was a racist’ as they call for removal of statue. [independent]
Are South Africans safe with Huawei? A different kind of virus – British intelligence services have repeatedly found that Huawei has serious, company-wide cybersecurity issues and, over the years, the company has often been unable to resolve them. [dailymav]
Trump Administration Makes It Easier For Hunters To Kill Bear Cubs And Wolf Pups In Alaska – A ban against luring mothers from their dens with doughnuts and other treats will be lifted. [washpost]
Four Tygerberg Hospital Departments Closed Due To COVID-19 Concerns – The department’s intervention comes after numerous trade unions called for the hospital to shut down due to safety risk and non-compliance of Covid-19 protocol. [iol]
Olof Palme: Is The 34-Year Mystery Of Who Killed Sweden’s PM About To Be Solved? – Thousands of people have been questioned and more than 130 people have confessed to killing Olof Palme. [skynews]
Some Golf Estates Opened Their Course For Play. They’ve Now Been Told To Cut It Out – Or Else – The government has warned golfers they could be imprisoned if they are found playing the game on residential golf estates. [businsidersa]
SA Rugby Makes Huge Strides In Transformation Progress – In a statement released to the media on Tuesday, the organization said that their transformation barometer had improved by a margin of 22% from 59% success in 2018 to 81% in 2019. [sport24]
Café Caprice Is Back In The Game – Specials And More – You may not be able to wander along Camps Bay beach under alert level 3, but you can still get a taste of your favourite food from the strip. [here]
New Photograph Of Prince Philip And Queen Released As Duke Celebrates 99th Birthday – The Duke of Edinburgh, who will celebrate his birthday on Wednesday, has been under strict lockdown at Windsor Castle. [telegraph]
Model Bar Refaeli Signs Plea Bargain To Settle Tax Evasion Case, As Her Mom Gets Prison Time – Both Bar and her mother are accused of providing incorrect tax information based on the model’s primary residency to avoid paying higher taxes in Israel. [people]
Former Party Animal Kate Moss, 46, Now Insists On Being In Bed By 11PM – Watches Netflix before falling asleep after being sober for two years. [dmail]
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