Rayshard Brooks Shot By Police In Atlanta – An African-American man has been killed by police following a struggle after he fell asleep in his car at a drive-through restaurant in Atlanta. [sky]
UK: 18-Year-Old Is Raped, Three People Are Stabbed And Man, 20, Dies Of ‘Drug Overdose’ – As 6,000 people attend three coronavirus ‘quarantine’ raves in Leeds and Manchester. [dm]
Boris Johnson Condemns ‘Racist Thuggery’ Of Rightwing Protesters In London – PM responds to violence as more than 100 arrests made during ‘guard our monuments’ protest. [guardian]
70,038 Confirmed Coronavirus Cases In South Africa As Deaths Climb To 1,480 – Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has announced that South Africa now has 70,038 confirmed cases of coronavirus. [btech]
France Announces Significant Lifting Of Restrictions – French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a number of coronavirus restrictions are being lifted. [bbc]
GoodLuck And Valenture Institute Team Up To Offer Full High School Scholarship – If you know of a young learner and changemaker deserving of a full high school scholarship worth a cool R430 000, read on. [here]
AbaThembu Royals Resolve To Remove King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo – Report – Feuding in the AbaThembu royal family has continued, after an imbizo held at Bumbane Great Place near Mthatha saw royals resolving to remove Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo as king of AbaThembu, according to a report. [n24]
45 South Africans, Including Olympic Athlete, Left At Frankfurt Airport After SAA Says It Cannot Take All – An athlete who represented SA in the 2012 London Olympics and more than 40 other South Africans found themselves stranded in Germany after a SAA repatriation flight left for SA without them. [tlive]
Man With Horse And Cart Furious After Being Refused Service At KFC Drive-Thru – A traveller says he was left ‘humiliated’ after KFC refused to serve him at a drive-through while he was riding a horse and cart. [metro] This would never happen in the Karoo.
Daniel Ricciardo Throws Respect In Hamilton’s Way, Praising Him For Relentless Commitment – Daniel Ricciardo has ranked himself in the “top tier” of F1 drivers, saying he is confident of beating Lewis Hamilton on any given day, provided he is driving a comparable car. [s24]
Commissioner Hails ‘Phenomenal Start’ To PGA Tour Return – Commissioner Jay Monahan said on Sunday the PGA Tour’s return from a three-month COVID-19 shutdown was off to a phenomenal start and that he will share information about its safety measures with other sports looking to restart play. [dmav]
Edgars On The Auction Block After 91 Years Of South African Trading – Edgars needs buyers to make binding offers by the end of June to prevent the start of wind-up proceedings, putting at risk the future of a South African clothing chain that has traded for almost a century. [btech]
Five-Star Bush Trips, Michelin-Star Dinners, And More Incredible Experiences In Online Charity Auction – Luxury holidays, dining at a Michelin-star restaurant, yachting in Cape Town – the COURAGE charity auction is definitely worth a cheeky punt. [here]
Racism In Porn Industry Under Scrutiny Amid Nationwide Protests – Black performers are paid less, hired less, and have to deal with racist, yet popular, tropes — but now, some are pushing for change. [rollsto]
Sushant Singh Rajput, Bollywood Star, Dies At 34 – Mr. Rajput, best known for his roles in the films “Kai Po Che” and “M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story,” got his start on television in 2008. [nyt]
Elon Musk Has Two Las Vegas Casinos Asking For Boring Company Tunnels – Elon Musk’s Boring Company is already looking to dig more tunnels in Las Vegas, Nevada, after it finished excavating the first two under the city’s convention center last month. [verge]
Summer Style Inspiration From The Ever-Chic European Royals – From the movie star gowns of Grace Kelly to the fashion-forward looks of Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece. [tatler]
Why Do So Many Egyptian Statues Have Broken Noses? – The most common question that curator Edward Bleiberg fields from visitors to the Brooklyn Museum’s Egyptian art galleries is a straightforward but salient one: Why are the statues’ noses broken? [cnn] Excessive sneezing?
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