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Farm Murders And Rural Crime: Unpacking Violence, Race And Statistics – Official statistics indicate, since the end of the hard lockdown, farm attacks have been on the rise; however, farm attacks for the first half of 2020 are still lower than the first half of 2019. [news24]

‘It Was A Waste Of Time’ – Teacher Unions ‘Dumbstruck’ At Meeting On School Closures – In their proposals to Motshekga, the unions said schools must be closed immediately and only reopen at the end of next month, once Covid-19 infections had peaked. [timeslive]

Suspect In Fatal Shooting At Home Of Judge Described Himself As ‘Anti-Feminist’ Lawyer – Roy Den Hollander described himself as a lawyer who defended “men’s rights.” His personal writings and life’s work reveal a toxic stew of sexist and racist bigotry. [cnn]

Bar Refaeli: Israel Convicts Model Of Tax Evasion – The 35-year-old pleaded guilty to charges of providing false tax returns while living abroad in order to avoid Israeli taxes. [bbc]

COVID-19 Cases In SA Increase To 373 268 – The National Department of Health reported an additional 8,940 confirmed cases in the country. A total of 140 new deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to 5,173. [enca]

South Africa’s Major New ‘Transformation’ Law Is Coming – The Department of Employment and Labour has published a notice indicating that it plans to introduce the Employment Equity Amendment Bill to the National Assembly. [bustech]

Same-Day Deli Delivery Launches In Cape Town – I really don’t feel like putting on my hazmat suit and traipsing off to Woolies or Pick n Pay, just to buy my favourite olive oil, or a tray of Usana free-range eggs. I don’t feel like leaving the house at all, to be honest. [here]

It’s Official: Stay Out Of Office Till October, And SARS Will Let You Claim Home Office Costs – If an employee’s duties are mainly performed from their home, they will be able to claim some expenses, a SARS spokesperson confirmed. [businsidersa]

Jeff Bezos Just Added a Record $13 Billion to His Fortune in a Single Day – Amazon.com shares surged 7.9%, the most since December 2018 on rising optimism about web shopping trends, and are now up 73% this year. [time]

Two Experimental COVID-19 Vaccines ‘Produce Strong Immune Reactions’ – The studies, published in The Lancet medical journal, constitute a major step on the road towards a viable Covid-19 vaccine. [busday]

A Night Out With The Johannesburg Cops – Photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed spent a night with members of the Brixton SAPS and private security companies as they went on patrol as the sun set on Saturday 18 July. [dailymav]

Great White Sharks Disappearing From Western Cape Shores – Two recent studies analysing the coastline captured no footage of these large sharks over a two year period, although smaller sharks were found to be thriving in the environment. [capetownetc]

‘Devastated’ SuperSport Family Pays Tribute To ‘Larger Than Life’ Kaunda Ntunja – Ntunja was a pioneer of Xhosa rugby commentary in South Africa and was considered one of the most popular members of the collective SuperSport commentary team. [sport24]

Spur Chief Executive Pierre Van Tonder To Retire In December – Spur Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer Pierre van Tonder will retire from the group at the end of December after 24 years at the helm, the South African restaurant franchisor said on Monday. [iol]

Prince Harry Hits Back After Charity Reported To Watchdog Over ‘Conflicts Of Interest’ – The Sussex Royal charity, which is one of the two referred to the Charity Commission, is no longer operating. [sky]

Hear Chris Cornell’s Previously Unreleased Cover Of Guns N’ Roses’ ‘Patience’ – Track arrives on what would’ve been late Soundgarden singer’s 56th birthday. [rollingstone]

Kanye West’s Public Meltdown About Kim Kardashian And Kris Jenner – Kanye West is dropping a series of bombshells about his famous family on social media, publicly accusing them of trying to lock him up. [newsau]

Hailey Bieber Puts On A Leggy Display In Daisy Dukes And Stilettos – She arrives to set for Miguel’s music video in LA. [dmail]

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