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‘Insanely Hot’: Death Valley Records World Temperature Record – Temperature at Furnace Creek weather station – in Mojave Desert – soared as high as 54.4 Celsius. [aljazeera]

Smoking, Booze, Beaches And Visits: SA’s New Level 2 Lockdown Laws – If you want your family to visit your home, or if you want to go over to a friend’s place, there should no more than 10 people there. [timeslive]

Tensions Loom Between Tobacco Producers As Ban Lifts – BATSA urged government to ratify the World Health Organisation’s Illicit Trade Protocol, if it hoped to eradicate the trade of illicit cigarettes. [news24]

Malusi Gigaba & The Art Of Lying For A Living – How does someone who has been found by a judge to have lied, appeared in a self-shot pornographic video, and been accused of taking cash from the Guptas, still have a future in the ANC? [dailymav]

Possible Snow On Table Mountain With South Africans In Shorts – A video is going viral on WhatsApp showing people on Table Mountain picking up snow from the pathway. [sapeople]

Piers Morgan And Wife Celia Walden Burgled While They Slept In French Villa – A number of sentimental pieces were stolen, including a ring that Morgan had bought Walden for their fifth wedding anniversary. [sky]

Sweden’s COVID-19 Strategist Under Fire Over Herd Immunity Emails – Anders Tegnell appears to have asked if higher death rate for older people might be acceptable. [guardian]

These ‘FitPods’ May Be The Future Of Workouts – Sadly, the drop to alert level 2 has come too late for many gyms and fitness centres across the country, and it’s become clear that in order to stay alive, the industry will have to adapt. [here]

Cape Town’s Mount Nelson Will Let Over Half Its Staff Go, Remain Closed Until At Least December – Despite not having guests, the hotel continued paying staff salaries at a reduced rate of 70%. [businsider]

School Water Polo Coach In Hot Water For Calling Schoolgirls ‘Strippers’ – Former Springbok and current school water polo coach Pierre le Roux has a litany of complaints against him, from body shaming and bullying to being racist to learners. [mg]

London Rents Plummet As Airbnb Lets Flood The Market – Collapse of short-term letting market sends rents across the capital down 4.2pc in July and by almost twice as much in central London. [telegraph]

Fans Of Italy Will Love This Superb ‘Survival Box’ – We may not be able to holiday in Italy, but that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy some of the country’s finest treats. [here]

Nudes, Prudes And Swingers: Hedonism II Adapts To The Pandemic Era –  Judgment isn’t part of the package at one of the oldest and most popular all-inclusive resorts in Jamaica. [cnn]

Acting Chief Executive Jaques Faul Quits As Leaderless Cricket SA Flounders – CSA is now an organisation without a CEO, a president or a chief operating officer. [dailymav]

Ellen DeGeneres: Three Producers Fired Over ‘Toxic Workplace’ Claims – In a message to staff she said she was “so sorry for what this has become,” according to the Hollywood Reporter. [bbc]

Ryan Reynolds’ Aviation American Gin Agrees $610m Sale To Diageo – UK drinks group strikes deal with Hollywood actor as it pushes on with premium strategy. [ft]

Two Men Charged In 2002 Killing Of US DJ Jam Master Jay – Jason Mizell ‘Jam Master Jay’ was a member of the influential hip-hop group Run-DMC. [aljazeera]

Kendall Jenner Puts On Sizzling Display With Underboob And A Cowboy Hat – Gets cheeky in throwbacks from her Turks and Caicos vacation. [dmail]

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