Space Station Air Leak Forces Middle-Of-Night Crew Wakeup – NASA said Tuesday that the two Russians and one American on board were awakened late Monday to hurriedly seal hatches between compartments and search for the ongoing leak. [iol]

Ex-Crime Intelligence Boss Richard Mdluli Sentenced To 5 Years In Jail For Kidnapping, Assault – Hm and his co-accused Mthembeni Mthunzi have been sentenced to an effective five years in jail for the 1999 kidnapping and assault of Oupa Ramogibe. [news24]

SA Records 903 New Cases Of Covid-19 For Second Consecutive Day – The new cases come from 12,011 tests, with a positivity rate of about 7.5%. In total, 4,164,491 tests have been conducted. [timeslive]

Brexit Is Back And The Stakes Are Higher Than Ever – The final scheduled round of negotiations between chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier and his British counterpart, David Frost, begAN on Tuesday in Brussels. [cnn]

Big Petrol Price Drop For October – The decreases to the prices of all four fuel types are despite the Rand weakening in recent days relative to the US dollar. [mybb]

Meghan Loses Latest High Court Fight Against Mail On Sunday Over Letter To Father – The duchess is suing the Mail on Sunday publisher over articles featuring a “private” letter sent to her father. [sky]

U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett Closely Tied To Group Ex-Members Say Subjugates Women – “I was basically treated like a brood mare,” said one woman who used to count herself among People of Praise’s membership. [huffpost]

Elon Musk’s Neuralink: What’s Science And What’s Not – Elon Musk wants everyone to get brain surgery. Specifically, he wants everyone to get a brain implant — the brain-machine interface created by his company, Neuralink. [verge]

SAA’s Airline Operations Suspended As Funding Dries Up – The latest suspension also affects operations of SAA subsidiaries including low-cost carrier Mango Airlines, SAA Technical, Air Chefs and SAA Cargo. [dailymav]

Pastor Did Exorcism On Toddler And Used Meth With Church Members, Arkansas Cops Say – A child abuse investigation involving a pastor in central Arkansas led to drug charges after police discovered he was using meth at church with his parishioners. [newsobs]

Zimbabwe: Elephants Die From ‘Bacterial Disease’ – Wildlife officials in Zimbabwe say they suspect a bacterial disease is responsible for the deaths of more than 30 elephants since late August. [bbc]

Fat Bear Week Is Finally Here – Katmai National Park and Preserve’s annual Fat Bear Week officially kicks off—a tribute to the months of gorging that bears must undertake to stock up on body fat before the coming winter famine and hibernation. [gizmodo]

Meet Wyld, The Edible That Devoured America – In five years, Aaron Morris’ cannabis brand has grown from a bootstrapping startup to dominating the market, thanks to natural fruit gummies and a country hungering to get high. [forbes]

An Idiot’s Guide To Reading A Wine Label – Facing a wall of unfamiliar wine bottles can frustrate even the most worldly consumer. Thankfully, there’s a simple way to make things a little easier. [here]

Dortmund Tell Manchester United €90m Is Nowhere Near Enough For Jadon Sancho – United are desperate to strengthen Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s squad before Monday’s transfer deadline and Sancho has been the No 1 target throughout the summer. [guardian]

Cheetahs Axed From Pro Rugby; Likely To Play In New ‘Super Eight’ – It is just about a given that the Bulls, Lions, Sharks and Stormers will now go north and play against some of the best teams in Europe. [citizen]

The Crown Will Portray The Queen And Thatcher As ‘Twins Who Are Not The Same’ In Latest Series – Fourth series of the Netflix show will cover the years 1977-1990, and will include recreations of Lady Thatcher’s audiences with the Queen. [tele]

Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat 2 Release Date Is Revealed – ‘Amazon Prime gets exclusive rights to air highly-anticipated sequel’. [dmail]

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