Markus Jooste Facing New Fraud Allegations: Report – The Hawks are investigating new fraud and money-laundering allegations against former Steinhoff chief executive Markus Jooste whose empire collapsed three years ago in what is said to be South Africa’s biggest corporate fraud. [btech]

Ace Magashule’s Former PA ‘Visited By The FBI In The US’ – The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) allegedly paid a visit to Ace Magashule’s former secretary, Moroadi Cholota, in the US, as ongoing investigations into the pair’s alleged involvement in the controversial R255m Free State asbestos scandal continues to unravel. [tlive]

Comair Merger Gets Green Light, And The Airline Could Be Flying Again By December – The Competition Tribunal has given the operator of Kulula.com and British Airways in South Africa the green light to merge with the new venture of its former board members and executives, SA Bidco, on condition that the two companies preserve jobs in the airline for the next three years. [n24]

John Lithgow: ‘Trump Keeps On Surviving. Karma Never Quite Wins’ – The actor on playing Churchill, almost becoming Frasier Crane, and writing satirical poems about the US president. [guardian]

How North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Advancement Has Left Experts Baffled – Kim Jong Un beamed from his palatial rostrum as the world’s largest mobile intercontinental ballistic missile rolled across Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung Square shortly after midnight on October 10. [ft]

Australia Records Zero Local Coronavirus Cases For First Time Since June – Australia registered no new local Covid-19 cases on Saturday for the first time since June 9, marking a major milestone in the country’s battle against the deadly virus. [cnn]

How SA’s New ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Business Model Actually Works – In just 10 seconds, your creditworthiness can be assessed, which has opened up a new payment system to connect retailers with consumers. [here]

Man Accused Of Child’s Rape, Murder Allegedly Killed By Mdantsane Community – A man accused of raping and killing six-year-old Ayabukwa “Nhathi” Mhlahlo, who was brutally raped and murdered in Mdantsane last week, was beaten and killed by a mob of angry people at the weekend, according to police. [tlive]

Bruce Springsteen Narrates Joe Biden’s ‘Hometown’ Scranton Ad – “My Hometown” soundtracks commercial aimed at swing-state voters, “In Scranton, good times aren’t promised. But here, and in towns across America, times are harder than they ought to be” [rollsto]

John Steenhuisen Wins DA Leadership Race – The Democratic Alliance (DA) has announced John Steenhuisen as its new leader. [n24]

Jim Nantz Tells A Whopper Of A Story About Sean Connery #RIP – As one of the leading voices in all of sports, Jim Nantz has a seemingly endless reservoir of stories in the memory bank. That includes a whopper of a story about actor Sean Connery, who died in his sleep at age 90, according to his family, on October 31. [gw]

5 WhatsApp Messages That Can Get You Fired In South Africa – Technology has not only enabled remote work but also introduced new forms of sexual harassment, with South African companies increasingly dealing with inappropriate messages sent between employees. [btech]

Mercedes Win 2020 F1 Constructors’ Title For Record Seventh Year In A Row – Lewis Hamilton-Valtteri Bottas one-two at Imola puts Mercedes clear of Ferrari with the most constructors’ crowns in succession; “Seven-times champs, that’s something I’m going to be able to tell my grandchildren one day,” says Hamilton. [sky]

Helena Bonham Carter: ‘Divorce Is Cruel. But Some Parts Are To Be Recommended’ – She doesn’t believe in a stiff upper lip, or pretending – unless it’s for work. The actor talks about her split with Tim Burton, friendship with Johnny Depp, and playing the Queen’s sister. [guardian]

Here’s A First Thursday Exhibition That Has It All – The return of First Thursday events is a welcome reminder that we’ve almost made it through 2020. Here’s one exhibition that ticks all of the boxes. [here]

Mom Gives Birth In The Street – Law Enforcement officers caught the baby of a woman who went into labour in the street on Wednesday afternoon. [dv]

PICS | Pretoria Nightclub Ceiling Collapses During Night Out – Social media posts shared by patrons of Propaganda, a restaurant and night club in the Pretoria CBD, showed patrons milling around the collapsed ceiling. [n24] Great name for a club..

Paris Hilton Teams A Princess-Inspired Tiara With A Bejewelled Leotard – And matching evening gloves for Kendall Jenner’s Halloween party. [dm]

Mariah Carey Formally Kicks Off The Holiday Season, Those Are The Rules – Common wisdom tells us that the annual U.S. holiday season begins after Thanksgiving. But real ones understand that it’s actually Mariah Carey who’s in charge. [rollsto]

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