Lottery Winner Matthew Topham Spared Jail After Killing Pensioner In Car Crash – Mary Jane Regler, 75, died from severe chest injuries after a car crash in Lincolnshire on Christmas Day 2019. [sky]

SA Recorded 1,474 New Covid-19 Cases In Past 24 Hours – SA recorded 1,474 new Covid-19 cases and 95 deaths in the past 24 hours, health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said. [tlive]

Apartheid Opened Markets For Drug Lords Who Were Allowed To Flourish In Exchange For Intel – The flooding of Cape Flats townships with drugs during the apartheid era led to cyclical damage to generations of residents who continue to live in spaces infested with addiction, gangs and daily violence. [mav]

Biden Eyes 4 July As ‘Independence Day’ From Virus – President Joe Biden has said he is hopeful that America can “mark independence” from Covid-19 on 4 July if people get vaccinated. [bbc]

Resignation Demands Grow As Police Get Cuomo Groping Report – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s grip on power appeared increasingly threatened Thursday as a majority of state legislators called for his resignation, Democrats launched an impeachment investigation and police in the state capital said they stood ready to investigate a groping allegation. [ap]

These Are The Clicks Pharmacies Where You Will Be Able To Get Your Covid-19 Shot – Pharmacy retailer Clicks now has a list of clinics and pharmacies authorised to act as vaccination centres, after registering them with the national department of health. [busins]

Dog Fighting Rings In Cape Town To Be Targeted By New Unit – The City of Cape Town’s anti-dog fighting unit has appealed to Capetonians to report incidents of dog fighting. [n24]

Donald Trump’s Private Jet Downgrade Was Bigger Than You Think – From presidential Boeing 747s and 757s flying as Air Force One and his own notable VIP airliner, Donald Trump was recently spotted boarding a mere run-of-the-mill everyman type private jet. [forbes]

All Living Former Presidents, First Ladies Appear In New Vaccine PSAs — Except The Trumps – The videos Thursday are just the latest public initiative by former presidents not to include Donald Trump. [pol]

Federer’s Return Ended As Basilashvili Saves M.P. In Doha – Nikoloz Basilashvili recovered from a set down on Thursday to end Roger Federer’s comeback appearance at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha. [atp]

Caf’s Patrice Motsepe – From Billionaire Tycoon To African Football Boss – On Friday, Patrice Motsepe will become president of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) when the South African will run unopposed in elections in Morocco. [bbc]

Party Like A Pirate With This Rum Giveaway – The perfect way to chill this winter is with a drink in hand, and preferably one that puts a little fire in your belly. [here]

Sofia Vergara Horses Around In Bikini-Clad #TBT Post Shot In The Dominican Republic Back In The Nineties – No one does Throwback Thursday quite like Modern Family alum Sofía Vergara, who just posted a video from the nineties. [dm]

German Police Solve Burglary With DNA From Sausage Bite – A nine-year-old burglary in Germany was solved using DNA taken from a bitten sausage the suspect left at the scene of the crime, police said. [nydn]

News Corp Australia Papers Labelled ‘Sexist’ And ‘Toxic’ By Former Staff Photographer At Media Inquiry – Photographers told to provide images of attractive women and avoid ‘pigs in lipstick’. [guardian]

Matthew McConaughey Now Says A Texas Governor Run Is ‘A True Consideration’ – For the second time in six months, actor Matthew McConaughey is talking about his place in Texas politics. [nbc]

A New Book Traces The Influence Of Car Design On Modern Architecture – As the name suggests, this book takes a critical look at automobiles and architecture with thoughtful essays and world-class images. [robbrep]

Nick Jonas Is A ‘Spaceman’ Striving To Get Home To His Wife In New Video – Song is the title track of the singer’s fourth studio album, which arrives on Friday. [rollsto]

Paris Hilton Claims Company Once Pitched Her A Sex Doll That Looked ‘Exactly Like’ Her – Socialite Paris Hilton might have put her name on many products but she didn’t fancy creating a sex doll that looked like her – or a brand of beans. [mirror]

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