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Takealot Under Threat From An ‘Invisible Enemy’ – South African online retailers like Takealot are under threat from international competitors like Amazon, Wish, and Shein which are rapidly growing in South Africa. [mybb]

Zondo Commission: Kevin Wakeford Says Agrizzi Was ‘Greedy And Narcissistic’ – Wakeford also testified about Gavin Watson’s character. He said Watson and his family empowered black people and did not treat them like “economic slaves”. [news24]

Elections Results 2021: Britain Awaits Results Of Bumper Election Day – The polls have closed across Britain in the biggest set of votes since the 2019 general election. [bbc]

Mkhize Sounds Third-Wave Warning As ‘Worrying Trend’ In Covid-19 Cases Emerges – There were 2,149 new infections recorded on Thursday, up from the 2,073 cases reported on Wednesday. This hasn’t happened since mid-February. [timeslive]

The Man Who Found The Titanic Is On A New Quest – Ballard’s fascination with the ocean began at an early age. By the time he was 12, he’d decided he wanted to be Captain Nemo from “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” when he grew up. [cnn]

Wealthy South Africans Can Expect This Letter From SARS – SARS is being rather proactive this year, with the first batch of ‘welcome letters’ to high wealth individual taxpayers already sent out. [here]

‘F*ck All Of You!’: Capitol Rioter Raises Hell During Off-The-Rails Court Hearing – Landon Copeland repeatedly shouted down the judge—and invited his MAGA friends to troll his Zoom hearing. [dbeast]

Amsterdam Plans Out-Of-Town ‘Erotic Centre’ As Part Of Cleanup Bid – Proposals for 5,000-sq-metre building detailed in document submitted to the council by mayor. [guardian]

Covid Reached Everest Base Camp. Now Climbers Are Trying To Prevent Its Spread Amid A Record Season – An average of 6,700 cases are now reported a day as of May 5, an increase from 1,100 just two weeks earlier. [washpost]

Brazil: At Least 25 Killed, Including An Officer, In Rio De Janeiro Police Shootout With Drug Traffickers – Rio police said an inspector had lost his life during a “war scenario imposed by gangs”. [sky]

The Easiest Way To Donate A Warm Blanket This Winter – To bust out an old ‘Game of Thrones’ classic, winter is coming. Donate a blanket and earn good karma, help somebody in need, and score a free month’s worth of self-storage. [here]

Sharks Use The Earth’s Magnetic Field Like A Compass – Biologists have long believed that these animals rely on magnetic sensing to migrate across oceans. Someone finally figured out how to prove it. [wired]

Dogecoin’s Social Media-Driven 13,000% Rally Looks A Lot Like The GameStop Saga – Dogecoin’s red-hot rally over the last few days has shocked traditional investors and has been driven on by social media hype and celebrity endorsements. [businsider]

South African Born Duhan Van Der Merwe Named In British & Irish Lions Squad – The George-born wing, who is 1.93m tall and 105kg, played two years for the SA under-18 team and also for the Junior Springboks in 2014. [dailymav]

Manchester United And Villarreal In Europa League Final – United went through to the May 26 showdown in Gdansk 8-5 on aggregate despite a 3-2 defeat in Rome while Villarreal held on to their 2-1 first-leg lead to get past the Gunners. [ewn]

Who Is The Kid Laroi? What To Know About The 17-Year-Old’s Meteoric Rise – In the past three months alone, The Kid Laroi has released collaborations with Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber, and broken an Australian chart record. [time]

We Made Huge Efforts To Protect Meghan Markle’s Privacy, Says Former Press Secretary – Letter from Jason Knauf appears to question the Duchess of Sussex’s claim that she was ‘unprotected’ by Kensington Palace staff. [telegraph]

‘Am I As Old As Your Dad?’ – Friends star Matthew Perry, 51, is outed for sending a girl, 19, cringe-worthy messages after matching on celeb dating app Raya. [dmail]

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