South African Insurance Industry Rocked By Insure Group ‘Premiums Misappropriation’ Scandal – It’s largely remained out of the headlines, even though insurance giants Santam, Hollard, Old Mutual and Guardrisk have, between them, lost R944-million as a result. [dailymav]

We Have Not Hit Third Wave Yet – Health Dep On Mkhize’s SOS To Provinces – The department said: “We want to assure South Africans that we have not yet hit the third wave; however, we are at risk, and we hence need to be on heightened vigilance as a country.” [news24]

Cape ‘Underworld Bosses’ To Be Tried In High Court For Murder Of ‘Steroid King’ Brian Weinstein – Mark Lifman, alleged Sexy Boys gang leader Jerome “Donkie” Booysen, Andre Naude and several others appeared in the court on Wednesday. [timeslive]

Communal Violence Erupts In Israeli Cities Following Days Of Air Strikes And Rocket Attacks – Rioting and violent clashes have also swept through several Israeli cities between Arab and Jewish citizens. [cnn]

Jerusalem Violence: The Israeli-Palestinian Situation Explained – The latest violence follows a month of rising tensions, though the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians has gone on for decades. [bbc]

These Are The Most Complained-About Banks In South Africa – The Ombudsman for Banking Services (OBS) has published its annual report for 2020, revealing the relationship between the country’s largest banks and their clients. [bustech]

#MakeMyMay – How To Win Your Share Of R80 000 Worth Of Prizes – Put the credit card down, and step away from your wallet – with the added bonus of standing a chance to win prizes from some of South Africa’s favourite brands. [here]

Elon Musk Says Tesla Will No Longer Accept Bitcoin Due To Fossil Fuel Use – Digital currency, which is made with an energy-intensive process, falls 17% after the tweet. [guardian]

A Pack Of 9 CryptoPunk NFTs Sold For $17 million At Auction – CryptoPunks, in particular, are pixelated digital portraits of little “punks,” each of them having specific combinations of traits (think glasses, haircut, beard) that makes every one unique. [mashable]

A 17-Year-Old Italian Influencer Is The New, But Disputed, Heir To Italy’s Defunct Throne – The House of Savoy is now a defunct monarchy, but if Italy had not become a republic 75 years ago, Vittoria Cristina Chiara Adelaide Maria would be next in line. [businsider]

COVID-19 Can Infect Penis Tissue And Could Lead To Erectile Dysfunction – Study – COVID can cause damage to blood vessels, which in turn can damage parts of the body the vessels supply, including the sponge-like tissue in the penis. [sky]

The Farthest Spacecraft From Earth Picks Up An Unexpected New Signal – Voyager 1 has likely made the first continuous measurement of the density of matter in interstellar space. [vice]

Man Utd Fear Fans Targeting Team Hotel And Bus – Exclusive: A heavy security presence is expected around Old Trafford in an attempt to prevent supporters causing a second match postponement. [telegraph]

Ellen DeGeneres Makes Shock Decision To End Talk Show After 18 Years – The 63-year-old star has announced that is calling time on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” because it is not challenging her as a “creative person” anymore. [iol]

Bill Gates Told Golf Buddies That His Marriage Was ‘Loveless’ – Bill Gates’s golfing buddies were reportedly the first to be told his marriage was over as the billionaire revealed why they were splitting. [newsau]

‘Leonardo DiCaprio Unrecognisable’ In Pic From Scorsese Film: Uh, Really? – The internet has zero mercy, as the New York Post learned. [cnet]

She’s Still Got It – Cindy Crawford, 55, stuns on the cover of Vogue Brazil as she gushes about ‘fun’ shoot while posing nearly nude in black lace. [dmail]

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