Kim Jong-Un: Apparent Weight Loss Prompts Speculation Over North Korean Leader’s Health – Kim looks noticeably slimmer in his first public appearance for a month, highlighting possible health issues over weight and lifestyle. [guardian]

Brian Shivambu’s Secret Admission Of Taking VBS Money For Nothing Collapses Entire Malema-Floyd Aggressive Defence – While they were positioning themselves as the moral leaders of the oppressed, Malema and Shivambu were exchanging their political power for gifts and ‘interventions’.  [dailymav]

Bezos, Buffett, Bloomberg, Musk, Icahn And Soros Pay Tiny Fraction Of Wealth In Income Taxes – The 25 richest Americans “saw their worth rise a collective $401 billion from 2014 to 2018,” but paid a total of just $13.6 billion in federal income taxes for those five years. [cnbc]

Government ‘Unable To Verify’ Reports That SA Woman Gave Birth To 10 Babies – In a statement on Tuesday night, the director-general of government communications, Phumla Williams, said that the report and subsequent social media posts had been “noted”.[timeslive]

Zweli Mkhize Placed On Special Leave – The presidency said the suspension would allow Mkhize to attend to the allegations against him. Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane will act as health minister. [citypress]

A South African Just Bought 20 Rare Dagga Seeds (And NFT Art) For R224,000 – The seeds are produced by the US-based Gage Green Group which is world-renowned for its high-quality genetics. [businsidersa]

Nun Embezzled $835K From Catholic School To Fund Gambling Habit: DOJ – Kreuper was charged with wire fraud and money laundering in connection with the decade-long scheme, and prosecutors say she agreed to plead guilty as part of a plea agreement. [dbeast]

Friends Celebrated A Birthday On A Pink Flamingo Raft. Then It Got Swept Into A Frigid Alaska Bay – The flamingo moved wherever the wind and current took it, eventually snagging against a cluster of rocks covered with sharp barnacles. [washpost]

ANC Gives Ace Another Chance To Say Sorry – Magashule was initially given 48 hours to apologise to the ANC structures for writing a letter suspending the party president Cyril Ramaphosa. [citizen]

iOS 15: The Best New Features Coming To Your iPhone – On Monday, Apple debuted iOS 15 at the company’s annual Worldwide Developer Conference, with a number of standout features stealing the show. [here]

The US Socialite Who Gave It All Up To Become A Carmelite Nun – Until she dedicated herself to a life of prayer she was known as Ann Russell Miller, a wealthy San Francisco socialite who hosted lavish parties, and was the mother of ten children. [bbc]

Damian De Allende Reveals Petrol Explosion Caused Bok Duo’s Burns In Fire Accident – “We were just sitting around the fire and one of the boys threw a bit of petrol over the fire and then it caught his hand,” De Allende said. [sport24]

Read The Text Messages From Crime Bosses Openly Discussing Million-Dollar Drug Shipments On Fake Encrypted ‘AN0M’ App – Cops saw EVERY word. [dmail]

Prince Harry Discussed Name Plan With Queen Elizabeth – Whilst Harry was keen to honour his late mother with the name choice, he didn’t want to call the baby Diana because he knew it would bring “attention” to his baby. [iol]

Prince Of Wales And Duke Of Sussex In ‘Regular Contact’, Sources Reveal – It is understood that he has been speaking to his younger son frequently and that their relationship has turned a corner following the raft of shocking claims Prince Harry made. [tele]

Armie Hammer Has Checked Into Treatment For Drug, Sex Issues – The Social Network star has been embroiled in a sexual assault scandal since January, when various women came forward with claims of emotional and sexual abuse. [newsau]

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