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Winter Load Shedding Is Quickly Approaching Eskom’s Worst-Case Scenario – If cuts continue to Sunday as planned, South Africa will already be at 75% of Eskom’s highest stress test level. [businsidersa]

Tembisa 10: Dad Says SA Will See The Babies When The Time Is Right – He assured South Africans that the babies do exist but said the matter was sensitive because the babies were born premature. [iol]

Red Notices And Extraditions: The Next Steps In The Gupta Saga – Extradition is the surrender by one state (the requested or host country) of an individual sought to stand trial or serve a sentence in the requesting state. [dailymav]

SA Records 8,800 New Covid-19 Cases In 24 Hours, With 5,100 In Gauteng – The institute also reported that there were 1,150 hospital admissions in the past 24 hours. Again, it was Gauteng that bore the brunt, with 587 new admissions. [timeslive]

Daughter-In-Law Of Lord Ashcroft Granted Bail After Policeman Shot Dead In Belize – Jasmine Hartin is charged with manslaughter by negligence after a police superintendent was shot dead. [sky]

Biden Warns He’ll Tell Putin ‘What I Want Him To Know’ As He Defines Goals Of Foreign Tour – Before he meets Putin in Geneva next week, Biden is holding consultations with European leaders at the G7 in Cornwall and the NATO summit in Brussels. [cnn]

Leading Biologist Dampens His ‘Smoking Gun’ Covid Lab Leak Theory – David Baltimore, a distinguished biology professor, had become one of the most prominent figures cited by proponents of the so-called lab leak theory. [guardian]

Capitol Police Officer Recounts Facing Jan. 6 Mob: Like ‘A Horde Of Zombies’ – James Blassingame expressed disappointment that members of Congress now don’t have his back after he had theirs. [huffpost]

Why It Is No Longer Cool To Be A Crazy Rich Asian In China – For years, China’s glamorous rich have been known to be ostentatious, showing off their luxury cars and handbags online – often to the envy of their followers. [bbc]

SA’s Best Fibre Providers Ranked – Sitting in the dark, or losing power in the middle of the workday, is just about manageable if you can stay connected. To do that, you’ll also need a solid internet service provider (ISP), and not all are created equal. [here]

Facebook Is Hiring In South Africa — 4 Jobs You Can Apply For Now – These positions include a partner manager for network investments, a program manager, a regional program manager, and a client solutions manager. [mybb]

How Many Oceans Are There On Earth? National Geographic Now Says Five – The organization announced this week that it will recognize the Southern Ocean, a body of water that encircles Antarctica, as the world’s fifth. [washpost]

Nienaber: Springboks’ ‘Good Cop-Bad Cop’ Ref Routine Constructive, Not ‘Manipulative’ – South Africa’s strategy received widespread attention, where Duane Vermeulen was designated as the man to generally challenge on-field calls, with Siya Kolisi acting as a more diplomatic presence. [sport24]

Angel Cabrera Extradited From Brazil On Assault, Theft And Intimidation Charges – Two-time major winner has been accused of using violence against former partners. [telegraph]

Inside Gore Vidal’s Cliffside Palace Of Sex, Scandal, And Celebrity – Susan Sarandon found out she was pregnant by the pool. Princess Margaret visited. Now Kevin Spacey will play Vidal in a biopic set in Rome and Vidal’s Italian home, La Rondinaia. [dbeast]

Kanye West Moves On From Kim Kardashian With Bradley Cooper’s Ex Irina Shayk – It’s the rapper’s first relationship since Kardashian, the mother of his four children, filed for divorce in March. [newsau]

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