South Africa’s Most Expensive Suburbs – And How Much It Costs To Buy A House In Them – Ten years ago, there were just four top suburbs with an average selling price of just over R10 million. [btech]

Correctional Services Appalled As ’Stolen’ Pictures Of Jacob Zuma In Jail Go Viral – The Department of Correctional Services has suspended an official and launched an investigation in the wake of pictures of former president Jacob Zuma being processed at the Estcourt Correctional Centre making its way online. [iol]

EU Fines Volkswagen, BMW $1 Bln For Emissions Cartel – The European Commission fined German carmakers Volkswagen and BMW a total of 875 million euros ($1 billion) on Thursday for colluding to curb the use of emissions cleaning technology they had developed. [reuters]

The Delta Variant Is Like Last Year’s ‘COVID-19 On Steroids’ – The Delta variant is “COVID-19 on steroids,” a leading health expert said. [insider]

How Well Covid-19 Vaccines Protect Against The Delta Variant, According To The Best Available Data – The highly-infectious Delta coronavirus variant is causing a surge in Covid-19 cases around the world, from the US to India. The variant has mutations that help it partially escape the immune response produced by vaccines. [busins]

Euro Final Tickets Sold For £20,000 Each As Fans Battle To See Historic Clash – Euro 2020 final tickets are being sold for up to £20,000 each as fans battle to see the Three Lions take on Italy. [metro]

Boris Johnson Poised To Declare Extra Bank Holiday If England Win Euro 2020 – Prospect of day off arises as ministers urged to release Covid data from previous matches. [guardian] Well, it’s either that or ‘GUTTED’ and ‘CHOKERS’. Keep building it up, guys..

Comparing SA’s Cheapest Home Fibre Deals – Multiple screens, sport, Netflix, the news, another 8PM address from President Ramaphosa, and endless scrolling through social media while we’re stuck indoors. You’re going to need decent fibre to stay sane. [here]

Michael Avenatti Sentenced To 2½ Years Behind Bars For Nike Extortion Threat – The pugnacious lawyer rose to fame representing Stormy Daniels before he made illegal threats to expose the sports apparel giant. [nbc]

England Face UEFA Charge After Fan Uses Laser Pointer During Euro 2020 Match Against Denmark – Pointer was aimed at Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel before a Harry Kane penalty, which he saved; England also charged for fan behaviour during national anthem and for lighting of fireworks by fans. [sky]

Angelina Jolie Moves To Sell Château Miraval – The Hollywood star has allegedly petitioned a judge to let her sell the Provence wine estate as she lines up a buyer. [tdb]

Commission Approves Mr Price’s Purchase Of Yuppiechef – The Competition Commission has given the go-ahead to Mr Price’s planned purchase of Yuppiechef, a privately-owned South African business focused on home and kitchenware. [btech]

World’s Deepest Pool Opens In Dubai, Part Of Huge Underwater City – Already home to the world’s tallest skyscraper and the world’s largest mall, Dubai has just opened another record-breaking attraction — the deepest dive pool in the world. [cnn]

Zuckerberg, Sandberg Go For A Stroll Amid Talk Of Damaged Relationship – Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg took what appeared to be a casual stroll with his long-time No. 2, Sheryl Sandberg, on Thursday following a damning report claiming the Trump presidency has damaged their relationship. [nyp]

Apple’s Upcoming 9/11 Documentary Focuses On The 12 Hours After The Attacks – 9/11: Inside the President’s War Room is narrated by Jeff Daniels. [verge]

What The Colour Of Your Favourite Fruit And Veg Tells You – 2021 is the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables, so cheers to that. Did you know that the colour of each fruit and vegetable actually provides us with some clues to what’s inside? [here]

Megan Fox Says Her Son Is Being Bullied For Wearing Dresses – Actress Megan Fox is clapping back at the bullies who are mocking her 8-year-old son for choosing to wear dresses. [people]

US Woman Killed By Bear That Dragged Her From Tent In Montana – US authorities are searching for a grizzly bear that killed a woman in Montana after dragging her from her tent in the middle of the night. [bbc]

Giant Marilyn Monroe Statue in Palm Springs Draws Criticism: ‘Have We Learned Nothing?’ – Marilyn Monroe would have turned 95 on June 1. [variety]

Marilyn Manson Turns Himself Into Police For Alleged Spitting Incident – The rock star has since been released on bail. [nme]

Kim Kardashian Is Granted Five Year Restraining Order – From man who sent her a diamond engagement ring and morning-after pills after showing up at her gated community. [dm]

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