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Police Did Not Receive Intelligence, Bheki Cele Tells MPs – This contradicts state security minister Ayanda Dlodlo’s assertions that intelligence structures fed the police information for them to respond to planned events during the unrest. [busday]

Cape Town Taxi Violence: ‘Silence The Guns For The Sake Of Our Lives’ – By Tuesday, no resolution over routes had been reached after discussions with various stakeholders, which include Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula. [news24]

NICD Says Next Week Is Key To Knowing If SA Has Past Third Wave Peak, As 596 New Deaths Are Recorded – SA recorded 8,929 new Covid-19 infections and 596 fatalities in the past 24 hours. [timeslive]

Covid: Anger As Half Of Australians In Lockdown Again – Residents must not leave their homes except for grocery shopping, exercise and other essential reasons. [bbc]

Underground Train Fills With Water As Part Of China Suffers ‘Heaviest Rain In 1,000 Years’ – More than 20cm of rain falls in an hour on the city of Zhengzhou – more water than fell on the hardest-hit parts of Germany over three days in the recent floods. [sky]

Unvaccinated People Represented About 99% Of Recent Coronavirus Deaths In The US – The US is now dealing with a “pandemic of the unvaccinated,” CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said at a press briefing. [businsider]

Russia Unveils New ‘Checkmate’ Fighter Jet – Russian President Vladimir Putin got a sneak peek of a new fifth-generation lightweight single-engine fighter jet at an air show just outside of Moscow on Tuesday. [cnn]

South Africans Over 35 Are Getting Their Covid-19 Shots — Why “Queue Jumping” Is Fine – Some reported that they visited a private vaccination site — such as those run by Dis-Chem — to get their shot. [mybb]

New Zealand Falls For Stranded Baby Orca, But Dilemma Looms Over ‘Life Support’ – Time could be running out for killer whale named Toa, who has charmed the nation but depends on round-the-clock care to stay alive. [guardian]

Interesting Coffee Rituals From Around The World – Coffee is immensely popular across the globe, and some countries have a history of traditions and ceremonies that draw on the drink. [here]

A History Of South African Nazis – Those on the far Right identified with the despotic and racist ideology developed by Adolf Hitler. And when the National Party came to power, those fascists moved into politics. [newframe]

Kolisi Fighting Fit To Lead Boks Against British & Irish Lions – After much speculation about his availability, Siya Kolisi will captain the Springboks in rugby’s oldest challenge when the world champions meet the Lions in the first Test on Saturday. [dailymav]

Springboks Lose ‘Highveld Advantage’ After British Lions Tour Moved To Cape Town – The badly kept secret that the entire series between the Boks and the Lions is to played in Cape Town has now been confirmed by SA Rugby. [iol]

Conspiracy Theorists Think A Town Destroyed By Wildfire Was Decimated By A Massive Laser – One man even livestreamed himself sneaking into the ruins of Lytton, B.C.— to scour for evidence. [vice]

Hailey Bieber Shuts Down Baby Rumours Prompted By Justin Bieber’s Instagram – The 24-year-old model cleared up her husband’s remarks on social media so fans wouldn’t jump to conclusions. [huffpost]

The Queen Could Withdraw Harry And Meghan’s Platinum Jubilee Invitation – Insiders reveal growing Palace anger over the ‘clearly deliberate’ timing of duke’s tell-all Megxit Memoir that threatens to eclipse her 70th anniversary year. [dmail]

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