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Why Tension Over Homeless People Is Reaching Boiling Point In Sea Point – Tension is brewing in Sea Point, on Cape Town’s Atlantic Seaboard, as conflict among the homeless, those trying to assist them, and ratepayers continues to escalate. [news24]

R1m From Digital Vibes Deal Bankrolled Hair Salon, Nail Boutique For Zweli Mkhize’s Son, Daughter-In-Law – On the day of the grand launch party, a beaming Sthoko Mkhize (34), Mkhize’s daughter-in-law, posed for a picture in front of her new business. [dailymav]

Band-Aid On Kim Jong Un’s Head Fuels Speculation About His Health – Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s supreme leader, was pictured with a strange mark on the back of his head, which was later covered with a band-aid. [businsider]

555 New Covid-19 Deaths Recorded In SA In 24 Hours – In the same period, there were 8,988 new infections recorded, at a positivity rate of 19.8%. [timeslive]

‘He Died Hoping His Security Would Come’ – Haiti’s first lady asks why guards were nowhere to be seen when the president was assassinated. [cnn]

Jacob Zuma To Learn Format For Next Court Date In Arms Deal Trial – The former president maintains it would be illegal for him to appear virtually for his court date in the arms deal corruption trial. [busday]

The Easiest Way To Trade In Your Old iPad – There comes a time when you start looking to upgrade, which usually means using Facebook or another platform to flog the old one. Sure, but there’s a much easier way. [here]

Covid Hospitalizations Rise Across US As Hospitals Say Patients Aren’t Vaccinated – Covid-19 hospitalizations are surging across the US and stretched hospitals are warning that the overwhelming majority of coronavirus patients are unvaccinated and their serious sickness preventable. [guardian]

Biden Calls For Cuomo To Resign After Investigation Finds The New York Governor Sexually Harassed 11 Women – Investigators laid out a devastating portrait of Cuomo’s behaviour and extensive examples of unwanted touching. [washpost]

Turkey Fires: Despite Extra Crews Battling Hard, Hot And Dry Conditions Mean The Wildfires Rage On – Fires are still ravaging parts of southern Turkey as temperatures continued to soar amidst low humidity despite extra crews and personnel being drafted in. [sky]

The $29 billion Deal In 11 Weeks: How Square Bought Afterpay – Jack Dorsey introduced the world to expressing itself in just 140 characters as the creator of Twitter Inc, and his payments company, Square Inc, also likes getting straight to the point. [iol]

FBI Used Pictures Of Staff For Undercover Sex Crime Stings – A watchdog report said the support staff members were not certified to work undercover in this manner. [bbc]

Dieticians Recommend Adding These Five Things To Your Coffee – If you’re after something a little different in your morning cuppa, with the bonus of a flavour boost, here are some additions to consider. [here]

Gatland Urges Officials To Crack Down On Bok Time-Wasting In Final Test – Gatland will meet the referee for the decider, Mathieu Raynal, and his assistants Nic Berry and Ben O’Keeffe this week and plans to emphasise South Africa’s attempts to slow the game down. [guardian]

‘Heavily Intoxicated’ Australian Olympians Threw Up On ‘Rowdy’ 10-Hour Flight Back From Tokyo – Multiple investigations have been launched after passengers say they endured the worst flight of their lives because of the rowdy athletes. [dbeast]

Devilsdorp Breaks Showmax Records, Outperforming Game Of Thrones – The four-part docu-series investigates the 11 Krugersdorp Killings between 2012 and 2016, separately known as The Appointment Murders and the Satanic Murders. [sapeople]

Disgraced Singer R. Kelly Now Penniless And Overweight In Jail – R. Kelly says he’s so broke he can’t even afford to pay for court transcripts on the eve of his sex-trafficking trial – and has gained so much weight while behind bars he needs new clothes. [newsau]

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