Bill Gates Says Epstein Relationship Was ‘A Huge Mistake’ – The two men met on numerous occasions starting in 2011 — including at least three times at Mr. Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse. [nytimes]

IEC Asks ConCourt To Postpone Elections, Contemplates 23 February 2022 As New Date –  It has also cautioned that the “future is inherently uncertain” – and the commission has no control over variables, such as new variants or a crisis with vaccine supply. [news24]

Another 423 Covid-19 Deaths Recorded In SA In 24 hours – Of the new cases, the most (3,587) were in the Western Cape, followed by Gauteng (2,927), and KwaZulu-Natal (2,408). [timeslive]

Trump Asks Court To End House Pursuit Of His Tax Returns From IRS – His legal team formally stepped into a long-running fight over a US House request for his tax returns, claiming Trump’s financial history is being unfairly pursued for political reasons. [cnn]

South African Bitcoin Brothers’ Big Lie About Dawie Roodt – Cryptocurrency investment scheme Africrypt allegedly claimed that it had taken on 15% of economist Dawie Roodt’s portfolio, court documents show. [mybb]

Texas GOP Official Mocked COVID Five Days Before He Died Of Virus – H. Scott Apley’s Facebook page was filled with anti-mask, anti-vaccine content until he was suddenly hospitalized on Sunday. [dbeast]

Off-Grid New Hampshire Man Jailed For Refusing To Vacate Cabin Of 27 Years – 81-year-old David Lidstone has lived in the woods of New Hampshire along the Merrimack River in a small cabin adorned with solar panels. [guardian]

Robinhood Billionaire Cofounders’ Fortunes Nearly Double In Two Days Amid Stock’s Wild Rally – That pushed up the net worths of the company’s two cofounders, Vlad Tenev, 34, and Baiju Bhatt, 36,by $1.4 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively. [forbes]

The True Crime Junkies And The Curious Case Of A Missing Husband – A woman pleaded on Facebook for help finding her husband. A group of true-crime enthusiasts popped up to help. Then things took a dark turn. [vice]

Trial Date Imminent For Alleged Cape Town Gang Boss Ralph Stanfield And Co-Accused – It took the State almost six years to conclude charges against alleged 28s gang leader Ralph Stanfield, his wife, Nicole, his sister, Fransesca, and 16 others. [dailymav]

Wine Fans Rejoice With A Red For Every Occasion – We still have a decent stretch of winter left before spring moves in with all its buds and blossoms, and that means there are still a few opportunities left to enjoy a satisfying glass of red wine. [here]

12-Year-Old Skateboarding Prodigy Kokona Hiraki Became Youngest Olympic Medalist In 85 years – Hiraki claimed the silver medal in the women’s park competition, with Sakura Yosozumi, 19, winning the gold. [businsider]

Elaine Thompson-Herah: Instagram Blocks Gold Medallist Who Shared Race Win – Thompson-Herah, the fastest woman in the world, was blocked on Tuesday for sharing videos from her 100 and 200 metre races on her Instagram account. [bbc]

WATCH: Christian Eriksen At Inter Training Ground, In ‘Excellent Shape’ After Euro Collapse – Inter released a short video which showed a smiling Eriksen hugging his teammates and greeting members of Inter’s staff. [iol]

Miss South Africa 2021 Top 10 Finalists Announced – The 63nd edition of Miss South Africa takes place on Saturday, 16 October at Cape Town’s Grand West Arena and will be aired live on M-Net and Mzansi Magic. [channel24]

Disney’s ‘Real Life’ Star Wars Lightsaber Expands In New Video – Next year, Disney will reveal the most authentic-looking real-world Star Wars lightsaber yet, and a new video just revealed our best look to date. [gizmodo]

Love Island Receives More Than 5,000 Complaints Over ‘Misleading And Distressing’ Casa Amor Postcard – Claims an episode “misled” female contestants after they were sent images showing their partners appearing to be unfaithful. [sky]

Seth Rogen Assures Fans He Had Not Been Kiidnapped – “Has anybody seen Seth Rogen lately?” @chriscanbefunny sings. “I’ve seen a lot of photos of his vases, haven’t seen a recent photo of his face, yeah.” [newsau]

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