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Load Shedding Crisis As Eskom Breakdowns Hit New Record – The utility was forced to implement Stage 2 load shedding abruptly on Sunday afternoon when breakdowns hit critical levels. What it refers to as “unplanned breakdowns” totalled 17 018MW – a record high. [citizen]

Load Shedding Jumps To Stage 4 – Eskom has announced that load shedding has immediately jumped to Stage 4 on Tuesday morning after more generation units failed. [news24]

National State Of Disaster Declared After Devastating Floods In KwaZulu-Natal And Eastern Cape – Nearly 4,000 homes had been destroyed in KwaZulu-Natal and more than 40,000 people had been displaced by the floods. [timeslive]

New Photos Show Russian Warship Moskva Before It Sank – The sinking of the Black Sea fleet flagship was the biggest wartime loss of a naval ship in 40 years — and a huge embarrassment for Russia. [cnn]

Ukraine War: Donbas Tourist Town Braces For Russian Assault – In a picturesque resort town on the northern edge of Ukraine’s Donbas region, people can hear the shelling coming closer. The Russians are just five miles to the north. [bbc]

Boris Johnson To Face MPs’ Fury Over ‘Partygate’ – The embattled UK leader has weathered the initial storm after being penalised last week for breaching COVID-19 lockdown laws on one occasion in 2020, doggedly defying calls to resign. [ewn]

Elon Musk, The World’s Richest Person, Says He Doesn’t Own A Home Right Now, Stays With Friends – “If I travel to the [San Francisco] Bay Area, which is where most of Tesla’s engineering is, I basically rotate through friends’ spare bedrooms,” Musk said. [businsider]

Gnomes, Grottos And Tame Hermits: The Weirdest English Gardens In History – English Garden Eccentrics by Todd Longstaffe-Gowan unearths four centuries of unfettered horticultural fancies. [tele]

Finally, WhatsApp Will Let You Hide ‘Last Seen’ Status From Specific Contacts – For now, you can only hide the status from non-contacts or everyone. [mashable]

Operation Mincemeat: The Incredible Plot That Tricked Hitler – In 1943, British agents hatched an elaborate plan to mislead Germany about UK invasion plans. [bbc]

Trophy Hunters Kill Two Of Africa’s Biggest Elephants In Botswana – The surgical removal of Africa’s large-tusked elephants by trophy hunters continues. Two massive bulls have been killed in the last few weeks in northern Botswana. [africageo]

What’s The Difference Between Online Schooling And Homeschooling? – Five reasons to join SA’s fastest-growing online high school. [here]

Manchester United Set To Confirm Erik Ten Hag As New Manager In Coming Days – Negotiations over the length of the Dutchman’s deal are continuing as United close in on appointing a successor to Ole Gunnar Solskjær. [guardian]

Tragedy As Cristiano Ronaldo Announces Death Of Newborn Son: ‘The Greatest Pain A Parent Can Feel’ –  Ronaldo and his partner Georgina Rodriguez revealed on social media that they’d tragically lost their newborn son, who was a twin to a baby girl. [sport24]

Johnny Depp V Amber Heard Libel Trial: Court Shown Photos Of Depp With ‘Lacerations’ And ‘Scratches’ On Face As It’s Reported Star Will Testify Today – The court heard from the star’s private doctor and nurse who both described searching for his severed finger. [sky]

COVID Conspiracy Theorists Wreak Havoc With A Story About Snake Venom – Conspiracists are beefing over a theory that starts with the claim COVID is connected to snake venom and only gets more out there. [vice]

Jennifer Aniston Reveals She Used To Sleepwalk And Set Off Her House Alarms – The “Friends” star also talked about her struggles with insomnia and sleep anxiety. [huffpost]

Robert Pattinson ‘Couldn’t Remove His Batman Costume’ – The 35-year-old actor stars as the iconic character in Matt Reeves’ blockbuster, and the filmmaker was such a “perfectionist” that Robert couldn’t remove his costume. [iol]

Nicolas Cage Discusses THAT Somersault On Terry Wogan, Taking Drugs With His CAT And Blowing $150m – Star admits he was ‘terrified’ to play himself in upcoming film. [dmail]

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