Uber Files: Massive Leak Reveals How Top Politicians Secretly Helped Uber – Thousands of leaked files have exposed how Uber courted top politicians, and how far it went to avoid justice. [bbc]

Gunmen Kill 19 People In ‘Random’ Bar Shootings In South Africa – Gunmen killed 19 people in two apparently random shootings within hours of each other at taverns in South Africa, police said on Sunday, reinforcing the country’s bleak status as a global centre for murder. [reuters]

Sri Lanka’s President To Resign After Being Chased From Home – Hundreds of thousands of people massed in the capital Colombo to demand the government take responsibility for mismanaging the nation’s finances, and for crippling food and fuel shortages. [ewn]

Steve Bannon May Now Be Willing To Testify Before Jan. 6 Committee – The January 6 committee has received a letter from Steve Bannon’s lawyer saying Bannon, who defied a Congressional subpoena from the committee, is now willing to testify. [cnn]

Are Learners Choosing The Right Career Paths? – In South Africa, the dropout rate for university students is estimated to be up to 60%. A heartbreaking stat, especially considering the unemployment rate in this country. [here]

Shinzo Abe Of Japan Dies After Being Shot During Speech – The former prime minister, 67, was assassinated on Friday in the city of Nara. He served in the office longer than anyone before stepping down in 2020. [nyt]

The Problem With Elon Musk’s High Stakes Plan To Pull Out Of $US44bn Twitter Deal – It has been obvious, almost since the ink dried on his contract to buy Twitter for $US44 billion ($64 billion) that Elon Musk was looking for ways to either reduce the price or walk away from the deal. [smh]

28 Years Later, ANC’s Continued Incompetence Cements The Crumbling Of South Africa – Widespread amnesia has hit constitutional democratic governance, leaving it fixated on hierarchy, protocol and directives, noisy rhetoric, ministerial wilfulness and buckling capability across the state. [mav]

Djokovic Wins Wimbledon, Extends ‘Big Titles’ Lead – After Rafael Nadal narrowed the ‘Big Titles’ race by lifting the Roland Garros trophy, Novak Djokovic extended his advantage on Sunday by defeating Nick Kyrgios for the Wimbledon title. [atp]

Elena Rybakina, Raised In Moscow But Repping Kazakhstan, Wins Wimbledon – She became the first player representing Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam tournament, just as Jabeur had become the first Tunisian, first African woman and first Arab woman to grace a Grand Slam final. [washpost]

Charles Leclerc Pips Max Verstappen To F1 Victory At Austrian GP – As It Happened – Charles Leclerc hung on through the tense final stages to cut Max Verstappen’s championship lead to 38 points. [guardian]

‘Sopranos’ Actor Tony Sirico Dead At 79 – Actor Tony Sirico — best known for his role as mobster Paulie Walnuts on “The Sopranos” — is dead, his brother, Robert, announced on Facebook on Friday. He was 79. [nyp]

Barry Ronge Privately Cremated As Per His Wishes – Iconic and prolific South African film and arts critic and writer Barry Ronge died in Johannesburg on Sunday, 3 July. [n24]

Aboriginal Flag To Permanently Fly On Sydney Harbour Bridge – The Aboriginal flag will now permanently fly on one of Australia’s most iconic landmarks, after a five-year campaign by advocates. [bbc]

Who Are The Contenders To Be The Next Prime Minister After Boris Johnson’s Resignation? – Who’s in and who’s out in the race to become the next occupant of 10 Downing Street – and is there a frontrunner now that Ben Wallace has pulled out? [sky]

Camps Bay Has A Superb New Sushi Deal – Give me views, give me the buzz of the Camps Bay strip, give me people-watching that is almost unrivalled, and give me great sushi. [here]

How ‘Baby Al Capone’ Pulled Off A $24 Million Crypto Heist – Ellis Pinsky was a regular suburban teenager until he found his way into the underworld of internet hackers. In his first interview, he details the crime that nearly ruined his life. [rollsto]

Gwyneth Paltrow, 49, Goes Topless – Modeling her $295 G. Label wide-leg jeans while poolside at her $4.9M Montecito mansion. [dm]

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