Daughter Of Cape Town Furniture Boss Released After ‘R25m Ransom Demand’ – A reliable source says the woman, daughter of the owner of Decofurn, was freed on Wednesday morning after the kidnappers are said to have demanded a ransom of R25 million. [iol]

Biden Speaks With China’s Xi As Tension Grows Over Taiwan – President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping held a lengthy and candid discussion about Taiwan on Thursday as tensions mount between Washington and Beijing, despite Biden’s onetime hope of stabilizing the world’s most important country-to-country relationship. [cnn]

‘Our Priority Is Not To Save The Planet’: Rainforest Auctioned For Oil Drilling – DR Congo will sell parts of the world’s second-largest rainforest and peatlands that currently absorb a decade’s worth of global carbon emissions. [vice]

Olympus Has Fallen: Meta Just Reported Its First Revenue Decline – Meta’s revenue loss and reduced net income are justifying a change in the company’s financial leadership. [giz]

ANC Cash Crunch Makes For A Damp Squib Of Fundraiser Gala Dinner – Despite seats being advertised from R5,000 to R20,000 the gala dinner was almost cancelled through a lack of interest. [mav] Blind..

Witness’ Signature On Will Of Woman Allegedly Murdered By Suspected Serial Killer In Dispute – The alleged manipulated will used by suspected serial killer Zaheera Boomgaard to inherit the estate of one of her victims contained a witness signature by someone who had never met any of the parties involved and does not know what a will is. [n24]

The Great Instagram U-Turn! – Social media giant kills changes and will phase out full-screen videos and photos after celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner slammed the app for ‘trying to be like TikTok’. [dm]

Beyoncé: Renaissance Review – Joyous Soundtrack To A Hot Girl Summer – On her unapologetically escapist seventh album, the pop superstar unleashes everything from disco bangers to global house hedonism. [guardian]

Vardy V Rooney: High Court Judgment To Be Handed Down Today – Rebekah Vardy says she has suffered “very serious harm to her reputation” as a direct result of Coleen Rooney’s 2019 social media post alleging she had leaked private stories about her to The Sun. Today the court will decide if they believe that is the case. [sky]

This International Property Trend Is Proving Extremely Profitable For Investors In Cape Town Right Now – Two sectors significantly leading the current commercial real estate curve in South Africa are savvy redevelopments of under-utilised commercial sites and industrial property investments. [btech]

Princess Diana’s Struggle In The Spotlight Captured In New Trailer For HBO’s ‘The Princess’ – The documentary from director Ed Perkins uses archival audio and video footage of Princess Diana, showing her rise to fame and untimely death. [people]

Encroaching Indian Mynahs Ruffle Feathers In Kruger Park – For more than a century the Indian mynah has been on a steady march across South Africa and now the troublesome invader is settling in the Kruger National Park and this has conservationists worried. [mav]

Familiar Favourites In This Year’s ‘Best Of The Cape’ Awards – For the second year running, The Kfm Best of the Cape Awards recognises the region’s finest. On Monday, the top five finalists in each category were announced. [here]

Springsteen Tickets Are Going For A Whopping $4,000 – What else are we paying dynamic prices for? [guardian]

Vettel Announces His Retirement From Formula 1 – The four-time former World Champion revealed the news on the eve of the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend. [pf1]

Millionaire’s Savage ‘Act Of Spite’ To Block Neighbor’s View – A British millionaire has sparked a bitter feud with neighbors by building a 15-foot wall of hay bales on his estate in an act of “revenge.” [nyp]

Former Playboy Model Angie Everhart Accused Of Egging Neighbor’s House – Angie Everhart has been accused of throwing eggs at her neighbor’s apartment after a verbal altercation. [p6]

Daniel Radcliffe’s Weird Al Biopic Gets November Release Date – Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, a biopic about the musician starring Daniel Radcliffe, will release on November 4th on The Roku Channel, the streaming company has announced. [verge]

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