Cape Town Aims To End Freeze On Uber, Bolt Permits Early Next Year – The City of Cape Town has pledged to start issuing operating permits to e-hailing drivers on Uber and Bolt in early 2023 – before the planned date of end-2023. [n24]
Fake Meat Gets A Reprieve, After Govt Threat To Remove It From Shelves On Monday – Familiar plant-based foods like vegan biltong and vegetarian sausages had been due to disappear from shelves from Monday – if not voluntarily, then through seizure by agents of South Africa’s Food Safety Agency. [busins]
[IN PICTURES] King Misuzulu KaZwelithini’s Coronation – Earlier on Saturday, Misuzulu was officially introduced to his ancestors as king of the Zulu nation – through the kraal-entering ceremony. [ewn]
Singapore To End Ban On Gay Sex – Singapore will repeal a law that bans gay sex, effectively making it legal to be homosexual in the city-state. [bbc]
Brace Yourselves. If You Thought The First Coming Of Donald Trump Was Crazy Enough – Wait For The Sequel – Millions see him as a thwarted redeemer and yearn for a second coming. Like messiahs before him from Skywalker to Moses, he may still be wrestling with his fate. He risks being rejected twice. But the faithful, or many of them, have decided. [sky]
Andrew Tate: Money-Making Scheme For Fans Of ‘Extreme Misogynist’ Closes – Programme encouraging followers to post videos helped former kickboxer go viral. [guardian]
Seized Russian Superyacht To Be Auctioned To Pay JPMorgan Loan – A luxury yacht formerly owned by sanctioned Russian businessman Dmitrievich Pumpyansky will be sold at auction on Tuesday after the billionaire failed to repay JPMorgan Chase & Co. a loan. [bloom]
The Cord Has Been Cut. Streaming Is More Watched Than Cable – For the first time ever, Americans are watching more streaming TV than cable, according to a report from Nielsen. [cnn]
Inside Bennifer’s ‘Old Hollywood-Themed’ Wedding – At $8.9m estate where guests enjoyed cigars – and posters of old classics like Gone with Wind were draped in the farmhouse. [dm]
China Sentences Tycoon Xiao Jianhua To 13 Years, Fines His Company $8.1 Billion – Billionaire businessman was sentenced five years after being abducted from a hotel room in Hong Kong. [nbc]
Mark Zuckerberg Unveils New, Boyish Metaverse Avatar – After getting mocked for creepy, dead-eyed version. [busins]
Jonah Hill Steps Back From Promoting Films To Protect Mental Health – The Hollywood actor and director said media appearances and public-facing events “exacerbated” his anxiety attacks, adding that the decision was an “important” step for him. [sky]
Sean Connery’s Own ‘James Bond Car’ Sold For $2.4 Million – A silver Aston Martin DB5 that had been owned by actor Sean Connery was sold at auction Thursday for $2.4 million. [cnn]
Why The Cambridge International Curriculum May Be The Right Choice For You And Your Child – The majority of South African learners are currently working towards their matric under the SA National Senior Certificate (CAPS curriculum), but there are some other fantastic options out there. [here]
Trump’s Truth Social Has Seen A Huge Spike Since FBI Search – People have been flocking to Trump’s social media platform.[vice]
‘I’ll Do it Again,’ Says Man Who Held Up Bank To Withdraw His Own Money – Faced with huge medical bills for his sick family, Bassam al-Sheikh Hussein held up a bank to withdraw his own savings, and walked free. [vice]
The Geneva International Motor Show Was Just Canceled For The Fourth Year In A Row – Organizers announced that a complimentary event will be held in Qatar in 2023. [rr]
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