19 Dead After Commercial Aircraft Crashes Into Lake Victoria In Tanzania – A Tanzanian commercial flight operated by Precision Air crash-landed in bad weather in Lake Victoria on Sunday, killing 19 people. [cnn]

Two Earthquakes Hit KZN In One Weekend– This is why and how it happens. [iol]

US Powerball Jackpot Climbs To Record-Breaking $1.9bn – An already record-breaking US Powerball jackpot grew to a whopping $1.9bn (about R34bn) after no one secured a winning ticket in Saturday night’s drawing, according to lottery officials. [tlive]

Facebook Parent Meta Is Preparing Large-Scale Layoffs This Week, Wall Street Journal Reports – Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) is planning to begin large-scale layoffs this week that will affect thousands of employees, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday citing people familiar with the matter, with an announcement planned as early as Wednesday. [reuters]

Twitter Users Jump To Mastodon – But What Is It? – In the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, some users have been seeking alternative platforms. [bbc]

Twitter Launches £7-A-Month Blue Tick Subscription As Founder Apologises To Sacked Staff – Jack Dorsey apologised to staff for the sacking saying he grew the platform ‘too quickly’. [ind]

Spanish Police Seize Largest Ever Amount Of Marijuana Worth £56m – 32 tonnes of packaged drug found in raids on farms and production plants across country. [guardian]

Britain’s Asylum System Is Broken After Years Of Political Neglect. Thousands Are Caught In The Middle – On a chilly Tuesday night at London’s busy Victoria Station, a bus dropped off a group of 11 people – some wearing flip flops and without coats – and drove away. [cnn]

King Charles, Prince William Erupted Into ‘Torrents Of Profanity’ Over Trump’s Kate Middleton Comments – King Charles and Prince William erupted into “torrents of profanity” after hearing comments from Donald Trump about Kate Middleton’s 2012 topless photo scandal, a new biography revealed this week. [nyp]

The Used-Car Bubble In South Africa Could Be About To Burst – The used car market has flourished in recent years, says vehicle sales platform AutoTrader – but with growing demand, prices have spiked, and there are signs that the bubble may be about to burst. [btech]

Aaron Carter, Singer And Brother Of Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter, Dies At 34 – He was in the spotlight from a young age, riding the success of platinum-selling albums and a string of television appearances, along with tours joining his brother’s group and Britney Spears. [hollyrep]

Twitter Impersonators Will Be Suspended Permanently, Musk Says – Elon Musk said on Sunday Twitter users engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying it as a “parody” account will be permanently suspended without a warning. [reuters]

Apple Says iPhones Will Finally Get USB-C Ports – No word yet on when Apple’s various accessories still reliant on the Lightning cable will also make the switch. [wired]

17-Year-Old High School Learner Wins National School Song Cover Contest – These days talent competitions are a global phenomenon with the likes of ‘X Factor’, ‘Idols’ and the ‘Got Talent’ franchises which transform ordinary people with notable talent into global superstars. [here]

Sri Lanka Cricket Star Danushka Gunathilaka Charged With Rape In Australia – Sri Lanka international cricket player Danushka Gunathilaka has been charged with rape after he was arrested at his team’s hotel late on Saturday night, according to Australian police. [cnn]

Shaquille O’Neal Uses Kanye West’s Own Lyrics Against Him In Twitter Spat – Shaquille O’Neal has some “advice” for Kanye West after the rapper called him out on Twitter for alleged dealings with businessman Jamie Salter. [nyp]

Steven Spielberg’s ET Set To Make Millions 40 Years After Release – The blueprints for the incredible robot were inherited after their original owner died. [express]

WATCH | Intercape Bus Carrying 46 Passengers Goes Up In Flames – An Intercape Sleepliner coach carrying 46 passengers caught fire while travelling from Cape Town to Johannesburg on Friday night. [n24]

When Maverick Met The Queen – Her Majesty and Tom Cruise ‘really hit it off’ when she invited the Top Gun star for tea in her final weeks at Windsor Castle… and even let him land his helicopter on her lawn. [dm]

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