Clean-Up Operation Underway As low Tide Exposes Suspected Old Oil Spill At Cape Town’s St James Beach – The City of Cape Town released a media statement on March 24, informing the public that a clean-up operation is underway at St James tidal pool and the surrounding beach on the False Bay coast. [iol]

Risk Of SA Water Crisis Looms – UN – There is global concern about both the quantity and quality of water and these same concerns apply to South Africa, which is already a water-scarce country, receiving an average rainfall of less than 500mm, while the global rainfall average is 850mm. [m&g]

Olympic Chiefs Provide Pathway For Russians To Compete At Paris 2024 Games – President Bach has condemned Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, but believes governments calling for a blanket ban on Russians in sport amounts to political interference. [sky]

‘All That Horror’ Female Russian Veteran Claims Medics Used As Sex Slaves In Ukraine – Female Russian combat medics serving in Ukraine are allegedly being pressed into becoming so-called “field wives” — or sex slaves, a report said. [nypost]

‘Gross’ Kourtney Kardashian Called ‘Disgusting’ For Bringing Food Into Bathroom – A stream of negative reactions came flowing in after the “Kardashians” star, 43, posted an Instagram photo of her tiled floor covered in plates full of chicken tenders, fruit and desserts. [pagesix]

South Africa Linked To Australian Cybercrime After Crackdown On Stolen Identities And Money Laundering – Four suspected cybercriminals were arrested in Australia last week in a police operation there that suggests money, amounting to nearly R14-million, was laundered to South African bank accounts. [dm]