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Oscar Pistorius Up For Parole In Reeva Steenkamp’s Murder – At a hearing in Pretoria on Friday, a parole board will decide if the Blade Runner would be let out early – almost a decade after serving his 13-year sentence. [ewn]
Former DA MP Cilliers Brink Elected New Tshwane Mayor – The mayoral appointment will be seen as a hopeful path for the City, which has had no permanent mayor serving longer than a week since February. [news24]
Amsterdam Launches Stay Away Ad Campaign Targeting Young British Men – Amsterdam has warned rowdy British sex and drug tourists to “stay away”. [bbc]
Chicago Bears Signs South African NFL Star Dieter Eiselen For Fourth Year – US NFL (National Football League) sport content creator and podcast host, George Eghator, says the South African sportsman is a great example of how grit, hard work, determination and continuous hard grind can get you ahead. [sapeople]
New Source Of Water On The Moon Estimated To Hold 270 Trillion Kilograms Of Water – The ability to tap into this reservoir can pave the way for crewed space exploration, but researchers are still figuring out how. [vice]
Amateur Gold Digger Finds Huge Nugget Worth $160,000 In Australia – Discovered in the state of Victoria in an area known as the “Golden Triangle,” the gold-filled rock weighs 4.6 kilograms, with the precious metal making up 2.6 kilograms. [cnn]
Explained: The ‘Luh Twizzy’ TikTok Challenge And Why Police Aren’t Investigating Incident At Mall Of Africa – Durban – Hordes of teenagers storming the Mall of Africa in Johannesburg over the weekend has gone viral on social media. [iol]
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]
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