Alarming Study Findings Indicate Food We Consume Is Becoming Less Nutritious — And It’s Set To Get Worse –  But solutions are not at all simple, particularly in terms of agricultural and consumer practices. [dailymaverick]

Former SA Rugby Boss Jurie Roux Loses Another Appeal, Has To Pay Back R37 Million To Stellenbosch University – Roux was some time ago found guilty of misallocating R37m when he worked in the finance department of Maties from 2002-2010. [iol]

Fuel Spill In Milnerton Threatens Wildlife At Table View Nature Reserve – A fuel spill at the Astron Energy oil refinery in Milnerton has reached the sensitive waterways of the Table Bay Nature Reserve, posing a significant threat to wildlife, with several oiled birds having already died. [capetownetc]

Employers Reveal Why Gen Z Is The Hardest Generation To Work With – Despite many of them having only just entered the workforce, Generation Z — those born in 1997 onwards — is already getting a bad rap at the office. [nypost]

Kenya Starvation Cult ‘Massacre’ Toll Hits 90 As Searched Paused – The discovery of mass graves in Shakahola forest near the coastal town of Malindi has shocked Kenyans, with cult leader Paul Mackenzie Nthenge accused of driving his followers to death by preaching that starvation was the only path to God. [ewn]

Ed Sheeran Appears In NYC Court For Start Of Copyright Trial – British singer Ed Sheeran has appeared in a New York City court to deny that his song Thinking Out Loud copied Marvin Gaye’s song Let’s Get it On. [bbc]

Crowd Kills Over A Dozen Suspected Gang Members In Haiti – More than a dozen people were lynched by a crowd in Haitian capital Port-au-Prince on Monday, on suspicion of being gang members, according to authorities. [cnn]

Swedish Research Rocket Flies Off Course, Accidentally Lands In Norway – A microgravity research rocket launched by Sweden on Monday morning accidentally landed inside Norway, the Swedish Space Corporation said in a statement Tuesday. [cbs]

Japanese ispace Moon Landing Attempt Falls Short At ‘Very End,’ CEO Says – Japanese lunar exploration company ispace attempted to land its first cargo mission on the moon on Tuesday, but lost communication with the spacecraft and has deemed the attempt unsuccessful. [cnbc]

Unique Opportunity To Adopt And Name This Beautiful Baby Hippo – A cute little baby hippo who was recently rescued needs to be adopted, and whoever the lucky person is who adopts her… you’ll get the privilege of naming her too! [sapeople]

Look: Photographer Captures Fynbos Like You’ve Never Seen It Before – As chief executive of the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA), Andrew Baxter is not only dedicated to the preservation of nature, he is also determined to share its beauty in extraordinary ways. [capetownetc]

SA Weighs Mega Renewable-Energy Tender To Curb Outages – Bid Window 7 should be released next month for 5 000 megawatts of solar and wind technologies, but Bid Window 8 could be three times this amount. [moneyweb]