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Expect Internet Disruptions In SA As Two Undersea Cables Snapped On Same Day – Two undersea communication cables that are critical for network operators in South Africa snapped on the same day, which has resulted in disruptions to the internet. Some websites might load slowly, and others not at all. [news24]
Natasha Joubert Crowned Miss SA 2023 – Natasha Joubert has been crowned Miss SA 2023 at the finale of the pageant held in Pretoria on Sunday, 13 August. [sapeople]
Mark Zuckerberg Shuts Door On Cage Fight, Saying Elon Musk ‘Isn’t Serious’ – Meta boss says ‘time to move on’ after Twitter owner fails to name date and says he needs surgery. [guardian]
Welcome To SA’s First Women-Only ‘Shebeen’ – The brainchild of Brutal Fruit Spritzer, SA’s first women-only ‘shebeen’ is a celebration of gender equality in National. [thesouthafrican]
NASA Telescope Spots Cosmic Question Mark In Deep Space – A cosmic object in the shape of a glowing question mark has photobombed one of the latest images captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope — and scientists think they know what it might be. [cnn]
The OceanGate Implosion Rocked The World. Here’s Where Sub Experts Predict The Industry Will Go Next – Despite the disaster, those in the know say levels of interest have remained the same, and even increased in some cases. [robbreport]
Hawaii Wildfires: Oprah Winfrey And Her Camera Crew Turned Away From Shelter For Survivors – Officials said they appreciated the TV personality’s “understanding” after she was told not to come inside the facility. It came as Maui’s police chief warned the number of victims would inevitably rise as “none of us really know the size of it yet”. [sky]
The ‘Rizz’: Popular New Dating Tactic That Women Can’t Get Enough Of – Ever met someone who is not your type at all, but suddenly, they start talking – and you find yourself getting all hot and flustered? [nypost]
Obama Revealed He Thought About ‘Making Love To Men Daily’ In Unearthed Letter – The former US president wrote about his androgynous mind in previously redacted letters 40 years ago to an ex-girlfriend. [telegraph]
A Change In Italian Fashion: Versace’s Parent Company Sold In Multi-Billion Deal – The takeover by the American multinational luxury fashion holding company Tapestry could rival European conglomerates like LVMH and Kering. [euronews]
Cape Town Plans To Bypass Aarto Within Its Jurisdiction – The City of Cape Town plans to largely avoid implementing the controversial Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) Act, says JP Smith, Mayco member for safety and security. [capetownetc]
Acts Of Kindness, Solidarity And Community Spirit Emerge In The Wake Of Western Cape Taxi Strike Violence – Ordinary South Africans go ‘above and beyond’ to help people whose lives have been severely disrupted by the Western Cape taxi strike after Cape Town was gripped by lawlessness, attacks on transport routes and infrastructure, and the deaths of at least five people. [dailymaverick]
The Ugly Truth Behind Koeberg’s Delays – Several serious and costly blunders by Eskom and French contractor Framatome are to blame for substantial delays in the critical Koeberg life extension project, according to sources. [mybroadband]
Sars To Collect SABC TV Licences As Debt Spirals Out Of Control – A NEW proposal to ditch the SABC’s TV licences for a ring-fenced tax collected by the SA Revenue Service (Sars) is on the cards as less than a fifth of viewers are paying. [iol]
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