Freddie Mercury’s Personal Items Sell For $50.4M At Auction — Including $189,000 for Tiffany Moustache Comb – 1,400 of the former Queen frontman’s possessions went under the hammer at Sotheby’s London. [people]

Why You Shouldn’t Stack Rocks On Hikes And What To Do If You See Them – What are rock cairns? Why were they invented and what should you do if you across them when hiking? [ifls]

Springboks Player Ratings VS Romania | Rugby World Cup 2023 – A hard one to judge, really. They were obviously the better side and the 76-0 scoreline would suggest everyone gets a 10. But the opposition should be factored in and there were some below par displays. Still, a great day out and the world champions go marching on. [rugbypass]

Gordhan Proposes Biggest Shake Up Of State-Owned Companies Since The 1990s – The National State Enterprises Bill, which will dramatically shake up the governance of state-owned companies and envisages them moving from line departments to a newly created state asset management company, was published for comment on Friday. [news24]

Springbok Women Triumph In Style With A 77-12 Victory Over Kenya – The Springbok Women delivered a dominant second-half performance to secure a 77-12 victory against Kenya, with Veroeshka Grain’s hat-trick of tries and an impressive team effort stealing the show. [goodthingsguy]

South Africans Get Free Access To National Parks This Week – As Heritage Day approaches, South Africans have been given an extra reason to take in the natural splendour of Cape Town and the rest of the country as they will be granted free access to national parks until Sunday. [capetownetc]