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Markus Jooste says he wasn't aware of accounting irregularities, More fuel price pain in October, NPO aims to end national housing crisis, and US military still searching for missing jet.

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Markus Jooste: I Wasn’t Aware Of Accounting Irregularities At Steinhoff – Former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste has claimed no culpability in accounting irregularities that almost destroyed the multinational retail giant he led until his resignation in December 2017. The exposure of the irregularities triggered a collapse in the group’s share price. [news24]

Load Shedding: Why Your Electricity Bill Doesn’t Come Down Despite Having No Power – But every month the bill arrives and there is no reprieve in the amount owed; in fact, the cost is actually higher. [iol]

‘How Do You Lose An F-35?’: US Military Still Searching For Missing Jet – US military says search for missing F-35 fighter jet centred around two large lakes near Charleston, South Carolina. [aljazeera]

Air Belgium Suspends Passenger Flights To SA In Shock Announcement – The airline said it is “deeply sorry”. [sapeople]

Cape Town NPO Aims To End National Housing Crisis With New Design – A Cape Town-based non-profit organisation is gearing up to start work on the second phase of a radical design model that aims to address the national housing crisis. [capetownetc]

Danish Artist Who Submitted Empty Frames As Artwork Told To Repay Funding – Jens Haaning must return about 532,000 krone loaned by Kunsten Museum in Aalborg, court says. [guardian]

This Bonkers Zero-Emissions Airship Was Designed To Fly ‘Forever’ – The Solar Airship One will run on hydrogen fuel cells and solar power, giving it the theoretic ability to fly without stopping. Its designers plan to prove that theory with a global circumnavigation. [robbreport]

SA Gymnasts Took SA All The Way To Paris World Cup Finals! – Two gymnast superstars have taken SA all the way after booking their spots at the Paris World Cup finals and competing against the best of the best! [goodthingsguy]

NASA Needed Help With A Mission. The Vatican Came To The Rescue – Talk about a “Hail Mary.” [mashable]

Fiery Hell: EC Teacher Allegedly Forced Teen At Gunpoint Into Veldfire – A 16-year-old teenager is fighting for his life after a teacher allegedly doused him in petrol and forced him into a veldfire at gunpoint. [citizen]

South Africans Should Brace For More Fuel Price Pain In October, Says AA – Unaudited data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) indicates an increase in the petrol price of about R1.20/l and an increase in the wholesale price of diesel by R2/l in October, the Automobile Association (AA) said on Monday. [timeslive]

Katy Perry Sells Music Rights For A Reported $225 Million—Trumping Beiber’s $200 Million Sale Earlier This Year – Pop singer and multi-platinum selling artist Katy Perry sold the rights to the music she released between 2008 and 2020 to music rights company litMUS music for a reported $225 million, joining the top 10 list of artists with the most expensive back catalogues. [forbes]

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