Mom And Son Behind Bars, Charged With Human Trafficking And For Leasing Out Property Where 47 Foreign Nationals Were Kept – A mother and her son have briefly appeared before the Springs Magistrate’s Court, in Gauteng, facing charges including trafficking in persons, keeping a safe house, assisting illegal immigrants evade the law, as well as illegal possession of ammunition. [iol]

Disney’s Loki Faces Backlash Over Reported Use Of Generative AI – A Loki season 2 poster has been linked to a stock image on Shutterstock that seemingly breaks the platform’s licensing rules regarding AI-generated content. [verge]

Rugby World Cup: South Africa’s Flag Will Fly At Quarter-Final – The Springboks will apparently be able to play under the national flag at their respective Rugby World Cup tournaments. [sapeople]

Get Ready For Roadworks In Camps Bay And Bakoven – Camps Bay and Bakoven are set to undergo a road transformation. The City of Cape Town’s Urban Mobility Directorate is launching a road resurfacing project that will enhance the area’s road network. [capetownetc]

Sylvester Stallone Sells $17 Million California Estate To John Fogerty – That chalks up as a $1 million loss for Rocky, who bought the 2.2-acre, Martyn Lawrence Bullard-designed Hidden Hills compound less than two years ago. [robbreport]

What Are Eskom Execs Running From, Gwede Mantashe Asks – Eskom has struggled to find a permanent CEO since the explosive resignation of André de Ruyter earlier in 2023. [businesslive]

How Do Sloths Have Sex? It Begins With A Female Screaming In D Sharp – The cutest thing on Earth might just be a baby sloth, but how does it come to be? For an animal that’s famous for moving slowly through the canopy, it’s hard to imagine how they mate, but for three-toed sloths, it all begins with a female screaming in D sharp. [ifls]