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December 14, 2023

Thursday Morning Spice

Astounding pictures of Mafe walking around Parliament, Unexpected collaboration between Ducati and Bentley, 28s Gang boss shot dead, Etsy lays off 225 workers, Bad news for iPhone thieves, and Nostradamus’ 2024 predictions revealed.

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Why Doctors In South Africa Would Rather Shut Their Doors Than Suffer The NHI – Explaining why they would rather close their practices than work under the controversial NHI bill, doctors and specialists in South Africa say it’s about the lack of freedom more than anything. [businesstech]

North West Govt Deploys 35 Vehicles To Escort International Tourists – The move follows a recent spate of attacks in which visitors travelling to attraction destinations in the North West, including Sun City and Pilanesberg, were attacked and robbed on tour buses on the R556 earlier this month. [news24]

Inside The Unexpected Collaboration Between Ducati And Bentley – The inspiration for the Diavel is Bentley’s most powerful and expensive vehicle. [robbreport]

Kirsten Kluyts Murder Accused Tells Court Why He Had Her Clothes – The man accused of raping and murdering a Sandton schoolteacher says he is shocked and traumatised to learn of the charges against him and vehemently denied any association with the murder, despite admitting to taking the victim’s clothes at the scene. [sowetan]

Etsy Lays Off 225 Workers After ‘Essentially Flat’ Sales, Says CEO – Staff notified via livestream Wednesday by Josh Silverman, who acknowledged ‘unfortunate’ timing during holiday season. [guardian]

Nostradamus’ 2024 Predictions Revealed — Brace Yourself For More War And Famine – Nostradamus, a 16th-century French astrologer known as “the prophet of doom,” has a few foreboding predictions for 2024. [nypost]

Holiday Home Hunting? The Most Popular Property Hotspots – Looking to invest in a holiday home? Then you’ll definitely want to check out these popular holiday hotspots and shop around. [sapeople]

Three Men Fire Gunshots At Shopper At N1 City Mall – According to preliminary reports, it is believed that the three armed men shot at one person multiple times. This person was transported to a hospital, and services are still on the scene. [capetownetc]

Astounding Pictures Of Mafe Walking Around Parliament Before Setting It Alight – The screenshots of the CCTV footage of the events leading up to the fire at Parliament on 2 January 2022 show how one man wandered around the precinct, sometimes in blazing floodlights, completely unhindered. [news24]

Tesla Recalls Nearly All 2 Million Of Its Vehicles On US Roads – Tesla is recalling nearly all 2 million of its cars on US roads to limit the use of its Autopilot feature following a two-year probe by US safety regulators of roughly 1,000 crashes in which the feature was engaged. [cnn]

Bad News For iPhone Thieves – Apple’s recently released iOS 17.3 beta 1 boasts more advanced security features to prevent thieves from accessing an iPhone’s data, The Wall Street Journal reports. [mybroadband]

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