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ANC Pushing Apartheid-Era Pensions Rule Looking For More Money – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) will forge ahead with plans to revive an apartheid-era rule compelling pension funds to plow money into certain government-approved investments, assuming it retains power in upcoming elections. [businesstech]
Single Dose Of LSD Provides Immediate And Lasting Relief From Anxiety, Study Says – A clinical trial’s encouraging results won US Food and Drug Administration breakthrough therapy status for an LSD formulation to treat generalized anxiety disorder, Mind Medicine Inc. announced Thursday. The biopharmaceutical company is developing the drug. [cnn]
United Airlines Jet Makes Emergency Landing After Losing Tyre On Take-Off – Tyre debris landed in an airport carpark at San Francisco International Airport – and while no one was hurt, a car was badly damaged. [sky]
Vereeniging Is Among The World’s Most Polluted Cities – Data Reveals – This is according to Bloomberg Green analysis of data from non-profit OpenAQ. [iol]
Joburg Headed For ‘Full-Blown Catastrophe’, Water Activist Warns As Outage Continues – The economic capital is suffering five days of no water after two power outages at Rand Water’s Eikenhof pump station. The power outages came from City Power’s single source of electricity. [news24]
South Africa’s Official Company Database Says They Aren’t The Only Ones Getting Hacked – The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) says it is not the only organisation in South Africa that has suffered a data breach. [mybroadband]
NTA Threatens National Shutdown Over Bus Routes – The National Taxi Alliance has threatened to shut down all taxi operations following the government’s decision to give an operating licence to a private bus company on the routes normally operated by taxis. [jacarandafm]
Dodge’s New Charger Daytona Is The World’s First Electric Muscle Car – On Tuesday, Dodge unveiled the production version of the eagerly anticipated Charger Daytona. And it sounds as if the first battery-powered iteration of the automaker’s famed nameplate will be able to deliver the kind of performance that both enthusiasts and EV drivers demand. [robbreport]
Media Tycoon Rupert Murdoch Gets Engaged To Elena Zhukova – Media tycoon Robert Murdoch has become engaged to his girlfriend, his team has confirmed. [bbc]
Scientists On Radical Idea To Protect ‘Doomsday’ Thwaites Glacier With 62-Mile Long Curtain – The drastic idea has been praised by some scientists as “highly aspirational”, while others have branded it “dangerous, illusionary and distracting”. [sky]
11 Workers Die, 75 Injured In Impala Mine Accident – Eleven workers have died while 75 others have been injured following an accident at the Impala Platinum (Implats) mine in Rustenburg. [sundayworld]
Cape Town Seeks New Water Sources For Rising Population – The popultion in Cape Town has risen by over 27.6% in recent years, forcing the City to take active steps in ensuring it’s water supply. [sapeople]
Too Late To Save ‘Citrus Jewel’ Zebediela Estate – Zebediela Citrus Estate: tragic tale of land redistribution gone awry, resulting in job losses, revenue decline, and community strife. [citizen]
Carved Up And Sold Off: Developers Plan A ‘New Miami’ In Argentina’s Nature-Rich Wetlands – The Paraná delta has been called ‘Earth’s fourth lung’. But local people say they and the area’s diverse flora and fauna are being pushed aside in favour of private beaches, spas and helipads. [guardian]
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