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Eskom’s New Tariff: Here’s How Your Monthly Electricity Bill Will Change – Fellow South Africans, brace yourselves for steep electricity prices as Eskom’s tariff increase kicks in. [citizen]
The History Of Luxury In 50 Objects, From Cleopatra’s Barge To Louis Vuitton Trunks – An alternative look at the products, ideas, and shots in the dark that shaped the modern world. [robbreport]
Adidas To ‘Block’ Number 44 From Germany Kits Over Semblance To Nazi ‘SS’ Symbol – The German Football Association said it had sent the numbers 1-26 to UEFA for review, and “none of the parties involved saw any proximity to Nazi symbolism in the creation process of the jersey design”. [sky]
Curro Holdings Apologises For Social Media Post Depicting “Inappropriate Stereotypes” – Curro Holdings, an independent schools group, on Monday, apologised for a social media post that went viral due to the racial stereotypes it depicted. [iol]
Should You Ever Date Someone You Work With? – Considering we spend an average of forty hours a week in the office, it’s no surprise that relationships sometimes progress beyond just being colleagues. [vice]
‘Artificial Sun’ Sets Record For Time At 100 Million Degrees In Latest Advance For Nuclear Fusion – Scientists in South Korea have announced a new world record for the length of time they sustained temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius — seven times hotter than the sun’s core — during a nuclear fusion experiment, in what they say is an important step forward for this futuristic energy technology. [cnn]
Deadly Gang War Turns Peaceful Sweden Into Murder Hotspot – Sweden’s gun crime death rate is now the highest in the European Union. About 62,000 people are linked to criminal networks in the country, police say. [sky]
