Wednesday Morning Spice

Massive new 'town' planned between Sandton and Waterfall, SA's Three Ships Whisky wins world's best, 7.4 magnitude quake hits Taiwan, Taylor Swift officially joins Forbes’ billionaire list, Mapisa-Nqakula has to hand herself in for arrest, and F1’s owner to take over MotoGP.

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A Superhero Hacker Saved The Internet This Weekend – A long con social engineering attack that could have resulted in a large number of Internet servers being backdoored was detected and blocked this weekend thanks to the heroic work of one hacker. [mybroadband]

Mapisa-Nqakula Has To Hand Herself In For Arrest After Interdict Bid Struck Off Court Roll – The judge ruled that the court is not a means to declare an arrest that has not taken place unlawful or to express any view. [ewn]

F1’s Owner Just Struck A $4.5 Billion Deal To Take Over MotoGP – The U.S.-based company now controls two of motorsport’s biggest championships. [robbreport]

Massive New ‘Town’ Planned Between Sandton And Waterfall – Calgro M3 is partnering with Eris Property Group to create a new town between Sandton and Waterfall in a multibillion-rand project aimed at bringing affordable housing to the “doorstep” of SA’s economic hub. [news24]

7.4 Magnitude Quake Hits Taiwan, Strongest In 25 Years – Taiwan, Japan and the Philippines have all canceled their tsunami warnings, whilst the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has said the threat to the United States has “largely passed”. [cnn]

Iran Vows Retaliation On Israel After Commanders’ Deaths, Growing Fears Of War Spiraling – Brig. Gen. Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior commander in the Quds Force, is believed to have been among those killed in the Iranian Embassy compound in Damascus. [nbc]

NASA Wants To Come Up With A New Clock For The Moon, Where Seconds Tick Away Faster – It’s not quite a time zone like those on Earth, but an entire frame of time reference for the moon. Because there’s less gravity on the moon, time there moves a tad quicker — 58.7 microseconds every day — compared to Earth. [ap]

British Museum Under Investigation Over Looted Ethiopian Artifacts – In 1868, a British Museum employee accompanied a military attack that devolved into the looting of cultural property. [artnet]

Germany Legalises Cannabis: Where Does The Rest Of Europe Stand On ‘Weed Tourism’? – Germany has relaxed its laws on the possession and cultivation of cannabis – but is ‘weed tourism’ on the cards? [euronews]

Taylor Swift Officially Joins Forbes’ Billionaire List As One Of 14 Celebrity Billionaires – Taylor Swift, who became a billionaire late last year, was included on the annual Forbes Billionaires List for the first time Tuesday, joining 13 other celebrities, who have a collective estimated net worth of $31 billion. [forbes]

Botswana Threatens To Send 20,000 Elephants To Germany In Trophy Hunting Row – President Mokgweetsi Masisi voices anger over Berlin’s opposition to the import of trophies over poaching concerns. [guardian]

Arizona Republicans Vote Yes For Bill That Would Make It Legal To Kill Migrants Suspected Of Trespassing – The legislation would give “a green light to more extrajudicial killings.” [vanityfair]

Blenheim Palace Burglar Admits Stealing £4.8m Golden Toilet In Stately Home Break-In – The 18-carat gold toilet vanished from Blenheim Palace, in Oxfordshire, in September 2019, after being installed as an art piece called ‘America’. Three other men have denied being involved and will stand trial next year. [sky]

SA’s Three Ships Whisky Wins World’s Best At World Whiskies Awards In UK – Three Ships Whisky drinkers (on the rocks or straight up), you’re officially drinking “world-class” whisky – over 200 judges voted so! [capetalk]

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