Cape Town Gang Members Sentenced After Reign Of Terror – Jamiel Jacobs, Simone Gordon, and Dillon Walker were convicted on Friday, April 12, on charges including murder, dealing in drugs, attempted murder, and possession of a firearm. [iol]
NHI Tax Hikes Are Coming – The National Department of Health has again confirmed that tax hikes and other tax changes are on the way to fund the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme – which is still awaiting President Cyril Ramaphosa’s signature. [businesstech]
Sobbing Rust Armourer Gets Maximum Sentence Of 18 Months For Fatal Shooting Of Cinematographer – Hannah Gutierrez-Reed called jury who convicted her ‘idiots’ during jailhouse phone calls. [independent]
Grimes Apologizes For Disastrous Coachella Set – Canadian singer Grimes apologized to fans on Saturday after her Coachella set earlier that evening was beset by technical issues that caused her to scream into the microphone in frustration. [cnn]
Don’t Say ‘Show A Little Leg’, Hannah Waddingham Rebukes Photographer – Footage shows Olivier awards host saying outside Royal Albert Hall: ‘Oh my God, you’d never say that to a man’. [guardian]
Tesla Lays Off More Than 10% Of Its Workforce – In a memo, first reported by news website Electrek, billionaire owner Elon Musk told staff there was nothing he hated more, “but it must be done”. [bbc]
Oldest Living Conjoined Twins, Lori And George Schappell, Die At 62 – Conjoined twins Lori and George Schappell, who pursued separate careers, interests and relationships during lives that defied medical expectations, died this month in Pennsylvania, according to funeral home officials. They were 62. [ap]
