Wednesday Morning Spice

Absa Sees Rand Heading To R17/$ As Post-Election Optimism Buoys Markets – Financial market analysts are rapidly updating their rand forecasts to factor in more optimistic expectations that the newly formed government of national unity (GNU) will spark much-needed economic reforms in SA. [news24]

Justin Timberlake Charged With DWI, Released From Police Custody – Justin Timberlake was arraigned on one count of driving while intoxicated and released from police custody in New York, according to his attorney. [cnn]

KZN Premier Officially Takes His Place At Province’s Helm, Announces New Cabinet – KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli has officially been inaugurated, and as his first order of business, has announced his new Cabinet. [iol]

Nvidia Becomes World’s Most Valuable Company – The stock ended the trading day at nearly $136, up 3.5%, making it more valuable than Microsoft. It overtook Apple earlier this month. [bbc]

Botanical Artist Wins Gold For SA For Floral Wonders – While floral artist Leon Kluge led South Africa’s golden return to the world-famous floral stage after a lengthy hiatus, botanical artist Daleen (37) added another gold medal to South Africa’s tally in addition to winning Best Artwork on Show at the RHS Botanical Art Show. [goodthingsguy]

AIs Are Coming For Social Networks – An app called Butterflies puts a new spin on how we interact with AI. With Meta and others making similar moves, social media is about to get a lot weirder. [verge]

Astronomers Just Witnessed A Whole Galaxy ‘Turn On The Lights’ In Real-Time – Scientists think they know what’s causing this unprecedented brightening. [mashable]