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August 16, 2024

Friday Morning Spice

Doccie explores history of Olympic swimming in SA, Olympics breakdancer says online hate has been ‘devastating’, NPA drops case against 95 Libyans, Italy imposes beach rules and selfie stop lights, and Why Ibiza is having a fashion moment once again.

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Five Arrests Made In Death Of Actor Matthew Perry, California Police Say – Personal assistant and two doctors among those indicted after Friends star died last year of ‘acute effects of ketamine’. [guardian]

Is Shivambu’s Move To MK Party A Master Plan To Bolster ‘Progressive Forces’ And Topple GNU? – The exit of Floyd Shivambu from the EFF is likely part of a bigger plan by the so-called progressive caucus to consolidate power ahead of the 2026 and 2029 elections. [news24]

NPA Drops Case Against 95 Libyans Arrested At Illegal Military Training Camp In Mpumalanga – In a turn of events, all of the charges against the 95 Libyan nationals were withdrawn on Thursday. [ewn]

The Man Behind South Africa’s Biggest Electric Car Charging Network – South Africa’s biggest public electric vehicle (EV) charging network, GridCars, was founded by software engineer Winstone Jordaan about 15 years ago. [mybroadband]

Scientists Discover Where The Huge Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Came From – The bringer of a mass extinction, a menacing asteroid, some six miles wide, triggered Earth’s last mass extinction. Now, scientists have found where it originated. [mashable]

Italy Imposes Beach Rules And Selfie Stop Lights As Tourist Numbers Hit Peak Levels – Italy’s Tourism Ministry says 13 million Italians will be traveling within the country around August 15 as the country jointly celebrates Ferragosto, an ancient holiday first instituted by Roman Empire founder Augustus to give workers a break, and the Catholic Feast of the Assumption of Mary. [cnn]

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