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Battered, Icy Western Cape Weathers Chaos Triggered By Wild Winds, Rain And Snow – Snowfalls have been reported in Cederberg and even on Table Mountain, as the Western Cape continues to be battered by a thunderous storm. [dm]
‘Irresponsible’: Banking Body Slams Minister’s Comments On Home Loan Rejections – The Banking Association of SA (BASA) has hit back at Human Settlements Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi’s accusations about the banks’ rejection rate of home-loan applications by previously disadvantaged groups. [news24]
Sad End For South Africa’s First Modern Electric Car – At least three of the four Optimal Energy Joule electric vehicles (EVs) — once believed to have the potential to help push South Africa into a competitive EV manufacturing hub — have been destroyed. [mybroadband]
Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Under Formal Investigation With Bail Set At $5.56 Million, Prosecutor Says – Telegram founder Pavel Durov is under formal investigation and will not be allowed to leave France, a French prosecutor said in a statement released Wednesday night. [cnn]
Paris Paralympics Make Powerful Start In Journey From Discord To Concord – The 17th Paralympic Games began under blue skies then lit up the night as Paris made a powerful start in extending to disability sport the same energy and joy that has so far characterised its historic summer. [guardian]
4-Year-Old Museum Visitor Accidentally Smashes Bronze Age Jar — which had survived intact at least 3,500 years – The jar, believed to be from between 2,200 and 1,500 BC, was kept in the open near the entrance of the Hecht Museum in Haifa because the museum believes there is a “special charm” in showing archaeological finds “without obstructions” like glass screens. [nypost]
We Don’t Agree Deveney Accused Killer’s Rape Case ‘Blunder’ Led To Her Death, But We’ll Investigate – NPA – Deveney Nel’s accused killer threatened to kill the 11-year-old girl he allegedly raped if she exposed his alleged attack on her, but she was determined to do so because she wanted to protect other children. [news24]
Japan Urges 1 Million To Evacuate As Lumbering Typhoon Shanshan Threatens South With Up To A Meter Of Rain – The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a rare emergency warning for the storm, saying it was expected to bring damaging flooding and landslides to most of Kyushu, the country’s southernmost main island. [cnn]
Trump Shares Weird And Sexist Truth Social Post On Harris As Vance Says She Can ‘Go To Hell’ At Rally – A post shared by the former president on his social media platform Truth Social on Tuesday took aim at both the vice president, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. [independent]
Politicians Behind Construction Mafia, Says Black Business Forum – The Black Business Federation (BBF) has come out guns blazing, accusing top politicians and councillors of being behind the so-called construction mafia. [iol]
SA’s First Artificial Intelligence Air Pollution Monitoring System Rolled Out In Johannesburg – Local scientists have launched South Africa’s first-of-its-kind air quality monitoring system to monitor air pollution hotspots in real-time. [m&g]
Dead Fish Blanket Greek Tourist Port Of Volos After Flooding – “It spans kilometres,” one city council member said, after more than 40 tonnes of fish were collected in one day. [sky]
American Archaeologist Drowns After Replica Viking Boat Sinks – An American archaeologist has died after the replica boat she was sailing in capsized in rough seas during an expedition from the Faroe Islands to Norway. [bbc]
Was ’80s Child Star Gary Coleman Murdered By His Wife? – The new documentary ‘Gary’ explores the tragic rise and fall of the beloved sitcom actor—culminating with hardly veiled accusations that his 2010 death was anything but accidental. [dailybeast]
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