Former Minister Pravin Gordhan Admitted To Hospital – Former Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has been admitted to hospital, his family has said. [news24]
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Hit With $100M Default Judgment In Inmate’s Sexual Assault Lawsuit – The huge damages award came after Diddy failed to respond to the allegations. His lawyers say he was never served and the accuser is committing “fraud on the court.” [billboard]
Physics Breakthrough Brings Nuclear Clock Closer To Reality – Picture a clock ticking so steadily that it doesn’t lose a second, even after running for 1 billion years. Scientists are now closer than ever to realizing that level of timekeeping precision, new research has revealed. [cnn]
Ex-Cape Town Mayco Member Malusi Booi Arrested In ‘Major Probe Linked To 28s Gang, Construction Tenders’ – Malusi Booi, the Cape Town mayoral committee member fired in 2023, has been arrested in what appears to be a major construction tender investigation linked to 28s gang suspicions. [dm]
SA Bags R628 Million From European Union To Boost Green Energy And Transnet Operations – The European Union (EU) has handed out R628 million (€32 million) in grants to South Africa, to support the country’s green hydrogen agenda, and assisting Transnet with its core operational areas, including ports, rail, pipeline, engineering facilities. [iol]
Trump And Harris Clash On Key Issues In Fiery Presidential Debate – In a testy 90-minute debate, Harris frequently rattled the former president – goading him into extended defences of the size of his rally crowds, on his conduct during the 6 January attack on the US capitol and on the officials who served in his administration who have since become outspoken critics of his campaign. [bbc]
Goodbye Copper And Bad Wi-Fi – Telkom’s wholesale fixed connectivity division, Openserve, plans to offer more speeds on its cutting-edge fibre-to-the-room (FTTR) service in the near future. [mybroadband]
