How A Secret Note Got Steinhoff’s Former Finance Chief Jailed – Eight years after former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste slipped him a handwritten note on a private jet, that scrap of paper has turned out to be the company’s ex-chief financial officer Andries “Ben” La Grange’s undoing. [news24]
Britain Agrees To Chagos Island Sovereignty Deal With Mauritius – Britain said on Thursday it would give up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal that would allow people displaced decades ago to return home while London retains use of the UK-US military base on Diego Garcia. [cnn]
Suspected Human Trafficker Caught In Cape Town – Arrest followed discovery of a victim who was trafficked from Nigeria. [heraldlive]
KLM Adds Direct Flights: Cape Town To Amsterdam Just Got Easier And More Affordable – Dutch airline KLM has joined a growing list of European operators, including British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, and Lufthansa, to offer increased seasonal air access to Cape Town over the Northern Hemisphere winter. [news24]
Missing Johannesburg Woman Found Dead On A Durban Beach – The family of a 35-year-old Johannesburg woman, who was reported missing, are devastated after she drowned at a beach on the South of Durban. [iol]
Asteroid That Eradicated Dinosaurs Not A One-Off, Say Scientists – Scans of underwater crater in West Africa suggest another large asteroid smashed into the planet around the same time. [guardian]
Eminem Reveals He Will Become A Grandpa in Emotional Video For ‘Temporary’ – In his tear-jerking video for his new single “Temporary,” Eminem reveals that he’s going to become a grandfather. [variety]
