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Load Shedding Stage 6 Shock — Ramokgopa Rules Out Sabotage, Says ‘The Buck Stops’ With Him – Eskom has reintroduced Stage 6 load shedding, escalating it from Stage 3 on Saturday after a number of unit failures at the Camden, Majuba and Medupi power stations. The power utility cites a loss of nearly 3,900MW on top of more than 7,000MW which was offline due to planned maintenance. [dm]
Zelensky Says He Would ‘Quit For Peace’ As He Refuses US Demand For Ukraine Minerals – Ukrainian president says US military aid was a ‘grant’ rather than a debt but adds that he wants Trump to be ‘on our side’. [guardian]
The Australian Dream? There’s A Dark Side To Moving Down Under – Nearly 50,000 people moved from the UK to Australia on a working holiday visa in 2024. But while many of these sun-seekers enjoy a new life or a long holiday, others are unsettled by the country’s politics and pop culture. [independent]
Anger Over ANC Still Riding Roughshod Over Taxpayers – South Africans were enraged by the fact that one of the reasons for the proposed hike in the value-added tax (Vat) rate is to allow for an above-inflation increase to public sector wages. [moneyweb]
Merz Warns Europe Should Seek ‘Independence’ From US After Conservatives Win German Election – And Far-right Support Surges – Europe must seek to “achieve independence” from the United States, Germany’s likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said after his opposition conservatives won elections on Sunday, in a vote that also saw surging support for the far-right. [cnn]
Stars Walk The Red Carpet Ahead Of SAG Awards – Millie Bobby Brown, Zoe Saldaña, Mikey Madison and Timothée Chalamet were among the stars walking the red carpet ahead of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards on Sunday. [bbc]
Crypto Scammers Are Using Elon Musk’s DOGE To Defraud People – Uncertainty regarding DOGE and dogecoin has given scammers a big opening. [mashable]
Train Hits Elephant Herd In Sri Lanka, Killing At Least Six Elephants, Say Police – A train collided with a herd of elephants in Sri Lanka on Wednesday night, killing at least six of them, according to Sri Lanka Police. [cnn]
Can Meta Still Make The Metaverse? – What’s next for Meta and Sonos, two companies that look a lot different than a few years ago. [verge]
Table Mountain Hiking Trails Closed Due To Active Fire In Kirstenbosch – Firefighters are battling an active fire above Kirstenbosch in Cape Town that was reported just before 4am on Sunday morning. [iol]
Thieves In The Night: A Vast Burglary Ring From Chile Has Been Targeting Wealthy U.S. Households – Authorities are closing in on a sprawling network of South American bandits who arrive as “tourists,” then plunder the homes of the rich—eluding police on three continents. [vanityfair]
Blitzboks Fall To Los Pumas In Vancouver Sevens Cup final – The Springbok Sevens side finished as runners up to Argentina at the Canada Sevens in Vancouver on Monday morning. [sport24]
How Much Money You Would Have If You Invested R1,000 In Shoprite, Woolworths, And Pick n Pay In 2015 – Shoprite’s share performance has outperformed its peers over the last decade, while Pick n Pay and Woolworths’ share prices have declined. [businesstech]
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