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ANC Announces New Gauteng Leadership Tasked With Rebuilding Party’s Declining Fortunes – ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has issued a strong warning to those opposed to the ‘reconfiguration’ of the party’s Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal structures: ‘We will remove them. There’s not going to be a wait until the next conference.’ [dm]
The Disturbing Internet History Of A Triple Killer – When police officers stopped 18-year-old Nicholas Prosper in Luton one Friday morning last September, he had already killed his mother, brother and sister and was planning to commit a mass shooting at his old primary school. [bbc]
How The World’s Fifth Largest Cookie Company Bought A Wine Farm In Franschhoek – Lotus Bakeries is the fifth largest cookie company in the world, with its Biscoff Belgian Speculoos cookie trending on TikTok and Instagram (Snoop Dog’s favourite snack). [News24]
2022 Flood Survivors Killed In Overnight KZN Downpour – Seven bodies have been recovered in KwaZulu-Natal following overnight flooding. The southern parts of Durban were worst affected, with five Lamontville residents swept away. [enca]
Instagram May Launch Separate Reels App To Take On TikTok – Instagram is reportedly considering launching its short-form video feature, Reels, as a separate app as the future of Chinese-owned TikTok remains uncertain in the US. [bbc]
KZN Private School Teacher Fired For Sexual Grooming Of Matric Pupil – Independent disciplinary inquiry finds learner was reliable and honest witness and her evidence was supported by a recording of their conversation. [timeslive]
Trump Proposes Selling $5 Million ‘Gold Cards’ To Wealthy Immigrants – Trump said the initiative will begin in two weeks and reduce the federal deficit. Immigration experts expressed skepticism he could enact the change without Congress. [wp]
Jeff Bezos Announces ‘Significant Shift’ Coming To The Washington Post. A Key Editor Is Leaving Because Of It – The changes upended precedent and rattled a media company that has already been shaken by years of turmoil and leadership turnover. [cnn]
Michelle Trachtenberg, Buffy The Vampire Slayer And Gossip Girl Actor, Dies Aged 39 – The actor was found at a New York apartment on Wednesday, with the cause of death unknown but not being treated as suspicious. [guardian]
Tipsy Tourist Fined After Diving Into Rome’s Trevi Fountain – Tourists-behaving-badly season seems to have started early in Rome this year, with three visitors from New Zealand getting in trouble long before the summer sunshine could be blamed for giddy behavior. [cnn]
How A Fraudster Helped Fund Farage’s US Trip To Meet Musk – George Cottrell paid for Nigel Farage’s £15,000 fight to Florida, where he was pictured posing next to Elon Musk and Reform UK treasurer Nick Candy. [independent]
‘Propaganda Lessons For Everyone’: Russia’s Wartime Curriculum Exposed – An employee of a Russian school was tasked to film the implementation of a new syllabus. He shared the footage with an American filmmaker and fled. [aljazeera]
Diesel Evokes Zombie Apocalypse At Milan Fashion Week With Milky Gazes And Spray-Painted Smiles – The zombie apocalypse is now, according to Italian denim brand Diesel, which sent models onto a heavily graffiti-ed runway with unsettling milky gazes and spray-painted smiles. [ap]
John Lithgow Confirmed He’s Playing Dumbledore In Harry Potter Series – In an interview with Screen Rant, Lithgow said that he has accepted the role of the Hogwarts head wizard in HBO’s forthcoming series: “I’ll be about 87 years old at the wrap party.” [vanityfair]
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