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South Africa Sets Up “Uncrackable” Quantum Satellite Link With China – Stellenbosch University has announced a record-breaking quantum satellite link between South Africa and China, with encryption the parties described as “unbreakable”. [mybroadband]
National Assembly Approves 9 Names For NYDA Board, Including DA Councillor, Rise Mzansi Activist – On Tuesday, the National Assembly adopted a Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities report on filling vacancies on the NYDA board. [news24]
Dark Energy: Mysterious Cosmic Force Appears To Be Weakening, Say Scientists – Findings could open up possibility the universe will end in a reverse big bang or ‘big crunch’, say cosmologists. [guardian]
Hidden Skeletons Found In Egyptian Pyramids Reveal Surprising Historical Twist: ‘Counters The Traditional Narrative’ – Archaeologists have long theorized that Egyptian pyramid tombs were reserved for the elite. However, analysis of skeletons belonging to “extremely active” people might prove that they were dead wrong — and that poor physical laborers could’ve been interred there as well. [nypost]
Economic Strain Leads To Surge In Restaurant Closures In Durban – Umhlanga is Durban’s playground of the elite. The hub of late-night partying and dining. But, there’s a shift in mood – if the number of restaurants closing down is anything to go by. [iol]
The 25 Most Overrated Albums Ranked, From The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper To Nirvana’s In Utero – Sometimes critical hysteria hits, and records are hoisted into positions of historic importance. The Independent’s music team have chosen the most undeserving – you’ll probably disagree with every single one. [independent]
‘Protect Yourself And Those Around You’: France To Issue 20-page ‘Survival Manual’ To Citizens – France is set to issue a survival manual to households across the country, warning citizens how to respond to an invasion or any other ‘imminent threat.’ [dailymail]
Flying To The Tankwa For AfrikaBurn Has Never Been Easier – Gliding in like an angel and swooping out like a phoenix is the only way to experience all of the Burn. [2ov]
Fireworks In Court As e.tv Is Accused Of Ulterior Motives – E.tv’s litigation seeking to stop analogue switch-off has little to do with protecting the poor, communications minister Solly Malatsi’s legal team has claimed. [techcentral]
SA Companies Sitting On A Record Amount Of Cash – And Not Using It – ‘What we need is a higher sense of urgency to get private-public infrastructure projects happening – the private sector is absolutely committed to this’. [moneyweb]
Ferrari Says Almost Half Of New Owners Are Under 40 – Ferrari buyers tend toward the older set, for reasons that are obvious—a Prancing Horse doesn’t come cheap—and not so obvious, which is that to buy a new Ferrari you have to cultivate a relationship with Ferrari, and that can take years. [robbreport]
The World Has Just Experienced Its Hottest Decade – A report considered the world’s most trusted source of climate updates has laid out the parlous state of a planet that has recorded its 10 hottest years over the last decade. [cnn]
Greenpeace Ordered To Pay More Than $660m For Defaming Oil Firm In Protests – A North Dakota jury has found Greenpeace liable for defamation, ordering it to pay more than $660m (£507m) in damages to an oil company for the environmental group’s role in one of the largest anti-fossil fuel protests in US history. [bbc]
Human Consciousness Arose From A Bunch Of Apes Getting Stoned, Controversial Theory Suggests – Did apes get high on mushrooms and accidentally invent what we experience as consciousness? We talked to scientists to find out. [popularmechanics]
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