Van Breda Axe Murder Trial Set To Begin – Two years after his parents and brother were killed with an axe, Henri van Breda is set to go on trial in the Western Cape High Court on Monday. [n24]
Panayiotou Trial Set To Resume – The trial of Christopher Panayiotou and his co-accused – Sinethemba Nenembe and Zolani Sibeko – will resume in the Port Elizabeth High Court on Monday. [n24]
Downgrade Kills First Big Deal – Pioneer Foods is the first confirmed corporate casualty of South Africa’s credit-ratings downgrade. The food giant has announced the collapse of a deal that would have created Africa’s largest consumer goods company. [tlive]
Le Pen Faces Macron In Final Round Of French Presidential Election – Voters in France have comprehensively snubbed the country’s political establishment, sending far-right populist Marine Le Pen and political novice Emmanuel Macron through to the second round of the country’s presidential election, early results indicate. [cnn]
North Korea Is Said To Detain Another U.S. Citizen – North Korea has detained a United States citizen, the Swedish Embassy in Pyongyang and a university chancellor said Sunday, raising the number of Americans thought to be held by the secretive nation to three. [nyt]
North Korea Says It Is ‘Ready To Sink’ U.S. Aircraft Carrier – North Korea said on Sunday it was ready to sink a U.S. aircraft carrier to demonstrate its military might, in the latest sign of rising tension as U.S. President Donald Trump prepared to call the leaders of China and Japan. [time]
They’re ready now…
HuffPost SA Editor Verashni Pillay Resigns After Damning Ombud Ruling – Huffington Post SA Editor Verashni Pillay has resigned following a scathing ruling by the press ombudsman and severe criticism over the publication of a blog which called for white men to lose their voting rights. [tlive]
‘I Dreamed Of Africa’ Author / Activist Kuki Gallmann Shot At Her Kenyan Ranch – She is recovering from the attack after surgery in Nairobi, friends and family say. [huff]
Apple Hires Top Google Satellite Executives For New Hardware Team – Apple said to have held talks about investing in Boeing satellite broadband project. [bloom]
Mallorca Diver Survives 60 hours In Air Bubble – A Spanish diver who survived 60 hours in an underground air pocket has described how he began to hallucinate as his compressed air tank ran out. [bbc]
What Happened To The Cross Jesus Died On? – For 2,000 years, Christians have sought a piece of the cross Jesus died on—and some have been willing to use their teeth. [db]
There’s Now A South African On Forbes’ ‘Top 100 Venture Capitalists In The World’ List – Making any Forbes list is something of an achievement, so it’s pretty impressive that one of our local lads has made the cut this time around. [here]
Avatar’s Long-Delayed Sequels Will Begin Hitting Theaters In 2020 – After years of delays, James Cameron’s ever-growing series of sequels to 2009’s science fiction film Avatar finally have release dates. This morning, the franchise’s official Facebook page announced that the first film will arrive in theaters in 2020, with the rest being released between 2021 and 2025. [verge]
Local Expert Dishes The Dirt On How To Make Your Startup A Huge Success – Ever wondered what it takes to make your little business a success? If you’re going to take advice it might as well be from someone who has done just that. [here]
Baywatch Newcomer Kelly Rohrbach Reveals Her Famous Red Swimsuit Was Refitted 10 TIMES – To make her legs look longer and her bum perkier. [dm]
Beauty Companies Are Obsessed With Turning Indian Men White – For generations, companies have been selling fair skin to young Indian women, promising better marriage and employment prospects. However, over the last few years, men have became a favoured target audience. This followed the realisation that the Indian alpha male, denied a choice in male-specific grooming products, had been using women’s fairness creams all along. [qz]
Trump Is The New Insult On Playgrounds – It’s a Trumpian take on the playground game “cops and robbers”: one student plays “Trump,” another is “Pence,” and the rest play “Mexicans” who must escape the threat of deportation by being tagged. [beast]
Margot Robbie Slapped Leonardo DiCaprio At The ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ Audition – Trying to forge a career in Hollywood? Maybe try slapping your way to the top. In the case of Australian Margot Robbie, the actress was praised by director Martin Scorsese, the director of The Wolf of Wall Street — the film in which Robbie made her Hollywood breakthrough. [mash]
Lube, Cialis & $4,500—Inside A Teacher’s Alleged Kidnapping Of A 15-Year-Old – Police have revealed a scandalous web of plans Tennessee high school teacher Tad Cummins allegedly had for his 15-year-old student. [beast]
Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge Dish Out High Fives, Hugs And Handshakes At The 2017 London Marathon [Video] – When meeting royalty, it is usually the custom to drop a polite curtesy, a slight bow or a formal introduction at the very least. [tele]
They’re just like us!
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DON’T SAY WE DIDN’T TELL YOU…
There are a number of ongoing deals set up at our various exclusive partners. Here they are – just for you;-)
Buy Any Product From Websites That ‘Don’t Ship To SA’ – One of our most exciting partners offers you a PO Box in US, UK or Hong Kong, for you to deliver overseas online purchases to. Postbox Courier handles it from there – getting the package to you in under a week. [more]
If You’re Sending Money Overseas There’s Only One Place To Start – Currencies Direct have been in the game since 1996 so if it’s travel money, emigration, selling overseas property or moving cash around you’re after they’re the one-stop shop. [ka-ching]
Let’s All Get 25% Off Our Entire Bill, Booze Included, As Well As Deals At Hotels And Spas And Day Activities – The team over at Socialite are set to save you an absurd amount of money on good times, and you’ll laugh when you find out what it’ll cost you. [check it]
There Is Only One Company When It Comes To Import Export Logistics – Your freight forwarding / shipping partner is probably more important than the actual products you want to move from country to country. Choose the wrong guys and you can get stung in so many ways. Be smart, use 2ov’s partners, Berry & Donaldson [here]
Stop Paying Way Too Much For Quality Jewellery – When you’re splashing out and spoiling you don’t want to skimp on quality, but that doesn’t mean you have to pay a fortune. Visit our friends as Diamond Jewellery International and let them hook you up. [here]
It’s 2017, You Really Should Beef Up Your Online Security – Businesses can’t afford to take risks any longer, and the same goes for our own online security. NEWORDER’s team are all about the latest hacking and industrial espionage protection. [here]
50 % Of The World’s Mohair Is Produced In SA – It turns out South Africa is the world leader when it comes to mohair production, and the team at Mohair SA are the industry leaders keeping us top of the game. [here]
Guaranteed: You Don’t Have To Pay Full Price For A 5-Door MINI – It’s quite easy to pay less than anyone else for a brand new MINI [check it out]
First Month Storage Space 50% Off At Stor-Age – Whether you need a locker for a bicycle or a garage for your house contents, Stor-Age has the space you need. And they’re offering a special 50% offer the first month deal – no strings attached! You can take you stuff out after one month – no problem! [check it out]
Everyone’s Talking About Gather Online, The South African Start-Up That’s Taking On Facebook – Years from now you might well remember where you were when you signed up for Gather Online, and we’re proud to have been paired up with them from the start. [get talking]
Affordable Cane Furniture – If you’re buying cane or wicker furniture anywhere else, you’re wasting a lot of time and money. These guys import direct from Malawi. Hand-Made cane furniture – buy online and have it delivered! [check it out]
Get R150 Off Your First Uber Ride – If you haven’t tried Uber yet, you’re making a mockery of yourself. Stop riding cheap unreliable taxis with drivers who don’t know if they’re coming or going. Give yourself the private driver treatment with Uber, and get R150 off your first ride! Sign up and boom, you’re done! [check it out]
How Can You Leave Your Dog At Home While You Go To Work? – You say he’s part of the family – yet you’d never leave your human child at home, alone, for the whole day. Drop that little rascal off at Proud Hounds and see the joy in his eyes! [proudhounds]
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