“Do It Harder”: The Right-Wing Backlash Behind The Brutal Lashing Of Gay Men In Indonesia – Around 1,000 people gathered at the Syuhada mosque in Banda Aceh, the regional capital located at the northern tip of the Sumatran peninsula. The event was a major one for the city. [salon]

TRUMP REALITY SHOW

Trump Is Revealing His Paris Climate Decision Like A Reality Show Finale – US president Donald Trump will announce whether the world’s biggest economy will stay in the landmark Paris climate agreement on June 1 in the White House rose garden. The hours leading up to his pending decision have become another reality show moment. [qz]

Elon Musk’s Threat To Trump: ‘Leave Paris And I’m Out’ – Donald Trump is expected to ignore billionaire businessman Elon Musk’s advice to stick with the Paris Accord on climate change. [newsau]

CNN Fires Kathy Griffin Over Offensive Donald Trump Photo – Kathy Griffin’s Trump dustup is officially costing her money. [usat]

Comey To Testify Publicly About Trump Confrontations – Fired FBI director James Comey plans to testify publicly in the Senate as early as next week to confirm bombshell accusations that President Donald Trump pressured him to end his investigation into a top Trump aide’s ties to Russia, a source close to the issue said Wednesday. [cnn]

Rhodesia ‘Was Better Than Mugabe’s Govt’, Says Senior Zim War Vet – A senior Zimbabwean war veteran, who is now the interim leader of the opposition Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF) party, has reportedly described as “better” the repression “under under the whites in the then Rhodesia” than under the current government. [n24]

Philippines’ Duterte Reminds Chelsea Clinton About When He Dad Was ‘Screwing Lewinsky’ – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday denounced the daughter of former U.S. president Bill Clinton for criticizing him over a joke about rape, and questioned whether she was just as outraged by her father’s affair with a White House intern. [reuters]

Kenya Inaugurates New Chinese-Funded Railway – Amid concerns of its high price tag, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has inaugurated a Chinese-built railway, the country’s biggest infrastructure project since its independence. [alja]

Ethiopia Shut Down The Country’s Internet To Beat Exam Cheats – Ethiopia shut down the internet on Tuesday (May 30) ahead of a scheduled national examination that was due to take place in the country on Wednesday. [qz]

City Of Cape Town Approves Level 4 Water Restrictions – The City of Cape Town on Wednesday approved Level 4 water restrictions, which limits residents to 100l of water per person per day. [n24]

Father-And-Son Smugglers Jailed For 23 Years Over R20m Abalone Haul – A father and his son were each sentenced to 23 years in prison for smuggling abalone in what is considered to be a record sentence for this type of crime. [tlive]

Foundation Reiterates Calls for Zuma’s Resignation – The Nelson Mandela Foundation’s board of trustees says it’s no surprise that South Africa has leaders who don’t care about the Constitution or its vision. [ewn]

How The Guptas Pulled Out All The Stops For Duduzane’s Wedding – Leaked emails show how the Gupta family pulled out all the stops to stage a lavish wedding for their business partner and President Jacob Zuma’s son‚ Duduzane Zuma‚ with their company‚ Sahara‚ even footing some of the bills for the wedding. [tlive]

Murdoch Brothers Hold Talks With Ofcom Over £11.7bn Sky Takeover – The Murdoch brothers have held secret talks with Ofcom in a bid to persuade the regulator to wave through 21st Century Fox’s planned £11.7bn takeover of Sky. [tele]

Amazon Patents Shipping Label With Built-In Parachute For Dropping Packages From Drones – It’s a bird, it’s a plane … oh wait, it’s my package of diapers. Amazon customers could someday be repeating this phrase as the online retail giant this morning received a patent for a shipping label with a built in parachute to help packages make a soft landing when dropped out of the air by drone or other airborne craft. [geek]

Helpful Tips To Make Your Office Space Slightly More Bearable – If the thought of decorating your office space does your head in, here are a few simple tips and tricks to make it the ideal place of work. Promise. [here]

NASA Plans To Launch A Probe Next Year To ‘Touch The Sun’ – It’s a mission that’s been in the works for nearly 60 years. NASA says it will launch a spacecraft in 2018 to “touch the sun,” sending it closer to the star’s surface than ever before. [npr]

NBA Star LeBron James’ L.A. Home Vandalized With Racial Slur – Basketball superstar LeBron James’ Los Angeles home was vandalized with a racial slur, police said on Wednesday, a day before the Cleveland Cavaliers player was set to take the court in the first game of the NBA finals. [reuters]

If You’ve Ever Placed A Bet On A Sporting Event You Should Check This Out – Sports fans like to think we know what’s happening when it comes to who’s going to pip who, and if you put your money where your mouth is we have good news. [here]

 

Tsonga Upset In First Round As Host Country’s Struggles Continue At French Open – France is still seeking its first French Open champion in 17 years. [cbs]

Chloe Grace Moretz ‘Appalled’ By Her Movie’s Body-Shaming Poster – Actress Chloe Grace Moretz has apologized for and disavowed any prior knowledge of a marketing campaign for her upcoming film Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs that was accused of body shaming. [ew]

Emily Ratajkowski Poses NUDE – As her friend shares cheeky throwback snap of the actress flaunting her peachy derriere. [dm]

Of Course Alicia Silverstone Gave Everyone Her Most Iconic Line At This Clueless Screening – It’s not every day that the star actor in a movie appears at a screening of her classic film years later and gives the audience the treat of delivering her most iconic line. [time]

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DON’T SAY WE DIDN’T TELL YOU…

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If You’re Sending Money Overseas, Make Sure You’re Using The Best – 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]

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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]

South Africans Are Drinking Quality Beer Now So Get With The Programme – Stop being that person who is silently judged at every braai, and get your hands on the tastiest beer the country has to offer. [cheers]

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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]

GetSmarter’s Online Courses Are Changing The Business World As We Know It – It’s never ideal to get left behind at work, and given how quickly things change these days fine-tuning and increasing your skill set is more important than ever [getsmarter]

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]

Calling The Home DIY Do-It-Alls – If you’re using a drill around the house and you don’t have a Drilby then grow up. A hundred bucks and you can kiss that dust goodbye [drilby]

So These Guys Are Apparently The Top SA Winery Of The Past 10 Years – You’ve tasted Chocolate Block, right? Of course you have, somake sure you arrive at every dinner party with a bottle of the best [boekenhout]

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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