SA Officially In Recession – Gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 0.7% quarter on quarter in the first quarter of 2017 — a shock as the consensus among economists was a rebound to 0.9% growth. [bdlive]

US Suspects Russian Hackers Planted Fake News Behind Qatar Crisis – US investigators believe Russian hackers breached Qatar’s state news agency and planted a fake news report that contributed to a crisis among the US’ closest Gulf allies [cnn]

Zille Files Reasons Why She Should Not Be Suspended – Zille had until 5pm on Tuesday to make representations to the party about why she should not be suspended following a series of tweets in March. [timeslive]

Zuma Back In Court As The Spy Tapes Saga Continues – The so-called spy tapes saga is back in court, with President Jacob Zuma’s lawyers arguing on Tuesday that dropping the charges against him in 2009 was not irrational. [huffpostsa]

Paris’s Notre-Dame: Attacker Shot Outside Cathedral – The man shouted “this is for Syria” during the attack, the interior minister said. Prosecutors have opened a terrorism investigation. [bbc]

Theresa May: I’ll Tear Up Human Rights Laws So We Can Deport Terrorists – The Prime Minister will make it easier to deport foreign terror suspects and will extend existing laws that restrict the freedom of British suspects. [telegraph]

It’s Time To Thank Your Old Man For All Those Dad Jokes – Check This Out – When a good father comes around – whether they are biological or not – there’s no harm in thanking them for all they have done for you. [here]

Trump’s Twitter Problem—And Ours – Trump’s staff can try to smooth over his rough edges in the most irenic and palatable way. And then Trump can—in one tweet—undermine all of their efforts. [dailybeast]

‘To Me, They’re Not Even People’: Eric Trump Goes Off The Rails In Rant Targeting Democrats – He appeared on “The Sean Hannity Show” Tuesday night to deliver a scathing assessment of the Democratic Party. [businessinsider]

I guess next we can expect him and his brother to start hunting the Democracts, then.

South Africans Splash Out Thousands On Parties For Their Pooches – Parties can cost up to R2,500 for a two-hour celebration. [sundaytimes]

Five Reasons You Should Care About The New iPad Pro – Something happened on Monday during the WWDC 2017 keynote. The iPad’s big brother, the more powerful iPad Pro, became something else. [mashable]

The Simple Mistakes Costing South Africans Millions When They Retire – Everyone wants a decent nest egg when they decide to live the good life, but it’s amazing how a little error here and there can end up costing you millions. [here]

Secret German village – In The Middle Of Argentina – Set in the hills a couple of hours from Córdoba, Argentina’s second city, La Cumbrecita is a meticulously recreated Swiss-German village. [telegraph]

England Thrash NZ, Reach Champions Trophy SF – Mark Wood took the key wicket of Kane Williamson as England booked their place in the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy. [sport24]

‘New’ Springboks Still Embrace A ‘Dirty’ Phrase – The Springboks might be keen to play attacking rugby but they’re not going to abandon one of their traditional strengths. Unfortunately, it’s a weapon many consider very “boring”: the rolling maul. [citizen]

Peacock Trashes Liquor Store In California – It sounds like the start of a joke: a peacock walked into an off-licence…. [bbc]

George And Amal Clooney Welcome Twins Ella And Alexander – This morning Amal and George welcomed Ella and Alexander Clooney into their lives. Ella, Alexander and Amal are all healthy, happy and doing fine. George is sedated and should recover in a few days. [usatoday]

Of Course Jimmy Fallon Took Justin Timberlake Bro Biking In The Hamptons – When Timberlake comes to visit the Fallons in the Hamptons, he’s always game for a bro biking trip. [time]

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