Zimbabwe Finance Minister Arrested – Reports indicate that soldiers have taken over Zimbabwe’s ZBC state broadcaster, compounding speculation of a coup against President Robert Mugabe.  [news24]

Zimbabwe Crisis: Army Says It Is ‘Targeting Criminals’ – Heavy gunfire and artillery were heard in northern suburbs of the capital, Harare, early on Wednesday. [bbc]

We all want rid of Uncle Bob, but coups have a habit of ending badly.

‘She Lies All The Time’: Eskom Spokesman Lays Into ‘Incapable’ Brown – Qoma did not hold back on Tuesday as he testified before parliament’s public enterprises committee‚ which is holding an inquiry into state capture. [timeslive]

Australia Votes ‘Yes’ To Same-Sex Marriage – 61% of the population voted to allow same-sex marriage, with 38% voting against. [cnn]

Five Dead, Three Children Wounded After Shooting Spree In Northern California – At least four people and a gunman are dead after a shooting spree on Tuesday across multiple locations, including an elementary school. [businsider]

Can someone tell Donald? He just tweeted his condolences for that Texas shooting that happened 10 days ago…

More Guns Seized In ‘Underworld’ Firearms Clampdown In Cape Town – Firearms have been seized from the owner of a Cape Town security company – the latest in a string of actions. [news24]

Sessions Changes Statement About Trump Campaign And Russia – Sessions has previously told Congress he was unaware of any Trump campaign contacts with Russia, leading Democrats on Tuesday to accuse him of lying under oath. [reuters]

Sick Of Forking Out For Petrol? You’ll Like This New Release – In a perfect world, we would have access to some lekker public transport that gets us from A to B in a matter of minutes. That being said, this is very exciting. [here]

Russia Used Hundreds Of Fake Accounts To Tweet About Brexit, Data Shows – Accounts run from a St Petersburg troll farm tried to sow discord between Britons over the referendum. [guardian]

South African Chantel Dartnall Named World’s Best Female Chef – Dartnall, who has twice been named South Africa’s Chef of the Year, beat strong competition from globally acclaimed chefs. [huffpostsa]

Cheers To That – What You Need To Know About The ‘Good Beer Vibes’ Craft Beer Festival – There’s nothing like a little craft beer festival to kick off summer’s good vibes, but how about three festivals in one weekend? Yup, you read right. [here]

Harvey Weinstein Is Being Sued For Sexual Battery – An unnamed actress has sued Harvey Weinstein alleging he committed sexual battery against her in Beverly Hills hotel rooms in 2015 and 2016. [time]

The Many Online Misadventures Of Donald Trump, Junior – The president’s oldest son is the dumbest and most online Trump of them all. [vice]

British Explorer Benedict Allen ‘Goes Missing In Papua New Guinea Jungle’ While Searching For Lost Tribe Of Headhunters – He was dropped by helicopter in the jungle in the north-west of the country known as the Central Range three weeks ago. [telegraph]

Sergio Agüero Cleared To Fly Home After Fainting In Argentina Dressing Room – Striker ‘had a blackout’ and was taken to hospital for routine examinations. [guardian]

Apex Of Insanity – A look back on the fifth anniversary of Rihanna’s ill-fated “777 Tour”. [mashable]

Christian Bale Looks Almost Unrecognisable – The actor previously said he had been eating ‘a lot of pies’. [independent]

Just The Two Of Us! Selena Gomez And Justin Bieber Are Caught On Low-Key Stroll – It’s been said they have decided to take their rekindled relationship out of the public eye. [dailymail]

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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]

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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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