Fitness Tracking App Strava Gives Away Location Of Secret US Army Bases – Data about exercise routes shared online by soldiers can be used to pinpoint overseas facilities. [guardian]
Two Men Caught With R6,4m In Cash Appear In Court – The two were nabbed when the cash was seized after they checked their baggage in for a flight from Johannesburg to Dubai. [news24]
Rumour Of ‘Muti Gang’ Strikes Fear Into Cape Town – There was shock and outrage on Friday when people were convinced that a muti ring was uncovered in Cape Town. [iol]
Trump’s War On Russia Probe Reaches New Peak – The escalating campaign by President Donald Trump and his allies against the Russia investigation hit a new peak of intensity Monday. [cnn]
CIA Director Says He ‘Fully Expects’ Russia Will Try To Interfere In U.S. Midterms – CIA director Mike Pompeo warned that Russia will likely target the U.S. midterm elections later this year. [time]
36 Percent Of South Africa’s Water Is Lost Unnecessarily – ‘Unaccounted for water’ is currently running at an average of around 36 percent in the country. [huffpostsa]
Bathabile And The Seven Deadly Sins – She has no social conscience or social skills, and is one of the most intellectually underdeveloped people to hold office in democratic South Africa. [citypress]
Helen Zille In Familiar Territory With ‘Karma Is A Bitch’ Tweet – Western Cape premier Helen Zille has apologised for a tweet in which she told “gloating Joburgers” that “karma can be a real bitch”. [busday]
The Rocketing Rand – Can It Continue? – Amid much fanfare, the rand broke through to R12 to the US dollar for the first time since May 2015. [moneyweb]
Finally, There’s Someone At Customs Who Can Actually Get Your Parcel Through – If you have ever ordered something from overseas, you’ll know that the battle only really starts when the parcel touches down on SA soil. Then the red tape begins. [here]
Petrol Price Set For A Big Drop Next Week – That’s thanks to a strong rand performance in January, which has offset a stronger crude oil price. [bustech]
Twitter Influencers Suspect A Bot ‘Purge’ – Twitter cofounder and CEO Jack Dorsey has addressed the network’s bot problem in the past but has called it minimal. [mashable]
Why Are Atheists Generally Smarter Than Religious People? – For more than a millennium, scholars have noticed a curious correlation: Atheists tend to be more intelligent than religious people. [huffpostsa]
Apple Just Released These Ads For The HomePod – The wait is almost over, because Apple’s HomePods are set to hit the market soon. To remind everyone, Apple just released a series of pretty dope adverts. [here]
Bolt Says Wayde Is Awesome‚ But He’s No Sprinter – The legend sat at the front of a news conference packed with South African journalists on Monday and told them clearly: the country’s premier track star is no speedster. [timeslive]
David Beckham Wants To Bring Class Of ’92 Spirit To His Miami MLS Team – An emotional David Beckham said Miami had made his “dream come true” after finally becoming a Major League Soccer team owner. [guardian]
For The First Time In 152 years, A Supermoon, Blue Moon, And Total Lunar Eclipse Will Coincide – On Jan. 31, it doesn’t matter what you’re doing—you owe it to yourself to gaze at the darkened sky. [quartz]
Instagram Fitness Model Removed From American Airlines Flight After ‘Humiliating’ Row – Jen Selter, who has 11 million followers on Instagram, posted footage of her arguing with a pilot and a flight attendant. [telegraph]
Kim Kardashian Claps Back At Lindsay Lohan For Braids Diss – Kardashian West’s new blonde cornrows, which she called “Bo Derek braids,” have been receiving heavy backlash on Instagram. [people]
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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]
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