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SA Pulls Ambassador Out Of Israel Over Gaza Violence – South Africa has taken a strong stance against the killing of 41 Palestinians by Israeli armed forces by pulling the SA ambassador out of Israel. [news24]
The number of deaths is 58, according to many sources…
White House Response To Gaza Massacre Is As Loathsome As You’d Expect – White House Deputy Press Secretary Raj Shah displayed literally no empathy or compassion on Monday. [splinter]
Bus Drivers Back Behind The Wheel By Wednesday: Unions – This comes after labour unions in the bus sector have accepted a wage increment offer of 9% across-the-board‚ bringing to an end a prolonged national strike. [timeslive]
Apartheid No Crime Against Humanity, Says AfriForum’s Kriel – Kriel confirmed his stance to the Pretoria Rekord, saying that apartheid was not as bad as some other systems around the world. [iol]
Melania Trump Undergoes Surgery For ‘Benign Kidney Condition’ – Her office said surgeons had performed an embolisation procedure at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. [bbc]
Cape Town Uses More Water Even As Dam Levels Are Little Changed – Water usage surged 6.7% over the past week. [moneyweb]
69-Year-Old Double Amputee Has Just Climbed Mount Everest – Xia senior lost both of his legs below the knee amputated after suffering frostbite in a failed Everest expedition when he was just 25. [time]
Meghan Markle’s Dad Thomas Reportedly No Longer Attending The Wedding – The last-minute decision to pull out was partly because of the fallout of reports that he staged paparazzi photos of himself. [newsau]
Check Out This Excellent High Speed Fibre Internet Offer – There are few things in this world I hate more than crummy internet speeds, so I’m always on the lookout for a good deal. Here’s a good place to start. [here]
If You Missed That Luxury Train, Hotel, And Bubbles Competition, You’ve Got Two Days Left – You’re a good person and you deserve nice things, so why not take a punt at winning a luxury weekend away. [here]
The Black Undercover Cop Who Infiltrated The Ku Klux Klan In Colorado – “They were all assholes,” he told me. [vice]
One Of The Internet’s Favourite Mysteries Has Been Solved – We now know the true identity of ‘Lyle Stevik’—nearly 17 years after he hung himself at a remote Washington State motel. [mel]
Furious Stormers Boss To Report Kiwi Ref – The Capetonians are so upset that the WP Rugby Union’s director of rugby, Gert Smal, confirmed that he will take up the matter with governing body SANZAAR. [sport24]
Ball-Tamperer Bancroft Cleared To Play Club Cricket – Cameron Bancroft has been cleared to play club cricket in Western Australia while serving his ban for ball-tampering. [dailymav]
Is This A Pigeon? The Story Behind The Internet’s New Favourite Meme – A still from The Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbird is being used to mock everyone from men that mansplain to high school TV shows. [guardian]
McDonald’s In SA Is Sticking With Frozen Patties – Even as the US gets ‘juicier’ burgers. [businsider]
A Scathing Review Of ‘Whale Tales’ Blogger Chris Von Ulmenstein’s Book – Cape Town food blogger Chris Von Ulmenstein penned a book a while back, although it’s clear that this reviewer wasn’t all that taken with her efforts. [here]
Childish Gambino’s ‘This Is America’ Is No. 1 On Billboard’s Hot 100 – Looks like Childish Gambino has another earworm on his hands. [mashable]
Bella Hadid, 21, And Carla Bruni, 50, Look Like Long-Lost Twins – The 50-year-old former catwalk queen met the model-of-the-moment, 21, at the Fashion For Relief event during Cannes Film Festival and couldn’t get over their resemblance. [dmail]
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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, so make sure you arrive at every dinner party with a bottle of the best. [boekenhout]
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