Why Siam Lee’s Alleged Murderer Released On Bail – The prosecution of the businessman accused of murdering Siam Lee is on shaky ground – with bungling by police and a private investigator highlighted by the magistrate. [timeslive]
Ramaphosa’s Legal Strategy May Backfire – He has come under attack this week for his decision to continue funding former president Jacob Zuma’s legal bills in his criminal case despite a court application. [dailymav]
Trump Backs Down On Migrant Family Separations Policy – He said he had been swayed by images of children who have been taken from parents while they are jailed and prosecuted for illegal border-crossing. [bbc]
Trump’s Embarrassing Surrender – The Trump administration insisted it didn’t have a policy of separating children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border. It just admitted that all that was nonsense. [washpost]
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern Enters Auckland Hospital To Give Birth – She has entered an Auckland hospital to have her baby, and handed over power to her deputy PM. [newsau]
Thuli Madonsela On SuperSport Inquiry Into Willemse’s Walk-Out – It was destined to fail. [businessday]
Gentrification: What Exactly Is Happening In Bo-Kaap? – With a series of high-profile backers and a number of protests, anti-gentrification sentiment in Bo-Kaap is gaining traction. [huffpost]
Nevada To Use An Untested Cocktail Of Drugs For Its First Execution In 12 Years – Scott Raymond Dozier had written to a judge saying he wanted to be put to death for his crimes. [sky]
LISTEN: Suspended Tax Boss Tom Moyane Tells SARS Man To Fake Illness Ahead Of KPMG Meeting – A telephone call during which Moyane instructs an employee of the service to feign illness to avoid speaking to KPMG. [news24]
Unions Reject Eskom’s 4,7% Wage Hike Offer – The unions met with Eskom on Wednesday for a second day of wage negotiations. [timeslive]
Instagram Hits Billion Users As It Launches Video Service To Rival YouTube – The user update shows Instagram moving further ahead of Snapchat, which lags behind with around 100 million monthly active users. [telegraph]
Burger King Russia Pulls Ad That Promised Whoppers To Women Impregnated By World Cup Players – They promised about $47,000 USD and a lifetime supply of Whoppers to women who could get impregnated by World Cup team members. [fastcompany]
Cape Town Restaurant Named As One Of The Best In The World – The world’s 50 best restaurants for 2018 have been announced, following an awards ceremony at the Guggenheim Museum in Spain. [bustech]
Keen To Get Involved In The Local Import / Export Game? Here’s An Expert Opinion – There’s serious money to be made from identifying a need in the market, and then solving it, but the experts will tell you that it’s not all plain sailing. [here]
British Mogul Alan Sugar Sends Rcist Tweet About Senegal’s World Cup Team – In some ways, Lord Alan Sugar is the British equivalent of President Trump. [guardian]
Banned FIFA Chief Blatter Attends Moscow Match, Says: ‘It’s My World Cup’ – He is serving a six-year ban from “all football activities” for unethical conduct after Fifa was rocked by a global corruption scandal in 2015. [ewn]
Gareth Southgate Dislocates Shoulder – England manager suffers one of most bizarre World Cup injuries ever. [telegraph]
How To Tell If You’re Dealing With Chronic Stress – Life can be hectic, and often the pressure can take its toll on your body and leave you worse for wear. Chronic stress is no laughing matter. [here]
From Brooklyn Nine-Nine to Lucifer – TV shows have become unkillable. [guardian]
Can Hugh Hefner’s 26-Year-Old Son Convince His Generation That Playboy Is Sexy? – Cooper, 26, is the only Hef left in the family business. Which, of course, is Playboy. [washpost]
Kendall Jenner And Bella Hadid Responded Appropriately To Paparazzi Disrupting Dinner – Good friends Bella Hadid and Kendall Jenner got dinner in Milan with Kristen Stewart and her girlfriend Stella Maxwell. [elle]
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