Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn Arrested Over ‘Significant’ Financial Misconduct – Ghosn, one of the auto industry’s most high-profile executives, has been arrested in Japan after an internal investigation revealed “significant acts of misconduct”. [cnn]
Would-Be ‘Assassin’ Charged For Killing Daughter’s Grandfather In Error – The man is suspected of killing his child’s grandfather in a botched hit on alleged gang boss Jerome “Donkie” Booysen. [timeslive]
US Blacklists South African For North Korea Oil Deals – The US Treasury placed a Russian-born South African man on its sanctions blacklist Monday for allegedly helping North Korea avoid an international embargo on its energy purchases. [ewn]
Cape Town DA Urges Members To Not Engage Patty’s Party – As de Lille continues to garner speculation for her newly announced political party, the DA in Cape Town has gagged its members from discussing their new opposition. [mg]
Why Naspers Expects Higher Interim Profit In Third Quarter – Core headline earnings per share are expected to be 35%-43% higher. [buslive]
Trump Says He Was Onto Osama Bin Laden Before 9/11 – He “pointed out” Osama Bin Laden in a book of his, published in 2000, and then blamed former President Bill Clinton for not killing him before the September 11 attacks. [businsider]
Ivanka Trump Used Her Personal Email For Government Work – Her father mercilessly criticised Hillary Clinton for using a private email server during her time as secretary of state, labelling her “Crooked Hillary”. [time]
White House Restores Jim Acosta’s Press Pass, CNN Drops Lawsuit – A letter from the White House to Acosta also included revised rules for how to behave during presidential press conferences. [huffpost]
Position Available At 2oceansvibe – Senior Business Manager – Staff retention at 2oceansvibe is high, and it isn’t often that a spot opens up. If you’re keen to come on board, now’s your chance. [here]
Anti-Vaccine Community Behind North Carolina Chickenpox Outbreak – 36 students at Asheville Waldorf School were diagnosed with the disease. The school has one of the state’s highest rates of religious exemption, allowing students to skip vaccination. [bbc]
Inside The Pricey War To Influence Your Instagram Feed – Inside the wild world of influencer marketing, where prices and pressure are high, and hundreds of thousands of dollars change hands daily on murky terms. [wired]
The Fascinating History Of The Vibrator – The history of vibrators, from medical tool right through to revolutionary sex toy, makes for quite a story. [here]
Bitcoin Falls Towards $5 000 Mark – Cryptocurrencies resumed their slump on Monday, with Bitcoin falling within 5% of the $5,000 mark in the wake of a split of one of the largest major tokens. [bustech]
The Secret To Being Witty, Revealed – You can practice being wittier, improving your reaction times and ability to land a jab or joke at just the right moment. [quartz]
‘No Fear Of Paralysis’ For F3 Driver Flörsch After Successful Surgery – Formula 3 driver Sophia Flörsch has undergone successful surgery on the spinal fracture she suffered in a horrific crash in the Macau Grand Prix. [crash]
Paul Gascoigne Charged With Sexual Assault After Incident On Train – The former England player, also known as Gazza, was arrested after travelling from York to Durham on 20 August. [sky]
Steve Smith, David Warner And Cameron Bancroft Learn Their Fate – Cricket Australia has decided to uphold in full the suspensions handed out to Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft for their role in the ball tampering scandal. [newsau]
South Africa’s Top Restaurant For 2018 Named – At a glittering red carpet event, celebrity chefs, restaurateurs and media gathered for the 20th annual Mercedes Benz Eat Out Awards. [food24]
Tekashi69 Indicted On Racketeering, Firearms Charges – The rapper is accused of taking part in a gunpoint robbery and an agreement to shoot someone who disrespected his gang. [dbeast]
Dwarf Actors Row As Shrek Show Hires Man To Play Character On His Knees – A row has broken out over dwarf actors after a Shrek production hired a 6ft man to play a ‘vertically challenged’ actor on his knees. [telegraph]
Candice Swanepoel Serves As Own Best Advert While Sharing Snaps From Own Swimsuit Line – The 30-year-old posted images to her Instagram Stories showing a black bikini from her new Tropic Of C swimwear collection. [dmail]
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