[imagesource: Rich Pedroncelli / AP]

‘I Didn’t Want To Do Those Things’: Golden State Killer Admits 13 Murders – Joseph James DeAngelo Jr, known as the Golden State killer, terrorised the Sacramento region as a serial rapist in the mid-1970s before going on to kill more than a dozen people. [sky]

COVID-19 Test Samples Found Dumped Along N2 In Eastern Cape – The Eastern Cape Department of Health and the National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS) have launched investigations into the shocking discovery. [news24]

State Capture: Popo Molefe Likens Jacob Zuma To Donald Trump – The manner in which Trump flouts the US constitution with the support of the Republican party, is identical to how Zuma allowed corruption to set in with the full backing of the governing ANC. [timeslive]

Kweichow Moutai: ‘Elite’ Alcohol Brand Is China’s Most Valuable Firm – A drinks maker has become China’s most valuable publicly-listed company, overtaking the country’s biggest bank. [bbc]

Leicester Plunged Back Into Lockdown As Coronavirus Cases Surge – Schools and non-essential shops to be closed as all but essential travel is banned. [telegraph]

Pandering To Putin, Abusing Allies And Ignoring Own Advisers, Trump’s Calls Alarm US Officials – The calls caused former top Trump deputies to conclude that the President was often “delusional,” as two sources put it, in his dealings with foreign leaders. [cnn]

73 More Deaths Take COVID-19 Fatalities Over 2500, Infections Rise Past 144 000 – South Africa is currently on Day 95 of its lockdown. The country is now on level 3 of an eased lockdown which has allowed millions of workers to return to work. [iol]

How Coronavirus Turbocharged QAnon Conspiracy Theories – The far-right conspiracy movement’s disinformation campaign is stronger than ever ahead of the US election. [huffpost]

Foreign Tourists Keen To Start Visiting SA Again – People overseas are regaining their appetite for travel and South Africa could be a big winner in the post-Covid-19 tourism world, believes South African Tourism (SAT). [citizen]

This COVID-19 Mutation Has Taken Over The World. Scientists Are Trying To Understand Why – A change in the virus was appearing again and again. This mutation, associated with outbreaks in Europe and New York, eventually took over Chicago. [washpost]

Big Growth For Takealot And Mr D Food – Naspers has released its financial results for the year ended 31 March 2020, showing impressive revenue growth for Takealot and Mr D Food. [mybb]

White House Aware Of Russian Bounties In 2019 – The assessment was included in at least one of Trump’s written daily intelligence briefings at the time, and John Bolton also told colleagues he briefed Trump on the intelligence assessment in March 2019. [apnews]

Distance, Dose, Dispersion – An experts’ guide on Covid-19 risks in South Africa and how to manage them. [dailymav]

Inside The School That Kept Going During National Lockdown – Despite the national lockdown, one group of students in Mitchells Plain continued their high school education undisturbed. [here]

In Defence Of Luis Suarez’s Handball – When the shady Uruguayan robbed Ghana exactly a decade ago, he showed a ruthlessness that too many African World Cup contenders have lacked. [newframe]

Shane Lee Reveals Steve Waugh’s Icy Shane Warne Sledge – A former teammate has revealed how Steve Waugh brutally sledged Shane Warne before their relationship turned seriously sour. [newsau]