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‘They’re Playing Chicken:’ Inside Mark Zuckerberg And Tim Cook’s Feud – Tensions between Facebook and Apple have been growing, but is it just an attempt to get ahead of US antitrust regulators? [guardian]

Four Days Of Ramaphosa At The State Capture Commission Could Be Crucial For SA’s Future –  His testimony is likely to be the most important in terms of answering questions of political culpability during the era of State Capture. [dailymaverick]

Alleged Underworld Boss And Convicted Murderer Killed In Apparent Hit – Two men have been shot and killed in Eldorado Park. One of them is understood to be convicted killer and alleged underworld boss Farouk Meyer. [news24]

As Covid Sweeps India, Experts Say Cases And Deaths Are Going Unreported – India has reported more than 17.6 million cases since the pandemic began last year. But the real number, experts fear, could be up to 30 times higher – meaning 500 million cases. [cnn]

Gigaba’s Lavish Gifts From The Guptas: Mngoma Tells All – A gold necklace, a white BMW, bags of cash and a R5m wedding – revelations shared by Norma Mngoma on the lavish lifestyle she lived with former minister Malusi Gigaba. [busday]

BMW Escapes Crash Seconds Before Disaster – A suspected drunk driver recently caught on camera led to frightening moments for motorists on the N1 in Gauteng. [citizen]

Witnesses Say They Will Swear On Oath Boris Johnson Said He’d ‘Let The Bodies Pile High’ – Johnson shouted that he would “let the bodies pile high in their thousands” than permit a third lockdown, at a meeting last October. [businsider]

Used Bakkies Are Now Going For More Than R2m – South Africa has seen a massive shift in consumer mindset, with used car purchases steadily increasing. The bakkie (or SUV) market is particularly popular. [here]

10 Years Ago, Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto Sent His Final Message – On April 26, 2011, Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto sent his final emails to fellow developers in which he made clear he had “moved on to other projects.” [forbes]

Four Dead In Mid-Air Collision Outside Johannesburg – Civil Aviation Authority accident investigators search scene for clues to determine what caused crash. [timeslive]

Miami School Bars Vaccinated Teachers From Seeing Students – Centner Academy leadership cited debunked claims of non-vaccinated people being “negatively impacted” by contact with vaccinated people. [bbc]

Cape Town Proposes New Rule For Pets – What You Should Know – The City of Cape Town has asked for public comment on its Animal Keeping Policy, which includes updated regulations around pet ownership. [bustech]

Ghislaine Maxwell Is In A Brand-New Fight With The Feds – Attorneys for the former socialite have repeatedly said that she isn’t doing well in jail. [vice]

AB De Villiers Surpassed 5000 IPL Runs With Another Fireworks Display For RCB – The South African veteran’s unbeaten 42-ball 75 made him only the sixth batsman to pass 5,000 runs in the tournament, and only the second foreigner. [oil]

‘The Octopus Walking On The Ocean Floor – That’s Me’ – Ronan Skillen speaks about making music for the underwater world of the Cape kelp forest in My Octopus Teacher, the first SA documentary to win an Oscar. [newframe]

‘SNL’ Cast Members Quietly Rebel Against Host Elon Musk – Who could have guessed that booking a guy who’s spent the pandemic spreading misinformation and stoking COVID-19 conspiracy theories would be controversial? [dailybeast]

Leaving Neverland Accuser Wade Robson Becomes Second Man To Have Lawsuit Dismissed – A man who made allegations of sexual abuse against Michael Jackson in a high-profile documentary has had a lawsuit over his claims dismissed. [sky]

Britney Spears To Appear In Court For Guardianship Case – The 39-year-old US pop singer is the subject of a “FreeBritney” online campaign from her adoring fans who believe the guardianship in place since 2008 should be ended. [ewn]

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