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The Total(ish) Cost Of The Guptas’ State Capture: R49,157,323,233.68 – Investigator Paul Holden meticulously laid out the flow of money from government entities to the Guptas’ money laundering apparatus. But, warned Holden, the true cost to the state is definitely higher. [dailymav]

SA Records 2,300 New Covid-19 Cases As Positivity Rate Passes 10% – The government has previously expressed concern when the positivity rate — the number of positive tests against the number of tests taken in the same period — reaches the 10% and 12% marks. [timeslive]

Brazil Captures Fugitive Italian Mob Boss – Morabito, considered a “capo” or captain of the ‘Ndrangheta group, was captured in the city of Joao Pessoa along with another Italian “outlaw”. [ewn]

Missing Man Found Dead Inside Spanish Dinosaur Statue – Police say it’s likely the 39-year-old got stuck trying to retrieve his mobile phone after dropping it. [guardian]

Johann Rupert’s Covid-19 Fund To Loan R100m To SA Restaurants – A total of R100 million will be allocated to qualifying restaurants to provide rental relief and boost working capital where required. [fin24]

Florida High School Alters 80 ‘Immodest’ Yearbook Photos Of Students – The school district told local media the changes were made to ensure the photos met the dress code, which says girls’ shirts must be “modest”. [bbc]

Crypto Investors To Elon Musk: Please Stop Tweeting! – Bitcoin (XBT) fans are tired of Musk exerting so much influence over the near-term price movements of seemingly all cryptocurrencies. [cnn]

Weight-Lifting And Regular Calls With Wife Jill: Joe Biden’s Daily Routine Revealed – Report gives a rare glimpse into a day in the life of the world’s most powerful man. [telegraph]

See The Top 100 Collector Cars To Include Rare And Exotic Ferraris, Bugattis And Lamborghinis – One hundred of history’s rarest, most inventive, artistic, sculptural and emotional motor cars are gathered on the pages of a new double-volume book. [forbes]

Who Is Roman Protasevich? Blogger Arrested On Ryanair Flight As Aircraft Diverted – The 26-year-old journalist worked for a Poland-based online news service, which broadcast footage of protests against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko last year. [sky]

Former Formula One Boss Max Mosley Dies At Age Of 81 After Battle With Cancer – Mosley was a racing driver, team owner and lawyer before becoming president of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) in 1993. [scmp]

Fauci Addresses Reports Of Ill Wuhan Researchers, COVID Lab Theory – Sometimes wanting to see more data just means wanting to see more data. [huffpost]

How Much Protection You Get From One Shot Of Pfizer, J&J, And Others, According To The Best Available Data – Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are likely 80% effective against symptomatic Covid-19 after one dose. [businsider]

2oceansvibe Weekend Sports Wrap – Phil Mickelson defied the odds to make history at the PGA Championship, and there was plenty of drama as Europe’s top football leagues drew to a close. [here]

Wayde Van Niekerk Is In A Tight Race To Qualify For The Tokyo Olympics After Boston Injury – Will Wayde van Niekerk be ready for the Tokyo Olympics? Well, he hasn’t even qualified yet… [iol]

Getroud Met Rugby Actor Crowned Mr World South Africa – Sean, who is known for his role as Reitz on the KykNET soapie, took over the title from TV personality and medical doctor Fezile Mkhize. [channel24]

Italian Eurovision Winner Tests Negative For Drugs – Damiano David, the frontman of Italy’s Eurovision winners Maneskin, has passed a drug test he took on Monday to clear his name after speculation that he had snorted cocaine at the song contest’s final. [local]

Ben Affleck Joins Fitness Fanatic Jennifer Lopez At The Gym – They were seen ‘kissing’ and being ‘playful’ as he starts wearing silver watch again that she gave him back in 2002. [dmail]

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