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Sicilian Mafia ‘People-Slayer’ Released After 25 Years In Jail – He has confessed his role in over 100 murders, including the death of a 14-year-old boy, Giuseppe Di Matteo, who was killed and dissolved in acid because he was the son of a mafia informant. [reuters]

Gauteng Pays R16m To Distribute R13m Covid-19 Relief To Artists And Athletes – The department had contracted two companies, Business Arts SA and the Gauteng Sports Confederation, to pay grants of R6,000 each to 2,201 artists and athletes. [timeslive]

Vatican Laws Changed To Toughen Sexual Abuse Punishment – The new rules make sexual abuse, grooming minors for sex, possessing child pornography and covering up abuse a criminal offence under Vatican law. [bbc]

Exposed: Digital Vibes Bought Land Cruiser Bakkie For Health Minister Mkhize’s Son – This follows recent revelations that Digital Vibes had transferred money to Dedani Mkhize’s company and had paid for maintenance work at the minister’s ‘family property’. [dailymav]

Virus Lockdown In Australia’s Second-Largest City Extended By A Week – Five million Melbourne residents were due to exit a seven-day lockdown just before midnight Thursday, but were ordered to remain at home because of concerns about the spread of the virus. [ewn]

Elon Musk Finally Speaks To Numerous Tesla Price Increases – Tesla cars cost a couple thousand dollars more than they did at the start of this year. Why? Musk explains. [cnet]

SARS Is Sniffing Around For Information On SA Crypto Traders – Three of South Africa’s largest crypto exchanges have been approached by SARS, which is looking into South Africans involved in “the mining, speculation and/or investment in crypto assets”. [here]

Obama Says He ‘Absolutely’ Wants To Know More About UFOs, Hopes They Can Unite Us If They’re Real – Former President Barack Obama took an optimistic view on the spectre of UFOs in a new podcast interview. [businsider]

Fauci’s Pandemic Emails: ‘All Is Well Despite Some Crazy People In This World’ – Fauci’s correspondence from March and April 2020 offers a peek into his world during the frantic early days of the coronavirus crisis. [washpost]

Amazon Changes Employee Policies For Time Off, Marijuana – Amazon (AMZN) will no longer include the substance in the company’s pre-employment drug tests and that the drug will now be treated the same as alcohol. [cnn]

UK Records Hottest Day Of The Year And It Could Get Sunnier – Despite Thunderstorm Threat – A meteorologist says Wednesday is likely to be hotter than Tuesday, with the possibility of a scorching 28C or 29C in some parts. [sky]

Cape Town’s Roads To Get Massive Facelift – What You Can Expect – Cape Town mayor Dan Plato says that public transport infrastructure and maintenance of the city’s road network remain the top spending priorities for the city’s transport directorate. [bustech]

PUMA Rolls Out Bold New Watches – The iconic footwear and sportswear brand has now released the Bold Ana-Digi Watch range in South Africa. [here]

American Sprinter Erriyon Knighton Breaks Usain Bolt’s U18 200-Meter Record – Knighton, a 17-year-old professional track athlete, ran a 20.11-second 200m race, beating out Bolt’s record from 2003 which stood at 20.13. [cbs]

SA’s Kevin Anderson Dumped Out Of French Open By Korean Kwon Soon-Woo – Just after veteran South African Kevin Anderson threatened a fightback, he was stopped in his tracks by young Korean Soon-woo Kwon in their first-round French Open clash. [iol]

Kate Winslet Says She Refused Offer To Edit Sex Scene Showing ‘Bulgy Belly’ – Craig Zobel, director of Mare of Easttown, offered to show actor in a more flattering light but Winslet said: ‘Don’t you dare’. [guardian]

Matthew Perry And Molly Hurwitz Break Off Engagement – According to the outlet, the actor and Hurwitz, 29, began dating in 2018 and became engaged in November 2020. [newsau]

Sinead O’Connor Says She’ll Never Speak To BBC Woman’s Hour Again After ‘Offensive, Abusive And Misogynistic’ Interview – Apologises for likening herself to a Jamaican man in expletive-laden chat. [dmail]

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