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‘It’s Out Of Our Control’: Eskom Fights For 20.5% Hike In April – Eskom defended its proposed 20.5% tariff increase for 2022/23 on Monday, arguing that most of the cost increase was driven by two factors outside of its control. [fin24]

Ghislaine Maxwell Ends Fight To Keep Eight ‘John Does’ Secret – The documents containing the names are connected to a 2015 defamation case brought by Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who claimed Epstein sexually abused her while she was a minor. [cnn]

Tonga Tsunami: Anxious Wait For News After Tonga Cut Off – Local authorities have not confirmed any deaths but communications are crippled, making it difficult to establish the scale of the destruction. [bbc]

First Successful Private Prosecution For Murder In SA Will Be Felt ‘For A Long Way To Come’ – On 28 June 2005, the night Rochelle Naidoo and Faizel Hendricks argued in her Observatory, Cape Town, flat, Hendricks shoved a revolver into Naidoo’s mouth and pulled the trigger. [dailymav]

Boris Johnson Lied About Lockdown Party, Dominic Cummings Claims – Johnson told MPs he did not realise 20 May 2020 event was social gathering but ex-aide says PM was advised not to allow it. [guardian]

Emirates Is Unlikely To Fly Out Of South Africa Before February – South Africans looking to fly with Emirates will have to wait a while longer, after the Dubai-based airline extended its suspension of flights out of Johannesburg on Sunday. [businsider]

The Dallas QAnon Cult Believes JFK Was Disguised As Trump At Arizona Rally – Michael Protzman, who leads the Dallas QAnon cult, promised his followers that Trump’s rally would have major revelations. [vice]

Hitmen, Bunkers & Bondage: Inside The Case Of Washington Baby Doctor Ronald Ilg – He was charged with trying to hire someone to kidnap his ex. Then things got really weird. [dbeast]

Less Than 1 700 New Covid-19 Cases Recorded In SA On Monday – A total of 18 171 tests were conducted over the last 24 hours, coupled with 1 691 new cases representing a positivity rate of 9.3%. [iol]

Can The Quagga Be Resurrected? Part I: The Origin Story – Ever thought up a plan to bring an animal back from the dead? You’d probably say that’s madness. And even if you could, you’d receive widespread scepticism from critics influenced by tales of Frankenstein. [getaway]

KZN Family’s Lucky Escape As Elephant Overturns Their SUV – “It was reported that the elephant pushed the vehicle with its tusks and the vehicle fell on its side with the passengers still inside.” [timeslive]

Djokovic Could Be Barred From French Open By Vaccine Pass Law – The sports ministry said on Monday that elite sportspeople would need to be vaccinated to perform in France. [ewn]

‘Intoxicated’: Police Shut Down Cricket Stars’ 6am Ashes Celebrations – Video has emerged showing police intervening to move Australian cricketers on as their Ashes celebrations got a little bit too rowdy. [newsau]

Somebody’s Getting Fired For These Shipping Disasters – In the world of shipping, there’s usually no such thing as an inexpensive mistake. If you mess up you tend to mess up on a monumental scale and there’s no hiding. [here]

The Voice Of Holland Taken Off Air Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations – Jeroen Rietbergen, a band leader and musician, has left the series after admitting having sexual contact with some women involved in the show and to sending sexual text messages. [sky]

Emily Ratajkowski Sizzles In A Bright Red Bikini – Shares throwback snaps of her engagement ring as she makes her return to Instagram. [dmail]

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