Why Was Ramaphosa’s Security Detail Grounded In Poland – pro-Russia perceptions, or underprepared securocrats? [dm]

The Koenigsegg Regera Trounces The Rimac Nevera To Become The World’s Fastest-Accelerating Production Car (Again) – The seven-year-old hypercar had previously set the record in 2019. [robbreport]

Synthetic Human Embryo Raises Ethical Issues – Scientists have created the synthetic human embryos – using no eggs or sperm – provoking deep ethical questions, according to reports. [bbc]

‘Stranger Things’ Welcomes Another 80s Icon As Linda Hamilton Joins Season 5 – Sarah Connor in the ‘Stranger Things’ universe?! [mashable]

Snowden Leaks: 10 Years Later, US Intelligence Still Collects Huge Amounts Of Information – In 2013, US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden stunned the world with revelations that the massive US spy apparatus was secretly sucking up communications and private data on people around the world, from the lowest social media poster to the phone calls of German chancellor Angela Merkel. [m&g]

Can Our Supine CEOs Save SA? – The electorate won’t do it. The government can’t do it. Now business is going to have a whirl. [politicsweb]

African Peace Mission: Live Stream Broadcasting Russia Talks Cut As Putin interrupted presentations – Forty minutes into the meeting between President Cyril Ramaphosa – along with six other African presidents and government leaders – and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the live feed broadcasting the talks was cut. [news24]