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Kathryn Murdoch Wants To Flip The Dystopian Script With New “Protopian” Production Studio – In a wide-ranging sit-down, the Quadrivium president talks about the “better futures” movement, her planned PBS docuseries, the Fox-Dominion settlement, and why she and husband James Murdoch only made it through half an episode of Succession: “It just felt weird.” [vanityfair]
2.98 Magnitude Earth Tremor Confirmed In Joburg South – The Council for Geoscience recorded a seismic event in the south of Johannesburg on Saturday night, confirming reports from residents in Soweto and Roodepoort. [timeslive]
America’s Harman Cruising To Open Glory – Brian Harman tightened his grip on the Open Championship at rainswept Hoylake on Sunday, maintaining his five-shot lead at the halfway stage of his closing round. [supersport]
Eskom Nuclear Power Station Delays Have Cost South Africa R120 Billion — So Far – The closure of Koeberg’s Unit 1 since January 2022 has cost the South African economy R120 billion so far on top of the cost of refurbishing the power plant. [mybroadband]
Rhodes: Holidaymakers Describe Wildfires Ordeal – Thousands of people have been evacuated from wildfires on the Greek island of Rhodes. Tourists have fled from their hotels to emergency shelters, while some holidaymakers returning to the UK described people being covered in ash and still smelling of smoke from the fires. [bbc]
21-Year-Old French Swimming Star Smashes Michael Phelps’ Last Remaining World Record – Although Michael Phelps retired seven years ago, his legacy has continued to tower over swimming. [cnn]
Elon Musk Says He Will Change Twitter’s Blue Bird logo To An ‘X’ – In the latest controversial move, the social media platform’s CEO said that X.com now points to Twitter.com. [aljazeera]
Victoria Beckham Belts Out Spice Girls Hit Amid Reunion Tour Rumors: ‘More To Come’ – Victoria Beckham got back into her role as Posh Spice from the Spice Girls for a night of karaoke in Miami — while also hinting at a reunion for the girl group. [nypost]
An Asteroid Just Passed Closer To Earth Than The Moon And We Only Noticed Afterward – It was around 60 meters, approximately the height of a 20-story building. [ifls]
US Surpasses 400 Mass Shootings So Far In 2023: National Gun Violence Website – At least 81 people have been killed in 65 mass shootings in July alone. [abc]
Annual Cape 1000 2024 Entries Are Now Open – But Limited – What has fast become known as South Africa’s most beautiful drive, the Cape 1000 is set to return next March for four days of open road indulgence. [sapeople]
‘Facekinis’ Become Popular In China As Temperatures Soar – People buying full-face masks alongside hats, fans – and hats with inbuilt fans – as temperatures rise above 35C. [guardian]
Sewer Gas Suspected To Be Cause Of Joburg Explosion – The city has also ruled out illegal mining. Human rights lawyer Richard Spoor believes sewer gas is the cause of the explosion. [enca]
VIP Protection Officers Filmed Assaulting Joburg Motorists Have Been Arrested – Eight Presidential Protection Services (PPS) police officers, who were caught on video assaulting people on the N1 highway in Gauteng, were arrested. [news24]
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