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Santaco Talks Suspended, Western Cape Taxi Stayaway Continues – The SA National Taxi Council’s (Santaco) stayaway remains in place until Wednesday after urgent talks were suspended on Sunday. [news24]

South Australia Will Soon Require Supercar Drivers to Get A Special License – The state has also made it illegal to disable traction control on a high-performance sports car. [robbreport]

Lady R Didn’t Load South African Weapons To Russia, Investigation Finds – The Russian cargo ship, Lady R, did not load South African weapons or ammunition when it called at the Simon’s Town Naval Base in December last year. The ship did load food and other supplies for its return trip to Russia, according to the findings of an investigation. [citypress]

Australia & UK Issue Warnings About Travel To Cape Town Due To Taxi Strikes – Travellers to SA are being warned about the taxi strike violence. [sapeople]

Senior Eskom Exec Allegedly Ordered Hit On Whistleblower – A senior executive at Eskom allegedly offered a hitman R400,000 to assassinate a middle manager who had exposed looting operations by organised crime syndicates, City Press reports. [mybroadband]

Wife Accused Of Poisoning Her Husband’s Coffee With Bleach For Months – Melody Johnson was arrested last month after allegedly repeatedly slipping the cleaning product into her spouse’s coffee pot. [sky]

Thuli Madonsela’s Appointment To UN’s Scientific Advisory Board: A Proud Moment For South Africa – Thuli Madonsela has been appointed to the United Nations Scientific Advisory Board, bringing pride to South Africa and contributing to global science-based policy and decision-making. [goodthingsguy]

Some British Airways Passengers Could Go Hungry As It Will Stop Loading Flights With Enough Food For All Flyers – British Airways is testing a new catering system where it won’t load enough food for all passengers on flights in a bid to tackle food waste. [businessinsider]

Siya Kolisi Supports Wife Rachel’s Call For Diversity In Salons – Springbok captain Siya Kolisi supported his wife Rachel as she called for diversity in South African salons. [thesouthafican]

Woman Pensioner Arrested At Cape Town International For Trying To Smuggle Heroin Worth R1.6 Million To Europe – Hawks provincial spokesperson Warrant Officer Zinzi Hani said the woman was charged for trying to smuggle 3.5 kilograms of heroin worth approximately R1.6 million to Europe. [iol]

FDA Approves First Pill For Postpartum Depression – In trials, the treatment improved depression symptoms among new mothers as early as three days after they started the medication. [nbc]

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