The Wild Life Of ‘Steroid King’s’ Trusted Sidekick Who Turned On Him – The first witness in the trial of Mark Lifman and others for the murder of “Steroid King” Brian Wainstein testified on Wednesday about a wild life of illegal steroid sales, intimidating people for a living, money drops, and protecting the wife of one of Cape Town’s most feared businessmen while she went clubbing. [news24]
9 Fascinating Facts You Never Knew About Bentley – The automaker, founded in 1919, now has plans to go all-electric. Bentley is a legend among English carmakers. The company, founded more than 100 years ago, has put its winged logo on some of the most beautiful, luxurious, and powerful vehicles to grace the world’s roads. [robbreport]
Porn Stars, Sex Scandals And Zzzs: The A To Z Of Trump’s Hush Money Trial – The former US president is about to go on trial so here is our A to Z explainer with all the terms you need to know. [sky]
New OLED iPads Will Be The Focus At Apple’s “Special” Event In May – 2024 could be the year OLED displays arrive for the iPad Pro. Apple has started inviting members of the media to a “special Apple Event” on May 7th. [2ov]
The 19 Most Hated Movie And TV Characters Ever, Ranked – Film and TV are littered with examples of lovable characters, figures who endear themselves to viewers and become thought of almost as close friends. But for others, it’s a very different story. [independent]
The Cybertruck’s Failure Is Now Complete – Tesla’s latest vehicle was widely mocked even before its accelerator pedal problem. Now it’s a national joke. [mashable]
There’s Still Tomorrow: The Film Which Beat Barbie At The Box Office In Italy – Greta Gerwig’s Barbie may be the most financially successful movie ever to be directed by a female filmmaker, and the highest-grossing film of 2023. But it was beaten at the box office in Italy by another film, also made by a woman and speaking directly about the female experience. [bbc]
NASA Hears From Voyager 1, The Most Distant Spacecraft From Earth, After Months Of Quiet – The most distant spacecraft from Earth stopped sending back understandable data last November. Flight controllers traced the blank communication to a bad computer chip and rearranged the spacecraft’s coding to work around the trouble. [ap]
Amendment Of SAPS Act To Give Metro Cops Teeth To Probe Cases On The Cards: Parliament – On Wednesday, Eyewitness News posed the question of whether metro police departments should be allowed to investigate cases within their mandate of traffic and by-law enforcement. [ewn]
Multiple Crew Members Hospitalised After Accident On Set Of Eddie Murphy Film – Two crew members were hospitalised when a car and truck collided during shooting of The Pickup in Atlanta, Georgia. [guardian]
Turn For Property In South Africa Is Coming – The South African residential property market sector is in a rut but is poised for a gradual recovery. According to the Q1 ‘24 oobarometer, the higher for longer interest rate environment has impacted ooba Home Loan’s application volumes for the quarter. [businesstech]
