SA Boxing Great Dingaan Thobela Dies Aged 57 – Former boxing world champion and darling of South African sports Dingaan “Rose of Soweto” Thobela has died after battling illness. The ‘Rose of Soweto’ once held two world titles. [timeslive]
Amateur Angler Lands Biggest Ever Fish Caught On Rod In UK – Darren Reitz hadn’t had a single bite for 14 hours before he pulled 143lb catfish out of an Essex lake. [thetelegraph]
Baby Reindeer’s Real-Life Stalker Speaks Out, Says She’s Considering Legal Action For Defamation – The woman who the Netflix show is based upon criticized her onscreen depiction, describing herself as the “victim”. [people]
Missing Emergency Slide That Fell Off Delta Flight Found — Washed Up In Front Of House Of Lawyer Whose Firm Is Suing Boeing – The emergency slide that fell off a Delta flight departing from JFK Airport on Friday was found two days later — washed up in front of the beachside house of a lawyer whose firm happens to be suing Boeing over safety issues, The Post has learned. [nypost]
Over 70 Amazon Jobs Available In South Africa – Amazon is advertising 74 full-time positions at its South African offices in Midrand and Cape Town. [mybroadband]
Extradition Bid For Magashule’s PA Reveals She ‘Worked To Nail Down Bribes’ – The US has thrown its weight behind South Africa’s request for the extradition of former Free State premier Ace Magashule’s corruption-accused ex-PA after finding prosecutors had produced overwhelming evidence of her culpability. [news24]
34 128 McDonald’s Big Macs Later: One Man’s Incredible Journey – Don Gorske has eaten over 34 000 Big Macs, defying health expectations and earning himself a Guinness World Record. [sapeople]
The Vatican’s Secret Role In The Science Of IVF – More than half a century ago, men of science and men of faith gathered together to unlock the mysteries of female fertility. The answer: urine from the brides of Christ. [vanityfair]
Golfers Stumble Across Dead Body Covered In Plastic – Golfers at the Greyville race course in Durban made a gruesome discovery of a dead body on DLI Avenue on Monday afternoon. [iol]
Ferrari Smart Glasses Now Exist Thanks To Ray-Ban and Meta – Only 1,000 pairs of the limited-edition specs are available. [robbreport]
One Of The World’s Biggest Economies Is Going Cashless – Digital payments, made through systems like the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), which allow users to transfer funds instantly by scanning a QR code, have become ubiquitous across the world’s most populous country, transforming daily life. [cnn]
French Actor Gérard Depardieu To Face Trial Over Sexual Assault Allegations – French actor Gerard Depardieu will face trial in October over allegations of sexual assault, the Paris prosecutor’s office told CNN Monday. [cnn]
‘Michael Flatley Appeared Like A Rockstar’: How Riverdance Gave The Jig Cool Factor – Thirty years ago, Riverdance’s groundbreaking Eurovision interval performance ignited a new generation’s devotion to Irish dancing. [guardian]
Jake Paul VS Mike Tyson Officially Sanctioned As Professional Fight – This summer’s meeting between YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul and former world champion Mike Tyson has been officially sanctioned as a professional fight. [bbc]
