Two Witnesses Already Dead By Day One Of Alleged Cape Town Extortion Murderers’ Trial – The long-awaited trial of Yanga “Bara” Nyalara and Wandile Tofile for 12 murders and six attempted murders allegedly perpetrated during one of the most violent extortion battles in Cape Town began in the Goodwood Prison, sitting as the High Court, on Monday, with a slimmed down indictment and two accused short. [news24]
117 Hours Of Water Outages Hitting Joburg, Pretoria And Ekurhuleni This Week – Areas Affected – Rand Water has entered its final week of maintenance and upgrades to main water systems in Gauteng, with just two more projects to go through. [businesstech]
What Do Polls Tell Us About A Trump v. Harris Matchup? – President Joe Biden has dropped out of the 2024 race, and there’s one question on a lot of people’s minds: Can Vice President Kamala Harris secure the Democratic nomination and go on to beat former President Donald Trump in the fall? CNN’s Harry Enten looks at the data. [cnn]
Inside One Of The World’s Biggest Magic Mushroom Farms – In the Canadian mountains, ex-underground mushroom growers are showing Big Pharma how it’s done. [vice]
Some Elvis Collectibles Recently Sold At Auction Could Be Fake, Graceland Execs Allege – The late musician’s estate is suspicious about items being offered by California’s GWS Auctions. [robbreport]
The Strange, Secret Life Of Hello Kitty: If She Isn’t A Cat, Then What Is She? – After 50 years, the cute Sanrio character has been revealed by her creators – and King Charles – to be something quite unexpected. [guardian]
The Dark Origins Of The True-Crime Frenzy At CrimeCon – From the convention floor, it’s not hard to see a common thread in all of Nancy Grace’s demons and the crimes of Ted Bundy and Brian Laundrie. [vanityfair]
