Qatar Airways To Acquire 25% Of Airlink – The acquisition deal was confirmed on Tuesday following a meeting between airline executives in Doha. [ewn]
Jennifer Lopez Files For Divorce From Ben Affleck After Two Years Of Marriage – Actors, dubbed ‘Bennifer’ in 2000s, married in Las Vegas in 2022 after re-sparking relationship from two decades prior. [guardian]
SAPS To Crack Down On Extortionists Targeting Homes, Schools, Businesses In EC – The addition of boots on the ground follows a recent visit by Police Minister Senzo Mchunu in the province. [ewn]
More Trouble For Boeing: Tests Of Its Troubled 777X Paused After It Found Structural Problems – The launch of Boeing’s long-delayed 777X aircraft has encountered another problem, forcing the company to pause testing and dealing yet another blow to Boeing’s reputation for quality. [cnn]
Girl, 5, Found Dead After Parow Blaze, House In Three Anchor Bay Catches Alight – Cape Town fire services responded swiftly on Monday afternoon when two buildings caught alight in Parow and Sea Point. [news24]
Woman Believed To Be World’s Oldest Person Dies Aged 117, Her Family Says – Maria Branyas Morera was listed by the Gerontology Research Group as the oldest known person in the world after the death of French nun Lucile Randon last year. [sky]
Dagga Sweets: School Bullies Threaten, Target Learner For ‘Being A Snitch’ – A Windsor High School parent in Lansdowne has pleaded with the Western Cape Department of Education (WCED) to assist her child who is being bullied at school, allegedly for outing a learner selling edible gummies (dagga sweets). [iol]
