Woman’s Death On First Day Of Burning Man Festival Under Investigation – Authorities look into what happened to Kendra Frazer, 39, who was found unresponsive at the Black Rock desert event. [guardian]
The South African Hacker Who Revolutionised Cybersecurity Around The World – South African hacker Haroon Meer founded Thinkst Applied Research, which revolutionised network intrusion detection with its Canary honeypot tools. [mybroadband]
Bayesian Yacht Captain Faces Manslaughter Probe After Deadly Sinking In Sicily – The captain of the luxury Bayesian yacht that sank near Porticello, off the coast of Sicily, last week will face an investigation into possible charges of manslaughter and negligent shipwreck, the Italian prosecutor’s office announced Monday. [cnn]
A Giant Of SA’s Higher Education Has Passed: Viva, Prof Brian O’Connell! – The mood at the UWC campus was as grim as the weather yesterday. One of the giants of its history – and indeed of the legacy of the South African Higher Education landscape – passed away on Sunday. [capetownetc]
Mariah Carey’s Mother And Sister Die On The Same Day – Mariah Carey’s mother Patricia and sister Alison died on the same day over the weekend, the US singer has said in a statement. [bbc]
Vandalised Cape Town Electricity Infrastructure Costs Ratepayers R7.3m – The City of Cape Town spent R7.3m to repair stolen and vandalised electricity infrastructure between April and June. [heraldlive]
Billionaire Jared Isaacman Blasting Off On Five-Day Space Mission, Set To Become First Private Citizen To Complete A Spacewalk – If the space thrusters do their jobs correctly, Isaacman, 41, will ascend 17 miles beyond where any astronaut who did not continue on to the moon managed. [nypost]
