Big Prepaid Electricity Meter Lies – Eskom warned last week that unless people updated their prepaid electricity meters before the 24 November deadline, they would have to pay up to R12,000 for a replacement. [mybroadband]
Sex Worker And Husband’s Plot To Extort Money From Wealthy Client Ends In Murder – The court heard no DNA samples were taken at the crime scene and CCTV footage was also not obtained. [timeslive]
Missing Hiker Found After Surviving More Than A Month In Canada’s Snowy Wilderness – It started out as a regular Tuesday morning for two men heading out on a trail for work in the backcountry of Canada’s northeast British Columbia when they spotted another man trudging out of the wilderness. [cnn]
Murders, Rapes, Assault GBH: ‘Schools Are Becoming Frightening Institutions To Attend’ – A shocking 25 murders, 42 attempted murders, 197 rapes, and 577 assaults with intention to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH) were committed at SA’s education institutions in just six months. [news24]
Commercial Flights Return To Plettenberg Bay As Air Du Cap Launches – Exciting news for South African travelers! Air du Cap, a boutique aircraft charter company, has officially launched, offering a unique and cost-effective alternative for regional flights in the Western, Eastern, and Northern Cape. [2ov]
Police Investigate More People Over Al Fayed Abuse – The Metropolitan Police has said it is investigating more than five people it believes may have assisted or enabled Mohamed Al Fayed’s sexual offences. [bbc]
Colombia-Led Operation Seizes World Record 225 Tonnes Of Cocaine, And Uncovers New Australia Trafficking Route – Operation Orion, a cooperative operation between 62 countries, finds some of the record haul on a new drug route being used by a ‘narco submarine’. [guardian]
First New Treatment For Asthma Attacks In 50 Years Hailed As ‘Game-Changer’ – A clinical trial of the drug benralizumab showed it was far more effective than conventional steroid tablets at treating life-threatening breathing difficulties in people with a severe form of the disease. [skynews]
South Africa’s Best-Rated Internet Service Provider Has Some Epic Deals This Black Friday – RSAWEB, South Africa’s best-rated Internet Service Provider (ISP) has some of the most epic Black Friday deals out there. [2ov]
Balenciaga Teamed Up With Artist Showichi Kaneda On An F1–Inspired Shark Sculpture – The work is the latest integration of fashion, art, and sport. [robbreport]
Newly Crowned Miss Universe Faces Heat After Appearing To Lip-Sync Racial Slur in Jay-Z Song – The newly crowned Miss Universe was hit with a wave of criticism after she posted a video online that appeared to show her lip-synching a racial slur included in a Jay-Z song over the weekend. [nypost]
Cormac McCarthy’s Secret Muse Breaks Her Silence After Half A Century: “I Loved Him. He Was My Safety.” – When he was 42, Cormac McCarthy fell in love with a 16-year-old girl he met by a motel pool. Augusta Britt would go on to become one of the most significant—and secret—inspirations in literary history. [vanityfair]
The Influencer Lawsuit That Could Change The Industry – Can the legal system protect the vibe of a creator? And what if that vibe is basic? [verge]
Are We Secure? South African Government Faces Data Security Crisis – South Africa’s Home Affairs is grappling with a critical data security issue, leaving citizens vulnerable to identity theft and cyberattacks. [sapeople]
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