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Joburg Finally Has (Acting) City Manager As Tshepo Makola Steps In, Ending Political Drama – The City of Johannesburg has experienced several years of political instability, characterised by a revolving door of mayors. [news24]
Residents Flee As Wildfires Race Through Los Angeles Coastal Community – More than 30,000 people have been told to evacuate as a fast-growing fire races through Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles. [cnn]
‘A Snowball’s Chance In Hell’: Trudeau Rejects Trump Threat To Annex Canada – President-elect threatened to use ‘economic force’ to make northern neighbor part of US. [guardian]
‘It’s The Only Way’: Migrants, Army Face-Off Along South Africa-Zimbabwe Border – South Africa’s military has enhanced border operations along the Limpopo River to halt smugglers and illegal crossings from Zimbabwe. [aljazeera]
SA Auto Industry To Speed Up Vehicle Charging Station Project – Adjudication process for tender worth ‘hundreds of millions’ finalised in 2023 but things moved more slowly ‘than anticipated’ in 2024. [moneyweb]
Blake Lively Branded A ‘Nightmare To Work With’ By A-List Star In Unearthed Clip Amid Justin Baldoni Drama – A newly resurfaced 2017 clip seemingly implying that Blake Lively was a ‘diva’ on the Gossip Girl set just as Lively’s harassment lawsuit against her It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni heats up. [dailymail]
Meta Axing Fact Checkers On Facebook And Instagram To Rely Solely On ‘Community Notes’ – News feeds will also be filled with more political content. [independent]
Steenhuisen’s R2.8m Blue Light SUVs Spark Backlash Amid DA’s Stance On VIP Privileges – The DA leader and agriculture minister says the vehicles were inherited from the previous administration, and purchasing new cars has been ‘strictly blocked’. [dm]
2025 TV Preview: All The TV Shows You Need To Know, And Where To Stream Them – What will be your 2025 faves? [mashable]
Why the Royals Are Getting a “Scandalous” Raise This Year – An anti-monarchy group is launching a new campaign against royal funding this year, but King Charles and company are set on putting that cash toward necessary Buckingham Palace repairs. [vanityfair]
Lead Pollution In Ancient Rome May Have Lowered IQ Levels, Study Finds – In ancient Rome, lead was widely used in glazed table wares, paints, cosmetics, and was intentionally ingested as well as being present in air pollution from mining and smelting. [sky]
Shein Lawyer Refuses To Say If It Uses Chinese Cotton – A senior lawyer representing Shein has repeatedly refused to say whether the company sells products containing cotton from China, prompting an MP to brand her evidence “ridiculous”. [bbc]
Formula 1 Race On The Table For Cape Town – Cape Town could host a Formula 1 (F1) race, with a route around the DHL Stadium in Greenpoint planned. [businesstech]
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