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South Africa Reverses Course On Hemp And Cannabis Food Ban, Calls For Industry Consultation – In a significant policy shift, the South African government has withdrawn its recently announced ban on foodstuffs containing hemp and cannabis, following strong opposition from industry stakeholders. [letstalkhemp]
Who Is Brent Bozell III, The Man Tapped For US Ambassador Role In South Africa – The Trump administration has officially nominated Leo Brent Bozell III, a veteran conservative media commentator and political activist, for the pivotal role of United States Ambassador to South Africa. [iol]
Sir Stephen Fry ‘Chuffed To The Heavens’ To Receive Knighthood – The actor, screenwriter and author joked that if it would help his charity work ‘then they should make me a duke’. [independent]
Remembering The George Foreman Grill, Undisputed Champ Of Nineties Fads – The “Lean Mean Fat-Reducing Grilling Machine” promised a godlike physique through an endless diet of chicken breasts. [rollingstone]
Jack Dorsey’s Block To Lay Off Nearly 1,000 Workers In Another Reorganization – Fintech firm, operating CashApp, Square and Tidal, to close nearly 800 open jobs in second such move in just over a year. [guardian]
‘Invasion’ Barges And Deep-Sea Cable Cutters: Why New Chinese Maritime Tech Is Spooking Defense Watchers – From a chain of massive barges stretching from a Chinese beach into the sea, to a powerful new design for cutting undersea cables at record depths, China’s latest maritime innovations have captured the attention of defense experts – fueling concerns about their potential role in a future invasion of Taiwan. [cnn]
Marry Me Murder Suspects Linked To Killings, Robberies Committed Last Month – Guns with damaged serial numbers found during pair’s arrests. [sowetan]
The 2,000% Electricity Price Pain In South Africa – From next month, South Africa’s electricity tariffs will have increased by nearly 2,000% since the country became a democracy. [mybroadband]
A New Trustee At The British Museum Is Opposed To Returning The Parthenon Marbles To Greece – Dr. Tiffany Jenkins, a broadcaster and sociologist, is against repatriation of the sculptures. Here’s why. [robbreport]
Which SA Crypto Exchange Is The Cheapest? – Services and fees vary, so it’s important to understand what you’re paying for. [moneyweb]
‘I Get PTSD When I Watch It’: The Inside Story Of Dig!, The Most Outrageous Music Documentary Of All Time – From onstage brawls to epic drug binges, the 2004 film captured the competing highs and self-sabotaging lows of indie bands The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Dandy Warhols. As a new version hits cinemas, its director and participants tell Kevin E G Perry about the fights, fall-outs and why rock revolutions are a thing of the past. [independent]
The South African Municipality Hit With A 12-Year Water Outage – Parts of Lekwa Municipality have been without water for over a decade, leading the Democratic Alliance (DA) to open a complaint with the Human Rights Commission. [businesstech]
Self-Proclaimed Misogynist Andrew Tate And His Brother Appear At Police Station In Romania – Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan, arrived at a police station in Romania on Monday, where the self-proclaimed misogynist and internet demagogue faces charges of human trafficking and forming an organized criminal group to sexually exploit women. [cnn]
OR Tambo District Trying To Claw Back R11m Paid In Error, But Staff Are Hanging Onto Money – The wheels of the OR Tambo District Municipality have fallen off, with the municipality fighting its employees to claw back R11 million incorrectly paid as danger pay. [news24]
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