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Covid-19 Resurgence: Ramaphosa Announces Stricter Lockdown For Nelson Mandela Bay – The Sarah Baartman District, as well as the adjacent Garden Route, have both seen a resurgence of infections, but will not face a stricter lockdown – for now. [news24]
Guptas Wove An Intricate Global Web Of Money Laundering, Commission Hears – ‘Round-tripping’, ‘smurfing’ and ‘cash firebreaks’ were detailed in the Gupta enterprise’s internal ledgers, revealing how SA taxpayers’ money was laundered. [dailymav]
‘An Attempt To Sabotage’: Trump’s Potential Purge Of Career Employees – An October executive order created a new classification for federal employees, and experts say this could leave tens of thousands of them vulnerable to being fired without cause. [cnn]
Tiger Mauls Volunteer At Carole Baskin’s Big Cat Rescue – Candy Crouser, 69, a volunteer at Big Cat Rescue – the animal refuge made famous by Tiger King character Carole Baskin – was injured on Thursday. [bbc]
Keen To Switch From ADSL To Fibre? Check This Out – In parts of the country, more and more copper cable infrastructure is being removed each day, so perhaps it’s time to switch to fibre. [here]
Updated Lockdown Rules For South Africa – Including Travel, Self-Quarantine And Repeat Testing – Government has updated its Covid-19 rules relating to travel and isolation under South Africa’s level 1 lockdown. [bustech]
Meet TIME’s First-Ever Kid Of The Year – “Observe, brainstorm, research, build and communicate.” That is what the brilliant young scientist and inventor Gitanjali Rao told actor and activist Angelina Jolie. [time]
Obama, Clinton And Bush Pledge To Take Covid Vaccine On TV To Show Its Safety – A poll, released in mid-November, showed that 42% of Americans would not take the vaccine even if it was “available right now at no cost”. [guardian]
Former Bill Clinton Associate Claims Ex-President Did Visit Jeffrey Epstein’s Private Island – Allegations made by Doug Band strongly denied by spokesman for the former president. [telegraph]
‘You Risk Your Life Every Day’: CIT Guard Speaks Out Ahead Of Festive Season – According to Grant Clark from the CIT Association of SA, there were 260 cash-in-transit incidents in 2020, compared with 244 in 2019. [timeslive]
Excess Deaths Rise, Starting In Covid Hotspot Eastern Cape – Infectious disease specialist Dr Richard Lessells suspects the number of deaths will rocket because of the resurgence. [mg]
Man Named Adolf Hitler Uunona Wins Election In Namibia, Says He Isn’t Seeking ‘World Domination’ – He said that his father had named him after the Nazi dictator but “probably didn’t understand what Adolf Hitler stood for.” [washpost]
Wooden Cargo Ship Has Some Serious Noah’s Ark Vibes – The eco-friendly Ceiba is like Noah’s Ark, but for shipping containers, and it’s hoped that the vessel will cross oceans without the use of any fossil fuels. [here]
Arsenal Take The Lead In Welcoming Fans Back After 271 Days Away – The ban on hugs and high-fives was not enough to dampen the spirit of the 2,000 fans allowed in the Emirates Stadium. [sky]
Barcelona FC To Delay Wage Payments Amid ‘Worrying’ Financial Situation – Last week Barca announced they had reached an agreement with the first-team squad for a wage cut in a bid to fall in line with new La Liga salary caps. [iol]
COVID Orgy Host: Lawmakers From Nine Countries Came To My Sex Parties – The party organizer claims the Hungarian anti-LGBTQ politician Jozsef Szajer had planned his own orgy, but cancelled after he was fined for breaking lockdown rules. [dbeast]
The Queen Only Has One Dog Left After The Death Of Her Beloved Dorgi Vulcan – Sadly, one of The Queen’s beloved dorgis, Vulcan, has died, leaving her with only one ageing pooch called Candy. [newsau]
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