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SpaceX: Amateur Astronauts Launch On Inspiration4 Mission – The Inspiration4 crew, comprising one billionaire and three “ordinary citizens”, rode out of the Kennedy Space Center in a Dragon capsule provided by the SpaceX rocket company. [bbc]

Zuma’s Medical Parole: Court Applications Mount – The Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) and DA have filed urgent court applications to have former president Jacob Zuma’s medical parole reviewed and set aside. [news24]

‘Sustained Downward Trend’ In Covid-19, Says NICD, As 4,667 New Cases Recorded In 24 Hours – Of the new cases, the most were in the Western Cape (1,179), followed by KwaZulu-Natal (1,058). [timeslive]

Paris Attacks Suspect Salah Abdeslam Tells Court The Deaths Of 130 People Were ‘Nothing Personal’ – The 31-year-old Abdeslam, who was arrested months after the attacks, said the killings were a response to French airstrikes in Syria and Iraq. [sky]

Elizabeth Holmes Wrote Bad Love Poetry As Theranos Tanked – The Theranos founder wrote gooey notes to her business partner and paramour as they texted about the company’s woes. [dbeast]

These Are The Most In-Demand Job Skills In South Africa Right Now – The latest research shows that the following occupational fields are currently the most sought-after skill sets in the job market. [bustech]

High Court Will Serve US Court Papers On Prince Andrew If Necessary – Court initially rejected request from Virginia Giuffre’s lawyers in sexual assault civil case filed against royal. [guardian]

NASA Says ‘Super Eruption’ Volcanoes On Mars Would Have Blocked Out The Sun – Mars was having some serious volcanic temper tantrums about 4 billion years ago. [cnet]

Insider NFT Trading Is A Thing Now – OpenSea, an online crypto marketplace that has been dubbed the “eBay of NFTs,” has admitted that one of its top executives has been buying and selling the digital collectibles using insider information from its site. [gizmodo]

Instagram Says It’s Working On Body Image Issue After Report Details ‘Toxic’ Effect On Teen Girls –  Facebook researchers have repeatedly found that the photo-sharing platform is toxic for teen girls. [cnn]

UCT Academics Propose Mandatory Vaccination For Staff And Students – It says that the panel will also act as a body that will receive and adjudicate applications for exemption from the Covid-19 vaccination mandate. [citypress]

iPhone 13, Apple Watch, iPad Mini: Highlights From The Apple Launch Event – Apple’s ‘California Streaming’ event was loaded with major announcements and news about upcoming product launches. [here]

United Rugby Championship: Bulls And Sharks To Lead Charge For South Africa – The United Rugby Championship is a new cross-hemisphere tournament that will give SA teams the chance to qualify for the prestigious European Champions Cup. [dailymav]

Red Bull Adviser Accuses Lewis Hamilton Of Exaggerating Injury After Max Verstappen Crash – Helmut Marko cast apparent doubt on Hamilton’s claims that his ‘sore neck’ was getting worse following the incident. [tele]

The History Of OnlyFans: How The Controversial Platform Found Success And Changed Online Sex Work – OnlyFans, a membership-based platform, was founded in 2016 by British entrepreneur Timothy Stokely. [businsider]

Unvaccinated TikTokers Are Calling Themselves ‘Purebloods’ – “From now on, I refuse to be referred to as ‘unvaccinated,’ ” a conservative TikToker declared. “I want everyone to now call me Pureblood.” [vice]

Emmy Predictions 2021: Who Should Win, Who Will Win, And Dark Horse Picks – The only category where a real tooth-and-nail fight might go down is for miniseries, because that’s where television truly continues to shine. [paste]

Nicki Minaj Claim That Covid Vaccine Can Cause Impotence Dismissed By Trinidad And Tobago – Minister says health officials found no evidence that any patient reported such side effects: ‘We wasted so much time running down this false claim’. [guardian]

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