Flight Bans Amount To Travel Apartheid, Says UN Secretary General Amid Omicron Scare – UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has described widespread travel bans imposed on southern African countries over threats of the Omicron variant as “unacceptable,” likening the restrictions to apartheid. [iol]
Jeffrey Epstein Visited Clinton White House At Least 17 Times: Report – Jeffrey Epstein visited the White House at least 17 times in the early years of President Bill Clinton’s administration, according to a new report published Thursday. [nyp]
Epstein’s Housekeeper Testifies That He Cleaned Up ‘Large Dildos And Vibrators’ After Massages – And found ‘porn tapes and a black leather costume’ in Ghislaine Maxwell’s bathroom. [dm]
Alec Baldwin Says He Didn’t Pull The Trigger In The Fatal Shooting On The ‘Rust’ Set – In his first interview since a fatal shooting on the set of the film Rust, actor Alec Baldwin told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that he didn’t pull the trigger of the gun that killed a cinematographer. [npr]
Vaccination: More Jabs In Arms, Amid Western Cape Covid-19 Resurgence – Vaccine demand in the Western Cape has shown early signs of an increase, following the discovery of the Omicron variant. [n24]
CTICC Vaccination Centre Shut – The Cape Town International Convention Centre Vaccination Centre of Hope will close its doors today, as fewer people have been stieking out. [dvoice]
Covid-19 Latest: Over 11 000 New Infections In SA As 44 More Die, With 8000 More Infections From Gauteng – Rustenburg – New daily Covid-19 cases in South Africa jumped to over 11 000 with 44 deaths on Thursday, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said. [iol]
Grenfell Tower: Gove Joins Condemnation Of Lewis Hamilton F1 Deal – Survivors of fire voiced protest after announcement of deal under which F1 champion will race carrying branding of cladding firm Kingspan. [guardian]
Alleged Sex Pest In Line For Top Job In Southern Cape DA-Led Council – Former Mossel Bay municipal manager Thys Giliomee has resurfaced as the DA’s first choice for the Hessequa Local Municipality, despite him being fired amid sexual harassment and misconduct allegations earlier this year. [n24]
Shock Over Release Of Judoka’s Partner In Assault Case – French athletes have expressed disbelief over the acquittal of a coach accused of domestic violence against Olympic judo champion Margaux Pinot. [bbc]
Zoom Might Pay You $25 As Part Of A Class-Action Settlement – A lot of people may be eligible to receive some kind of payment. [verge]
British Outlet’s Guide To Spending A Week In Cape Town – Things can change very quickly in the space of two weeks, and a British guide to visiting Cape Town that was written today would be pretty concise. [here]
Madonna Claps Back At 50 Cent After He Trolls Her On Instagram – Madonna is clapping back at 50 Cent after the rapper reacted to a photo the “Like a Virgin” singer uploaded on Instagram. [baller]
Jude Law’s Daughter Iris, 21, Is A Sexy Style Star On The Rise – Modeling might be nothing new for Law — who was named a Burberry Beauty face when she was just 16, walked her first runway for Miu Miu in 2020 and has worked with brands ranging from Marc Jacobs to Dior — but now, there’s no denying her style-star status. [p6]
Britney Spears Celebrates 40 By Playing Old Tunes And Wearing ‘Hot Little Dresses’ – “I’m not turning 40 … I’m turning 4 and if any of you haven’t HEARD … I did almost 250 shows in Las Vegas for 4 years and went out twice,” she writes on Instagram. [billb]
Photos Inside The Bronzed World Of Professional Bodybuilders – Photographer Nikolas-Petros Androbik documents the competition smiles, snacks and muscle flexes of some seriously hench people. [vice]
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