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Hogwarts Legacy makes R15.7 billion in two weeks – Warner Bros. Games has announced that its latest blockbuster — Hogwarts Legacy — sold over 12 million copies in the first two weeks since its launch. [mybroadband]
Africa’s Super Rich Public Servants – The Blue Shadow, a 76-meter superyacht, worth more than R300 million, belonging to Vice-President of the oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, Teodorin ‘Teddy’ Nguema Obiang Mangue, has been seized by officers of the Cape High Court where it was docked at the V&A Waterfront. [insta]
Proteas Fall Agonisingly Short In T20 World Cup Final Against Australia – The Cape Town patrons came out in full force. Even Francois Pienaar was in the stands to bring that infectious World Cup-winning spirit. [iol]
Spectacular Cape Town E-Prix Gives A Glimpse Of A More Sustainable Future – over the past weekend, there was a buzz of a different kind. Eighteen 350KW, 470 horsepower Formula E beasts ripped through the inner-city track, reaching speeds of 250kph on roads that usually have a 60kph speed limit. [dailymaverick]
SAPS Special Task Force Places In Top 10 Of Global SWAT Challenge – The team placed 9th overall out of 55 teams and remained the best in Africa after the five-day challenge. [ewn]
Elon Musk’s Twitter Lays Off Yet Even More Workers – Twitter keeps glitching. Musk keeps cutting. [mashable]
Evidence Is In: COVID Lab Leak Is A Scandal Of Media, Government Censorship – The Wall Street Journal reports that the Energy Department has concluded that the COVID pandemic most likely arose from a laboratory leak. [nypost]
Introducing The Four Crime Cartels That Have Brought Eskom And South Africa To Their Knees – Intelligence reports obtained by Daily Maverick link two senior members of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Cabinet to four criminal cartels operating inside Eskom. [dailymaverick]
Durban Paid R579 Million For Streetlights Which Should Have Cost R91 million – eThekwini has launched an investigation to determine how a R91 million contract ended up costing the council R579 million. [news24]
US Embassy In South Africa Issues Alert To Stock Up On Food And Water – The United States government has warned its citizens in South Africa to stockpile three days’ worth of supplies, including non-perishable food, 3 litres of drinking water per day, and medicine and first aid supplies. [mybroadband]
From UFOs To Surviving Katbakkies: The Karoo Burn 2023 In Pics – What a weekend. Riders faced some tough conditions to complete the News24 Karoo Burn 2023 race this weekend. [news24]
Two Ministers In Eskom Graft Probe – Two serving Cabinet members are allegedly implicated in a wide-ranging investigation into corruption that was launched early last year by departing Eskom CEO André de Ruyter. [citypress]
Italy Migrant Boat Shipwreck: Nearly 60 Killed Off Calabria Coast – The vessel broke apart while trying to land near the coastal town of Crotone in the Calabria region. Survivors said at least 150 people were aboard. [bbc]
Dilbert Comic Strip Dropped By US Media Over Creator’s Racist Tirade – Many US newspapers including the Washington Post have dropped the long-running Dilbert cartoon strip after its creator made racist comments.[bbc]
Christina Applegate Attends SAG Awards 2023 As ‘Last Awards Show’ Amid MS Battle – Christina Applegate attended the 2023 SAG Awards — which she has said will likely be her “last awards show as an actor”. [pagesix]
‘What A Film!’ Spielberg’s The Fabelmans Stuns French Critics And Audiences – Semi-autobiographical story receives unprecedented number of five-star reviews, making it the best-scoring film in decades. [guardian]
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