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GDP Shock For South Africa As Load Shedding Crushes The Economy – After rallying in the third quarter of 2022, South African gross domestic product (GDP) declined by 1.3% in the fourth quarter (October‒December). Economists anticipated a decline of 0.4%. [bustech]
Newly Elected Tshwane Mayor Faces Ejection From Office Over ‘Insolvency’ – Just days after being elected Tshwane mayor, COPE member Murunwa Makwarela has been “disqualified” from serving as a city councillor, making him ineligible to serve as mayor. [timeslive]
Flight MH370: Netflix Doc Reveals Shocking Theories About Vanished Malaysia Airlines Flight – The flight vanished without a trace and to this day, what actually happened in the air remains one of the biggest mysteries in aviation history. [nypost]
Kim Basinger Unrecognizable At Daughter Ireland Baldwin’s Strip Club Baby Shower – Kim Basinger looked almost unrecognizable while attending her daughter Ireland Baldwin’s strip club-themed baby shower on Monday. [nypost]
China Censors Women Modeling Lingerie On Livestream Shopping – So Men Are Doing It – Donning a sassy piece of silk lingerie, a male model grooves to the beat and forms a heart shape with his fingers during a live streaming session on Douyin, one of China’s most popular video-sharing platforms. [cnn]
Young Women Are Using Weed More Than Young Men Now – The director of the CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health explains the results from their latest Youth Risk Behavior Survey. [vice]
You CANNOT Scatter Your Loved One’s Ashes On Table Mountain Without A Permit – The permits are free; however, you are required to cover the cost of the cable car. [capetalk]
Clifton Whopper On The Market For R230 Million – The penthouse, titled The Sky Is the Limit, is a SAOTA (one of the world’s leading architectural firms) masterpiece. [capetownetc]
‘A Revolution Of Great Content’: Netflix VP On Why Everyone’s A Little Obsessed With K-Content – The Korean Wave, or Hallyu, refers to the dramatic global rise in popularity of South Korean popular culture since the 1990s. [news24]
Türkiye Earthquake Survivors Search Rubble For Their Gold Savings – People who survived the earthquakes in February wait for news on the search for their gold and money in the remains of their collapsed homes in Antakya. [iol]
‘Self-Sabotaging’ Prince Harry Is Close To ‘Being Exiled’ From Family – Lady Victoria Hervey, who previously dated Prince Andrew back in 1999, believes that Prince Harry “self-sabotaging his relationship with his brother” will cause his exile from the royal family. [pagesix]
Police Are Using Facebook Chat Logs To Prosecute Abortion Seekers In the US – Google, Meta, and online pharmacies can be required to turn data over to law enforcement in states where abortion is illegal. [mashable]
Elon Musk Mocks Twitter Employee With Disability That He Laid Off – In a new low for the billionaire, Musk insinuated a former employee’s disability was exaggerated and said he “did no actual work.” [vice]
Two Dead, Two Alive After Americans Kidnapped In Mexico – Four US citizens were kidnapped by armed men on 3 March while driving into the city of Matamoros in the north-eastern state of Tamaulipas, Mexico, across the border from Texas. [bbc]
Europe Is Trying To Ditch Planes For Trains. Here’s How That’s Going – Ever since the “flight shame” movement began encouraging travelers to seek greener alternatives to jet planes, many in Europe have been looking to the continent’s extensive rail network to replace short-haul air travel. [cnn]
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