Monday Morning Spice

I’m Glad You’ve Bought An Electric Vehicle, But Your Conscience Isn’t Clean – First, you’ve got to drive a long way before you overcome your EV’s embedded carbon debt. And then there’s the trouble with the minerals in its battery… [guardian]

A Look At Cape Town’s New ‘Living Forest’ Apartments – Construction has started on The Fynbos, the first biophilic building in Africa. [businesstech]

CurrentBody Just Dropped An FDA-Approved Helmet That Uses Light To Regrow Hair – Yes, it’ll make you look a little like a Storm Trooper, but that’s a small price to pay for thicker, longer locks. [robbreport]

‘It Sounded Like War’: Graskop Under Siege As Gangs Of Robbers Act With Impunity – The small town of Graskop in Mpumalanga is under siege as gangs of criminals act with impunity plundering the town, seemingly without any real opposition from law enforcement. [news24]

Joburg Gets 6th Mayor In Four Years – Councillors in South Africa’s richest city elected its sixth mayor in four years as the nation’s governing party tests potential alliances before a general election next year. [mybroadband]

There Have Been At Least 160 Mass Shootings Across The US So Far This Year –  These include an attack at a 16th birthday party in Alabama, in which four died, at a school in Nashville, where three children and three adults were killed, and a mass shooting in Kentucky last Monday, which left four victims dead. [bbc]

85-Year Harvard Study Reveals What Makes Us Happy – The longest in-depth study focused on the physical and mental well-being of adults. [capetalk]