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SA’s Population Swells To 62 Million – 2022 Census At A Glance – In the last decade, the population in South Africa has increased by around 10 million people, with a total of 62 million people living in the country, according to the 2022 census. [news24]
‘Hauntingly Beautiful’ Image Of Horseshoe Crab Wins Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2023 – A spooky image of a mushroom, a beached orca taking its final breaths, and a pair of Nubian ibex battling on a clifftop are among the winning images of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2023 competition. [cnn]
“We Need The Army” — Fidelity Boss After 22 Security Officers Killed – Thirteen cash-in-transit (CIT) robberies over the past few days have resulted in 22 security officers being killed and another 121 injured. [mybroadband]
Thousands Of Ancient Structures Are Still Hidden Deep In the Amazon, Study Says – More than 90 percent of pre-Columbian earthworks in the Amazon remain undiscovered, researchers estimate. [vice]
The cities in South Africa Where Billionaires Pay Up To R100,000 Per Square For Apartments – South Africa is home to five of the ten most expensive areas for billionaires across Africa. [businesstech]
Legendary Olympic Gymnast Mary Lou Retton ‘Fighting For Her Life’ With Rare Form Of Pneumonia – Olympic gold medalist and legendary U.S. gymnast Mary Lou Retton is “fighting for her life” in an intensive care unit battling a rare form of pneumonia, according to a spotfund account set up by her daughter, McKenna Kelley. [nypost]
Titan Sub: ‘Presumed Human Remains’ Found In Search For Debris – A public hearing is going to be held once experts determine what caused the sub to malfunction during a 3,800m (12,500ft) dive to see the wreck of the Titanic. [sky]
Mom And Son Behind Bars, Charged With Human Trafficking And For Leasing Out Property Where 47 Foreign Nationals Were Kept – A mother and her son have briefly appeared before the Springs Magistrate’s Court, in Gauteng, facing charges including trafficking in persons, keeping a safe house, assisting illegal immigrants evade the law, as well as illegal possession of ammunition. [iol]
Disney’s Loki Faces Backlash Over Reported Use Of Generative AI – A Loki season 2 poster has been linked to a stock image on Shutterstock that seemingly breaks the platform’s licensing rules regarding AI-generated content. [verge]
Rugby World Cup: South Africa’s Flag Will Fly At Quarter-Final – The Springboks will apparently be able to play under the national flag at their respective Rugby World Cup tournaments. [sapeople]
Get Ready For Roadworks In Camps Bay And Bakoven – Camps Bay and Bakoven are set to undergo a road transformation. The City of Cape Town’s Urban Mobility Directorate is launching a road resurfacing project that will enhance the area’s road network. [capetownetc]
Sylvester Stallone Sells $17 Million California Estate To John Fogerty – That chalks up as a $1 million loss for Rocky, who bought the 2.2-acre, Martyn Lawrence Bullard-designed Hidden Hills compound less than two years ago. [robbreport]
What Are Eskom Execs Running From, Gwede Mantashe Asks – Eskom has struggled to find a permanent CEO since the explosive resignation of André de Ruyter earlier in 2023. [businesslive]
How Do Sloths Have Sex? It Begins With A Female Screaming In D Sharp – The cutest thing on Earth might just be a baby sloth, but how does it come to be? For an animal that’s famous for moving slowly through the canopy, it’s hard to imagine how they mate, but for three-toed sloths, it all begins with a female screaming in D sharp. [ifls]
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