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Thinking Of Moving To Small-Town South Africa? Look Around Before You Take The Leap – For those looking for a change of pace, doing your homework on a potential new town is essential for finding the perfect balance of affordability, safety, social capital and a healthy dose of eccentricity. [dm]
Relief For South Africa As Reserve Bank Holds Interest Rates – The South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB’s) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to hold interest rates for the third consecutive meeting. [businesstech]
Is Sex Work In SA A Step Closer To Being Legalised? – Sex worker activists have held a landmark summit, rejuvenating efforts towards decriminalising sex work in South Africa. [sapeople]
LEAP Officers Discover Kidnap Victim During Forest Village Patrol – A kidnap victim was found during a routine Law Enforcement Rapid Response Unit (LEAP) officer patrol on Tuesday. [capetownetc]
Flying vs Driving This December Holiday — The Winner Is Clear – While it is more time-consuming and requires more attention than air travel, driving is still more cost-effective than flying when not travelling alone. [mybroadband]
Hlophe, Motata’s Last-Ditch Efforts To Scupper Removal Fall Flat – Despite last-ditch attempts to scupper their removals, both suspended Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe and retired Judge Nkola Motata are highly likely to become the first judges in democratic South Africa to be removed as the ANC and DA support the move. [news24]
Violent Clashes Erupt In Dublin After Stabbing Of 5 People, Including 3 Children, Shocks Community – Violent clashes broke out between police and protesters in the central part of Dublin, Ireland, on Thursday after a knife attack in the capital city earlier in the day left three children and two adults injured. [cnn]
The 200 Best Songs Of The 1980s – The greatest hits of music’s wildest decade–hip-hop, synth-pop, indie rock, metal, Chicago house, Miami freestyle, ska, goth, reggae, acid house, and more. [rollingstone]
BBC Pauses Top Gear For ‘Foreseeable Future’ – Motoring show Top Gear, one of the BBC’s most successful global exports, will be shelved for the “foreseeable future” following last year’s crash that seriously injured host Andrew Flintoff, the broadcaster said on Tuesday. [news24]
WHO Seeks Answers From China About Mystery Outbreak Of Respiratory Illness – In recent days, local media in cities such as Xian in northwest China have posted videos online of hospitals crowded with parents and children waiting to be seen by medics. [sky]
Here’s What Podiatrists Really Think Of Ugg-Style Boots – Experts have some warnings about this highly divisive yet iconically cozy footwear. [huffpost]
New Zealand Gets New Government Promising Tax Cuts, Less Red Tape – Centre-right National Party forms three-way coalition with the classically liberal ACT and populist New Zealand First. [aljazeera]
‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ Players Threaten Netflix With Lawsuit Over Alleged Injuries – Two unnamed players from Netflix’s “Squid Game: The Challenge” are threatening to sue the streaming giant and the game show’s producers over claims they experienced hypothermia and nerve damage while shooting the show. [forbes]
A23a: World’s Biggest Iceberg On The Move After 30 Years – The world’s biggest iceberg is on the move after more than 30 years being stuck to the ocean floor. A23a, as it’s called, calved from the Antarctic coastline in 1986, but almost immediately grounded in the Weddell Sea to become, essentially, an ice island. [bbc]
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