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Great white sharks returning to South African waters, South African water and sewage control systems potentially hit in global hack, Sun City, Pilansberg tourists ambushed, shot at for euros, CPT Arts Festival gives buskers their big break, and A starry tribute to Marianne Faithfull.

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Tour Bus Terror: Sun City, Pilansberg Tourists Ambushed, Shot At For Euros – Foreign tourists travelling from Gauteng to Sun City and surrounding game parks have come under siege by a heavily-armed gang of highwaymen who demand euros and valuables under the threat of death. [news24]

Almost 50% Of SA’s Drinking Water Is Unsafe For Consumption, Report Reveals – The quest for better living conditions for all South Africans has suffered a major setback after government’s Blue Drop Report revealed almost half of the drinking water in the country is of poor quality. [ewn]

SA Rock Band Prime Circle And Singer Ross Learmonth Part Ways – Prime Circle, one of SA’s most celebrated rock bands, is undergoing a significant transition after parting ways with singer Ross Learmonth. [sapeople]

ChatGPT, Oppenheimer And Indian Entertainment Top The Most-Viewed Wikipedia Pages In 2023 – Wikipedia’s top 25 most-viewed pages in 2023, released Tuesday, reflect the world’s interest in innovation in artificial intelligence, people who died this year and the growing power of Indian users to influence trends on the website. [cnn]

Stop Setting Fire To Things In Parliament, Angry Albanian Politicians Told – Fires and smoke bombs lit by rival politicians halt series of key debates in Albania’s parliament. [vice]

From Street To Stage! CPT Arts Festival Gives Buskers Their Big Break – Buskers are getting their big break in Cape Town thanks to an opportunity to perform for their City at the upcoming Cape Town Arts Festival! [goodthingsguy]

South African Water And Sewage Control Systems Potentially Hit In Global Hack – The Shadowserver Foundation has revealed that South Africa is among the countries most impacted by a recent attack on Unitronics programmable logic controllers (PLCs). [mybroadband]

Are Great White Sharks Returning To South African Waters? – South Africa has long been celebrated as one of the world’s prime destinations for encountering great white sharks, drawing scientists, tourists and thrill-seekers from all over to the country’s coastline, particularly in the Western Cape. [capetownetc]

KwaZulu-Natal Cops Sniff Out Cocaine, Valued At R151 Million, Packed In Meat Boxes In Durban Harbour – KwaZulu-Natal police have seized over R150 million worth of cocaine during another bust in the Durban harbour. [iol]

Former President Jacob Zuma Has Taken His Fight To Privately Prosecute President Cyril Ramaphosa To The Supreme Court Of Appeal – Defence attorney William Booth joins Africa Melane to speak about Jacob Zuma’s attempted prosecution of President Cyril Ramaphosa and others. [capetalk]

‘Charles’ Or ‘Skin Rash’? – Maori MPs In New Zealand Go Off Script While Swearing Oath Of Allegiance To King – During the opening ceremony of New Zealand’s parliament, some Maori politicians used a word to describe the King while swearing allegiance to him which can also be used to describe skin conditions – and something as objectionable or offensive. [sky]

22 Sets Of Twins Tried Both Vegan And Meat Diets. Here’s How Their Health Fared – Researchers at Stanford University studied the twins’ cardiovascular health. [abc]

‘She Means Every Word She Sings’: Inside A Starry Tribute To Marianne Faithfull – The singer survived a near-death bout of Covid but may never sing again, so artists such as Shirley Manson and Peaches have banded together for a new album. [guardian]

NASA Will Land Daring Spacecraft On A World 800 Million Miles Away – The space agency will launch the car-sized craft, fitted with eight spinning rotors, to one of the most intriguing worlds in our solar system, Saturn’s ocean- and dune-covered moon, Titan. [mashable]

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