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Whistleblower claims that Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner is flawed, Jacob Zuma to contest elections, Champions League gets alleged terror threats, Using Minecraft to teach coding and robotics, and Scrabble makes historic change to game.

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A Whistleblower Claims That Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner Is Flawed. The FAA Is Investigating – Federal authorities say they’re investigating Boeing after a whistleblower repeatedly raised concerns with two widebody jet models, and claimed the company retaliated against him. [cnn]

MK Party Wins Electoral Court Case To Allow Jacob Zuma To Contest Elections – The Electoral Court has upheld the appeal by the MK party in its bid to keep former president Jacob Zuma on its parliamentary candidate list. [dm]

South African University Study Investigates Using Minecraft To Teach Coding And Robotics – A Stellenbosch University (SU) study by Michael Vorster, a Cape Town-based teacher, showed how Minecraft can enhance students’ coding and robotics learning experiences at school. [mybroadband]

Zimbabwe’s New Gold-Backed Currency Suffers Chaotic Start – Zimbabwe’s new gold-backed currency got off to a chaotic start with shops accepting only US dollars on Tuesday and vexed Zimbabweans queuing up outside banks for hours to access their savings. [news24]

Shotspotter Records Nearly 100 Gunshots Fired In One Night In Manenberg – Last night, nearly 100 bullets were discharged from 20 locations within a one-kilometre radius in Manenberg. [capetownetc]

Woolworths Begins Trial To Remove Plastic Carrier Bags – South African retailer Woolworths has begun a trial to remove plastic barrier bags from its stores. Would you miss them? [sapeople]

‘This Thing Is Going Crazy.’ Why Trump Media Stock Is Subject To Extreme Turbulence – The Truth Social owner has only been public for two weeks but it has already sent traders on a stomach-churning ride. Gravity-defying spikes in the share price have been followed by earth-shattering crashes. Trump Media is so turbulent that it makes bitcoin’s volatility look tame. [cnn]

Champions League Security Threat: Games In England, Spain And France Go Ahead Despite Alleged Terror Plots – There will be heightened security at this week’s Champions League quarter-final ties in Madrid, Paris and London after alleged terror threats against all four games. [sky]

Scrabble Makes Historic Change To Game With ‘Less Competitive,’ ‘Inclusive’ Version To Appeal To Gen Z – For the first time in 75 years, Mattel is making a major change to the iconic board game Scrabble — and touting a “No More Scoring” gameplay option. [nypost]

TikTok To Take On Instagram With Photo App – TikTok is to take on social media rival, Instagram, by launching a photo-sharing app. [bbc]

Peter Higgs, Scientist Who Discovered The ‘God Particle’, Dies At 94 – Tributes to Nobel prize-winner who remained ‘a man of rare modesty’ despite huge legacy. [independent]

Goodbye Eskom — South Africa Getting 120 Off-Grid Truck Charging Stations – Off-grid electric vehicle charging station startup Zero Carbon Charge has launched Zero Carbon Logistics, which will roll out 120 photovoltaic solar electric truck charging sites on national highways across South Africa. [mybroadband]

The Four-Headed Monster Stalking People – The seemingly never-ending increases in the price of fuel, electricity and food – and in interest rates. [moneyweb]

Huge Star Explosion To Appear In Sky In Once-In-A-Lifetime Event – Sometime between now and September, a massive explosion 3,000 light years from Earth will flare up in the night sky, giving amateur astronomers a once-in-a-lifetime chance to witness this space oddity. [phys.org]

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