Home Affairs Dept Probe Finds Mom Of Miss SA Contestant May Have Committed ‘Identity Theft’ – The Department of Home Affairs says its investigation, so far, has found that the mother of Miss SA contestant, Chidimma Adetshina, may have stolen someone’s identity. [news24]
Three Taylor Swift Concerts In Vienna Cancelled Over Alleged Planned Terrorist Attack – Three Taylor Swift concerts in Austria have been cancelled as Austrian authorities said on Wednesday that two suspects were arrested in connection with plans for an alleged attack in the Vienna region. [cnn]
Traffic Light Disaster In Joburg – A major challenge the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) faces regarding keeping its traffic lights running at the city’s intersections is a lack of law enforcement to combat cable thieves and opportunists tampering with lights to control traffic. [mybroadband]
Three Monkeys Is Third Banksy Artwork In Three Days – Banksy has posted another artwork in London, marking the third piece of a new animal-themed collection – this time featuring monkeys. [bbc]
Influencer Responds To Lawsuit Claiming She Copied Another Creator’s ‘Aesthetic’ – Attorneys for creator Alyssa Sheil filed a lawsuit Monday arguing that fellow Texas influencer Sydney Nicole Gifford’s case against her should be dismissed. [nbc]
New Study Reveals More On Early ‘Hobbit’ Humans In Indonesia’s Flores – Study shows ancestors of Homo floresiensis were even shorter and lived 700,000 years ago. [aljazeera]
Two Killed And Several Trapped After Hotel Collapses In Germany – Authorities said 14 people were in the hotel at the time – in the wine-making town of Kroev in Rhineland-Palatinate – when one floor of the building collapsed. [sky]