Whistleblower Murder: Vereeniging Engineer Slain After Report Of 4 500% Transnet Contract Price Inflation – The murder of Vereeniging engineering company employee Armand Swart came just two weeks after the firm blew the whistle on mammoth Transnet tender price inflation that saw the cost of a single contract gouged by more than 4 500%. [news24]
Evidence Of Merlin’s Grave Unearthed In Scotland: Was King Arthur’s Wizard Adviser Real? – Archeologists in Scotland revealed evidence of the legendary wizard’s death in Drumelzier between the 6th and 7th centuries — and the findings could change the way we tell Merlin’s tale. [nypost]
Starliner Undocks From ISS And Returns To Earth Without Crew – Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft has returned to Earth without the astronauts it carried into space. Nasa astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams were onboard for the first crewed test flight of the capsule, but several problems arose, leading Nasa to delay the pair’s return from the International Space Station (ISS) until February 2025 – aboard a separate spacecraft. [bbc]
The Twisted True Love Story Of Lady Betty Grafstein And José Castelo Branco – A 95-year-old diamond heiress and a much younger genderfluid reality star got famous on TikTok for their epic feel-good romance. Was it all a long con? [vanityfair]
A City At Risk Of Collapsing: The Cost Of The Search For Gold In Zimbabwe – How illegal gold mining is leaving a trail of destruction and threatening lives in the mineral-rich city of Kwekwe. [aljazeera]
‘Catastrophe’ Looms Over School Funding Crisis – Chair of education portfolio committee Joy Maimela warns of severe harm to provinces that are already struggling. [timeslive]
A Portrait Found In A Maine Attic Unexpectedly Sold For $1.4M. Could It Be A Long-Lost Rembrandt? – During a routine house call to a private estate in Camden, Maine, auctioneer Kaja Veilleux made an unexpected discovery in the property’s attic: A 17th-century painting of a young woman wearing a cap and ruffled collar. [cnn]
How Indie Boutiques Are Luring Luxury Buyers Away From Department Stores – Private shopping, sharp tailoring, and access to the most coveted clothes are a few perks keeping clients coming back for more. [robbreport]
Wind Farm Cyberattack Problems – But offshore wind farms are already being affected by cyberattacks, according to a recent report. [mybroadband]
A Massive US Army Base In South Korea Have The Secret Recipe For Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, To Help Give Troops An Authentic Taste Of Home. But is there really a difference? [cnn]
The Unseen Letter That Shows Harry May Find It Hard To Escape A Lifetime Of Unhappiness – As rumours swirl of Prince Harry’s ‘comeback campaign’, royal history and tradition tell us that there is only one path available to him – and possibly one person who can now bridge the divide between him and his brother. [independent]
Paris Gives Paralympic Games A Send-Off For The Ages – Stade de France transformed into huge electronica dance party with world’s elite para athletes doing farewell conga. [guardian]
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