Thursday Morning Spice

Scientists Want Every Flight To Take Up To An Hour Longer — They Say Slower Speeds Are Better For The Planet – Researchers at the University of Cambridge announced a pie-in-the-sky plan to get the aviation industry to net zero carbon emissions by 2050 — by mandating longer flight times. [nypost]

Pope Expels A Bishop And 9 Other People From A Peru Movement Over ‘Sadistic’ Abuses – Pope Francis took the unusual decision Wednesday to expel 10 people – a bishop, priests and laypeople – from a troubled Catholic movement in Peru after a Vatican investigation uncovered “sadistic” abuses of power, authority and spirituality. [cnn]

The 6 South African Men Who Earned R266 Million A Day In 2024 – Despite the turbulent start to 2024, all of the country’s billionaires listed by Forbes have increased their net worth in the first three quarters of the year – though it’s been a rollercoaster ride for South Africa’s number one. [businesstech]

Eskom Social Unrest Warning – The South African Human Rights Commission believes Eskom’s recently proposed electricity price hikes for next year could spark social unrest within the country’s poorer communities. [mybroadband]

Ellen DeGeneres’s Final Stand-Up Special Is Bizarre, Unfunny And Self-Pitying – In ‘For Your Approval’, the stand-up comedian addresses the implosion of her eponymous talk show and the allegations that she’s ‘mean’ off camera. But it’s debatable whether she’s truly learnt anything from the backlash. [independent]

The 15 Most Attractive Hobbies To Women – Relationship and attraction group Date Psychology surveyed 840 men and women on the attractiveness of male pastimes. [jacarandafm]

Education Is Facing A Pending National Crisis — Minister Siviwe Gwarube – Provincial education departments in all nine provinces will struggle to fund their existing teacher posts and other school programmes in the next three to four years within their budgets due to financial constraints. [sowetan]