Cape Town Man Wins World’s First-Ever Sperm Race: “Some Weird Elon Musk Sh*t”

The inaugural sperm race included several hours of lavishly produced nonsense, including multiple professional emcees and sperm race commentators.
Gone Without A Trace: DA Slams Correctional Services Minister Over Pollsmoor Prisoner Vanishing Act

Three violent offenders disappeared from a maximum-security prison, and now the DA wants to know if the minister’s story is smoke and mirrors.
Savour The Shift: A Cocktail For Every Moment From Autumn To Winter

From golden days to firelit nights, Fitch & Leedes crafts the perfect cocktail for every stage of South African autumn.
Tom Cruise Goes Full Thetan in ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ [Trailer]

Whatever Kool-Aid the Scientologists gave Cruise, it’s working.
Jurassic Or Just Hype? The Congo’s Elusive Dinosaur Myth Is Rearing Its Head Again

More locals are spotting the legendary Mokèlé-mbèmbé, but is it a living dinosaur, or just the last roar of a vanishing wilderness?
British Teen Vanishes In Thailand, Reappears Pregnant And Busted For Drug Smuggling

A luxury-loving UK student went missing in Thailand, now she’s pregnant and locked up in a Georgian prison after allegedly trying to smuggle 30 pounds of weed.
Former Springbok Wing Cornal Hendricks Dies At 37

Hendricks made his Test debut in 2014 and went on to earn 12 caps for the Springboks, scoring five tries.
Table View Beachfront Upgrades Continue Following “Performance Issues” With Previous Contractor

The project, which covers a 3km stretch from Dolphin Beach in the south to Bokkomsbaai in the north, experienced major setbacks last year due to performance issues with a previous contractor.
Mitchells Plain Community Demands Police Probe Into ‘Acid Prank’ At Woodland Butchery

The teen was allegedly the victim of a prank in which he was encouraged to drink a liquid from a cool drink bottle, later found to contain acid.
64-Year-Old Woman Summits Iconic Table Mountain Peaks 64 Times In 64 Consecutive Days To Raise Money

Tania Morkel raised over R125,000 by summiting Table Mountain 64 times in 64 days – just 18 months after nearly dying on it.
Thursday Morning Spice

‘Extraordinary measures’ planned to combat gang violence in Cape Town, Scientists turn lead into gold, UN revisits ‘killer robot’ regulations, Mahlobo declares war on water tanker mafia, South Africans start trickling back to Gauteng, and Is social media ruining Eurovision?