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‘Extraordinary Measures’ Planned To Combat Gang Violence In Cape Town – Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says “extraordinary measures” are planned to fight gang violence on the Cape Flats. [iol]
South Africans Start Trickling Back To Gauteng As Property Demand Shifts – People are realising that the grass isn’t always greener in Cape Town. Rising costs and infrastructure woes are driving many back to Johannesburg, where cheaper housing and stronger job prospects are reversing the semigration trend. [dm]
Ukraine-Russia War Latest: Putin And Trump To Skip Turkey Summit Leaving Peace Talks Hanging In Balance – Zelensky says he will fly to Istanbul at a moment’s notice if Putin does show up. [independent]
Mahlobo Declares War On Water Tanker Mafia – Mahlobo said tenders are making things worse in poor communities, with some contractors accused of destroying infrastructure just to get business. [scrolla]
UN Revisits ‘Killer Robot’ Regulations As Concerns About AI-Controlled Weapons Grow – ‘We cannot delegate life-or-death decisions to machines,’ says UN Secretary-General António Guterres. [fox]
Scientists Think A Hidden Source Of Clean Energy Could Power Earth For 170,000 Years — And They’ve Figured Out The ‘Recipe’ To Find It – Researchers have compiled a list of “ingredients” that could help resource exploration companies locate huge reservoirs of clean hydrogen, a critical element in the transition away from fossil fuels. [livescience]
Mother, Stepfather Allegedly Kept Daughter In A Dog Crate During Years Of Abuse – The couple is accused of abusing both of the woman’s daughters, police said. [abc]
Scientists Turn Lead Into Gold For 1st Time, But Only For A Split Second – The Large Hadron Collider created 89,000 gold atoms per second. [abc]
TikTok Beauty Influencer Shot Dead During Live Stream In Mexico – The death of Marquez, a public figure with more than 100,000 Instagram followers, has sent shockwaves through a country that has long struggled with high levels of both homicide and violence against women. [cnn]
The 2025 Grooming Awards: The 60 Best Men’s Serums, Colognes, Hair Care, And More – We’ve been testing everything from high-end night creams to scented body wash-and-lotion sets for months. Here’s what we recommend. [robbreport]
64 Free Electric Car Charging Stations In South Africa – The number of public charging stations in South Africa where electric vehicles (EVs) can top up their batteries for free has grown substantially in the past few months. [mybroadband]
Bye Bye Banana Wolves! Is Social Media Ruining Eurovision? – From gorilla stage invasions to novelty butter churners, the extravaganza has always been a haven for wackiness. But it’s getting less outre by the year … and YouTube and TikTok are to blame. [guardian]
Musk’s AI Grok Bot Rants About ‘White Genocide’ In South Africa In Unrelated Chats – Chatbot goes on hours-long fritz, repeatedly mentioning ‘white genocide’, which it is ‘instructed to accept as real’. [guardian]
Netflix’s Ad Tier Is Growing Really Fast, And That Means More Ads – The streaming giant is working on more ad formats, like ones that appear when you pause what you’re watching. [verge]
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