Mushroom Murder: Erin Patterson’s Deadly Lunch And The Trial That Gripped Australia

A jury will now have to decide if Erin Patterson made a deadly mistake, or planned to murder her in-laws with a poisoned beef wellington.
Dis-Chem Founder Hands Over R6.8 Billion Stake To Sons

Ivan Saltzman, the man behind pharmacy giant Dis-Chem, has just handed over a cool 25% stake of the company to his two sons.
Amazon Orders Thousands to Relocate To Main Office Hubs Within 60 Days Or Resign

For many it’s an impossible choice: uproot your life, or quit.
Copy-Paste Condolences? Air India CEO Slammed For Mimicking American Airlines Crash Statement [Video]

Commentators blamed the possible use of AI or a ‘template’ that companies use in these sorts of circumstances.
Western Cape’s Most Wanted For Taxi Terror ‘Yesu’ Finally Off The Road After Years On The Run

After months on the run, the man known as “Yesu” has finally been caught, ending a bloody joyride through Cape Town’s taxi underworld.
Oscar Pistorius Quietly Dives Back Into Public Life By Competing In Ironman

Oscar Pistorius made an unannounced return to competitive sport — and some public scrutiny — with a surprise splash at a Durban triathlon.
SA Billionaire Threatens To Un-Exit UK Over Tax Drama

Billionaire Magda Wierzycka might just unpack her bags if the UK scraps its global inheritance tax for non-doms.
More People Than We Bargained For? New Study Suggests We’ve Been Undercounting Ourselves By Billions

Turns out we might’ve undercounted humanity—not by a few thousand, but by billions—because nobody thought to double-check the villages behind the dams.
Cape Town To Offer Residents A Lifeline With Once-Off Debt Scrapping Proposal

The proposed debt relief targets poor and working-class ratepayers who are in arrears and unlikely to ever be able to settle what they owe.
R145 Million For An Apartment? Clifton’s Latest Sale Makes The Rest Of Us Look Poor

A Monaco-based buyer just dropped R145 million on a Clifton apartment because apparently “just ocean views” isn’t a lifestyle, it’s a tax bracket.
Ransom Demand Made For 64-Year-Old Woman Kidnapped In Gqeberha

Although the kidnapping has shaken the Nelson Mandela Bay community, frustrated business owners, long targeted by protection rackets, have been calling for better security in the area for over two years.
Horrific Hot Air Balloon Accident In Brazil Leaves Eight Dead [Video]

Saturday’s incident was the third involving a hot-air balloon in Brazil in less than a week.
Monday Morning Spice

Trump floats regime change to ‘make Iran great again’, Warning about new solar power taxes, New operating licences for taxi and e-hailing services in Cape Town, Why nightmares could make you age faster and die sooner, and Geoffrey Hinton reveals which jobs are at risk from AI.