A group of thieves masquerading as police managed to steal roughly R20-million from cash-laden cargo at OR Tambo Airport. Working overnight, the robbers told the security guard they were carrying out an investigation, thereby having the boom lifted for them. No other security check appeared to be beset upon the robbers.

Morne Morkel is back in Test whites for the first time since January 2016, but he can keep his feet up for just a little while longer as South Africa are batting after winning the toss in the first Test against New Zealand in Dunedin.

Cyclone Enawo has killed at least three people in Madagascar. Making landfall in the north-east, the cyclone has displaced hundreds of Malagasy and beset locals with winds of up to 290 km/h. Enawo has since weakened but is still headed for the Eastern African coastline.

China, North Korea’s only significant ally, has called for North Korea to suspend all nuclear and missile activities in exchange for a halt to American and South Korean military exercises. The message is unlikely to be heeded by either side, but indicates a stark diplomatic departure away from general indifference to Dear Leader’s shenanigans. 

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