- R Kelly was sentenced to 30 years for racketeering and sex trafficking.
- To permanently end load shedding, the government must implement alternative measures.
- Kourtney Kardashian is trying to keep Travis Barker in good spirits after his hospitalisation.
R Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison on sexual abuse charges – News24
On Wednesday, Robert Sylvester Kelly, formally known as R Kelly, has been sentenced to 30 years on counts of federal racketeering and sex trafficking. The American singer and songwriter used his reputation to lure teenage girls and women into a variety of sexual offenses.
“Kelly’s lawyers had argued he should get no more than 10 years in prison because he had a traumatic childhood involving severe, prolonged childhood sexual abuse, poverty, and violence.”
AFP reports that he’ll presumably be sent to a Chicago prison, where he’ll face child pornography and obstruction charges in August. Read more here
‘Scrap the damn red tape’: Gordhan, Presidency exploring Eskom emergency plans after Stage 6 – News24 (for subscribers)
Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan and the presidency are seeking alternatives to permanently end load shedding. The administration has failed to react to the seriousness of the electrical supply crisis, even though the DA and energy experts have presented “solutions and proposals” to halt load shedding. According to News24, the administration remains committed to the 2019 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) as the answer to the load shedding situation.
“One study, done by Meridian Economics, estimates that if Eskom’s performance continues to deteriorate even modestly and government plans are not revised, load shedding will be four times greater in 2023 compared to 2021, five times more in 2024, and 10 times more in 2026.” Read more here
How Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian Are Feeling Amid His Hospitalization for Pancreatitis – E! News
Kourtney Kardashian is keeping Travis Barker in good spirits after his hospitalization for pancreatitis following a colonoscopy on Wednesday. The reality star and entrepreneur was there when Barker was admitted to the hospital.
“Kourtney is trying to lift his spirits and hates seeing him in excruciating pain.” Read more here
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