Man Dies During Load Shedding – A Bloemfontein man, connected to two oxygen machines, died after Eskom implemented rolling blackouts twice in one day, Netwerk24 reported on Saturday. [f24]
Risk Of Power Cuts High This Week – Stage 2 of rolling power cuts ended on Sunday, with the power system expected to be under “severe pressure” over the coming week, Eskom said. [iol]
Burglars Target Atlantic Seaboard Homes During Load Shedding – It looks like the bad guys are making use of load shedding timetables to target homes who don’t bother to set their alarms, or who might not have a backup battery for the alarm. [story]
Parliament Refutes SONA Combat Gear Report – A report stating that Parliament had procured combat gear such as bulletproof vests and tommy bars for President Jacob Zuma’s state-of-the-nation address was false, Parliament said on Sunday. [tlive]
Zuckerberg, Wife Give $75 Million To San Francisco General Hospital – San Francisco General Hospital will soon have a new name and a new face — thanks to Facebook. [cnn]
Baftas 2015: Eddie Redmayne Scoops Best Actor Prize – Eddie Redmayne has scooped the best actor prize at the Bafta Film Awards for his role as Professor Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything. [bbc]
Harper Lee ‘Hurt And Humiliated’ By Mockingbird Sequel Controversy – Lawyer: author is a ‘strong, independent woman’ upset about reports of being duped and having to defend decision-making about long-awaited second novel. [guardian]
Mugabe’s Fall ‘Proves Why Zimbabweans Vote For Him’ – President Robert Mugabe’s quick recovery from his much-publicised fall this week shows why Zimbabweans keep on voting him into power, state media claimed Sunday. [tlive]
Bodies Of Four Babies Found In Eastern Cape Freezer – The bodies of four babies were discovered in a refrigerator in New Brighton, Mthatha, Eastern Cape police said on Sunday. [enca]
Secret Bank Files Show HSBC Swiss Tax Dodge – A cache of secret bank files shows HSBC’s Swiss banking arm helped wealthy customers – including Kerry Packer – avoid taxes and hide millions of dollars. [nzh]
Egypt Police, Football Ultras Clashes Kill 22 – At least 22 Egyptian football fans were killed when supporters of club Zamalek clashed with police in the capital Sunday evening before a premier league match, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. [alarab]
Meet Vladimir Putin’s Official DJ – A 32-year-old Russian knob wizard who goes by DJ Fenix recently became the first turntablist to perform a DJ set at the Kremlin. He opens up about Putin, Russia, and house. [beast]
Australia: Second Shark Attack In As Many Days – A man is killed off the country’s east coast, not far from where a surfer was mauled by a shark a day earlier. [sky]
Pharrell Staring at Taylor Swift’s Grammy Dancing Like “R U Kidding Me” – The Grammy’s have barely begun, and hacker victim Taylor Swift is already in full 8th grade Spring Fling dance party mode. Early winner Pharrell Williams is not thrilled about it. [defamer]
Bobbi Kristina’s Boyfriend ‘Under Investigation’ – Whitney Houston’s daughter, who remains on a life support machine, was reportedly found with suspicious injuries. [sky]
Giant Penis ‘Will Put Welsh Village On The Map’, Hope Locals – It hasn’t been a good start to 2015 for Wales – a country plagued by giant phallic symbols. [metro]
Joan Rivers Won Her First Grammy On Sunday Night – Joan Rivers just won her first Grammy award. The late comic took home Best Spoken Word Album during Sunday night’s Grammy Awards for the audio version of her 2014 memoir, “Diary of a Mad Diva. [huffpo]
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