Cracks Showing In Gupta ‘Hold’ On SA As Treasury Dumps New Age Breakfast – Cracks are forming in the Gupta family’s perceived influence over state resources, with Treasury’s decision not to take part in the post-budget New Age Breakfast this Thursday. [f24]

Gupta News Dealt Serious Blow – The Gupta family’s plan to turn their broadcaster ANN7 into the country’s primary news source has reportedly been dealt a serious blow after independent legal opinion warned it would be illegal to award them the licence. [ewn]

Zuma’s Daughter Makes A Quiet Exit From Plush Gov Job – President Jacob Zuma’s daughter, who received widespread criticism for being the youngest head of a ministerial department, has left her government job, it was confirmed on Sunday. [tlive]

London’s Mayor To Campaign For British Exit From EU – London Mayor Boris Johnson on Sunday threw his weight behind the campaign to leave the European Union, dealing a blow to British Prime Minister David Cameron by increasing the chance British voters will ditch membership in a June referendum. [bdl]

Lily Rescue Operation Suffers Another Setback – Efforts to rescue three trapped Lily Mine workers suffered another setback when the drilling machine broke down soon after it had started drilling an escape route for rescuers, a spokesman said on Sunday. [iol]

San Bernardino Victims To Oppose Apple On iPhone Encryption – Some victims of the San Bernardino attack will file a legal brief in support of the U.S. government’s attempt to force Apple Inc to unlock the encrypted iPhone belonging to one of the shooters, a lawyer representing the victims said on Sunday. [reuters]

Donald Trump Wins South Carolina Primary – Donald J. Trump rolled to a commanding victory in the South Carolina primary on Saturday, solidifying his position as the Republican presidential front-runner after a savage campaign that drove Jeb Bush, the son and brother of presidents, to quit the race. [nyt]

The Latest: Trump: Can Act More Presidential ‘Pretty Soon’ – Billionaire businessman Donald Trump acknowledges he probably needs to act more presidential and says he’ll do so “pretty soon.” The often brash Trump tells “Fox News Sunday,” ”I think I’ll be very presidential at the appropriate time. Right now, I’m fighting for my life.” [newser]

Jeb Bush Drops Out Of US Election Race – Former Florida governor Jeb Bush has dropped out of the Republican race for US president after failing to rank high in the first three state contests. [bbc]

F1 Chief’s Son-In-Law Charged With Helping Drug Trafficker – Jay Rutland, 34, the son-in-law of F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone, was charged with assisting an offender and will appear at Thames magistrates court on 16 March, Scotland Yard said. [guardian]

DA Accepts M&G’s Apology – The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it has accepted an apology from the Mail & Guardian regarding a factually incorrect story about its leader Mmusi Maimane. [ewn]

World’s Oldest President, Mugabe Turns 92 – The world’s oldest leader, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe turned 92 on Sunday, with no plans to step down as feuding over his successors threatens to tear his ruling ZANU-PF apart. [van]

Onlookers Cheer Suspected Arson In Germany As Refugee Housing Burns – A fire—the result of suspected arson—tore through a former hotel in eastern Germany on Sunday, causing possibly irreparable damage, the Associated Press reports. Police said onlookers cheered as the building, which was in the midst of being converted to a home for refugees, burned. [gawk]

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‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ Author Harper Lee Dies At 89 – Harper Lee, who wrote one of America’s most beloved literary classics, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” and surprised readers with a second book about racial injustice in the U.S. South after living a largely reclusive life for decades, died at the age of 89 on Friday. [reuters]

U.S. Dropped North Korea Peace Talk Plan After Missile Test – The U.S. called off nascent talks with North Korea aimed at formally ending the Korean War when it became clear that the reclusive nation wasn’t interested in stopping its nuclear program by conducting a ballistic missile test. [bloom]

Lock Of John Lennon’s Hair Sells For $35,000 – The singer’s tuft is said to be the largest lock of his hair ever sold at auction and kept by his German hairdresser for 50 years. [sky]

Proteas Hammer England In Second T20 For Series Win – South Africa demolished England at the Wanderers Stadium on Sunday afternoon in the second and final T20 International to seal a 2-0 series victory. [enca]

Celebrities Who Claim They’ve Had Alien Encounters – Not just a couple but 12 celebrities who firmly believe they’ve seen aliens. Check out what happened to each one [here]

Kanye West’s Self-Control Problem – The ‘Love Lockdown’ hitmaker has been behind a number of foul-mouthed rants over the past few weeks but a source insists his outbursts have no effect on his family life with wife Kim Kardashian West and his two children, North, two and Saint, two months. [sky]

Inside The Big Lebowski’s Porn Mansion: John Lautner’s Most Famous House Becomes A Museum Piece – The house John Lautner designed for The Big Lebowski is going to be donated to LACMA, meaning students will be able to see the architect’s stunning, mid-century modernist architecture up close. [db]

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