Leonardo DiCaprio Wins Best Actor For The Revenant – Leonardo DiCaprio has won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his work in The Revenant. Presenter Julianne Moore, who won Best Actress at last year’s awards, waited a respectable amount of time before announcing DiCaprio’s name, as if to see if she could make time itself pause briefly in anticipation. [verge]

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Cardinal Tells Child Abuse Royal Commission Catholic Church Made ‘Enormous Mistakes’ – The Catholic Church made “enormous mistakes” and “let people down” in its handling of child sexual abuse by priests, Cardinal George Pell told the child abuse royal commission this morning. [abc]

South Africa’s Ambassador To Japan Mohau Pheko Admits Lying About PhD – The South African ambassador to Japan Mohau Pheko regrets misrepresenting herself on her CV, by stating that she had a PhD when she had not, in fact, completed the degree. [tlive]

Falling Rand Means Barclays To Lose £400m On Decade-Long Absa Investment – Barclays is poised to lose around £400m of the £3.8bn capital it invested over the past decade into South Africa’s leading retail bank, Absa. [f24]

Over 805 000 Support Zuma No Confidence Motion – Over 805 000 e-mails have been sent to the Democratic Alliance’s newly launched online platform lobbying the African National Congress National Assembly caucus to support next week’s motion of no confidence debate in President Jacob Zuma, the DA said on Sunday. [iol]

China Expects To Lay Off 1.8 Million Workers In Coal, Steel Sectors – China expects to lay off 1.8 million workers in the coal and steel sectors as part of its efforts to reduce industrial overcapacity, an official at the human resources and social security ministry said on Monday. [reuters]

Gordhan Receives More Support – There is mounting political backing for Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan in what he says is a plot to discredit him and the Treasury, with the South African Communist Party (SACP) yesterday joining the African National Congress (ANC) in its support for him. [bdl]

DA Calls For Inquiry Into Sars ‘Rogue Unit’ Saga – The DA will ask the Presidency to launch a commission of inquiry into the so called “rogue unit” at the South African Revenue Service (Sars). [cit]

Clinton, Trump Head To Super Tuesday After Latest Victories – Hillary Clinton resoundingly reclaimed her standing as the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination with a lopsided victory over Bernie Sanders in South Carolina, giving her momentum heading into the Super Tuesday contests in multiple states. [ctv]

Clinton Shifts Focus To Trump After South Carolina Win – Emboldened by her South Carolina landslide, Hillary Clinton is shifting her focus to Republican front-runner Donald Trump as her party seeks consensus on the best ways to challenge the billionaire’s unpredictable nature in a general election. [time]

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Watch Lady Gaga Earn A Standing Ovation At The Oscars For ‘Til It Happens To You’ – Lady Gaga made hearts swoon at last year’s Oscars with a remarkably able Sound of Music medley, and she struck a chord once again this year with an emotional rendition of her Oscar-nominated original song, “Til It Happens to You,” from the documentary The Hunting Ground. [time]

Cristiano Ronaldo Says His Real Madrid Teammates Not At His Level After Defeat – Cristiano Ronaldo said Real Madrid would be in first place if his teammates were on his level, though he later clarified he only meant to refer to his injured teammates’ fitness. [espn]

Former CIA Head Explains Why Armed Forces Can’t Legally Obey Trump – “If he were to order that once in government, the American armed forces would refuse to act.” [huff]

Jeremy! Clarkson Shows Off Flabby Figure On Caribbean Jaunt With Top Gear Pals – With the punch incident behind him, a rather more pressing matter for Jeremy Clarkson seems to be… the paunch. [dm]

Education Minister Blade Nzimande Runs Twitter #AskBlade Q&A, Gets Absolutely Torn Apart – If there’s one minister who should be hanging his head in shame at the moment it’s Minister for Higher Education and Training Blade Nzimande. [2ov]

Why ‘Best Picture’ Is Now Meaningless – The Oscar for Best Picture will go to…who cares? With pundits predicting a win for The Revenant, we examine why the biggest award in Hollywood has become its most embarrassing. [db]

2016 Razzies: ‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’ Dominates Awards For Really Bad Movies – “Fifty Shades of Grey” came out on top — or perhaps the bottom — at this year’s Razzies. [syr]

Beauty Brand Confuses Whoopi Goldberg For Oprah On Twitter – If you’re watching the Oscars right now, you know that much of the show has thrown light on the issue of diversity (the lack thereof) in Hollywood and movies. [cosmo]

Viral Video Helps Local Buskers Make A Name For Themselves – For about two months, Morné Holland and Elton November – both 27 – have busked on the train and outside various restaurants in Cape Town for audiences. But one recording, which has been shared over 100 000 times, as got their names and face recognised – all thanks to one appreciative audience member, Roeshaan Baartman. [more]

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