Panama Papers Firm Used Red Cross’ Name To Mask Funds – The law firm at the center of the Panama offshore accounts scandal routinely usurped the name of the Red Cross and other charities to help obscure the origin of millions of dollars in questionable funds, two newspapers involved in the investigation reported Sunday. [nyp]

Rand Advances As Confidence Returns – The rand advanced for a second day, reaching a four-month high against the dollar, as a successful Eurobond sale and a corporate takeover offer boosted confidence. [f24]

Cope To Boycott Parliament Over ANC Response To ConCourt’s Nkandla Ruling – Cope has vowed to boycott proceedings in the National Assembly after the ANC in Parliament refused to take action against President Jacob Zuma following the Constitutional Court ruling. [n24]

Google, Facebook, eBay And Other Tech Firms Targeted By New Israeli Tax Rules – Israel is to start collecting value added tax (VAT) and income taxes from foreign companies that do substantial business over the internet in Israel. [guardian]

Ex-FIFA Official Alfredo Hawit Pleads Guilty In Bribery Scandal – A former vice president of football’s international governing body pleaded guilty to four conspiracy counts on Monday in the sweeping FIFA bribery scandal. [espn]

ANC Weighs Up Letting Zuma Go – ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe has admitted that the party’s leadership may be facing “a watershed” moment after the damning Constitutional Court ruling on Nkandla. [iol]

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GUPTA CORNER

Van Rooyen Denies Going To Dubai To Meet Guptas – Cooperative governance minister Des van Rooyen has dismissed media reports that he went to Dubai to meet with the Guptas as “baseless allegations which are not true”. [tlive]

Van Rooyen Says He Will Continue To Engage With Guptas – Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Des Van Rooyen says he will continue to engage the Gupta family in the interests of developing the country. [ewn]

Banks Owe The Guptas, And Us, An Explanation – This week, FNB announced its decision to close the bank accounts of Oakbay Investments, the JSE-listed company that holds the business interests of the Gupta family. [stimes]

Mbeki Denies Links To The Guptas – The Thabo Mbeki Foundation issued a statement on Monday denying any connections with the Gupta family as had been reported in the media on Sunday. [mg]

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Trump Blasts ‘Rigged’ Rules On Picking Republican Delegates – Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump lashed out at what he called the party’s “rigged” delegate selection rules on Monday after rival Ted Cruz swept all of Colorado’s 34 delegates over the weekend. [reuters]

Donald Trump’s Children Ivanka And Eric Unable To Vote In New York Primary After Not Registering In Time – Two of Donald Trump’s children failed to register in time to vote for him during next week’s New York primary, the Republican frontrunner said. [abc]

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Japanese Drone Just Delivered A Bottle Of Wine – The United States isn’t the only country where researchers are trying to figure out the safest way for drones to deliver goods without crashing into power lines, street signs, and skyscrapers. [fort]

Brand New DJI Phantom Professional Drone – Only R17,260 (Save R5,000) – With a 4K camera, live-streaming footage, image stabilizer, no earth-curvature and up to 2,5km flying range, the DJI Phantom 3 Professional drone is an incredible piece of kit. And at almost half the price of the Phantom 4, it’s a no-brainer. [2ov]

World Tiger Count Rises For First Time In 100 Years – The number of wild tigers across the globe has increased for the first time in more than a century thanks to improved conservation efforts, wildlife groups said yesterday. [mam]

Lionel Messi Remains World’s Highest Paid Footballer With Annual Income Of 84.3 Million Dollars – Argentina and Barcelona star Lionel Messi remains the world’s highest paid footballer with an annual income of 74 million euros (R1.2 Billion), according to a report set to appear in Tuesday’s edition of France Football magazine. [fox]

Live Like The Guptas – Own Presidents – Tomorrow’s Powerball Jackpot Is R2.7 Billion ($184 million) and you can buy a ticket and play from South Africa. Imagine if the stars align and this is your moment? What would you do with the money? Get a ticket [here]

Ice Cube On N.W.A’s Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction: ‘Hip-Hop Is Here Forever’ – From the Gangster of Love to gangsta rap, five decades of pop music history — along with a bit of controversy — passed across the stage of the Barclays Center on Friday night for the 31st annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. [lat]

Tom Jones’ Wife Dies Of Cancer At 75 – A rep for the singer issued a statement on Facebook saying Woodward, who also went by Linda, fought a “short but fierce battle with cancer.” She was 75. [fox]

Tourist Nearly Loses Head Attempting To Photograph Low-Flying Plane – Watching airplanes land at Gustaf III airport in St. Barts can be a thrilling event, however ,one tourist nearly lost his head last week when a low-flying plane came in a little too low for its landing. [mash]

Scarlett Johansson Hints Marriage to Ryan Reynolds Ended Because They Were Too ‘Competitive’ – Did Scarlett Johansson just reveal what ended her marriage to Ryan Reynolds? [eto]

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