DA Suspends Helen Zille From Party Activities Though She Remains Premier – The Federal Executive of the Democratic Alliance has decided by an “overwhelming majority” to suspend Helen Zille from party activities. [mg]

Cape Town Storm Leaves Eight Dead – Eight people have been killed and thousands forced from their homes as South Africa’s tourist base Cape Town and surrounding areas is hit by the worst winter storm in 30 years, officials say. [sky]

TRUMP

Comey Says Trump Pressured Him To ‘Lift The Cloud’ Of Inquiry – From his first days in office, President Trump repeatedly put pressure on his F.B.I. director, James B. Comey. He demanded loyalty. He asked that an investigation into an adviser be dropped. And he implored Mr. Comey to publicly clear his name. [nyt]

Paul Ryan: ‘Obviously’ It’s Not Appropriate For Trump To Ask For Comey’s Loyalty – House Speaker Paul Ryan said Wednesday that it was “obviously” not appropriate for President Donald Trump to ask James Comey for “loyalty” after prepared testimony by the fired FBI director alleges the president did just that. [nbc]

James Comey Will Introduce The Words “Hookers In Russia” To The Congressional Record – The opening statement to Comey’s much-anticipated testimony to the Senate Intelligence Committee was released Wednesday afternoon. [nr]

Justin Trudeau And Barack Obama’s Dinner Together Made The Internet Go Crazy – Following a speaking engagement in Montreal, former President Obama took the opportunity to reunite with a friend: Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada. [aol]

“Zuma Could Be Removed Before 2019” – South African President Jacob Zuma may be removed as head of state after a December conference when a new leader of the ruling African National Congress will be chosen, Secretary General Gwede Mantashe said on Wednesday. [ewn]

Miss SA Demi-Leigh ‘Safe And Unharmed’ After Attempted Hijacking – Miss SA Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters is shaken but safe after surviving an attempted hijacking in Johannesburg on Wednesday evening. [tlive]

Caxton Intervenes In Bid To Uncover Control Structure At Naspers – Print and publishing group Caxton is applying to intervene in the Competition Tribunal’s hearing on the unbundling of Novus Holdings by Naspers in the hope of forcing the release of more details of Naspers’ complex control structure. [bizlive]

Phishing, Trojan Horses, Ransomware And Other Hacks That Could Cripple Your Business – You might have protected yourself against certain attacks, but there are so many ways hackers can choose to take down your company. Scary stuff. [here]

Naspers-Backed Delivery Hero Targets $500m In IPO – Delivery Hero, a Berlin-based food takeout business backed by Naspers, announced plans to list on the Frankfurt stock exchange in the next few months to fund expansion in an increasingly competitive market. [f24]

Gordon Ramsay’s Father-In-Law Jailed For Hacking Celebrity Chef’s Computers – Gordon Ramsay’s father-in-law was sentenced to six months in prison Wednesday for hacking the celebrity chef’s company computers in order to steal personal and financial information. [time]

A New Fossil Discovery In Morocco Will Rewrite The History Of Human Evolution – Homo sapiens were hanging around and hunting gazelle in North Africa 100,000 years earlier than was previously believed—a new discovery that will dramatically change the story of the origin of the human species. [qz]

Cristiano Ronaldo Retains Standing At Top Of Forbes’ Highest Paid Athlete List With £71.8m (R1.1 Billion) – Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, with earnings of £71.8m, retains the top spot of Forbes’ highest-paid athletes list. [sky]

The #CapeStorm Sea Point Foam Party Swallowed Cars Whole [Videos] – They warned it was going to get hectic after lunch, and over in Sea Point it’s clear the storm is making good on those promises. [here]

“I NEED YOU TO RELAX” – The #CapeStorm Video Everyone Is Talking About – #Relax – You can only watch this video below if you promise to RELAX, RELAX, RELAX, RELAX, CALM DOWN and RELAX. [watch]

Novak Djokovic Accused Of ‘Tanking’ In Humiliating French Open Quarter-Final Defeat To Dominic Thiem – Defending champion Novak Djokovic was accused of ‘tanking’ his quarter-final at the French Open as he suffered a chastening 7-6, 6-3, 6-0 defeat at the hands of 23-year-old Dominic Thiem. [tele]

It’s All Going Down In Muizenberg This Weekend – Be There – This week is shaping up to be a pretty decent ride for local surfers, and this weekend could be one to remember, Your first stop should be Muizies. [here]

Paris Pollution Victim Sues France For Bad Air – A Parisian woman is taking the French state to court for failing to protect her health from the effects of air pollution. [bbc]

Why The Daily Mail Loves Lurking Outside Ivanka Trump’s Front Door – Her clothes, lipstick, legs… When Ivanka Trump emerges from her home, the Daily Mail is there to photograph it—and analyze not just what she is wearing, but what she is thinking. [beast]

Car Boot Sale ‘Tenner’ Diamond Ring Sells For £657,000 At Sotherby’s – A diamond ring which was purchased at a car boot sale for £10 has been sold for £656,750 at auction. [tele]

Leonardo DiCaprio, Carlos Slim, Mexico Team Up To Help Endangered Porpoise – Mexico’s president, its richest man and actor Leonardo DiCaprio signed an agreement Wednesday to try to save the critically endangered vaquita porpoise. [nydn]

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