Jeff Bezos Is The Richest Person In History – The Amazon CEO’s net worth reached $105.1 billion Monday, according to Bloomberg’s billionaire tracker. That eclipses the record previously held by Microsoft founder Bill Gates. [cnn]
It’s Not A Matter Of If, But When Zuma Goes – NEC Sources – It is now up to Zuma to decide whether he wants a “messy” exit that could see him consigned to the “dustbin of history” without presidential benefits, or a “dignified exit” where he steps down voluntarily. [news24]
Zuma Appoints Commission Of Inquiry Into State Capture – “The allegations that the state has been wrestled out of the hands of its real owners‚ the people of South Africa‚ is of paramount importance and are therefore deserving of finality and certainty‚” Zuma said. [timeslive]
‘Yeah, I’ll Beat Oprah’: Trump Says He’d Defeat Winfrey In Presidential Race – Trump, speaking with reporters during a White House meeting with lawmakers, said in response to a question: “Yeah, I’ll beat Oprah. Oprah would be a lot of fun.” [guardian]
Steve Bannon Leaves Breitbart News Amid Trump Row – Steve Bannon, Donald Trump’s ex-chief strategist, has stepped down from the right-wing Breitbart News organisation where he built his reputation. [bbc]
Democrat Drops Explosive Fusion GPS Transcript Detailing Research Into Trump’s Russia Ties – The FBI reportedly told the Fusion GPS founders that the dossier merely corroborated previous reports the bureau had received. [gizmodo]
Second Train Crash In A Week Leaves 200 Injured – A crash between two Metrorail trains at the Geldenhuys train station in Germiston has left over 200 commuters moderately injured on Tuesday morning. [mg]
Here’s What’s Happening With Free Higher Education In SA – This is what we know for sure about how free education will be implemented in South Africa. [huffpostsa]
How Fake News And Elon Musk Sent The Rand Haywire – False reports that President Jacob Zuma had resigned caused big fluctuations in the local currency. [moneyweb]
Somebody Finally Explained The Difference Between Bitcoin And Ethereum [Video] – I tried to explain cryptocurrencies a few times during the festive season, and it didn’t always end well. Chances are yours went the same way, so here’s a quick lesson. [here]
MINI’s New Release Is Set To Take SA By Storm – You have to evolve to stay ahead of the game, which is why local petrolheads are so excited about the latest changes to an old favourite. [here]
This Is The Data Snapchat Doesn’t Want You To See – Snapchat keeps its partners, investors, and even employees in the dark about how core features are performing. [dbeast]
The World’s Most Metal Bird Makes Darkness Out Of Chaos – A study out today in the journal Nature Communications reveals that those feathers absorb 99,95 percent of light. [wired]
Tubby Reddy Vows To Fight SASCOC Sacking – Suspended by the organisation in June last year under a cloud of sexual harassment allegations, Reddy has been at war with the organisation. [news24]
Kagiso Rabada Replaces James Anderson As World’s Best Test Bowler – The 22-year-old finished the match with figures of 3-34 and 2-41, collecting five points to move to the top of the ICC Test Player Rankings. [skysports]
Pregnant Candice Swanepoel Shows Off Growing Baby Bump – The 29-year-old Victoria’s Secret stunner caught some sun alongside model Doutzen Kroes. [dmail]
Don’t Listen To Gwyneth Paltrow: Keep Your Coffee Well Away From Your Rectum – The colonic irrigation and coffee enemas promoted on Paltrow’s website Goop are not merely unnecessary, they are potentially dangerous. [guardian]
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So These Guys Are Apparently The Top SA Winery Of The Past 10 Years – You’ve tasted Chocolate Block, right? Of course you have, somake sure you arrive at every dinner party with a bottle of the best. [boekenhout]
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