Melania Trump Goes MIA From Davos As Stormy Scandal Brews – Melania has kept a reclusive public schedule since The Wall Street Journal published a report alleging her husband’s personal attorney paid $130,000 in hush money to Daniels. [beast]

Donald Trump Proposes Path To Citizenship For 1.8 Million Under ‘Dreamers’ Deal – The White House has presented Congress with a plan on immigration reform which would offer a path to citizenship for the 1.8 million undocumented immigrants brought to the US as children, known as the Dreamers. [tele]

Trump Ordered Mueller Fired, But Backed Off When White House Counsel Threatened To Quit – President Trump ordered the firing last June of Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel overseeing the Russia investigation, according to four people told of the matter, but ultimately backed down after the White House counsel threatened to resign rather than carry out the directive. [nyt]

The White House Asked To Borrow A Van Gogh. The Guggenheim Offered A Gold Toilet Instead – The emailed response from the Guggenheim’s chief curator to the White House was polite but firm: The museum could not accommodate a request to borrow a painting by Vincent van Gogh for President and Melania Trump’s private living quarters. [washpo]

South Africa In ‘New Era’, Ramaphosa Tells Davos – Cyril Ramaphosa promised pro-business reforms and tough justice for those guilty of state corruption, as he wooed investors on Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. [tlive]

Despite Sanctions, North Korea Exported Coal To South And Japan Via Russia – North Korea shipped coal to Russia last year which was then delivered to South Korea and Japan in a likely violation of U.N. sanctions, three Western European intelligence sources said. [reuters]

Toyota South Africa Recalls More Than 700,000 Vehicles – Toyota South Africa Motors said Thursday it had issued a notice to recall more than 700,000 vehicles over airbag safety concerns, with some affected models dating back over 15 years. [tlive]

How Much Does Deforestation Have To Do With The Drought Situation? – Although we have been warned about the effects for decades, deforestation is only getting worse. The practice has massive implications right around the world. [here]

Casey Affleck Withdraws From Oscars: Won’t Present Best Actress Award – Casey Affleck has withdrawn from presenting the Best Actress Award at the upcoming Oscars. Affleck did not want to become a distraction from the focus that should be on the performances of the actresses in the category and that is why he made the proactive move. [dl]

Guess Who’s Bolting Into SA? – World athletics icon Usain Bolt will be at Ruimsig Stadium in Johannesburg next Monday (January 29) as part of an Athletics South Africa (ASA) development programme. [huff]

CNN Throws In The Towel On Casey Neistat And Beme – On Thursday, CNN announced that it’s throwing in the towel on that effort. The company is parting ways with Casey Neistat and folding Beme, the digital operation he had been running with his co-founder, Matt Hackett. [mash]

‘Fire And Fury’ Has Sales Numbers On Par With Taylor Swift’s ‘Reputation’ – In nearly three weeks, the book, about the early days of President Donald Trump’s White House, sold 1.7 million copies, his publisher Henry Holt & Co. said. It’s spent two consecutive weeks at No. 1 so far on the New York Times’ hardcover nonfiction and combined print and e-book nonfiction charts. [cnn]

Venice Restaurant That Hit Tourists With £1,000 Bill Faces £17,000 Fines – A restaurant in Venice that charged a group of Japanese tourists €1,143 (R17k) for four steaks Florentine, a plate of mixed grilled fish, two glasses of wine and mineral water faces fines totalling at least €20,000 (£17,400), according to local media. [guardian]

The Best Braai Tip You Will Read This Year – I’m sure you think you’re at the peak of your braai powers, and your mates would back you up, but I reckon we can throw something into the mix that’s going to improve your game. [here]

Walmart Is Teaming Up With One Of The World’s Biggest E-Commerce Companies To Take Direct Aim At Amazon – Walmart is taking aim at Amazon’s Kindle business and diving into the business of selling ereaders, ebooks, and audiobooks through a partnership with Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten. [busins]

‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ Coming This Summer, Tom Cruise Teases On Instagram – In a follow-up post, the star of the series shared a photo of himself hanging on to the outside of a helicopter in flight, which looks completely terrifying. [mash]

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