ANC To Recall Zuma, But He Won’t Go Quietly – According to sources, the NEC has “unanimously decided” to recall Zuma, but indications early on Tuesday morning when the meeting ended was that the state president was digging in his heels. [busday]
ANC To Brief SA On Special NEC Meeting – The ANC briefing will be held at midday at the party’s Chief Albert Luthuli House headquarters in Johannesburg. [ewn]
The Unbearable Arrogance Of Being Ajay Gupta – And what it says about the entrenchment of President Jacob Zuma’s friends even as he is set to leave office. [huffpostsa]
Des Van Rooyen Lied To Parliament: Mkhwebane – The minister claimed he had not visited the family’s home in Saxonwold, Johannesburg, since taking office. [enca]
Trump’s Daughter-In-Law Opens Letter Containing Suspicious Substance – The letter contained an unknown substance that was addressed to the President’s son Donald Trump Jr. [cnn]
Hundreds Left Homeless By Another Fire In Hout Bay – Community members suspect arson. [groundup]
Viceroy Report: No Retreat In Capitec Short Selling – The sustained level shows resistance to the bank’s detailed responses to Viceroy Research’s allegations. [busday]
South African Lions Eat ‘Poacher’, Leaving Just His Head – The animals left little behind, but some body parts were found over the weekend at a game park near Hoedspruit. [bbc]
Could Julian Assange Be On Brink Of Freedom? – Judge to rule on Tuesday on Assange’s bid to escape legal action in Britain. [moneyweb]
Did Elon Musk Call Donald Trump A ‘Dumbass’? – Contrary to a fabricated tweet, the SpaceX CEO responded graciously to Trump’s congratulations on the “American ingenuity” of the Falcon Heavy rocket. [snopes]
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A Few Staggering Stats About Eskom And Your Pension Fund – You’ve seen Eskom’s in the kak once again, but some of the numbers being thrown around are out of this world. They could have serious ramifications for all of us. [here]
‘Like The 1970s’: World Mesmerised By North Korean Cheerleaders – They outnumber the North’s athletes and captured global attention at Winter Olympics but a cultural chasm remains. [guardian]
Inside The Two Years That Shook Facebook—and the world – How a confused, defensive social media giant steered itself into a disaster, and how Mark Zuckerberg is trying to fix it all. [wired]
Proteas Insist Imran Tahir Didn’t Retaliate In Racial Incident – Video footage of the incident alleged that there was a scuffle but Cricket South Africa dismissed those rumours. [citizen]
Boks Stay At No 5 In Rankings – Scotland, who beat France 32-26 in their Six Nations clash at Murrayfield, were the only side in the top 10 to improve their rating points. [sport24]
MINI Wants To Give You A R25 000 TAG Heuer Watch – When big brands offer to spoil you rotten, you might as well take up the opportunity. This one comes with a premium TAG Heuer watch, just to say thank you. [here]
A-Hole In A K-hole: Katie Hopkins’ Ketamine Adventures – The former radio host and former Daily Mail Online columnist crowdfunded a trip to South Africa, where she has just spent almost two weeks meeting victims of farm violence. [guardian]
Email Scams Target Singles Looking For Romance – Valentine’s Day can be hard for singles, and zombie bots are hoping to take advantage of those feeling particularly lonely. [newsweek]
The Shocking Abuse Allegations Against Michael Fassbender – The actor’s ex, Sunawin Andrews, alleged that he violently attacked her on at least two occasions, breaking her nose and dragging her with his car. [dbeast]
The Beatles In India – 16 Things You Didn’t Know. [rollingstone]
Sarah Jessica Parker Steps Out – Friends rally round after she’s labelled a ‘hypocrite’ by grieving Kim Cattrall. [dmail]
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