Cape Town Drought Declared A ‘National Disaster’ – South Africa has declared the drought which has seen Cape Town hurtling towards “Day Zero” a national disaster. [bbc]

ANC Confirms Recall Of Jacob Zuma – The African National Congress’ (ANC) national executive committee (NEC) has confirmed that it has recalled President Jacob Zuma. [ewn]

Billionaire South Korean Boss Jailed For Bribery – Shin Dong-bin, the billionaire chairman of conglomerate Lotte Group, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison after he was found guilty of bribery Tuesday. [cnn]

Judge Refuses To Withdraw Julian Assange Arrest Warrant – WikiLeaks founder continues to face arrest if he leaves Ecuadorian embassy as judge rejects request to quash warrant [guardian]

Minnie Driver Becomes First Celebrity To Quit As Oxfam Ambassador After Prostitution Scandal – Actress Minnie Driver has quit as an Oxfam ambassador after 20 years with the charity, becoming the first celebrity to step down following allegations that senior staff members paid for sex with locals in crisis zones. [ind]

Inside Olympian Shaun White’s Disturbing Sexual Harassment Case – Explicit texts, groping and threats of violence. The gold medal-winning snowboarding legend settled a graphic sexual harassment suit last year. Why is no one talking about it? [beast]

Trump Personal Lawyer Says He Paid Stormy Daniels With His Own Money – Cohen said in a statement that neither “the Trump Organization nor the Trump campaign was party to the transaction,” and added that he was not reimbursed for the payment “either directly or indirectly.” [pol]

Big Game Breeder Suing State Over R6.9m TB-Infected Buffalo – South African big game breeder Jaco Troskie – the man who famously outbid Cyril Ramaphosa on a R20-million buffalo – is suing the government for nearly R500-million after officials allegedly knowingly sold him a TB-infected buffalo on a state auction. [tlive]

Unilever Tells Facebook And Google: Drain The ‘Swamp’ Or Lose Advertising – Unilever has threatened to boycott Facebook and Google if the tech giants fail to efficiently police extremist and illegal content. [cnbc]

Facebook Pledges Extremism Purge After Unilever Boycott Threat – Facebook executives have promised to fight content that “promotes anger and hate” after a major advertiser threatened to stop publishing on the platform, a moment that has been described as the advertising industry’s “#MeToo” moment. [tele]

Bill & Melinda Gates: Why We Give Our Money Away – We’ve been asked that question more than a few times in the 18 years since we started our foundation. [cnn]

Twitter Bans GOP Candidate For Racist Meghan Markle Tweet – Paul Nehlen superimposed a picture of Cheddar Man, an ancient Briton with dark skin, over Markle’s face. [huff]

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Corruption, Bribery Charges – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed he would be vindicated Tuesday moments after police recommended that he be indicted on charges of corruption and bribery. [nbc]

You’re Going To Want Every Item In The  PUMA X HELLO KITTY Collection – Hello Kitty’s latest collab with PUMA will have fans of the Japanese cat frothing for the whole outfit. Perfect last-minute Valentine’s gift? Totally. [here]

The Crown Season 3: New Clues About Casting Charles, Camilla, And Anne –  There’s a reason you haven’t heard much about The Crown’s third season yet: creator Peter Morgan is busy re-casting the beloved period drama, in order to fast-forward the action to about 1970, when its central British royals are a bit older and, possibly, wiser. [vf]

Virgin Atlantic In Palestinian Couscous Row – Virgin Atlantic has found itself at the centre of a social media row after removing the word Palestinian from an in-flight meal following complaints. [bbc]

Pornhub Premium Will Be Free On Valentine’s Day – Those feeling lonely on Valentine’s Day can take solace in one annual tradition: Pornhub will be offering its Premium service for free. [mash]

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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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