‘Debora Patta’s A White B*tch!’ – Atul Gupta, Boss From Hell – A new book blows the lid on Atul Gupta’s empire of fear at ANN7. [huffpost]

Renowned Physicist Stephen Hawking Has Died – British physicist Stephen Hawking, whose mental genius and physical disability made him a household name and inspiration across the globe, has died at age 76. [timeslive]

Last Pollsmoor Prison Escapee Rearrested – The convicts, aged between 20 and 24, broke out of the Medium B Section of the correctional facility late on Sunday evening. [ewn]

Zuma Spent R15,3m In Court On Spy Tapes Saga – state attorney – President Jacob Zuma spent R15.3m on legal fees during his nine-year so-called “spy tapes” challenge, according to a letter by the state attorney on Tuesday. [news24]

Donald Trump Fires Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson Over Twitter – The president announced the abrupt sacking of his top diplomat over Twitter, which is how Mr Tillerson learned of his fate. [newsau]

Trump Personal Aide John McEntee Fired  – He was sacked amid a US Department of Homeland Security investigation against him for financial crimes. Trump’s re-election campaign then announced Mr McEntee would join them as a “senior adviser for campaign operations”. [bbc]

Prosecutors To Seek Death Penalty For Florida School Shooter – “The state intends to seek the death penalty against defendant Nikolas Jacob Cruz,” the state attorney for Broward County said in a court filing. [iol]

Pro-Zuma Group Blocks Energy Deals In Blow To Ramaphosa – Ramaphosa was dealt a political blow, after a last-minute legal challenge by a group loyal to ousted leader Jacob Zuma blocked the signing of $4.7 billion in renewable energy deals. [ewn]

Steinhoff Scandal Takes Down Its First Hedge Fund – After Steinhoff’s shares came crashing down in December, it was only a matter of time before more dominoes tumbled. [here]

Putin Critic Found Dead In The U.K. Days After Ex-Spy Mysteriously Poisoned – A Russian businessman who was associated with a prominent critic of the Kremlin has died in London, his lawyer said Tuesday. [time]

Uber Introduces Rider Call Back Line For Added Safety – Uber South Africa officially announce their latest safety and security improvement; an Incident Response Team (IRT) call-back line for safety-related matters. [iol]

World’s Great Forests Could Lose Half Of All Wildlife As Planet Warms – From the Amazon to Africa, WWF report predicts catastrophic losses of as much as 60% of plants and 50% of animals by the end of the century. [guardian]

Awful Man United Dumped Out Of Europe – Manchester United are out of the Champions League, but it will likely be the manner they excited that hurts the most. [mg]

A Dog Died On A United Airlines Flight After Being Forced To Travel In The Overhead Bin – A dog travelling with its owner on a United Airlines flight from Houston to New York was found dead when the plane landed. [time]

A Fan Got This Private Pic Of Jack Parow On His Europe Tour – There aren’t many local artists who have their own entire festival, held on another continent. Jack Parow, who headlines the self-titled ‘Parow Fest’, is in Europe on a whirlwind tour. [here]

Stormy Daniels’ Pal On Trump: ‘He Would Call All the Time’ – One of the four people listed in the porn star’s NDA speaks out with new details about her alleged fling with the future president. [dbeast]

TJ Miller Reaches Settlement With Driver Who Accused Former Silicon Valley Star Of ‘Beating Him While High On Laughing Gas’ – Wilson Deon Thomas had sued Miller in December 2016, alleging he was high on Whip Its and became violent. [dmail]

Gigi Hadid And Zayn Malik Confirm Split – The pair both released individual social media statements tonight confirming their separation, which was rumoured earlier today after Malik unfollowed both Gigi Hadid and her mother Yolanda Hadid on Instagram. [vogue]

Ah yes, the final nail in the coffin is the unfollow.

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