Markus Jooste Set To Cash In After Striking Deal With Banks – Steinhoff International Holdings [JSE:SNH] former chief executive officer Markus Jooste has been thrown a lifeline by banks as the global retailer he oversaw for 18 years struggles to survive an accounting scandal that happened under his watch. [f24]

Prosecutor Calls Out ‘Con Man’ Cosby For Laughing In Closing Arguments – In a tense finish to the trial, a lawyer from the DA’s office called out the comedian for laughing and accused his attorney of blaming rape victims. Now it’s in the jury’s hands. [beast]

Banking Heiress Kate Rothschild Victim Of A £500,000 Jewellery Burglary While Her Children Slept – Kate Rothschild, the banking heiress, has been left devastated after burglars broke into her home and made off with half a million pounds worth of jewellery. [tele]

Facebook’s Rise In Profits, Users Shows Resilience After Scandals – Facebook Inc (FB.O) shares rose on Wednesday after the social network reported a surprisingly strong 63 percent rise in profit and an increase in users, with no sign that business was hurt by a scandal over the mishandling of personal data. [reuters]

DA Caucus Supports Motion Of No Confidence In Patricia De Lille – The Cape Town Democratic Alliance (DA) caucus has supported the motion of no confidence against mayor Patricia De Lille after a three-hour-long caucus, says deputy caucus leader JP Smith. [mg]

Future Mrs Zuma Has Brought Shame To Our Custom: Virginity Testing Activist – The doyenne of virginity testing in KwaZulu-Natal has lashed out at Jacob Zuma’s bride-to-be for bringing the ancient Zulu custom into disrepute. [tlive]

Hi, what do you do? Oh, I’m basically the doyenne of virginity testing in the KwaZuluNatal region. Ja, so…

Sonos Files For An IPO That May Value The Company At $3 Billion – Smart speaker and audio company Sonos has confidentially filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission indicating it plans to hold an initial public offering as soon as this summer. [verge]

Facebook Will No Longer Let Apps Automatically Post To Your Profile –  It’s a pretty common annoyance: You use Facebook to log in to a new app, and you forget to change your settings. Later, you find that the app has posted on your timeline, for all the world to see. [busins]

Amazon’s New Echo Rewards Children For Saying Please And Thank You – Amazon’s Alexa will teach children to mind their Ps and Qs in response to fears the voice-activated Echo speakers were leading children to bark orders. [tele]

Things Women With Acne-Prone Dark Skin Should Know – Let’s be honest, there’s just not enough information out there on treating acne-prone dark skin tones. Here’s what you need to know. [here]

Jeff Bezos: The Boy Who Wanted To Colonise Space – From a young age, the Amazon founder had dreamed up unlikely-sounding schemes. And then one took off. [guardian]

Tequila Doesn’t Make You Act Any Crazier Than Wine Or Beer – Last year, a report made the rounds that linked different kinds of alcoholic drinks with different mood states. [vice]

Hank Azaria Is Willing To ‘Step Aside’ From Voicing Apu On The Simpsons Following Controversy – Hank Azaria told Stephen Colbert on The Late Show Tuesday that he would be willing to “step aside” from voicing one of his characters following recent criticism. [time]

Just A Wonderful Collection Of Pets With Human Names – Move aside Mittens, Oreo, Hershey, and Buddy — while typical pet names are cutesy and fun, there’s just something so delightful about giving an animal a very, very human-sounding name. [mash]

Cara Delevingne Opens The Doors To Her Arty London Home – With bold colours, novelty neon signs and a whole lot of her kooky personality. [dm]

Kylie Jenner’s Sexy Swimsuits Will Make Your Heart Skip A Beat –  You already know Kylie Jenner likes a sexy outfit, so why expect her swimsuit preference to be any different? [ps]

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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]

How Can You Leave Your Dog At Home While You Go To Work? – You say he’s part of the family – yet you’d never leave your human child at home, alone, for the whole day. Drop that little rascal off at Proud Hounds and see the joy in his eyes! [proudhounds]

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