EXCLUSIVE: Agrizzi To Implicate Zuma, Jiba In Bosasa Scandal – Former president Jacob Zuma’s foundation was paid R300 000 a month by Bosasa for years, allegedly in exchange for his influence to ensure that political leaders would open doors to new government contracts. [n24]
BuzzFeed: Sources Say Trump Directed Michael Cohen To Lie To Congress About Proposed Moscow Project – President Donald Trump personally directed his longtime former attorney Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about the Moscow Trump Tower project, two federal law enforcement officials involved in an investigation of the matter told BuzzFeed. [cnn]
President Trump Praises Robert Mueller For Disputing BuzzFeed Report – President Donald Trump, a frequent critic of Robert Mueller and his team, had nothing but praise after the special counsel took the unusual step of denying a media report about the Russia investigation. [time]
George W. Bush Calls For An End To Government Shutdown With A Secret Service Pizza Delivery – Former President George W. Bush made his feelings on the partial government shutdown known Friday with hand-delivered pizza to his secret service personnel as they continue to work without pay. [time]
Eskom Looks For R884 Billion – Eskom wants to raise as much as R884 billion in the next three years through a huge hike in power prices and potentially the biggest government bailout of a state-owned company in history. [cp]
Huawei’s CEO Called Trump A ‘Great President’ In An Extraordinary Plea To End America’s War With His Company – Huawei’s CEO Ren Zhengfei has made a rare foray into public life in an effort to calm the growing international hostilities towards his tech company. [busins]
Coups And Murder: The Sinister World Of Apartheid’s Secret Mercenaries – A South African militia that claimed to be behind the murder of a UN chief was involved in deadly work across the continent, its members say. [guardian]
Prince Philip Crash: Woman Who Broke Wrist ‘Considering Personal Injury Claim’ – A mother who broke her wrist in a car crash with the Duke of Edinburgh is considering a personal injury claim, it has emerged, as she called for the 97-year-old to stop driving. [tele]
World’s Oldest Man: Japan’s Masazo Nonaka Dies Aged 113 – Guiness World Record holder Masazo Nonaka has died at the ripe old age of 113. But the secret to his long life was simple. [newsau]
Mick Schumacher Joins Ferrari Academy – Mick Schumacher has joined the young driver programme of the Ferrari team his father, Michael, won five championships with at the start of the 2000s. [espn]
Pat Lambie Calls Time On His Rugby Career – At the young age of 28 former Springbok flyhalf Pat Lambie has retired from rugby to protect his health. [tlive]
Defending Champion Roger Federer Stunned By Stefanos Tsitsipas – As the 20-year-old Stefanos Tsitsipas lapped up the acclaim of 15,000 people inside the Rod Laver Arena and the 37-year-old Roger Federer trudged back to the locker room, John McEnroe walked on to the court with a microphone in hand and delivered quite a verdict of what he had just watched on this thrilling night in Melbourne. [times]
Federer To Play Roland Garros For First Time Since 2015 – Swiss great Roger Federer denied on Sunday his defeat to Greek young gun Stefanos Tsitsipas signalled a changing of the guard as he announced he will play the French Open this year for the first time since 2015. [s24]
Manny Pacquiao Challenges Floyd Mayweather To A Rematch – Manny Pacquiao has challenged five-weight world champion Floyd Mayweather to a rematch, calling for the American to come out of retirement. [bbc]
‘I Belong At The Top’: José Mourinho Plots Return After United Sacking – Video – A bullish José Mourinho insisted he will return to club management at the elite level despite his underwhelming spell at Manchester United. In his first major interview since leaving the club in December, he also claimed last season’s second-place finish was one of his ‘best achievements in football’. At 55, he said he was too young to retire from club management. [guardian]
WeWork CEO Adam Neumann Has Reportedly Made Millions Of Dollars By Leasing Office Space To His Own Company – WeWork, the coworking company said to be valued at $47 billion, has been renting space in buildings partially owned by its CEO Adam Neumann, according to a Wall Street Journal report on Wednesday — an arrangement that’s netted the executive millions of dollars. [busins]
“The Epitome Of Bullsh*t Pseudoscience” – Dieticians Aren’t Impressed With Latest Health Trend – There’s a new health trend doing the rounds, but before you get on board, you should probably know that experts are not impressed. [here]
Art Scam: Wendi Deng Murdoch Imposter Swindles Thousands From Photographers – Scammers claiming to be Wendi Deng Murdoch have swindled thousands of dollars in an elaborate sting involving a fake art project in Indonesia to celebrate the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, victims say. [cnn]
Buddhist Poker Player Donates $600,000 Win To Charity – Buddhism and high-stakes poker may seem like odd bedfellows, but for Scott Wellenbach, they go hand-in-hand. [bbc]
Gillian Anderson To Play Margaret Thatcher In Season 4 Of ‘The Crown’ (Report) – “The Crown” has found its Iron Lady. Gillian Anderson is said to have signed on to play British prime minister Margaret Thatcher in the fourth season of the much-praised Netflix drama series. [var]
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