How Bosasa Tried To Silence Basson With Threats, Accusations Of Racism – Former Mail & Guardian investigative journalist Adriaan Basson received a series of threatening phone calls from Bosasa employees. [mg]

Pope Admits Clerical Abuse Of Nuns Including Sexual Slavery – He said his predecessor, Pope Benedict, was forced to shut down an entire congregation of nuns who were being abused by priests. [bbc]

Why Police Did Not Stop The Sheep Slaughter On Clifton Fourth Beach – Protesters slaughtered a sheep “to exorcise the demon of racism” after days of rising tension and claims of apartheid-style beach bans in December. [timeslive]

Tintswalo Resort Fire: ‘The Main Lodge Is Gone,’ Says CEO – The CEO of Tintswalo Lodges says she cannot give an answer as to whether the main lodge at the Tintswalo Resort on Chapman’s Peak Drive near Hout Bay will be rebuilt. [news24]

Emiliano Sala Plane: Attempt To Recover Body In Wreckage Begins – The Air Accidents Investigation Branch says it will consider lifting the aircraft wreckage if it recovers the body successfully. [sky]

State Of The Union: Trump Plays Nice For A Night, Fools No One – “Tonight, he called for some bipartisan action,” one senior White House official said, but “tomorrow, he’s back to the fight.” [dailybeast]

Five Takeaways From Trump’s State Of The Union Address – President Trump delivered his first State of the Union address in a divided Washington Tuesday night. Here are some big takeaways. [washpost]

Look Away, Parents: The Mounting Cost Of Educating Your Kids In SA – If you have young children, you’ll want to start saving for their education now, because the numbers don’t make for very easy reading. [here]

Man Dies After His E-Cigarette Explodes In His Face – A Texas man died of a massive stroke after the e-cigarette he was using exploded and tore his carotid artery. [cnn]

Are Sharks Being Attacked By Killer Whales Off Cape Town’s Coast? –  The structure of the False Bay food chain began to change significantly in 2015 with the appearance of a “new” predator, shark-eating killer whales. [conversation]

This Dinosaur Had A Mohawk Of Horns – A pair of two-foot-long spines, running down the neck of Bajadasaurus, might have presented a “disturbing fence” to lurking predators. [atlantic]

Cannabis Smoking Associated With Higher Sperm Count, Study Finds – The result came as a big surprise to scientists measuring the sperm counts of more than 600 men from couples attending a fertility clinic. [bloomberg]

Mourinho Fined For Tax Fraud In Spain Instead Of Jail Time – Mourinho’s defence team had agreed to exchange the 12-month prison sentence with a daily fine of 250 euros for 24 months, equivalent to 182,500 euros. [enca]

Eden Hazard To Tell Chelsea He Wants Real Madrid Move – Real have now given Hazard the assurances he wanted that they will make a bid to Chelsea to sign him. [telegraph]

One Of The Worst Ad Complaints South Africa Has Ever Seen – We’re used to reading about adverts being pulled off air for racy content and the like, but I can’t remember a complaint as frivolous as this. [here]

Liam Neeson: Red Carpet Event Cancelled Following Race Attack Remarks – New York ceremony for film Cold Pursuit called off after actor said friend’s rape made him want to kill a black man. [guardian]

New Investigation Suggests James Brown Might Have Been Murdered -Brown passed away in the early hours of Christmas morning in 2006, after being admitted to the Emory Crawford Long Hospital in Atlanta due to suffering from pneumonia. [nme]

The 2019 Oscars Could Be The Shortest In 30 Years – If you happen to be up for an Academy Award this month, you may want to keep your acceptance speech brief. [fortune]

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