How Bad Is China’s Economic Slump? It’s Impossible To Tell – Companies and executives around the world are desperately trying to gauge the severity of China’s economic slowdown. But getting a clear picture is very difficult. [cnn]

Eskom, Gordhan In Six-Hour Meeting As Load-Shedding Grips SA – Stage two power cuts were caused initially by “generation shortages”, but stage four came due to “a further seven generating units that tripped within a period of five hours”. [timeslive]

US Border Security Deal Reached To Avert New US Shutdown – Democrats and Republicans have reached an agreement in principle over border security to fund the US government and avert another partial shutdown. [bbc]

SA Teacher’s Union Throws Weight Behind Teacher In Sans Souci Slap Video – Both the teacher and the student face disciplinary hearings and a date for the pupil’s hearing is set for February 14. [news24]

South Africa Could Be The World’s Next Gas Exporter, Or An Environmental Disaster – Oil giant Total made a find that could solve some of South Africa’s economic problems, but create new ones for the environment. [qz]

‘Germs Are Not A Real Thing’: Fox News Host Says He Hasn’t Washed Hands In 10 Years – Pete Hegseth denies existence of germs, saying: ‘I can’t see them, therefore they’re not real’. [guardian]

Sala Death Caused By Head And Trunk Injuries, Coroner Confirms – The inquest also heard that Sala’s body had to be identified from fingerprints after it was recovered. [goal]

What The ‘New Scorpions’ Will Look Like – The NPA’s new Scorpions-style unit announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa during his state of the nation address will consist of investigators sourced from across the justice cluster. [citypress]

A Food-Poisoning Expert Reveals Eight Things He Refuses To Eat – Bill Marler has cut certain foods out of his diet after more than two decades as a foodborne-illness attorney. [businsider]

The Top Pro-Working Space In Cape Town – If you’re wondering what ‘pro-working’ means, you’re not alone. Let’s talk about this latest business buzzword and see who’s leading the charge. [here]

Baby Removed From Womb For Pioneering Surgery, Then Put Back – Surgeons performed the pioneering operation at 24 weeks’ gestation after scans revealed the foetus had spina bifida. [telegraph]

Turns Out One-Way Trips To Mars Not Exactly Great Business Plan – Remember Mars One, that company we all knew was a scam but still kinda hoped was real because of how much we liked the movie The Martian? [gizmodo]

Springbok Captain Siya Kolisi Makes Final Shortlist For Laureus Awards – The public have been encouraged to vote, and Kolisi had enough to be included in the top three alongside former Scotland rugby lock Doddie Weir and Xia Boyu. [iol]

Aaron Ramsey: Arsenal Midfielder Signs £400k-A-Week Deal To Join Juventus – He will be the highest-earning British player ever based on basic salary. [bbc]

MultiChoice Leads SAFTA Nominations – In the comedy category, Showmax’s first original series, Tali’s Wedding Diary, earned seven nominations, including Best Comedy and Best Actress for Julia Anastasopoulos. [screenafrica]

Lady Gaga’s Extreme Freeze Frame Is the 2019 Grammys’ Most Dramatic Meme – She created the night’s most viral — and thus, meme-able — instance: a freeze frame of Gaga looking straight into the camera, while rocking out. [time]

Katy Perry Shoes Pulled From Online Stores After Blackface Controversy – The 34-year-old singer and clothing designer has pulled two Perry-branded shoes from online stores, following complaints that their designs resembled blackface makeup. [fortune]

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