Ramaphosa Refuses To Show DA His Son’s Bosasa Contract – President Cyril Ramaphosa refused to release the contract between his son and facilities management company Bosasa, which the DA requested in an application lodged in terms of Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA). [n24]

Trump, Inching Toward Border Security Deal, Says Shutdown Would Be ‘Terrible’ – As congressional leaders urged their colleagues to support a bipartisan border deal, President Trump said on Wednesday that he did not want to see the government shut down at midnight Friday, indicating that he was leaning toward signing the compromise legislation. [nyt]

Bezos Leaker Michael Sanchez Sold Out His Own Client to Enquirer Parent Company AMI, Sources Say – Supplying Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s racy texts was just the latest in a long relationship with the Enquirer and its sister publications. [mash]

Facebook Acquires Visual Shopping Startup To Bolster AI Work – Facebook Inc. said it acquired visual shopping and artificial intelligence startup GrokStyle Inc. in a move to bolster the social-media company’s own AI work. [bloom]

Judge Voids Paul Manafort Plea Deal – Says he ‘intentionally’ lied to the FBI, special counsel and grand jury. [cnn]

Nasa Confirms Mars Rover Opportunity Is Dead – Robot the size of a golf buggy has sent data to Earth for 15 years but fell silent eight months ago and Nasa says mission is complete. [guardian]

Local Business Owners – Take This Quick ‘Matchmaking’ Quiz – It might be a little too late to find your perfect Valentine’s Day partner, but the same cannot be said for South Africa’s business owners. [here]

At Arm’s Length: Are Tattoos Finally Becoming Uncool? – From Adam Levine at the Super Bowl to Justin Bieber’s Vogue shoot, tattoos are having a fashion moment. But that may not make them more sought-after. [guardian]

Eskom Is In A Deep Hole; It Will Take Decades And Serious Financial Wizardry To Dig It Out – It’ll be a long haul. The need to sort out Eskom’s rot and financial, operational and structural crises is urgent. As Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan said: ‘This is an emergency. We need to understand sooner rather than later what’s the problem. If we don’t understand the problem, we are not going to get anywhere near the solutions.’ [mav]

Bank Statements Reveal How Free State Government Paid Guptas Over R330m For Estina Dairy Farm – Bank statements show that the Free State government paid R334 202 652 over less than two years, from July 2014 to April 2016, to Indian company Estina. [n24]

Instagram Bug Causes Ariana Grande And Kylie Jenner To Lose Millions Of Followers – Instagram is investigating a bug that led some of its top users to lose millions of followers. [insta]

Ryan Adams Dangled Success. Women Say They Paid A Price – Several women say Adams offered to jumpstart their music careers, then pursued them sexually and in some cases retaliated when they spurned him. He denies the claims. [nyt]

A U.S. Trophy Hunter Paid $110,000 To Kill A Rare Mountain Goat In Pakistan – The photograph, published last week in Pakistani newspapers, was stunning. It showed a magnificent mountain goat, with huge, symmetrically spiral horns, nestled on a rock and surrounded by breathtaking snowy mountains, with a man kneeling and smiling behind it. [washpo]

Rumor: Apple AirPods 2, AirPower, New iPads To Arrive March 29 – Word has it that Apple is planning to release its second-generation AirPods along with new iPads and the long-awaited AirPower wireless charging pad. [entrep]

I Don’t Miss Being Single, But I Do Miss Swiping – There was a time in my life when I wanted nothing more than to get off dating apps. [mash]

F1 2019: Lewis Hamilton Warns He Is ‘Ready To Attack’ – After an offseason spent surfing with Kelly Slater and plenty of snow — Lewis Hamilton had an ominous message for his F1 rivals. [newsau] Alright, Lewis.. settle down..

The Hellhole That Even El Chapo Cannot Escape – Tiny reinforced cell with a concrete slab for a bed and a four-inch wide window that hides the sky which the drug baron will call home until he dies. [dm]

The Most South African Thing You Will See Today – What To Do At A Stop-And-Go [Video] – Experiencing and engaging in a stop-and-go is a South African privilege and right. We’ve all been there from time to time, and it appears that there’s a general play-by-play of how one is expected to behave during such a scenario. [2ov]

South Africans Are Snapping Up Container Houses At Around R250k A Pop – More and more people are ditching large houses for inexpensive and environmentally friendly “tiny homes”, made out of shipping containers. [here]

Sri Lanka Advertises For Two Hangmen As Country Resumes Capital Punishment – Death penalties to resume as part of Philippines-inspired campaign to be tough on drug crime. [guardian]

Bees Can Be Taught To Add And Subtract – A team of researchers used colors as visual representations to teach honeybees basic mathematics. [cnn]

Inside The Secret World Of High-Net-Worth Scotch Drinkers – From pricy 70-year-old whiskies to $1 million bottles, our columnist takes a look at why prices for single malts are skyrocketing. [beast]

Toronto Police Arrest Viral-Video Teen Marcella Zoia For Hurling Chairs Off 45th Floor Of High-Rise – The incident ‘could have caused serious injury and death’ as the chairs plummeted onto a busy street say police. [scmp]

The Most South African Thing You Will See Today: What To Do At A Stop-And-Go [Video] – Experiencing and engaging in a stop-and-go is a South African privilege and right, and it appears that there’s a general play-by-play of how one is expected to behave. [here]

Meet The ‘Horse Barber’ Creating Spectacular Equine Designs – By combining her two passions, Melody Hames produces some of the most unexpected and spectacular designs in the equine world. [cnn]

Army Private, 26, Is Quizzed By Chiefs After Hundreds Of Her X-Rated Photos Appeared Online – Including one of her posing with her regimental tie. [dm]

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