Banking Leak Exposes Russian Network With Link To Prince Charles – Exclusive investigation reveals how Troika Dialog channelled $4.6bn to Europe and US. [guardian]
New Task Team Given Four Weeks To Report On Eskom Power Stations – The team will begin its work on Monday, March 11 and will have to report back to public enterprises Pravin Gordhan and the Eskom board within a month. [timeslive]
House Democrats Announce Broad Probe Into Allegations Of Obstruction Of Justice – It’s a probe that would lay the groundwork for Democrats if they choose to pursue impeachment proceedings against the President. [cnn]
Steinhoff News Trickles Out In Dribs And Drabs – Steinhoff recently published its unaudited trading update for the quarter ended December 31, 2018. [moneyweb]
Airbnb Host Admits Manslaughter After Killing Guest Over Unpaid Bill – An Airbnb host has admitted killing a guest at his home near Melbourne, Australia, who could not afford to pay. [bbc]
Brace For Big Fuel Price Increase On Wednesday – South African motorists will be paying 74 cents more per litre of petrol and between 91 and 93 cents more per litre of diesel from Wednesday. [mg]
A Quick Look At The Basics Of Tax-Free Offshore Investing – Portfolio diversification is key to growing your personal wealth, and offshore investment is a great way to do that. Here are some of the basic principles. [here]
Christo Wiese Might Have More Bad News For Shoprite: R4-Billion, To Be Exact – Shoprite could be in for a thumping R4-billion bill in its effort to buy out founder Christo Wiese’s controlling deferred shares. [dailymav]
H.I.V. ‘Cured’ In Second Patient, Over A Decade After The First, Scientists Say – Scientists said that the anonymous patient, named the “London patient,” has been off his H.I.V. medication since Sept. 2017 and has been virus-free. [dbeast]
The Making Of The Fox News White House – Jane Mayer on Fox News’ transition from partisanship to propaganda. [newyorker]
Who Is The Real Mrs. El Chapo? – Emma Coronel Aispuro, who married Mexico’s most dangerous man when she was just 18, sat through nearly every day of her husband’s trial — but what drives her is still a mystery. [rollingstone]
British Royals Launch Social Media Protocols After Trolling Of Meghan Markle And Kate – They have unveiled a new protocol for their social media channels, asking for kindness and warning of possible police action for those who cross the line. [abc]
The Internet Just Took A Big Step Toward Killing Passwords – Passwords are problematic, whether it’s constantly having to change them due to a hack, resetting them, or even just remembering then all. [forbes]
Tahir Announces Post-World Cup ODI Retirement – Tahir is currently contracted to Cricket South Africa (CSA) until July 31, and will re-assess his freelance future following the tournament. [sport24]
Guy Caught Stuffing His Face At Cohen Hearing Goes Viral – Meet ‘Hallway Pizza Guy’, who was caught stuffing a pizza into his face in the hallway outside the Michael Cohen hearing. [here]
Luke Perry, Beverly Hills, 90210 And Riverdale Star, Dead At 52 After Stroke – A publicist confirmed the death, and said that he was surrounded by his family, including his children. [time]
Keith Flint: Prodigy Vocalist Dies Aged 49 – Bandmates pay tribute to ‘true pioneer, innovator and legend’, who was found dead at his Essex home on Monday. [guardian]
Brooklyn Beckham Spends His 20th Birthday With Model Girlfriend In Notting Hill – The aspiring photographer spent it in typically cool style by hitting Portobello Road with his model other half and another pal. [dmail]
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