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‘Everyone In Orania Is Woke’: A Journey To SA’s Most Notorious Town – In recent years, more savvy leadership has seen Orania attempt to move away from its racist associations and present itself as a courageous self-determination project. [dailymaverick]

Trump Vs. Thunberg: The Climate Crisis Could Dominate Davos – Trump will deliver what the organizers describe as a special address on Tuesday. Two hours later, Thunberg will open a debate on how to avert a “climate apocalypse.” [cnn]

Trump Impeachment: President’s Lawyers Demand Immediate Acquittal – In a brief submitted on Monday, they called the impeachment “a dangerous perversion” of the constitution. [bbc]

Mitch McConnell Outlines Proposals For Speedy Impeachment Process – Senate Republican leader denies Democrat demands for votes on witnesses to be called straight away. [guardian]

Another Couple Disappointed After Beloftebos Venue Stands Firm On LGBTQI+ Weddings Policy – A same-sex couple was angered and disappointed after a wedding venue in the Western Cape declined to host their wedding. [news24]

Harvey Weinstein Trial: Another Accuser Opts Out Of Settlement – Actress Dominique Huett was amongst more than 30 of the alleged victims set to receive part of a £36 million deal. [iol]

South Africans Are Trying To Emigrate To New Zealand As Refugees – New Zealand resettles 1,000 refugees each year through its Refugee Quota Programme. In 2019, nine South Africans applied to be part of the programme. [bustech]

Superb Line-Up Announced For Cape Town International Comedy Festival – Clear your calendar in the first week of March, because South Africa’s funniest comedy festival will be showcasing the best in the business. [here]

Pig Bungee Jumping Stunt In China Prompts Global Outcry – The cruel PR grab at Meixin Red Wine Town, a theme park, drew outrage in China as well as abroad. [huffpost]

South African Shark Meat Could Be Poisoning Australians – Australians may not know and will be unhappy to discover that South African waters are far from pristine, with toxic runoff from factories and farms entering coastal waters. [dailymaverick]

China’s Mysterious Coronavirus Has Spread To Six Cities In Four Countries – The worrying turn for China’s mysterious new coronavirus comes as the country readies for one of its busiest travel seasons in the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday. [quartz]

How To Make An Innocent Client Plead Guilty – The conversation almost always begins in jail. Sitting with your client in the visitation room, you start preparing them for the most important decision the person has ever made. [washpost]

More Than 400 000 German Jobs At Risk In Switch To Electric Cars – Electric cars’ engines are made of fewer parts and require less maintenance than combustion engines, which will result in layoffs, the report was quoted as saying. [reuters]

Sir Philip Green Sex Assault Charges Are ‘Dismissed’ – The Topshop tycoon’s company says he no longer faces any allegations connected with the case in Arizona. [skynews]

Princess Di’s Niece Lady Kitty Spencer Engaged To South African, And Her Diamond Ring Could Be Worth R2.3 Million – She got engaged to Michael Lewis, a 60-year-old, South African-born magnate, before Christmas in 2019. [businsider]

Almond Milk Drinkers Are Mass Murdering Bees – Before I switched to oat milk, I was an ardent almond milk user. With a great lack of research, I thought I was doing the right thing. [here]

Gwyneth Paltrow’s Netflix Series Is Troll Bait – And A Terrible Bore – The actress’ six-episode Netflix series, “The Goop Lab,” pushes plenty of junk science and overpriced crap—but it’s also very, very dull. [dailybeast]

Inside The SAG Awards After-Party – Jennifer Aniston reunites with former co-star Nicole Kidman, Joaquin Phoenix chats with Taron Egerton and Elisabeth Moss dances up a storm. [dmail]

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