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An SA Billionaire Is On His Way Out – The Stormy Career Of Glencore’s Ivan Glasenberg – The 63-year-old is CEO of the world’s biggest commodity trading firm. Glencore buys and sells coal and other commodities, and also owns a number of mines. [businsidersa]

Inside The Stinging Ruling Against Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s SARS Report – The court described Mkhwebane’s conduct as “egregious”, further finding that she displayed “bias” toward Gordhan and former deputy commissioner Ivan Pillay. [news24]

SA Records 17% Positivity Rate, As Covid Cases Climb By More Than 3,300 – According to health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize, the new infections came from just 19,252 tests done in the past 24 hours. [timeslive]

Trump To Travel To Mar-a-Lago But Aides Unclear About Final Month In Office – Trump could return to Washington for the final days on his term. But there have also been discussions about remaining in Florida and not coming back to the White House. [cnn]

First Pictures Of ‘Caracal’ Mountain Villa – Just 2,5 Hours From Cape Town – The jewel in the Klein Karoo’s crown – ‘Caracal’ – a 12-sleeper mountain top villa, set within the 175-hectare private Cabine du Cap estate, is finally complete. [here]

Judges Chuck Sidney Powell’s ‘Kraken’ Conspiracy Suits In Georgia And Michigan – The judges rejected claims of Venezuela-linked voting fraud in states Donald Trump lost to Joe Biden. [dailybeast]

Christchurch Massacre: Inquiry Finds Failures Ahead Of Attack – The inquiry was launched after white supremacist Brenton Tarrant killed 51 people at two mosques in March 2019. [bbc]

New Laws For Sending “Intimate Images” On WhatsApp In South Africa – How You Will Be Affected – The bill was passed by Parliament on 2 December and now only awaits the President’s signature to take effect. [mybb]

Prince Harry Launches New Libel Action Against Mail On Sunday – It is the sixth lawsuit filed by either Prince Harry or his wife, Meghan, in little more than a year. [telegraph]

Monoliths: Why Are Strange Monuments Appearing Around The World? – Shiny pillars have been erected without explanation at sites across the world. [independent]

Pricing And Dates For iPhone 12 In SA – Following on from the highly anticipated launch, the iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, and iPhone 12 Pro will be here for the taking very soon. [here]

Why Bitcoin’s 2020 Surge Is Different From 2017 – It was the year of the bitcoin bubble, 2017. Over the following year it lost 84% of its value, falling from $20 000 to $3 200, but is now back within shouting distance of its all-time high. [moneyweb]

Melania Trump Faces Backlash After Revealing New White House Tennis Pavilion – The first lady went on to thank the “talented craftsmen” who worked on the project and the “generous supporters of the White House”. [guardian]

SA Vs England ODI Series Called Off Amid Increasing Acrimony Between The Parties – The decision has cost CSA upwards of R30-million in lost broadcast revenue and also caused reputational damage. [dailymav]

Jonty Rhodes A ‘Beneficiary Of White Privilege’ – The former Protea ruffled feathers when he admitted his career would probably have been different but for apartheid. He explains the need for open conversations about white privilege. [newframe]

Spoil Yourself And A Friend With These Festive Skincare Deals – It has been a rough year, so if you’d like to treat yourself or a friend to some luxury skincare, I’d say you’ve earned it. [here]

Mariah Carey: Will The Star FINALLY Get Her UK Christmas Number One After 26 Years? – Mariah Carey is on track to be number one this week with her festive classic – but can it take the top spot on Christmas Day? [sky]

Bob Dylan Scores A Packet With His Classic Songs – Universal Music Group’s publishing arm has bought Bob Dylan’s entire back catalogue of more than 600 songs, in the most significant music publishing agreement this century. [busday]

Kim Kardashian Wows In Tiny Green String Bikini In Hot Tub – she shares snaps from her recent $6K a night snowy family getaway to Lake Tahoe. [dmail]

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Buy Any Product From Websites That ‘Don’t Ship To SA’ – One of our most exciting partners offers you a PO Box in US, UK or Hong Kong, for you to deliver overseas online purchases to. Postbox Courier handles it from there – getting the package to you in under a week. [more]

There Is Only One Company When It Comes To Import Export Logistics – Your freight forwarding / shipping partner is probably more important than the actual products you want to move from country to country. Choose the wrong guys and you can get stung in so many ways. Be smart, use 2ov’s partners, Berry & Donaldson. [here]

First Month Storage Space 50% Off At Stor-Age – Whether you need a locker for a bicycle or a garage for your house contents, Stor-Age has the space you need. And they’re offering a special ‘50% off the first month’ deal – no strings attached! You can take your stuff out after one month – no problem! [check it out]

Affordable Cane Furniture – If you’re buying cane or wicker furniture anywhere else, you’re wasting a lot of time and money. These guys import directly from Malawi. Hand-Made cane furniture – buy online and have it delivered! [check it out]