Tobacco Ban Unconstitutional And Invalid – The full bench of the Western Cape Division of the High Court on Friday (December 11) published its judgment on the controversial tobacco ban matter that was heard in August. [mweb]

‘Autoantibodies’ May Be Driving Severe Covid Cases, Study Shows – Dramatic levels of “friendly fire” from the immune system may drive severe Covid-19 disease and leave patients with “long Covid” – when medical problems persist for a significant time after the virus has been beaten – scientists have said. [guardian]

Al Gore Has A Message For Those Challenging Trump’s Loss – Former Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore speaks to CNN’s Jake Tapper about the 20th anniversary of his concession to President George W. Bush in 2000 and how it compares with President Donald Trump’s failure to concede. [cnn]

Trump Has Been Labelled ‘Loser Of The Year’ By One Of Europe’s Biggest News Magazines – Europe’s biggest news magazine, Der Spiegel, has branded Donald Trump “loser of the year” in a lengthy article criticising the president’s refusal to concede the US presidential election to Joe Biden. [busins]

New Zealand Agrees To Open A Travel Bubble With Australia From Early Next Year – The return of quarantine-free travel between Australia and New Zealand should come by the end of March 2021, Jacinda Ardern said. [sbs]

Eswatini PM Dies In S. African Hospital After Contracting Covid-19 – The prime minister of Eswatini, Africa’s last absolute monarchy, died in a South African hospital on Sunday after contracting coronavirus, the government said in a statement. [fr24]

Virgin Galactic Aborts Test Air-Launch Of Its Tourist-Carrying Spaceplane – The cancellation came despite the mission getting the all-clear with just a minute to go. [sky]

Nearly 1 000 Rage Festival Goers From Gauteng Test Positive – The Gauteng health department has said 1 322 matric rage revellers have been identified, with 984 of them testing positive for Covid-19. [n24]

Russian Government-Backed Hackers Breached The U.S. Treasury, Commerce Departments – It might be hard to see in the midst of Donald Trump’s daily assault on U.S. democracy, but America’s enemies are still out there and still up to no good. [mash]

Call For Eastern Cape Beach Ban As Coronavirus Cases Rise By Close To 2,000 – After an increase of close to 2,000 cases in the Eastern Cape in a day, the premier, with the support of the mayors of the coastal towns in the province, has asked the National Command Council to close the province’s beaches. [mav]

He’s The MP With The Downton Abbey Lifestyle. But The Shadow Of Slavery Hangs Over The Gilded Life Of Richard Drax – The hardline Tory Brexiter’s family made a fortune from their Caribbean plantations where thousands died. Now he faces urgent calls for reparations. [guardian]

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Max Verstappen Claims Second Win Of Year At Season Finale – Max Verstappen ended a frustrating season for Red Bull on a high with victory in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. [bbc]

More Details Of Sundowns Player Madisha’s Horrific Car Crash Emerge As Grim Picture Is Painted – More details have emerged about the horrific car accident that claimed the life of Bafana Bafana and Mamelodi Sundowns player Motjeka Madisha in the early hours of Sunday morning. [tlive]

Proof Prince Andrew Misled Emily Maitlis – Duke DID stay at Jeffrey Epstein’s New York mansion, and secret itinerary shows hours of ‘private time’ during trip when Virginia Roberts claims he slept with her. [dm]

SA’s Covid-19 Cases Hit 852 965 And 170 More Deaths Reported – South Africa has recorded 7 999 new Covid-19 cases and a further 170 deaths from the virus over the past 24 hours, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize confirmed in a statement on Sunday. [iol]

Ramaphosa To Address The Nation On Monday As Covid-19 Cases Continue To Increase – President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to address South Africa on Covid-19 on Monday night, this as daily cases continue to increase. [n24]

ConCourt Agrees To Hear Case Forcing Zuma To Testify At State Capture Inquiry – The Constitutional Court will on December 29 hear an urgent application to force former president Jacob Zuma to testify before the state capture commission. [tlive]

Durban Child-Begging Syndicate Rakes In R2m Per Month – Almost 700 children in the eThekwini metropolitan area are believed to be part of extensive child-begging networks that operate within the city, raking in at least R2 million each month. [iol]

Meghan Markle Makes A Surprise TV Appearance To Thank Volunteers During The Pandemic – This evening, the Duchess of Sussex made a previously unannounced television appearance during CNN’s annual TV special, Heroes: An All-Star Tribute to thank those who have helped to keep people fed throughout the pandemic. [t&c]

Hyundai Acquires Robotics Company Boston Dynamics In $1.1 Billion Deal – Hyundai has officially confirmed rumors that have been flying around since November. It has acquired a controlling interest in robotics company Boston Dynamics. [mash]

They Reckon This Guy Kicked Off The Worldwide Gin Craze – You’ve probably never heard of Alexander Stein, but he could be the reason that you have a favourite craft gin. [here]

Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You Finally Reaches UK Number 1, Sets Official Chart Record – Mariah’s 26-year in the making festive chart-topper sets a new Official UK Chart record. [charts]

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