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Trump Unhappy With His Impeachment Attorney’s Performance, Sources Say – Trump was almost screaming as his impeachment lawyer Bruce Castor struggled to get at the heart of his defence team’s argument. [cnn]

Senate Votes To Pursue Trump Impeachment Trial After Declaring The Proceedings Constitutional – The Senate swiftly voted 56 to 44 against Trump. The proceedings will resume at noon Wednesday. [washpost]

Race On For Scientists To Come Up With A Plan To Swiftly Vaccinate SA – The health department postponed rolling out the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine after scientists found it could be less effective against the variant first identified in South Africa in those with mild forms of the disease. [news24]

AstraZeneca’s Vaccine Useful Despite New Variants, Says WHO – The shot still appears to prevent more serious problems, says expert, despite poor numbers in local trials against the SA variant. [busday]

SafariNow Tells Frustrated Customers: ‘We’ll Pay You Later’ – What’s up with SafariNow? That’s what both business owners and travellers are asking, given that the accommodation booking site owes them money and appears to have cut communication. [timeslive]

Kobe Bryant Crash: Pilot ‘Likely Disorientated Amid Fog’ – In its official finding, the NTSB said the main cause of the crash was most likely the pilot’s decision to keep flying in inclement conditions, “which resulted in the pilot’s spatial disorientation”. [bbc]

Used Car Horror Stories: How To Avoid Buying A Write-Off – Some South African pre-owned vehicle buyers have been unknowingly buying cars that were previously written off. [here]

Travellers From South Africa Face Jail Time And Fines For Breaking UK’s New Covid-19 Travel Rules – Hancock said that this will include a 10-year sentence for incoming passengers who lie about where they have travelled when abroad. [bustech]

Prince Charles Vetted Laws That Stop His Tenants Buying Their Homes – The exemptions have left residents living in homes that have diminishing or no financial value. [guardian]

Atheists Go To Court Over Right To Die – A medical doctor and her patient, both of whom have terminal diseases, have applied to the Johannesburg High Court to allow physician-assisted suicide and physician-assisted euthanasia. [groundup]

Ivanka Trump Wants Us All To Know She’s Having Fun in Miami, Damn It – The former first daughter moved to Miami, and since then her life has consisted of frolicking beach side with mommy bloggers, eating ice cream, and posing for “candid” pictures. [dbeast]

Aussie Mining Magnate Gets Legal Snotklap After Threatening To Sue SA Activists For Millions – The landmark legal case is set to shape future laws and tame intimidatory legal tactics by corporations, known as SLAPP suits. [dailymav]

Elon Musk Could Face SEC Probe Over Tesla’s $1.5bn Bitcoin Bet – The price of the cryptocurrency has jumped by almost 300pc since October. [tele]

We Are Speaking To Siya, Sharks Confirm – Negotiations to lure Siya Kolisi to King’s Park are afoot, but the Sharks are not going to pay any transfer or signing-on fee for the Springbok captain, the Durban-based franchise said on Tuesday. [witness]

Truth About Cancelled Ozzie Cricket Tour Bubbling To The Surface – When Australia cancelled their tour to South Africa at the last minute, cricket fans smelled a rat. Turns out they were on the money. [here]

Princess Eugenie And Jack Brooksbank Celebrate Birth Of Son – Eugenie’s husband was at her side during the birth and both she and her new son are doing well, the palace says. [sky]

Kim Kardashian Hits Back As Critics Question Daughter North West’s Talents – Kim Kardashian has been absolutely roasted on social media after sharing a photo of a stunning artwork she says was painted by her seven-year-old daughter. [newsau]

Britney Spears Breaks Her Silence Amid Documentary Controversy – She says she is ‘taking time to learn and be a normal person’. [dmail]

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