Study Shows Big Shift In Emigrating South Africans After Lockdown – South Africans are significantly less willing to relocate to a new country than in 2018 according to a new study by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and CareerJunction. [btech]

SA’s Shocking ‘Actual’ Covid-19 Death Toll Could Be 128 000 – More Than Double The Official Deaths – South Africa’s actual death toll linked to the Covid-19 local epidemic could be as high as 128 000 as of early February, according to a new report that was released on Wednesday. [n24]

Biden To Pledge $4 Billion To Vaccine Program For Poorer Nations – The U.S. will contribute as much as $4 billion to Covax, the global effort to fund vaccinations in lower-income countries, but doesn’t plan on shipping any of its own vaccines abroad until the nation’s own demand has been met, officials familiar with the matter said. [mav]

Once Omnipresent Kushner Now MIA From Trump’s Political Pack – As Donald Trump plotted his Conservative Political Action Conference appearance last week, and a broader, more-robust plan to return to politics as an omnipresent disruptor, one person was conspicuously absent from the confab. [cnn]

Australia Hits Back As Italy Blocks Vaccine Shipment – And Suggests EU Is ‘Tearing Up Rule Book’ – A feud has been ongoing between the EU and AstraZeneca after the vaccine maker said it could not meet contract commitments. [sky]

India’s Top Judge Tells Accused Rapist To Marry Victim To Avoid Jail – Sharad Arvind Bobde faces calls to resign over remarks to government technician about schoolgirl. [guardian]

Start Saying Goodbye To Section 12J Tax Breaks – The government’s announcement that it was killing Section 12J tax breaks has been met with much pushback. Thankfully, there’s still one more chance to max out your refund before it ends. [here]

Angelina Jolie Sells Winston Churchill Painting For Record £7m – A painting by former British prime minister Sir Winston Churchill, which was owned by Angelina Jolie, has sold for £7m at auction in London. [bbc]

Smile For The Camera: The Dark Side Of China’s Emotion-Recognition Tech – Xi Jinping wants ‘positive energy’ but critics say the surveillance tools’ racial bias and monitoring for anger or sadness should be banned. [guardian]

Escaped Convict Lands Himself Back In Prison After Coming Out Of Hiding To Buy A Video Game – Footage shows the fugitive attacking two police officers and having to be wrestled to the ground in Birmingham’s city centre. [sky]

Man Jailed After Cops Catch Him With R9m And Almost $1m At Bloemfontein Airport – A man has been sentenced to three years behind bars after he failed to provide police with an explanation for the R9 million and $900 000 found in his possession. [n24]

The Best Universities In South Africa For Science, Maths And Technology – The 2021 edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject has been released, featuring science, maths and technology courses from seven local universities, ranked among the best in the world. [btech]

Queen Is Given Two New Corgi Puppies – To comfort her through the crisis with Harry and Meghan and Prince Philip’s bout of ill health. [dm] Nothing cheers up the Queen like corgi puppies. 

As James Bond And Tom Brady Welcome Aston Martin Back To F1, Sebastian Vettel Admits He Almost Walked Away From The Sport – Unsurprisingly, the return of the quintessentially British car brand Aston Martin to the Formula 1 grid this week came with some big names. [cnn]

Coming 2 America Review – Eddie Murphy Comes Up Gasping For Heir – Murphy is back as the Zamundan prince seeking his son in the US, in this tired sequel to the 80s comedy hit. [guardian]

Porsche’s Taycan Cross Turismo Is A Wagon-y Follow-Up To Its First EV – Porsche has finally unveiled the wagon-y sibling of the Taycan EV. Originally teased in concept form in 2018 and due out this summer, the Taycan Cross Turismo is a more utility-minded version of Porsche’s first EV with a hatch rear, more interior space, greater ground clearance, and off-road-oriented options. [verge]

Inside The Wine World’s Most Mysterious Cheating Scandal – Internal division, a public reckoning, and cheating allegations have left the Court of Master Sommeliers in pieces. Some want to look past it. Others want it all to burn. [vice]

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