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Jacob Zuma Loses State Legal Fees Appeal Bid, Must Pay Back Millions – Zuma has failed in his bid to challenge a court ruling that cut government funding of his corruption trial legal fees and must now pay back a legal bill estimated at some R25 million. [news24]

SA Halts Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Roll Out Temporarily – In South Africa, we have not had any reports of clots that have formed after vaccination, and this is after having inoculated 289 787 health care workers under the Sisonke Protocol. [citypress]

Sweden Has Highest New Covid Cases Per Person In Europe – Figure of 625 new infections per 1m people is many times larger than Nordic neighbours. [guardian]

Protests And Police Clash In Third Night Of Protests After Death Of Daunte Wright – Officers used pepper spray and fired flash bombs at protesters. Water bottles and other projectiles were thrown at officers in riot gear. [cnn]

‘They Are Not Sleeping’: Fears Over Mozambique Jihadists’ Next Move –  Jihadist fighters who raided the northern Mozambique town of Palma last month may be planning their next move, analysts say. [ewn]

‘Remarkable’ Capitec Gaining 200,000 Customers A Month – It says it is the ‘biggest digital bank in South Africa with 8.6 million active users of either the Capitec banking app, USSD channel or a combination of digital channels’. [citizen]

Prince Philip: The Queen Returns To Royal Duties After Duke Of Edinburgh’s Death – The event was recorded in the Court Circular – a list of engagements attended by the monarch and the royals. [sky]

Elon Musk’s Starlink Will Be In SA In 2022 – Here’s How It Will Work – Prototypes were first launched into earth’s orbit in 2018, with a further 60 operational satellites deployed the following year. [businsidersa]

Trump Floats Pfizer Conspiracy Theory While Blasting Biden For J&J Pause – There were just six reported cases of blood clots out of more than 6.8 million doses administered, and Dr. Janet Woodcock, acting FDA chief, said Tuesday. [forbes]

NZ To Launch World-First Climate Change Rules – The country wants to be carbon neutral by 2050 and says the financial sector needs to play its part. [bbc]

Coffee Before A Workout – Let’s Have That Chat – Some swear by it, whereas others argue it can make for an uncomfortable morning session of muscle-clenching. [here]

Apple Announces April 20 Event Where New iPads And More Are Expected – It may also introduce AirTags, the long-rumoured product that will help you track your devices. [cnbc]

Gary Player’s Son Reportedly Banned From Masters After Marketing Stunt – 58-year-old Wayne, who was caddying for his father, was seen holding up a sleeve of OnCore golf balls, a company he has been an ambassador for since 2019. [iol]

Porridge, Jenga And 45,000 Teabags: Team GB’s Olympic Luggage Revealed – Team GB’s athletes at the Olympic Games this summer will be powered by 45,000 teabags, more than 7,000 bags of crisps and nearly 8,000 porridge pots. [guardian]

More Details About The Discovery Of Nelli Tembe’s Body Emerge – A security guard and paramedics have described the scene where AKA’s fiancée, Anele ‘Nelli’ Tembe, fell to her death from the 10th floor of the Pepperclub Hotel in Cape Town on Sunday. [timeslive]

Hank Azaria Apologizes For Playing Apu On ‘The Simpsons’ For Three Decades – Azaria, who is White and voices many characters on Fox’s long-running animated comedy, said last year that he would no longer voice the character. [washpost]

Mick Jagger Has Some Thoughts On The Pandemic, Anti-Vaxxers, And Conspiracy Theories – The Rolling Stones frontman opens up about his new song with Dave Grohl, Trump “winging” the pandemic, and the “light at the end of the tunnel”. [rollingstone]

Kate Middleton’s Crucial Role In Reconciling Princes William And Harry – The relationship between William and Harry has reached a crucial crossroads – and it has fallen to Kate to solve this royal headache. [newsau]

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