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‘A Big Relief’ – Court Orders Huge Payout For Vodacom’s ‘Please Call Me’ Inventor – The amount could be much higher than the R47 million previously offered by the giant mobile phone operator following a 2019 Constitutional Court ruling. [fin24]

Russia Tweets Video Of Amphibious Assault Ships Sailing Into The Black Sea, Closer To Ukraine – These military movements come as Russia has already surrounded Ukraine with more than 130,000 troops, along with military hardware and equipment. [businsider]

Poachers Target Private Reserves As Rhino Populations Decline – The latest data on rhino poaching in South Africa indicates that a surge of slaughter on private reserves shows no signs of abating. [dailymav]

Biden Finally Mentions ‘Tesla’ After Elon Musk Complains – “For reasons unknown, @potus is unable to say the word ‘Tesla,'” Musk wrote, tagging the official account of the President of the United States, the latest of several tweets targeting Biden. [ewn]

R1.5 Billion Down The Drain — SA’s First Smartphone Factory Goes On Auction – The Mara smartphone assembly plant near Durban was opened by Ramaphosa in 2019 and punted as a state of the art facility that would help create thousands of jobs. [mybb]

Investec Tells Staff In SA To Get Vaccinated – Or Pay For Their Own Tests – Investec will require its employees to work at least three days a week from office. If workers aren’t vaccinated they will have to get tested – at their own expense – every week. [bustech]

Buying Low And Selling High? Maybe You’re Doing It Wrong – For decades there has been a prevailing belief to “buy low and sell high” in order to be profitable when investing. It’s time to retire that expression. [here]

How ‘Queen Camilla’ Finally Won Over Queen Elizabeth – The British media are busy selling a rosy image of Camilla as queen. But whether public feeling is as warm toward Princess Diana’s one-time nemesis remains an untested mystery. [dbeast]

Joe Rogan Offered $100M To Quit Spotify For Right-Wing Platform – The Rumble offer comes as Spotify’s stock sinks to almost pre-Rogan levels for the first time since signing the podcaster. [hwoodreporter]

Covid-19: 2,824 New Cases, 268 Deaths In SA In 24 Hours – Of the new infections, 997 were in Gauteng, 462 were in KwaZulu-Natal and 425 were in the Western Cape. [timeslive]

5G And QAnon: How Conspiracy Theorists Steered Canada’s Anti-Vaccine Trucker Protest – The brazen occupation of Ottawa came as a result of unprecedented coordination between various anti-vaccine and anti-government organizations and activists. [guardian]

Simple Tips From Sommeliers To Get The Most Out Of Your Wine – Whether you’re a wine expert or an amateur imbiber, knowing the details about what you’re sipping on can help you enjoy it just that much more. [here]

Is That A Nuclear Plant? The Story Behind The Towers At Winter Olympics Ski Jump – Behind the skiers launching themselves off the 60-meter-high (196-foot) ramp are furnaces, tall chimney stacks and cooling towers on the site of a former steel mill. [cnn]

A Brief History Of African Nations At The Olympic Winter Games – At the 2022 Beijing winter games, currently underway, Africa is represented by six athletes from five countries. [conversation]

Brit Awards 2022: Ballads Over Bangers As Adele Wins Big – Ed Sheeran was crowned songwriter of the year too at London’s O2 Arena, and he performed his hit Bad Habits alongside rockers Bring Me the Horizon. [bbc]

Wagatha Christie: Rebekah Vardy Declared ‘War’ After Coleen Rooney’s Public Accusations – She shared fake stories on her profile in a bid to catch out the culprit, before pointing the finger at the account of her fellow footballer’s wife. [sky]

Prince Harry’s Ex-Girlfriend Cressida Bonas Reveals How A Suitcase Full Of Cash And Drugs Was Found Dumped In Her Garden – The actress has revealed she was questioned at length by Met Police officers. [dmail]

Pete Davidson Officially Calls Kim Kardashian His “Girlfriend” – After nearly three months of dating, Pete Davidson has made things official, referring to Kim Kardashian publicly as his “girlfriend” for the first time. [enews]

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