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Latest Red Flag Raised At Eskom’s Koeberg Station Involves Technician Making A ‘Critical Error’ – Up until now, the Koeberg nuclear power station has an unblemished safety record, but the problems seem to be mounting and Eskom is putting on a brave face. Should South Africans worry? [dailymav]

Comair Suspension Lifted, Kulula.com And BA Flights Can Resume – British Airways (operated by Comair) and kulula.com flights will start operating again on Thursday morning, 17 March 2022, following the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) reinstating the company’s Air Operators’ Certificate (AOC). [fin24]

Russia Moves To Seize Hundreds Of Planes From Foreign Owners – Russia is seizing hundreds of commercial jets owned by US and European leasing companies, a further sign of the challenges the country’s airline industry faces due to sanctions. [cnn]

Russia’s State TV Hit By Stream Of Resignations – Hours after Marina Ovsyannikova’s on-screen protest, three resignations came to light. [bbc]

Biden Calls Russian Leader Vladimir Putin ‘A War Criminal’ –  It’s the sharpest condemnation yet of Putin and Russian actions by a U.S. official since the invasion of Ukraine. [huffpost]

Workers Setting Up Scaffolding At Notre Dame Cathedral In Paris Discover Ancient Tomb – Crews preparing to repair the ancient spire that was destroyed in the devastating 2019 fire have found ancient tombs with perfectly preserved mummies. [dbeast]

New Law Proposes Scrapping BEE In South Africa – And Replacing It With A New Model – The opposition Democratic Alliance says it will table the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Amendment Act, or ‘Social Impact Bill’. [bustech]

WATCH | Three Arrested For Defacing Louis Botha’s Statue Outside Parliament – The monument, which depicts Botha – the first prime minister of the Union of SA –  on a horse, was sprayed with red paint and part of Botha’s shoe was chipped off. [timeslive]

Drivers On Uber Found A Hack To Dodge Commission Fees In South Africa – Rising fuel prices, a tough economy, and rising competition incentivize bad behavior, as Uber South Africa faces a potential “employee” class-action lawsuit and a looming strike. [row]

My Enemies Are After Me, Hlaudi Motsoeneng Says As SIU Presses For Him To Pay Back Money – The outspoken Motsoeneng now leads the African Content Movement (ACM) which he launched in 2018. [iol]

Tsunami Warning Issued After Powerful Magnitude 7.3 Earthquake Hits Japan – The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake struck more than 35 miles below the sea off the coast of Fukushima. [sky]

Covid-19 Experts Slam State Of Disaster Extension – An undeterred Shabir Madhi, dean of the faculty of health sciences and professor of vaccinology at Wits University, told City Press this week about how the decision to yet again extend the national state of disaster is “obsolete”. [citypress]

Chris Cuomo Seeks $125m From CNN Over Alleged Wrongful Termination – The network fired Cuomo in December, following an inquiry into his efforts to help his brother, the former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, who was accused of sexual harassment. [guardian]

Top Sports Lawyer Breaks Down How Oligarch-Owned Chelsea Could Be Insolvent In Weeks – Chelsea has been barred from generating from revenue through ticket and merchandise sales, cannot sign new players or extend the contract of current players, and can only pay up to $26,000 per game for travel costs. [businsider]

The Riches To Rags And Back To Riches Story Of Aristotle Onassis – Shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis had a fascinating life, and dated some of the most famous women in the world before his death in 1975. [here]

Netflix Is Testing Ways To End Password Sharing And Push Viewers To Pay Extra – it’s cracking down on the widespread practice of password sharing between people who don’t live in the same household by prompting them to pay an extra fee for the privilege. [verge]

Elon Musk Is Feuding With Chechnya’s Brutal Dictator – The richest man in the world is having a fake argument online with Ramzan Kadyrov, a dictator who tortures and murders gay people. [vice]

Victoria’s Secret Model Kelly Gale Puts On An Eye-Popping Display – She flaunts her ample cleavage in an animal print bikini after denying she’s had a boob job. [dmail]

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