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Phala Phala Panel Finds Ramaphosa ‘May Have Committed Serious Violations’, Breached Anti-Corruption Laws – The panel found that Ramaphosa failed to report the theft on his farm to any police official as required by law. [news24]

ANC Calls Special NEC To Discuss Phala Phala Report – Ramaphosa’s rivals expected to call for the president to step aside. [timeslive]

House Committee Receives Donald Trump’s Federal Tax Returns From IRS – Trump’s legal team had continuously sought to keep his returns secret, and turned to the Supreme Court – composed of three of his nominees – after he lost at the lower court level. [cnn]

NYC To Start Forced Hospitalization Of Mentally Ill Homeless People – Next year the state legislature and executive branch will consider a bill allowing professionals to intervene and seek to hospitalize by force if necessary homeless people deemed to have psychiatric problems. [ewn]

Jack Ma, The Billionaire Founder Of Alibaba, Is Reportedly Living In Japan After He Disappeared From Public – China started to cracked down on his empire two years ago when he criticized its regulators, launching an investigation into Alibaba. [businsider]

UCT Online High School Appoints Banele Lukhele As Executive Head Of School And Chief Academic Officer – Banele will take over from Yandiswa Xhakaza who, after careful consideration, has taken the decision to step down from the role of Director & Principal. [here]

Jeffrey Epstein’s Estate Agrees To Pay $105m To US Virgin Islands – The estate will also pay the US territory half the proceeds from the sale of Little St James, Epstein’s private island which he bought in 1998. [sky]

A Slice Of France, The Baguette Is Granted World Heritage Status – More than six billion baguettes are sold every year in France. But the bread is under threat, with bakeries vanishing in rural areas. [nytimes]

Putin’s Own Cronies Expose Crimea Chaos In Messy PR Meltdown – It seems that Moscow and its allies just can’t get their story straight on Crimea. [dbeast]

Ex-FTX Boss Bankman-Fried: ‘I Didn’t Try To Commit Fraud’ – Mr Bankman-Fried also said his lawyers had advised him not to speak publicly but he had ignored their advice. [bbc]

Never Mind, Musk Says — Accusation Against Apple Was A ‘Misunderstanding’ – The billionaire writes that he and Apple CEO Tim Cook “resolved the misunderstanding about Twitter potentially being removed from the App Store.” [politico]

Twitter Has Stopped Enforcing Its Covid Misinformation Policies – The platform will no longer label or remove posts that contain covid misinformation. [verge]

Court Orders Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma To Release Records On Rationale Behind Covid-19 Lockdown Regulations – Dlamini Zuma is and has been the political head of the department where South Africa’s National Disaster Management Centre is managed. [dailymav]

Rassie Erasmus Posts Another Video, Explains Why He Is On Social Media –  The main reason Rassie Erasmus is active on social media is to understand what the players experience from fans and the traditional media. [iol]

Cristiano Ronaldo Offered £173m A Season By Saudi Arabian Club Al Nassr – Nothing has been decided by Ronaldo, who is focused on the World Cup with Portugal after his departure from Old Trafford was announced on 22 November. [guardian]

Fantastic Skincare Deals To Get You Ready For Summer – We’ve found some great festive deals for you this year, which will allow you to stock up on your skincare favourites and spoil the ones you love. [here]

Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac Singer-Songwriter, Dies At 79 – She enjoyed a long tenure in the London-bred band Fleetwood Mac before becoming a key contributor to the group’s multi-platinum success of the late ‘70s. [variety]

Kendall Jenner Is A Sultry Sensation – She poses up in a black lace bra and low-rise blue jeans for Own. Denim’s fall/winter campaign. [dmail]

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