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Volodymyr Zelenskyy Is Named Time’s Person Of The Year For 2022 – In an essay explaining the choices, Time Editor in Chief Edward Felsenthal said that picking Zelenskyy was the “most clear-cut in memory.” [cbs]

Mystery Surrounds Presence Of US-Sanctioned Russian Ship In Simon’s Town – The commercial vessel, Lady R, with Cyrillic letters, is understood to have sailed into the Simon’s Town Naval Base on Tuesday night. [news24]

‘Trump Obsession Is Very Bad’: Senate Republicans Confront Their Problems After Poor Election Showing – The GOP reckoning comes in the wake of the party leaving another critical Senate seat on the table – Georgia – and seeing Democrats expand their majority. [cnn]

‘Only God Can Save Us’, Says Energy Expert Ted Blom As He Tells Mzansi To Brace For Stage 8 Load Shedding – In an alert just before 11am yesterday, Eskom spokesperson Sikhonathi Mantshantsha said Stage 6 load shedding will be implemented until further notice. [iol]

Putin: Nuclear Risk Is Rising, But We Are Not Mad – The Russian president insisted that his country would only use weapons of mass destruction in response to an attack. [bbc]

Putin Is Preparing To Flee When Russia Implodes, Ex-Aide Says – “The leader’s entourage has not ruled out that he will lose the war, be stripped of power, and have to urgently evacuate somewhere.” [dbeast]

Former Nazi ‘Secretary Of Evil’, 97, Speaks Out For The First Time – “I’m sorry for everything that happened,” Irmgard Furchner told the Itzehoe Regional Court on Tuesday. Now 97, Furchner was a secretary at the Sutthof concentration camp in Poland. [nypost]

Markus Jooste’s Hefty Insider Trading Fine Slashed By Almost 90% To R20m – In October 2020, the FSCA imposed an administrative penalty of R161.6-million on Jooste for breaching the Financial Markets Act. [dmav]

Ukrainian Soldiers Are Filming TikTok-Style Dance Videos In The Snow To Show ‘Morale Is High’ – The videos have received a mixed reaction from Twitter commenters, some of whom expressed exasperation with the soldiers. [businsider]

Chris Hani’s Killer Janusz Walus Discharged From Hospital & Placed On Parole – He will now serve two years under community corrections and he was furnished with his parole conditions, a violation of which will see him returned to prison. [ewn]

Franschhoek Gem Scores Multiple Five-Star Ratings From Prestigious Wine Guide – The internationally recognised Platter’s South African Wine Guide 2023 made the exciting announcement recently. [here]

Inside The Delusional Reichsburger Group Trying To Overthrow The German Government – Wednesday’s raids, among the largest in the country’s history, reveal the sometimes bizarre diversity of Berlin’s far-Right. [tele]

Former Kruger Field Rangers Sentenced To Seven Years For Poaching –  Family members of another two ex-rangers have been remanded in custody for sharing information with criminals. [citypress]

Being AWOL Has Consequences, But Our Focus Is On Nkosi’s Health: Bulls CEO Rathbone – After a long heart-to-heart with Sbu Nkosi on Monday, Rathbone said he got the impression the 2019 World Cup winner is determined to return to the field. [timeslive]

‘Silly, Soggy’ Or ‘Screamingly Good’? First Responses To Avatar: The Way Of Water Emerge – While some critics were bowled over by the grand spectacle after the London world premiere, others Found it far from thrilling. [guardian]

Harry And Meghan: Today’s Netflix Release Will Be Very Hard For Their Old Team To Watch – Former staff fear the new file could end up burning bridges between the Sussexes and the rest of the family, just as they seemed to be being built. [sky]

‘Come Clean’: Joe Rogan‘s Bombshell Accusation At The Rock – Rogan implored it was Johnson’s responsibility to speak truthfully with his fans, claiming there is “not a chance in hell he is clean”. [newsau]

Madonna, 64, Is Barely Recognizable In Raunchy New Snaps – She’s flouncing around in bondage gear and biting down on a RIDING CROP. [dmail]

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