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GDP Shock For South Africa As Load Shedding Crushes The Economy – After rallying in the third quarter of 2022, South African gross domestic product (GDP) declined by 1.3% in the fourth quarter (October‒December). Economists anticipated a decline of 0.4%. [bustech]

Newly Elected Tshwane Mayor Faces Ejection From Office Over ‘Insolvency’ – Just days after being elected Tshwane mayor, COPE member Murunwa Makwarela has been “disqualified” from serving as a city councillor, making him ineligible to serve as mayor. [timeslive]

Flight MH370:  Netflix Doc Reveals Shocking Theories About Vanished Malaysia Airlines Flight – The flight vanished without a trace and to this day, what actually happened in the air remains one of the biggest mysteries in aviation history. [nypost]

Kim Basinger Unrecognizable At Daughter Ireland Baldwin’s Strip Club Baby Shower – Kim Basinger looked almost unrecognizable while attending her daughter Ireland Baldwin’s strip club-themed baby shower on Monday. [nypost]

China Censors Women Modeling Lingerie On Livestream Shopping – So Men Are Doing It – Donning a sassy piece of silk lingerie, a male model grooves to the beat and forms a heart shape with his fingers during a live streaming session on Douyin, one of China’s most popular video-sharing platforms. [cnn]

Young Women Are Using Weed More Than Young Men Now – The director of the CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health explains the results from their latest Youth Risk Behavior Survey. [vice]

You CANNOT Scatter Your Loved One’s Ashes On Table Mountain Without A Permit – The permits are free; however, you are required to cover the cost of the cable car. [capetalk]

Clifton Whopper On The Market For R230 Million – The penthouse, titled The Sky Is the Limit, is a SAOTA (one of the world’s leading architectural firms) masterpiece. [capetownetc]