The State’s Case Against The Guptas And Co. – The head of the Free State agriculture department has emerged as accused number one in the Vrede dairy farm case, but provincial Premier Ace Magashule and former agriculture MEC Mosebenzi Zwane have not been charged. [mg]

Ramaphosa Turns On The Charm – Newly elected President Cyril Ramaphosa made his first remarks as head of state on Thursday afternoon. This is how it went. [huff]

Florida Shooter Made Sick Use of School’s Active-Shooter Drill – The timing likely made it more difficult for the school to order and maintain a complete lockdown—and Nikolas Cruz knew just what would happen. [beast]

Cape Town’s Swankiest Co-Working Space Just Stepped Things Up A Notch – Located right in the middle of Cape Town’s CBD is a gorgeous 200-member strong co-working office space. They’ve got some new offers you’ll want to look at. [here]

Tutu Quits As Ambassador For Oxfam Over Charity’s Sex Scandal – Archbishop Desmond Tutu has stepped down as an ambassador for global charity Oxfam in the wake of a sex scandal that has rocked the organisation. [tlive]

Steve Bannon Refuses To Answer Some Questions From House Russia Probe – Former White House strategist Steve Bannon declined to answer some questions Thursday during a closed-door meeting with the House panel conducting a Russia probe, deepening a standoff between the panel and the White House. [time]

Morgan Tsvangirai Obituary – Founder and leader of Zimbabwe’s Movement for Democratic Change party who battled Mugabe for years. [guardian]

Jennifer Aniston And Justin Theroux Reveal Separation – The couple on Thursday said in a statement released through Aniston’s publicist that the decision to split “was mutual and lovingly made at the end of last year.” [hollyrep]

Lena Dunham On Her Decision To Have A Hysterectomy At 31 – “Hmm, your blood pressure is low. We’ll check that again in half an hour. Is there any chance you could be pregnant? Wait, of course not; you just had a hysterectomy!” [vogue]

There Could Be An Entire Line Of Dyson Electric Cars – Best known for slick-looking vacuum cleaners and hand dryers, James Dyson has already stated his intentions to tackle a completely different machine — the electric car. Now, however, the inventor is looking to build more than just a niche model as the list of EV models on sale grows. [verge]

Peter Thiel Is Ditching San Francisco For Los Angeles – The conservative billionaire will relocate his personal funds Thiel Capital and the Thiel Foundation to Los Angeles in the next few months, according to people familiar with the situation. Thiel’s 50-person staff will also relocate, one of the people said. They asked not to be identified talking about private plans. [bloom]

Facebook Is Spamming Users On The Mobile Numbers They Gave The Platform For Security – Two-factor authentication for online platforms was designed to increase user security. But Facebook is using it to try to bring back users, spamming those who gave the company their mobile numbers for a safer experience. [qz]

Renowned SA Winemaker On How The Drought Will Affect Local Wines – It’s no secret that the Western Cape’s water crisis has made life tough for farmers, but what do the experts have to say about our wine industry? [here]

Atari Is Jumping In The Crypto Bandwagon – Forget the joystick. Atari SA — perhaps best known for 1980s video-games “Pac-Man” and “Space Invaders” — is now jumping on the cryptocurrency bandwagon. [bloom]

How The Assassination Of Gianni Versace Turned Out The Lights On Miami’s Moment In The Sun – The story’s sensational brew of sex, death, and glamour has captivated the public imagination ever since, in much the same way as the death, a month later, of Versace’s friend and client Diana, Princess of Wales. [wmag]

McDonald’s To Take Cheeseburgers Off Happy Meal Menu – The fast food giant announced on Friday that by the end of 2022, at least 50 per cent of Happy Meals listed on menus worldwide will have caps of 600 calories, 10 per cent of calories coming from saturated fat, 650 mg sodium and 10 per cent of calories coming from added sugar. [stuff]

Kanye West Finally Returns To Instagram With A Valentine’s Message For Kim Kardashian – More than nine months after Kanye West mysteriously disappeared from social media, the rapper and fashion mogul returned to Instagram with an adorably simple message to his wife, Kim Kardashian. [time]

Amy Schumer Marries Boyfriend Chris Fischer After Just Months Of Dating – The wedding pictures are too cute. [huff]

Elvis Presley’s Watch To Hit The Auction Block – Will the vintage Omega have collectors all shook up? [hollyrep]

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Local Booze Delivery App Will Save Your Life This Silly Season – We’ve always wondered when someone was going to nail the booze delivery game. It’s now impossible to leave the house without hitting traffic so this is just in time. [cheers]

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Everyone’s Talking About Streaming These Days – There’s a world of entertainment out there, but if you want to get with the program then there’s no better place to start than Showmax. [here]

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So These Guys Are Apparently The Top SA Winery Of The Past 10 Years – You’ve tasted Chocolate Block, right? Of course you have, somake sure you arrive at every dinner party with a bottle of the best. [boekenhout]

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