Facebook And Twitter Chiefs Tell Senators: We Won’t Police The Truth – Executives Sheryl Sandberg and Jack Dorsey once again promised the Senate they’d fight ‘inauthentic’ accounts, but not ban conspiracy theories and propaganda. [beast]

Jooste Vs La Grange Vs Wiese: Who Is Telling The Truth About Steinhoff? – Former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste on Wednesday absolved himself of all blame for Steinhoff’s 98% drop in share prices in December after “accounting irregularities” emerged in the global group. [busins]

Firefighters Were ‘Sent Into A Death Trap’ – “They were sent to their deaths.” This was the consensus by former city fire officers who were trying to make sense of the deaths of three firefighters who died in Johannesburg on Wednesday while trying to rescue dozens of government officials trapped in a burning building in the inner city. [tlive]

A Quick Look At The Future Of Banking In South Africa – As the battle for market share between South Africa’s ‘Big Five’ banks heats up, a new business model is looking to change the game. [here]

Indonesian Province Bans Men And Women From Dining Together – Islamic Aceh district rules only married or related couples can eat out at the same table. [guardian]

Investec Sharpens Its Knives In Forex-Rigging Case – Competition watchdog says Investec’s request that its conduct be declared ‘vexatious’ will have a ‘chilling effect’ on how it prosecutes future cases. [mw]

New 6.5-Inch iPhone X Model Reportedly Called The ‘iPhone XS Max’ – It’s been rumored for a while that Apple would be releasing two new OLED iPhone successors to the iPhone X this year — an upgraded 5.8-inch model, said to be called the iPhone XS, and a larger 6.5-inch version that is reportedly going to be called the “iPhone XS Max,” [verge]

WATCH: New Four-Part Oscar Pistorius Documentary To Air On Amazon Prime Video – More than five years after athlete Oscar Pistorius murdered his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, a new documentary series by acclaimed Welsh-born director Vaughan Sivell ties the Olympic and Paralympic athlete’s rise, fall, and killing of Steenkamp to South Africa’s struggle to overcome the profound damage caused by apartheid, and the enduring legacy of injustice. [ch24]

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Evernote Lost Its CTO, CFO, CPO And HR Head In The Last Month As It Eyes Another Fundraise – Evernote, the productivity app with 225 million users that lets people take notes and organise other files from their working and non-work life, has been on a mission to reset its image as the go-to service for those seeking tools to help themselves be more efficient, years after losing its place as one of the most popular apps in the app store. But those changes have not come without their own challenges. [tc]

Judge Roy Moore Sues Sacha Baron Cohen For $95 Million Over ‘Who Is America’ Portrayal – Roy Moore, the former US Senate candidate from Alabama, on Wednesday filed a $95 million (£73 million) lawsuit accusing Sacha Baron Cohen of defamation for duping him into appearing on the actor’s Showtime television series “Who Is America?” [tele]

World Surf League To Offer Gender Pay Parity From Next Year – World surfing is leading the way to pay parity with the backing of two of the sport’s greatest male and female champions. The World Surf League announced it would award equal prize money for men and women across elite tour events in 2019 and beyond as the season schedule was revealed. [guardian]

Beautiful Video Shows The Journey African Handmade Products Make To Get Into Global Consumer Hands – If you want the best in the business, sometimes you have to go directly to the source. The journey from there to the rest of the world is quite something. [here]

Young Melania, From Model Student to Cover Girl – The first lady might have been a talented architect or designer, but modeling took her in a different direction. [beast]

Drake Lights Up His Live Performances With A Drone Show – A showcase for drones, phones, and flying cars [verge]

Prince Charles Tells Room Full Of Celebrities: ‘None Of You Could Compete With My Snazzy Dinner Jacket’ – The Prince of Wales joked about his fashion sense as he appeared at the GQ Men of the Year Awards to be honoured for his services to philanthropy. [tele]

The 50 Best iPhone Games, Ever – Even if you’re a dedicated console or PC gamer, chances are you’ve downloaded a mobile game to stay entertained while on the go. [mash]

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DON’T SAY WE DIDN’T TELL YOU…

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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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Get R150 Off Your First Uber Ride – If you haven’t tried Uber yet, you’re making a mockery of yourself. Stop riding cheap unreliable taxis with drivers who don’t know if they’re coming or going. Give yourself the private driver treatment with Uber, and get R150 off your first ride! Sign up and boom, you’re done! [check it out]

Dabbling In The Stock Market Made Easy – Finally, there’s an online investment platform which makes it fun, easy and cheap for anyone to buy shares. Get involved for as little as R5. [easyequities]

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

How Can You Leave Your Dog At Home While You Go To Work? – You say he’s part of the family – yet you’d never leave your human child at home, alone, for the whole day. Drop that little rascal off at Proud Hounds and see the joy in his eyes! [proudhounds]

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