$15bn A Year: YouTube Reveals Its Ad Revenues For The First Time – Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai announced the revenues in his first quarterly earnings release as head of company. [guardian]

Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s ‘Radical Economic Transformation’ Outburst After Staff Questioned Hiring –  She accused them of believing all black executives were corrupt and “resorted to the common rhetoric of radical economic transformation” (RET). [news24]

Gilead Sciences Testing Antiviral Drug To Treat Coronavirus – There is no cure for the deadly Wuhan coronavirus, but several big biotech companies are hoping they can treat the symptoms with existing antiviral medications. [cnn]

HIV Vaccine Hopes Dashed By Trial Results – The National Institutes of Health has stopped its HVTN 702 trial, of more than 5,000 people in South Africa, as it found the jab did not prevent HIV. [bbc]

Jacob Zuma Fiancée Nonkanyiso Conco Denies Implying He Is An Absent Dad – “I have made peace with that I’ll attend school activities alone, travel the world with him alone and take all responsibilities on raising a boy child” she wrote. [iol]

London Terror Suspect Was Being Tailed By Police Before He Stabbed 2 People And Was Shot Dead –  He had been convicted for publishing graphic terrorist videos online and had stockpiled instructions on bomb making and knife attacks, according to police. [time]

Coronavirus: Thousands Of Abandoned Pets ‘At Risk Of Starving To Death’ – As residents rescue abandoned pets in coronavirus-hit areas, campaigners say local governments are calling for pets to be culled. [sky]

Weinstein Accuser Details Gross ‘Golden Shower’ Encounter With Disgraced Film Mogul – “I was in shock by it,” Jessica Mann testified. “I turned into the corner of the shower and just looked away.” [dailybeast]

The Icelandic Fisherman Who Fought The Sharks – And Won – The sharks, in this story, are not those who swim in the ocean, they are a very small group of very senior Namibian government officials and businessmen. [mg]

Tito Mboweni’s Giant, ‘Accidental’ Dagga Plant Is Doing Well – But Not So Well As To Be Illegal Yet – Finance minister Tito Mboweni’s giant cannabis plant continues to thrive. [businsider]

The Simple Device Which Can Help To Fight Load Shedding – The country needs drastic interventions – and the elements of the fourth industrial revolution are available to make this possible. [mybroadband]

Big Rule Changes Around How Alcohol Is Sold In South Africa – Aware.org has launched its new code of commercial communications which will introduce a number of advertising changes for alcoholic beverages in South Africa. [bustech]

It’s Worth Trying The FT’s Advice On How To Never Have A Hangover – What if I told you that it’s possible to have a few glasses of wine without worrying about the hangover? Let’s read some wise words on the subject. [here]

Where To From Here For The Proteas? – England humbled the Proteas on home soil with a 3-1 Test series victory. The poor SA performance reflected political turmoil off the pitch, but there are signs that they can bounce back. [newframe]

Australian Open 2020: The Tournament That Tarnished Tennis’s Image – From bushfire smoke to the treatment of Navratilova and McEnroe to Djokovic’s meltdown in the final, tennis bounced from one PR disaster to the next in Melbourne. [guardian]

Salt Bae’s Meat Empire Is Rife With Labour Problems – The viral chef is faced with lawsuits over sex discrimination and wage theft, NLRB complaints, and a giant inflatable rat. [vice]

Billie Eilish, 18, Defends Friendship With Drake, 33 – The teenage singer sparked controversy last year when she revealed the Canadian rapper had been texting her. [sky]

Sloshed Spice! Bleary-Eyed Victoria Beckham Struggles To Hold Herself Upright – While worse-for-wear Scarlett Johansson staggers home in ripped tights as the stars let loose at VERY wild BAFTAs afterparties. [dmail]

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