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Trumps’ Snub Of Bidens Historic In Its Magnitude – On the morning of January 20, Donald and Melania Trump will depart the White House as President and first lady, but they will not invite their incoming counterparts, Joe and Jill Biden, inside before they do. [cnn]

Sassa Scramble: Human Rights Commission Demands Answers After Bellville Queue Chaos – Western Cape SAHRC commissioner Chris Nissen said the Department of Social Development is supposed to be the caretaker of the vulnerable. [news24]

FBI Investigates Whether Stolen Pelosi Laptop Was Offered To Russia – The FBI is investigating whether a 22-year-old woman stole a laptop or hard drive from Nancy Pelosi’s office during the riots at the US Capitol, intending to sell it to Russian intelligence. [bbc]

South Africa Failed To Get Its Act Together On Vaccines: Here’s How – The elephant in the room is that the government has set a target of immunising two thirds of the population but it hasn’t as yet secured the 80 million doses this would require. [dailymav]

When And How South African Universities Will Open In 2021 – Once the 2020 academic year is completed, Nzimande indicated that 2021 academic year will start after the matric results are released so that new students are given an opportunity to be admitted. [bustech]

Michelin Awards Star To Vegan Restaurant For The First Time In France – Restaurant ONA in the city of Ares rewarded after initially struggling to get funding to open its doors. [guardian]

Some Of The Cape’s Wine Farms Are Still Ticking Along – You might not be able to attend a tasting, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t a host of other activities to enjoy on your favourite wine farm. [here]

This Is How The Super Rich Are Beating You To The Vaccine – As health workers wait to be vaccinated, the wealthy are jumping the queue to get jabs on “vaccine holidays” in places like Dubai and Goa. [vice]

Meghan Privacy Battle: Duchess Of Sussex Hopes To Stop Case Going To Trial – Associated Newspapers denies the allegations against them and says it will strongly contest the case. [sky]

Terror-Accused Thulsie Twins Enter Fifth Year Behind Bars, Still Awaiting Trial – Since they were arrested in July 2016 during raids in Newclare and Azaadville, the two have never stepped foot outside prison. [iol]

On The Plane With Russia’s Most Wanted – Five months after he arrived on a plane to Berlin unconscious and fighting for his life after being poisoned with a nerve agent, Russian opposition leader Alexei  Navalny flew back to his home country. [washpost]

Trump’s List Of Statues For ‘National Garden Of American Heroes’ Includes Jeopardy! Host And MLK – Other figures to be immortalised include Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Hannah Arendt and a Pac-Man arcade gamer. [telegraph]

Handy Tips On Growing Your Wealth In 2021 – Here’s how to keep on track with growing your wealth when your finances don’t look that different from what you were working with last year. [here]

Kataza Darted For Relocation To Limpopo – Kataza the baboon was safely darted by the Cape of Good Hope SPCA on Monday, January 18, and will be relocated to the Riverside Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre in Limpopo. [capetownetc]

Rassie On Contracting Covid-19: I Was Really Worried – SA Rugby director of rugby Rassie Erasmus has revealed that he and his immediate family contracted Covid-19. [sarugbymag]

Did Prince Andrew’s Advisers Seek To Use ‘Troll’ To Discredit Virginia Roberts Giuffre? – The Duke of York’s aides allegedly contacted a woman who’s been disputing Giuffre’s claims online. [tatler]

Jennifer Lopez EXCLUSIVE – Diva puts her famous derriere and flat abs on full display as she slips into a tiny white bikini during Turks and Caicos vacation. [dmail]

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