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Markus Jooste Fights Back Against R162m Insider Trading Fine – Disgraced former CEO of Steinhoff Markus Jooste has appealed a R162 million fine for sending SMS warnings about Steinhoff’s share price to four friends. [businsidersa]

Deloitte Agrees To Pay Out Up To R1.3bn In Compensation To Claimants Against Steinhoff – Some of the particulars of the scheme still have to be worked out, and it is contingent upon Steinhoff receiving favourable rulings in two upcoming court cases. [fin24]

ConCourt Must Impose Jail Term If Zuma Is In Contempt Of Court: Zondo – To set an example, the Constitutional Court must impose a jail term for his defiance of it and the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture. [timeslive]

Countries In West Africa On High Alert After Ebola Outbreak In Guinea – Health officials in the southeastern N’Zerekore district said seven people who attended the funeral of a nurse tested positive for the disease. [cnn]

Myanmar Coup: Military Takes Country Offline For Second Night – The latest shutdown follows a pattern aimed at disrupting continuing opposition to the coup, which overthrew elected leaders. [bbc]

The Curious Case Of Swatch Versus iWatch – Why did the spat over trademarks end up in the Supreme Court of Appeal in SA? [moneyweb]

Italian Mayor Warns Public After Black Panther Sightings – Residents urged to avoid local fields and countryside as authorities in Puglia search for animal. [guardian]

New Zealand Imposes First COVID-19 Lockdown In 6 Months Over 3 Unexplained Cases – New Zealand’s largest city was hurriedly placed into a three-day lockdown Sunday after three unexplained virus cases were found. [time]

The FBI Wants You To Make These Photos Of Capitol Insurrectionists Go Viral – Inside the bureau’s evolving strategy to get photos of the Trump supporters who invaded the U.S. Capitol on your social media feed. [huffpost]

Sea Air Corrosion Is No Danger To Koeberg Power Station And Public, Says Eskom – Eskom has refuted claims by activists that sea air corrosion at the Koeberg containment building endangers the public. [iol]

ANC’s Turmoil Centres On Zuma And Magashule’s Future With The Governing Party – While it appears that no side yet has a definitive advantage, another development suggests Ramaphosa may have scored what could become a significant victory. [dailymav]

George Floyd: Police Officers Investigated After ‘You Take My Breath Away’ Valentine Report – A group of police officers in Los Angeles are under investigation after an offensive image was allegedly passed around. [sky]

Apple Watch Tech Has Now Saved Multiple Lives – Bob March is the latest in a long line of people who have come forward with stories about how their lives were potentially saved by an Apple Watch. [here]

Jaguar Will Be An All-Electric Car Brand From 2025 – JLR’s transition will be funded by a £2.5 billion (around $3.5 billion) a year investment into electrification and related technologies. [verge]

Quinton De Kock To Take Mental-Health Break During Domestic T20 Campaign – This season has been particularly taxing on de Kock, who took on the responsibility of captaining the Test team in a temporary capacity. [cricinfo]

From £2k Birthing Suites To ‘Babynups’ – What Meghan Can Expect From The LA Birthing Scene – As the Sussexes announce that they are expecting their second child, what might pregnancy and childbirth look like in La La Land? [tele]

Machine Gun Kelly Revealed That He Wears Megan Fox’s Blood Around His Neck –  Is anyone else getting flashbacks of Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton’s vials of blood? [elle]

Britney Spears Treated Like ‘A Toddler’, Says Claude Kelly – The astonishing claim from one of her songwriters is the latest twist in an ongoing scandal engulfing the Hit Me Baby One More Time singer. [newsau]

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