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‘Phoenix Massacre’: What Really Happened In The Deadly Collision Of Brutalised Communities – Many residents of Indian descent and black Africans in Phoenix, KZN, have largely agreed on one thing – if the police and the SANDF had reacted sooner, much of the suffering now being experienced by communities of all races could have been avoided. [dailymav]

7,700 Covid-19 Cases, 370 Deaths Recorded In SA In 24 Hours – The NICD said there were also 650 new hospital admissions in the past 24 hours, meaning that there are now 16,441 people being treated in the country’s public and private facilities. [timeslive]

Five Takeaways From Gripping Officer Testimony At The First January 6 Hearing –  The first hearing was focused squarely on the violence officers faced at the hands of a mob of Trump supporters. [cnn]

Cape Town Transport Stabilised After Two Weeks Of Taxi Violence – “The situation is now stabilised, law and order seem to have been achieved at this point,” Western Cape member of the executive council for community safety Albert Fritz said. [mg]

Mark Zuckerberg Isn’t Going To Space, So He’s Rocketing His Company Into Virtual Universe Instead – The metaverse concept has been somewhat niche, presiding largely in the gaming world, until Zuckerberg pushed it into the limelight this week. [businsider]

Galileo Project: Scientists To Search For Signs Of Extraterrestrial Technology – eam will search for evidence of extraterrestrial life by looking for advanced technology it may leave behind. [guardian]

Goodbye TV licence — Buy A Big Monitor To Replace Your TV – While it is necessary to present a valid TV licence when buying a new television set in South Africa, you don’t need a licence for a large-screen monitor. [mybb]

Scientists Just ‘Looked’ Inside Mars. Here’s What They Found – InSight and Perseverance have sent back unprecedented data on everything from marsquakes to the Red Planet’s inner layers. [wired]

Is The Crypto Market Finally Back On Track? – The crypto market has shed close to 50% in recent months, with many worried that a bear market was in full swing and an 80% loss in value was looming on the horizon. [here]

Apple, Alphabet And Microsoft Rake In $57bn Of Quarterly Profits – Big Tech profits have surged to unexpected heights, even as the global economy has started to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic that gave a boost to the biggest technology companies last year. [ft]

No Podium For Chad Le Clos As He Finishes 5th In 200m Butterfly Final – Swimming in lane three, Le Clos got off to a fast start, as he was the first swimmer to turn at the half-way point at the 100m mark. [sport24]

Simone Biles: Gymnast Says Mental Health Issues Behind Withdrawal From Team Final In Olympics As She Admits: ‘I Just Didn’t Want To Go On’ – “We’re not just athletes, we’re people at the end of the day and sometimes you just have to step back.” [sky]

US Sells Unique Wu-Tang Clan Album Seized From ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli – Its sale means the former drug firm executive had now fully paid off a $7.4m forfeiture deal, acting US Attorney Jacquelin Kasulis said in a statement. [bbc]

What Happened To Porn Star Dakota Skye? – The popular adult performer had been on the cover of hundreds of DVDs and partied with celebrities in Los Angeles. Then she was found dead in an RV on Skid Row. [rollingstone]

Kanye West Now Living Inside A Football Stadium – He was seen on social media attending a soccer match at the stadium over the weekend, offering the first indication that he hasn‘t left the stadium following a concert. [newsau]

‘A Psychosexual Obsession’: The Strange Saga Of Azealia Banks, Grimes And Elon Musk – The controversial rapper is once again trading blows with billionaire Musk and his girlfriend and musician Grimes. How did this feud begin? [telegraph]

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