These Are The Countries Where Novel Coronavirus Cases Have Been Confirmed Worldwide – More than 3 000 people have died globally and over 88 000 have been infected, and the WHO has declared the outbreak a public health emergency. [cnn]

Coronavirus: Twitter Tells Staff To Work From Home – The company said it was “strongly encouraging” all of its 5 000 employees around the world to not come into work. [bbc]

Basketball Coach Charged With Murder Of Missing Hout Bay Boy After ‘Full Confession’ – Marvin Minnaar, 23, from Imizamo Yethu in Hout Bay, stood quietly in the dock of the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court on Monday. [news24]

Fourth Time Unlucky For Businessman As SARS Sticks To Its Guns Over R237m – A Cape Town businessman, whose model daughter raised eyebrows after getting an unsolicited “gift” of $15.3m from an admirer, has been evicted from his home. [timeslive]

Beloftebos Owners Defend Their Right Not To Host Same-Sex Weddings – In January the owners of the controversial Beloftebos wedding venue in Standford, Western Cape, refused to host Sasha-Lee Heekes and fiancée Megan Watling’s wedding ceremony. [iol]

Cape Town Is Getting Apartments The Size Of 1,5 Parking Spaces – For R1,35 million Each – The development is by Rawson Developers in the leafy suburb of Newlands, a roughly 12-minute drive from the Cape Town city centre. [businsider]

Democrats Embrace Biden As Sanders Hopes For Big Super Tuesday Delegate Haul – A parade of establishment Democrats began coalescing around Joe Biden on Monday, an attempt to bolster the former VP and stall Sen. Bernie Sanders’s ascent. [washpost]

Nina Dobrev Really Loved Her Holiday In Cape Town – Nina, who most famously starred in ‘The Vampire Diaries’, spent the best part of a month soaking in everything the Mother City has to offer. [here]

The Top-Selling Smartphones Of 2019 Are Almost All Apple iPhone And Samsung Galaxy – Apple took up a whopping six spots in the top 10 list based on global smartphone market share.  [mashable]

‘Unprecedented’ Military Evacuation Of 151 South Africans From Wuhan To Take Place Within Days – The SA government will launch an unprecedented and major military-style operation to safely evacuate at least 151 South Africans. [dailymav]

Pick N Pay Launches New Automatic Grocery Delivery Service – Called Grocery Genius, Pick n Pay said that the service will allow customers an easy and more convenient way to re-stock products – from the week’s groceries to monthly household items. [bustech]

New Study Shows Drinking Beer Could Assist With Your Quest For Immortality – In case you were looking for another reason to enjoy your favourite brew, science is here with some good news for beer drinkers. [here]

England To Swap Handshakes For Fist Bumps During Sri Lanka Tour – England will swap handshakes for fist bumps in Sri Lanka as they look to steer clear of any illnesses and make advances in the World Test Championship. [guardian]

Daniel Sturridge: Ex-Liverpool Star Banned From Football For Breaking Gambling Rules – The 30-year-old’s contract with Turkish side Trabzonspor was mutually terminated earlier on Monday. [sky]

Queen ‘Tells Prince Harry He Will Always Be Welcome Back In The Firm – During four-hour rift-healing talks at Windsor Castle in their first emotional face-to-face meeting since Megxit’. [dmail]

WATCH: AKA’s Crowd Surfing Attempt Ends Badly – He was performing in North West when he jumped off stage with the hope that fans would catch him, but that was not the case. He landed on the wet ground. [citizen]

How Porn Stars Get Ready For Action: ‘We Have To Treat Ourselves Like Athletes’ – One of the big differences between porn amateurs and stars is the thorough prep work that goes in before shooting a hardcore sex scene. [dbeast]

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