A meeting has been scheduled today for the ANC’s National Working Committee after what appeared to be an impasse was reached at President Jacob Zuma’s residence in Pretoria. Yesterday’s meeting, and whatever was discussed, triggered the NWC meeting for today. On the agenda must surely be Zuma’s exit, which one way or another seems to be very much on the cards. With the President surviving so many attempts at his removal, however, don’t count your Luthuli House chickens before they leave the bloody Presidency.

Gauteng businessman Anthony Faul has filed an affidavit alleging that Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille demanded a R5-million bribe in exchange for a contract award. Ever defiant, De Lille denied “with contempt” that she ever made the advance on Faul. The DA disagreed, laying charges of bribery and corruption against her. This week is a big one for the ANC, but it may well be a turning point for the DA as well.

The Philadelphia Eagles have scraped a victory against the New England Patriots at Super Bowl 52. Patriots star quarterback Tom Brady was sacked in the last minutes of the fourth quarter. A fumble and Eagles recovery later, and Philadelphia had achieved victory from the jaws of defeat. Justin Timberlake dominated the half-time show with a touching tribute to Prince.

A thick fog of polluted air will shut down schools in Iran’s capital today. Low rainfall and the onset of temperature inversion has caused pollution concentrations to reach 144 microgrammes. The World Health Organisation’s accepted maximum is just 25. Along with the school closures, traffic limits will be imposed throughout the city.

Weather
BFN: min: 18° max 36°, cloudy
CPT: min: 16° max: 29°,  sunny
DBN: min: 22° max: 26°, cloudy
EL: min: 22° max: 29°, cloudy
JHB: min: 15° max: 27°, rainy
KIM: min: 21° max: 38°, cloudy
MHK: min: 18° max: 32°, sunny
NLP: min: 19° max: 29°, cloudy
PMB: min: 19° max: 27°, rainy
PE: min: 20° max: 33°, sunny
PTA: min: 17° max: 31°, cloudy

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