#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: Former SA president loses bid to prosecute
Updated | By Breakfast with Darren Maule / Lilitha Bodlani
Orlando Pirates star Thembinkosi Lorch has been found guilty, Batman won a trademark fight with an Italian clothing retailer, and much more.
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Good morning, KZN.
Here are five things you need to know as you wake up this Thursday morning...
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1.
Judgment in the case brought by former President Jacob Zuma against veteran journalist Karyn Maughan and state prosecutor Advocate Billy Downer, SC, has been handed down.
Read more: Zuma to appeal Downer, Maughan private prosecution ruling
2.
Orlando Pirates football star Thembinkosi Lorch has been found guilty of assaulting his former girlfriend, Fundiswa Mathithibala.
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3.
Françoise Gilot, Spanish artist Pablo Picasso's mistress and the only person to ever dump him, died at the age 101 earlier this week.
4.
Two professional Chinese snooker players have been banned for life and eight others suspended after being found guilty of match-fixing and other charges.
Read more: Could this be the most incredible snooker shot ever?
5.
Caped crusader Batman won a trademark fight with an Italian clothing retailer on Wednesday after Europe's second-top court sided with an EU patent office, ruling that the Batman logo is distinctive enough to warrant its EU trademark.
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