World’s Most Wanted Drug Cartel Kinpin Captured – US prosecutors plan to seek the extradition of Mexico’s most wanted man, drug cartel kingpin Joaquin “Shorty” Guzman, to face trial in the United States after he was captured in Mexico. [smh]

CNN Has Axed Piers Morgan’s Talk Show – CNN has confirmed it is pulling the plug on Piers Morgan, as falling ratings finally took their toll on a transatlantic talk show experiment that failed to connect with American primetime audiences. [guardian]

Ukraine’s Parliament Elects Interim President As Desposed President Flees – Ukraine’s parliament moved quickly to choose a new interim president and establish a working government on Sunday, just a day after the deposed President Viktor Yanukovych fled Kiev in the face of mass violence and unrest. [time]

Department Investigates Student’s R7.7m Tender – Limpopo’s education department says it is investigating a report that a student has been awarded a tender to supply food to the province’s schools. [m&g]

WhatsApp Founder Apologizes For ‘Our Longest And Biggest Outage In Years’ – On Saturday, just days after its high-profile $16 billion acquisition by Facebook, the Whatsapp messaging service suffered an unprecedented four hours of downtime. Yesterday, founder and CEO Jan Koum came forward to apologize for the downtime, offering technical details and new insight into the scale of the downtime. [verge]

Zimbabwe’s Mugabe Celebrates 90th Birthday – Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe, celebrating his 90th birthday before thousands of people at a soccer stadium Sunday, said he felt like a young boy and urged the nation to shun homosexuality. [tlive]

Mozilla Plans ‘$25 Smartphone’ For Emerging Markets – Mozilla has shown off a prototype for a $25 (£15) smartphone that is aimed at the developing world. [bbc]

Murdoch Is Said to Pay $57 Million (R624 Million) For Condo – The media mogul Rupert Murdoch has paid more than $57 million for the top four flours of One Madison, a steel and glass luxury condominium tower in downtown Manhattan, according to people briefed on the sale. [nytimes]

Netflix To Pay Comcast To Ensure Network Speeds – Netflix Inc. has agreed to pay Comcast Corp. to ensure the online service’s subscribers get seamless access to movies and TV shows delivered over the Internet. [latimes]

Justin Bieber Rejecting Plea Deal In Miami DUI Case – Prosecutors have cooked up a deal that Justin Bieber and his legal team apparently don’t like. The Canadian pop star is rejecting a plea deal involving random drug testing, stemming from his Miami Beach DUI charge in January. [nydn]

Sean Parker: “I Don’t Check My Facebook Messages That Often” – Sean Parker, who became a billionaire solely because of his shares in Facebook, said he hadn’t received questions about the unnatural disaster brewing outside his West Village home because: “I don’t check my Facebook msgs that often.” [valleywag]

Full-Size Samsonite Hard-Shell Suitcase For Under R1,600 – These guys are not paying us a cent. Seth was looking for new luggage and found this incredible price for 74cm hard-shell Samsonite suitcases. [here]

Local Lottery Winner In Court For Stealing R250 – Five years after winning R10.4m in the lottery, a former policeman is facing criminal charges for allegedly stealing R250, the Sunday Times reports. [n24]

Oldest-Known Holocaust Survivor, Dies – Alice Herz-Sommer, believed to be the oldest Holocaust survivor, died at age 110 on Sunday, a family member said. The accomplished pianist’s death came just a week before her extraordinary story of surviving two years in a Nazi prison camp through devotion to music is up for an Oscar. [cbc]

50 Cent Leaves Interscope Records to Release New Album on Indie Label – 50 Cent has severed ties to Interscope Records, as well as its Eminem- and Dr. Dre-helmed imprints, in favor of an independent distributor. All future Fiddy releases, as well as those by artists on his G-Unit label, will now come out via Caroline. [rollingstone]

Jason Collins Signs With Nets, Becomes NBA’s First Openly Gay Athlete – The Nets announced the signing of Jason Collins to a 10-day contract on Sunday, making him the first openly gay athlete in NBA history. [nba]

The Week in Death: George Jacobs, Sinatra’s Domestic Confidant – While Ol’ Blue Eyes mingled with mobsters, politicians, and movie stars, his trusted valet was always close by, taking it all in. [beast]

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Deals we think you’ll dig.. 

There are a number of ongoing deals setup at our various exclusive partners. We get emailed regularly to remind the readers about these various discounts and specials. They’re all pretty fantastic and worth knowing about – so we thought we would leave them here, out of your way at the bottom of the Morning Spice, should you ever need to find the one you’re looking for 😉

R2,999 / Month For A Brand New MINI – The product range at MINI is diverse, to say the least. That’s why we’ve managed to structure a special deal for those of you desperate to join the MINI family, but are struggling to pull it together. [check it out]

50% Off At Grootbos Private Luxury Lodge, Just 2 Hours Out Of Cape Town – Finally the last minute deal returns! If you book at Grootbos within 48 hours of arrival, you get 50% off your booking. That’s a VERY healthy discount – especially for a 5-star luxury surrounded by the splendour of nature. [check it out]

First Month Storage Space Only R1 At Stor-Age – Whether you need a locker for a bicycle or a garage for your house contents, Stor-age has the space you need. And they’re offering a special R1 for the first month deal – no strings attached! You can take you stauff out after one month – no problem! [check it out]

Case Of Pierre Jourdan MCC for Only R600 – For something that usually sells in high-end restaurants for R250+ it’s nice to know you can order Pierre Jourdan Cuvee  Brut for only R100 a bottle. [check it out]

Get R150 Off Your First Uber Ride – If you haven’t tried Uber yet, you’re making a mockery of yourself. Stop riding cheap unreliable taxis with drivers who don’t know if they’re coming or going. Give yourself the private driver treatment with Uber and get R180 off your first ride! Sign up and boom, you’re done! [check it out]

30% Off Beats By Dre Headphones – Beats by Dre is a partner of 2oceansvibe and that’s why we’ve made sure our readers should be looked after when they want to buy a pair. 30% off is the deal we got for you. Enjoy it! [check it out]

 

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