Major Bitcoin Exchange Said To Be Insolvent – One of the world’s largest bitcoin exchanges has seemingly disappeared, delivering a severe blow to the virtual currency as it struggles to gain legitimacy. [washpo]

Prince Harry To Represent The Queen at Nelson Mandela Service – Prince Harry will represent the Queen at a service held in honour of the late Nelson Mandela. Harry, 29, will attend the national service of thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey on Monday 3 March, Clarence House has confirmed. [hello]

Ugandan Tabloid Publishes ‘Top 200 Homos’ List – A Ugandan newspaper has published a list of what it called the country’s “200 top” gay people, which included some prominent Ugandans. [m&g]

FBI Suspected Iconic 1964 Ali-Liston Fight Was Rigged By Mob – 50 years ago today, Muhammad Ali “shocked the world” and beat one of the most fearsome fighters ever to put on a pair of boxing gloves, heavyweight champion Sonny Liston. But what if that storied fight was not what it seemed? [washtim]

Cigars Shortened To Counter Anti-Smoking Laws – Shorter cigars that can be savoured more quickly are Cuba’s strategic response to global anti-tobacco campaigns. [n24]

iOS Has A Jailbreak-Free Game Boy Emulator, And It’s Better Than Ever – Classic Nintendo emulators have long been forbidden for iPhone and iPad users. While emulators aren’t explicitly banned, only those with tightly-controlled game selections and appropriate licensing are allowed into the App Store, limiting the selection to older consoles such as Atari and Commodore 64. [time]

DA: No Tax Increase Until Economy Recovers – A DA government will not raise taxes, but will tackle corruption instead and do more belt-tightening to increase the budget, MPs responsible for the finance portfolio said today. [citpr]

‘Cash Prize For Virgins’ – A Limpopo man has promised to reward women who retain their virginity with gold medals and cash prizes of up to R100000. [tlive]

Google Sets Roadblocks To Stop Distracted Driver Legislation – Google is lobbying officials in at least three U.S. states to stop proposed restrictions on driving with headsets such as Google Glass, marking some of the first clashes over the nascent wearable technology. [reuters]

Mandla Mandela Assault Case Heads To Trial – Not even the services of celebrity lawyer Professor Billy Gundelfinger could get Mandla Mandela off the hook in an Eastern Cape court yesterday. [citpr]

Former Boxing Champion Antonio Cermeno Found Dead – Body of 44-year-old Venezuelan sportsman nicknamed El Coloso found abandoned following kidnap of he and his family. [guardian]

Friday’s MegaMillions Draw Quietly Sitting On R2.3 Billion – Please don’t ever choose ‘economy’ from any airline’s cabin choice again. Because if you don’t have your own jet, that thing better default to 1st class, baby! Get your tickets for Friday’s draw [here]

Christian Rocker Pleads Guilty To Trying To Hire Hit Man To Kill Wife – Tim Lambesis, lead singer for the Christian-themed band As I Lay Dying, pleaded guilty Tuesday to trying to hire a hit man to kill his estranged wife, who had filed for divorce. [lat]

Couple Dig Up $10 Million – Some dream of roaming the earth to hunt buried treasure. One Sierra Nevada couple didn’t have to go that far. They dug it up in their backyard – about $10 million worth, in 19th century U.S. gold coins stuffed into rusty cans. [sfg]

Paramount Shoots Down ‘Top Gun’ Twitter Account – There’s a right way and a wrong way to show your love for the 1986 classic movie Top Gun. Twitter user @555uhz decided that his love for Tom Cruise and fighter jets was best expressed by tweeting each scene of the movie, frame by frame. With each tweet, the entire plot was eventually revealed on the account’s feed. [mash]

Robin Thicke Fights To Save Marriage – Robin Thicke threw a Hail Mary last Friday to try to save his marriage … cancelling his Atlanta concert and flying to Canada to plead with his wife. [tmz]

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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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