More Items Pulled From Sea But None Related To Plane So Far – The weekslong search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is “an extraordinarily difficult exercise” but it will go on as long as possible, Australia’s prime minister said Monday. [huff]

Black-Box Detector Joining Malaysia Jet Search – Australia is dispatching a ship with a black-box detector to aid in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet. Meanwhile, objects retrieved from the ocean that were initially thought to be connected to the flight turned out to be fishing equipment. [time]

Zuma Must Rot In Jail For Stealing From The Poor: Malema – President Jacob Zuma is enjoying a luxurious life while poor people are living in poverty, the Economic Freedom Fighters said on Saturday. [tlive]

5.1 Earthquake: More Than 100 Aftershocks, Scattered Damage – More than 100 aftershocks have been reported since a magnitude 5.1 earthquake rattled Southern California on Friday night. [lat]

SANParks CEO Could Pocket Millions From MalaMala – Outgoing SANParks CEO David Mabunda could pocket millions via his shareholding in the game farm the government bought in its most costly land settlement deal yet, according to Rapport. [f24]

Surfboard, Sailboat Innovator ‘Hobie’ Alter Dies – Hobart “Hobie” Alter, who helped popularize surfing and sailing with the development of the foam surfboard and the “Hobie Cat” sailboat, has died. He was 80. [usat]

BlackBerry Wins Court Order Against TV Host Ryan Seacrest’s Typo – BlackBerry Ltd won a preliminary injunction on Friday to ban Ryan Seacrest’s Typo Products LLC from selling a $99 iPhone case after a judge agreed that television host’s company had likely infringed on BlackBerry’s patents. [reuters]

Branson Wants To Launch ‘Virgin Cruises’ – British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson is looking to move into cruise shipping, he told the German business daily Handelsblatt on Wednesday. [luxuo]

Drug Mule Dumps Teenage Daughters – Tessa Beetge’s mother, Marie Swanepoel, didn’t live to see her free. But now Beetge has turned her back on her own teenage daughters who she last saw five years ago. [iol]

Paris Elects Its First-Ever Female Mayor – Paris has elected its first-ever female mayor, the Spanish-born Socialist Anne Hidalgo, even as elsewhere in the country more right-wing candidates won their races. Hidalgo received 54.5 per cent of the vote. [gawk]

Greedy MPs Demand More Gravy – South Africa’s MPs have pushed through a massive travel benefit to ensure they get to lap up the parliamentary gravy for at least 10 years after they retire. [tlive]

Digital, Social Media CRM Coordinator Role Available At Sunglass Hut – Sunglass Hut, the world’s leading authority on premium sun-wear. With over 2,000 stores across the globe, we’re the destination for the top brands, latest trends, exclusive styles and comprehensive sunglass service. [jobs]

IFAISA Objects To Zuma’s Presidential Candidacy – The Institute for Accountability in Southern Afria has lodged an official objection to Jacob Zuma’s candidacy for presidency in the May elections. [mg]

Married Bank Worker Stole £2m Then Spent The Lot On Call Girls: £1m Went On ONE Thai Escort – A married bank worker who stole more than £2million from Barclays and squandered it on prostitutes has been jailed for seven years. John Skermer, 45, set up fake bank accounts with overdrafts of £1million, then siphoned the money into his personal account. [daimai]

Wu-Tang Clan Is Releasing ONE Copy of Upcoming Album – If you want to buy Wu-Tang Clan’s upcoming double-album, you’re going to have to shell out lots of money. [abc]

‘Noah’ Sails To Estimated $44-million Opening At Box Office – Director Darren Aronofsky’s biblical epic “Noah” sailed at the weekend box office as the film opened at No. 1 with an estimated $44 million in ticket sales. [lat]

Box Office Milestone: ‘Frozen’ Becomes No. 1 Animated Film of All Time – Disney’s Oscar-winning Frozen has become the top-grossing animated film of all time, surpassing the $1.063 billion earned by fellow Disney/Pixar title Toy Story 3. [hollyrep]

Dynasty’s ‘Cassandra’ Dies At 74 – Sadly, former ‘Dynasty’ star Kate O’Mara died in a Sussex, England nursing home on March 30, following a short illness according to her agent. [hollylif]

New Royal Family Portrait With Prince George – Behold the new portrait of the royal family, taken by Jason Bell (who also took the official portraits at George’s christening) in mid-March. [vanfair]

Mob Hitman Turns Las Vegas Tour Guide – Frank Cullotta, a former mob hitman, has found a new avenue for his knowledge: showing tourists in Las Vegas around old mafia haunts. [telegraph]

The Empire Awards: Tom Cruise, Hugh Jackman and Emma Thompson Win Top Awards – Tom Cruise has been presented the Empire Legend of Our Lifetime award at the prestigious film awards ceremony in London’s Grosvenor House. [ibt]

Chelsea Handler Leaves E! – It’s not exactly a secret that Handler has not been happy with E! having told Howard Stern that E! is “a sad, sad place to live…They don’t know what they’re doing. They have no ideas. It’s a failure.” [jez]

Elton John And David Furnish To Wed In May – It looks like Elton John and David Furnish will get married in an English registry office in May, with their two kids Elijah and Zachary in tow, plus a few friends. [lvrj]

Gwyneth Paltrow Breaks Her Silence After Chris Martin Split, Expresses “Deep Gratitude” For Support – After announcing her separation via Goop Tuesday, Gwyneth Paltrow broke her silence regarding the breakup via her own lifestyle website early Friday morning. After writing a short paragraph in relation to chicken recipes, she told readers, “P.S. CM and I in deep gratitude for the support of so many.” [eonline]

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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]

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