Oscar Won’t Testify First – Lawyers – Murder-accused Oscar Pistorius would most probably not be the first defence witness to take to the stand when his trial resumed next week, his lawyers said on Tuesday. [n24]

MH370 Is Now A Criminal Investigation – The investigation into the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 has been classified as a criminal investigation, according to reports in the Wall Street Journal citing Malaysia’s police chief. [newsau]

MH370 – They’ve Got A Submarine Involved Now – The Royal Navy submarine HMS Tireless has arrived in the Indian Ocean to help search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. [sky]

Obama Nails 7 Million Healthcare Signups Goal – While continuing to face deep skepticism from Republicans, President Obama and his team ran a victory lap of sorts Tuesday after declaring that more than 7 million people signed up for health insurance on the ObamaCare exchanges before the midnight deadline. [fox]

Vodacom Slashes Call Rates – Vodacom on Tuesday put into effect new call termination rates following a ruling by the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg, the cellphone operator said. [f24]

ANC Takes Legal Route On DA SMS Matter – The Johannesburg High Court will on Wednesday hear an urgent application by the ANC to stop the DA from sending out an SMS accusing President Jacob Zuma of stealing public money. [iol]

Tsunami Emergency In Chile After Magnitude 8.2 Earthquake – A powerful magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck off Chile’s northern coast on Tuesday night, causing landslides and sparking a tsunami alert that led to an evacuation of coastal areas. [guardian]

Ukraine Crisis: Nato Suspends Russia Co-Operation – Nato foreign ministers have agreed to suspend all practical civilian and military co-operation with Russia. [bbc]

Mark Zuckerberg Reaped A $3.3 Billion Gain Last Year From Stock Options – Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reaped a $3.3 billion gain last year by exercising stock options in the social networking company that he founded in a Harvard University dorm room. [busins]

Apple to Begin iPhone 6 Screen Production in May, Report Says – Whispers surrounding a possible iPhone 6 release this year just got a little louder thanks to a new report that says Apple is poised to begin production on new screens for its upcoming flagship phone. [mash]

SA Collects More Tax Revenue Than Expected – South Africa will confidently meet its budget deficit target of 4% GDP after the revenue service exceeded its tax target. [m&g]

Back Injury Will Force Tiger Woods To Miss The 2014 Masters – Tiger Woods will be missing the Masters for the first time in his career, he announced though an official statement on his website Tuesday. It will be the first time since 1994 that Woods will miss the year’s first major. [golfdigest]

FBI Investigates High-Speed Trading – The Federal Bureau of Investigation is probing whether high-speed trading firms are engaging in insider trading by taking advantage of fast-moving market information unavailable to other investors. [wsj]

SeaWorld Puts Its Whales On Valium-Like Drug, Documents Show – The theme park chain SeaWorld, already facing wide criticism from animal rights advocates, treats some of its marine mammals with psychoactive drugs, according to a document obtained by BuzzFeed. [buzzf]

Woman Arrested for Reporting School Shooting as April Fools’ Day Prank – Sheriff’s deputies arrested a woman on Tuesday for falsely reporting a school shooting as an April Fools’ day prank. [gawk]

Is Everyone Drinking Their Daily Green Juice? – I spend almost 50 bucks a day on green juice, so my next project is to buy a juicer (that makes real juice and not veg slush, sies) and start growing lots of spinach. Bound to save a fortune! [pyc]

Japan Ends Decades-Long Ban On Export Of Weapons – Taking his nation another step away from its postwar pacifism, the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe discarded a nearly half-century ban on the export of weapons and military hardware on Tuesday, a move aimed at helping Japan assume a larger regional security role to offset China’s growing military might. [nyt]

Gwyneth And Chris Are Neighbours From Hell – Neighbours who lived next door to the Martins’ $10 million mansion in Brentwood, LA, exclusively revealed to RadarOnline.com that they were in fact the neighbours from hell and they are now facing prosecution. [heat]

Where Did Oprah’s Millions Go? Lindsay Lohan Is Broke! – Lindsay Lohan was paid $2 million to film her self-titled docudrama for Oprah Winfrey‘s OWN network, however, multiple sources tell RadarOnline.com the actress has already burned thru the money — and is currently broke. [radar]

This Miranda Kerr Naked Shoot Is No Joke [GALLERY] – Prepare to replace your computer – this hot set of Miranda Kerr will cause a cpu meltdown. The ex Victoria’s Secret Aussie bombshell is bringing the heat in this new GQ photo shoot, wearing only a moist t-shirt.. [2ov]

GIRLS: Everyone Is Going Nuts For The ‘Mr & Mrs’ Store In Cape Town – I was a little late getting to see what all the fuss was about but eventually I went in and all I thought was – oh shit, this is amazing, why am I only walking in now? [pyc]

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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]

Affordable Cane Furniture – If you’re buying cane or wicker furniture anywhere else, you’re wasting a lot of time and money. These guys import direct from Malawi. Hand-Made cane furniture – buy online and have it delivered! [canefurniturecapetown]

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]

 

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