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Formula One Holds Its Breath As Bernie Ecclestone’s Bribery Trial Begins – Bernie Ecclestone goes on trial in Munich on Thursday and for the next five months Formula One will hold its breath. The man who transformed the sport into a billion-pound business and who has run it for four decades in his idiosyncratic and controversial way faces the possibility of 10 years in jail if found guilty of bribery. [guardian]

Here’s Ecclestone’s Daughter In Playboy [N5FW] – We thought it rude to talk about Bernie Ecclestone, without mentioning his daughter, Tamara, who just gave birth. Not a day goes past without Tamara appearing in the tabloids. And before that, she posed for Playboy. Fact. Don’t open this at work. [here]

Chaos As ANC Leaders Storm Out Of Scopa Inquiry – The ANC’s Marius Fransman and Pierre Uys walked out of a Scopa meeting, where they were due to answer for alleged wasted public funds. [m&g]

Justin Bieber Has Screwed Up Pretty Big This Time – Justin Bieber has a habit of getting into trouble, but nothing may have quite prepared the Canadian pop star for the scale of the geopolitical situation he just got himself into in Japan. [washpo + scmp]

Apple Reports Second-Quarter Revenue Of $45.6 Billion – Apple plans to buy back an additional $30 billion of its stock, raise its quarterly dividend by 8 per cent and split its stock for the first time in nine years. [glonew]

Apple To Return $130bn (R1.3 Trillion) To Shareholders – Apple is to return $130bn of cash to shareholders by the end of next year, bowing to pressure from activist investor Carl Icahn to deliver one of the biggest investor windfalls in history. [telegraph]

Led Zeppelin Is Back With ‘Whole Lotta’ Unreleased Tunes – Legendary rockers Led Zeppelin said on Wednesday they will include previously unreleased songs in the first batch of reissues of their nine studio albums, including a version of their pulsating “Whole Lotta Love” [reuters]

Duchess Of Cornwall’s Brother Slips And Dies Outside New York Bar – The Duchess of Cornwall’s brother died in New York after an accident. Mark Shand, 62, was celebrating the conclusion of a fundraising campaign when he fell and injured his head early on Wednesday morning. [guardian]

Zille, Malema Dismiss Coalition Rumours – Leader of the Democratic Alliance, Helen Zille – The DA and the EFF on Wednesday denied reports of a possible coalition between them after the May 7 elections. [tlive]

Lance Armstrong: “Yes, I Feel Like I Won the Races” – Armstrong talks about his revoked Tour wins, how life has changed in the past year, and working on his golf game. [outside]

In Policy Shift, F.C.C. Will Allow a Web Fast Lane – The principle that all Internet content should be treated equally as it flows through cables and pipes to consumers looks all but dead. [nyt]

Facebook Beats First-Quarter Estimates; CFO Stepping Down – Facebook handily beat Wall Street’s estimates for its first quarter and announced its CFO, David Ebersman, is stepping down. Ebersman will be replaced by former Zynga CFO David Wehner. [mash]

Facebook Just Proved It’s the Future of Mobile Advertising – Facebook’s talent for online advertising is on the rise. According to a quarterly “social intelligence report” from software giant Adobe, ad clicks climbed 70 percent in the year ending March 30, yet the number of ads shown grew just 40 percent. [wired]

Now You Can Travel Through Time on Google Maps – Trips down memory lane are now available on Google’s digital maps. Street View snapshots will now include an option to see what neighborhoods and landmarks looked like at different periods in the last seven years. [abc]

Giggs Gets A Shot At United Job – Ryan Giggs will replace the sacked David Moyes as Manchester United manager until the end of the season, the club have confirmed. [espn]

Liverpool v Chelsea: Roman Abramovich Backs Jose Mourinho’s Plan To Field ‘B Team’ In Anfield Showdown – Owner clears Jose Mourinho to choose weakened side as manager is charged by the FA along with Rui Faria and Ramires following Sunderland defeat. [telegraph]

Top Gear: BBC Issues Apology Over Jeremy Clarkson’s ‘Slope’ Remark – The BBC has issued an apology over recent offensive comments made by Jeremy Clarkson in an episode of Top Gear. [digispy]

Fire Your Boss On Friday Morning – Sorry Boss Man but you can’t come to the office today. Why? Because I’ve bought the company and you’re fired! Dare to dream with tonight’s Euromillions jackpot sitting on R1 billion (EUR68 million). Get tickets [here]

Lupita Nyong’o Named People‘s ‘Most Beautiful’ – The “12 Years A Slave” actress will grace the cover of People’s 25th celebration of the world’s most beautiful celebrities. [time]

‘I’m Woody Allen’s Friend And I Believe Him’: Diane Keaton – Diane Keaton has voiced her support for friend and collaborator Woody Allen following allegations made earlier this year, that he abused his daughter Dylan Farrow. [dm]

This Guy Has Been Trolling Neo-Nazis For Nearly A Decade – Last month, an extreme right-wing party called Australia First posted details online of the man they believed to be behind the pseudonym Andy Fleming. For the past decade, “Fleming” has been aggravating local neo-Nazis. [vice]

Jodie Foster Has Married Ellen DeGeneres’ Ex – Surprise! Jodie Foster’s now a married woman. The actress and filmmaker quietly tied the knot with her girlfriend Alexandra Hedison over the weekend. [cnn]

Doggie Daycare – Yes, It Actually Exists – We’re surprised how surprised people are that there is a doggie daycare in Cape Town. It’s in Cape Town near Wembley Square and it’s called Proud Hounds. No spice. You don’t leave your dog at home, do you? Shame, man! Check it out [here]

Please Enjoy What Haley Joel Osment Looks Like These Days – We all remember him for his amazing acting skills in movies like Forrest Gump, The Sixth Sense and Pay It Forward. But these days the 26-year-old star looks virtually unrecognisable, sporting a full beard and unruly long hair to match. [ch24]

Aah… that was great..

If You Care: Selena Dumps Justin Over Kylie Rumours – Selena Gomez has reportedly decided it’s time to ditch new pals Kendall and Kylie Jenner after a rumour that one of the youngest Kardashians has been seeing her on-off boyfriend, Justin Bieber. [sug]

Selfie Your Way To Brazil – Win A Trip To The 2014 FIFA World Cup™ FINAL! – That’s right, friends. You can LITERALLY selfie yourself (and a friend) all the way to the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ final. This is what you need to do. Are you listening closely? Good. [clickhere]

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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 😉

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]

If You’re Paying Full Price For A New Car You’re A Fool – Anyone looking for any model of new car should be aware that 7days makes it their business to squeeze every last possible discount out of car dealers around the country. [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]

Takealot Have A 30% Discount Promo Code For beats by dre Headphones! All you need to do is find the products (keep reading to do that), and nail the following voucher code when you check out. Click to see. [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]

Eat Fresh And Save Time – Every week DailyDish delivers the exact ingredients you need + recipes for four amazing meals. Stop killing yourself shopping for food in the week. Now you can just do the fun part – cooking and eating! [check it out]

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] 

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