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Voting Materials Found In Party Agent’s House – The Independent Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) says that election officials were removed from their voting station in Nigel, in the East Rand, after voting materials were found stored at the house of a party agent. [n24]

Boko Haram ‘To Sell’ Nigeria Girls Abducted From Chibok – Militant leader Abubakar Shekau sent a video obtained by the AFP news agency, in which he said for the first time that his group had taken the girls. [bbc]

FBI Poised to Head to Nigeria to Help Rescue Kidnapped Girls – U.S. law enforcement officials said today that the FBI is standing ready for a possible deployment to Nigeria to help find the 276 teenage girls abducted from a school, but that no help had yet been requested. [abc]

Underwater Drones With Sonar to Lead New Phase in Search for MH370 – Underwater drones equipped with side-scan sonar equipment are about to join the search for Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, as the hunt for the missing plane prepares to enter its third month. [mash]

Oscar Pistorius ‘Broken’ After Shooting Reeva Steenkamp – South African athlete Oscar Pistorius “was broken” after shooting his girlfriend, his neighbour has said, as the murder trial resumed after a two-week break. [bbc]

Upgrades Needed After Wife Raped – Zuma – upgrades were necessary at President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla home because intruders broke into his home and raped his wife over a decade ago, he said in Johannesburg on Monday. [bdl]

Crystal Palace’s Dwight Gayle Blows Liverpool’s Title Charge Off Course – At the final whistle Steven Gerrard was on his haunches. All around him there were Liverpool players in a state of shock, some falling to the turf, others just wandering aimlessly. [guardian]

Polio Declared Global Emergency As Conflicts Fuel Spread – Geneva, Switzerland: The spread of polio to countries previously considered free of the crippling disease is a global health emergency, the World Health Organisation said, as the virus once nearly extinct mounts a comeback. [smh]

The #AmazonCart Hashtag Lets You Shop Amazon Right from Twitter – Just in case you needed an excuse to a) never leave Twitter and b) buy more stuff from Amazon. [time]

Apple Stock Breaks $600 Threshold As Investors Embrace Capital Reinvestment – Riding high on a strong March quarter and the announcement of an expanded capital reinvestment program, shares of Apple closed above $600 on Monday afternoon, setting a new 52-week high for the company. [appins]

Sony Creates Record-Breaking 185TB Tape for Data Storage – Archival organizations and even cloud services still use tape to store data, thanks in no small part to its reliability and comparatively low price. Sony has just announced a new record-breaking tape, capable of storing up to 185TB on one cartridge–74 times more than current tapes. [ign]

Coke To Remove Controversial Chemical From Fanta, Other Drinks – The Coca-Cola Company said on Monday it will remove a controversial flavoring stabilizer from some of its drinks, following rival PepsiCo Inc’s announcement earlier this year that it would drop the same ingredient from its drinks. [reuters]

Man With Longest Penis In The World To Donate It To Museum – The man with the largest documented ever penis, Jonah Falcon, has agreed to donate his member to a museum after his death. A museum know as the Penis Museum made the offer to Falcon, which he happily accepted. [360]

Brad Pitt Buys Justin Bieber Portrait For Son – Actor Brad Pitt has reportedly bought a painting of singer Justin Bieber to gift to his son Pax, who is a fan of the musician. [indtod]

Captain America Arrested for Sending Penis Pics to a Teenage Girl – Like James Franco before him, another one of America’s heroes has become embroiled in an unseemly underage texting scandal that began on Instagram. Say it ain’t so, Captain America! [gawker]

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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! [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]

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]

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]

Cook Amazing Meals With Awesome Recipes And Fresh Ingredients Delivered – 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]

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