Things Go From Worse To Shit For Mamphela Ramphele – AGANG SA is seemingly headed for a fresh crisis after a group of members in Gauteng passed a motion of no confidence in party leader Mamphela Ramphele on Friday, a day after she announced she would be taking a break from politics. [bdlive]

Zille: I Made No Attacks On Mazibuko – The DA leader says reports that said she “made” Lindiwe Mazibuko were distorted and leaked from a party meeting with an agenda. [m&g]

Khulubuse Zuma’s R100bn Oil Deal – Controversial business tycoon Khulubuse Zuma is sitting on a R100 billion oil fortune in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which he allegedly obtained with the help of his uncle, President Jacob Zuma. [cp]

Gunmen Storm Libyan Parliament – Heavily armed gunmen loyal to a renegade Libyan general stormed parliament on Sunday demanding its suspension and a handover of power to purge the North African country of Islamist militants. [reuters]

‘War on Boko Haram’: African, Western Nations Unify In Hunt For Nigerian Girls – Nigeria and four neighboring countries will share intelligence and border surveillance in the hunt for more than 200 Nigerian girls still held by Boko Haram, and Western nations will provide technical expertise and training to the new regional African effort against the extreme Islamists. [cnn]

Pfizer’s £69bn (R1.2 Trillion) Takeover Bid For AstraZeneca – Pfizer makes a final take it or leave it offer for AstraZeneca, as the US firm seeks to create the world’s largest drugs company. [sky]

AT&T To Buy DirecTV For $48.5 Billion (R500 Billion) In Move To Expand Clout – AT&T agreed on Sunday to buy the satellite television operator DirecTV for $48.5 billion, trying to tilt the balance of power with media companies as the market for broadband Internet and video shifts. [nyt]

Facebook Developing Its Own Snapchat With ‘Slingshot’: Report – Facebook Inc is developing its own video-chat app, known internally as Slingshot, after its failed attempt to acquire mobile messaging startup Snapchat, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. [huff]

Apple And Google Settle – Apple and Google have agreed to settle their various patent suits against each other. [forbes]

More Google ‘Forget’ Requests Emerge After EU Ruling – A man who tried to kill his family is among the latest to request removal of search results from Google. [bbc]

Capitec Bosses Ditch R175m In Shares As Sector Cracks – Capitec Bank’s directors have “dumped” significant quantities of their shares at a time when the unsecured lending environment is showing serious signs of cracking. [bdlive]

F1 Legend Dies – Sir Jack Brabham, the only man to have won the Formula One drivers’ title in a car bearing his name, has died aged 88. [guardian]

North Korean Officials Apologize for Apartment Collapse – Senior officials from the usually secretive government took responsibility for Tuesday’s collapse of an apartment building in the capital of Pyongyang containing approximately 92 families. [time]

Adobe Apologises For Worldwide Creative Cloud Outage – Adobe has apologised to its Creative Cloud customers after a system failure disrupted the service for 24 hours. [time]

Algorithm Appointed Board Director – A venture capital firm has appointed a computer algorithm to its board of directors. [bbc]

Swiss Reject World’s Highest Minimum Wage – Swiss voters overwhelmingly rejected a nationwide referendum Sunday that would have set the nation’s minimum wage at $25 an hour and created the world’s highest paid unskilled workforce. [usat]

Porn In US ‘A Major Public Health Crisis’ – Pornography now is so widespread in the United States that it deserves to be addressed seriously as a major public health crisis, a panel of activists said on Thursday. [straits]

Brooklyn Beckham Gets Coffee Shop Job – His famous parents might be worth £165million, but it seems Brooklyn Beckham is determined not to rely on them for spare cash. [dm]

Johnny Clegg Vocalist Shot Dead – One of Johnny Clegg’s backing vocalists has been shot and killed during a robbery in Troyville, Johannesburg, Gauteng police said on Sunday. [ch24]

Djokovic Stuns Nadal In Rome – An emotional Novak Djokovic came back from a set down to beat Rafael Nadal 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the final of the Rome Masters. [cnn]

Zooey Deschanel Goes Without Makeup in Morning Selfie: Picture – Who’s that girl? It’s not Jess! Zooey Deschanel took to Twitter on Saturday, May 17 to share a makeup-free bathroom selfie, looking uncharacteristically subdued. [usmag]

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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]

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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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]