Enormous £111m EuroMillions Jackpot Claimed By Brit In Life-Changing Win – The lucky Brit has staked their claim to the prize after the numbers 07, 20, 36, 40, 46 and Lucky Star numbers 02 and 04 tumbled out during Friday evening’s draw. [mirror]
El Salvador’s President Says Will Send Bill To Make Bitcoin Legal Tender – El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele said on Saturday that he will send a bill to Congress next week to make bitcoin legal tender in the Central American nation, touting its potential to help Salvadorans living abroad send remittances home. [reuters]
Elon Musk Blasted By Anonymous Hackers After Cryptic Crypto Tweets – Elon Musk appears to be the latest target of a notorious group of hackers. [nyp]
Facebook Ban: Donald Trump Turned Into A Mocking Emoji On New York Daily News Cover – The newspaper reimagined the ex-president after Facebook extended his ban from the platform. [huff]
South Africa Has A Retirement Savings Crisis – It’s not easy to put money away when you’re just about scraping by, and counting the hours until payday. However, we do have a serious problem on our hands. [here]
India To Ease Lockdown Rules As Coronavirus Case Numbers Decline – India reported 114,460 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, the lowest in two months, while the death toll increased by 2,677, as parts of the country prepared to ease movement restrictions. [reuters]
Gauteng Human Settlements Dept Official Killed After 28 Bullets Fired At Car – Teboho Makhoa was murdered on Friday night after 28 bullets were fired at his vehicle in Spruitview, Ekurhuleni, the department’s spokesperson, Tahir Sema, said in a statement on Sunday. [n24]
Meghan And Harry Welcome Baby Girl, Lilibet Diana – Meghan, Duchess of Sussex has given birth to a daughter, the second child for her and Prince Harry, the couple announced in a statement on Sunday. [cnn]
Migrants ‘Picked Up In French Waters By Border Force And Taken To UK’ – An investigation has been launched after migrants attempting to cross the English Channel were reportedly picked up in French waters by the UK Border Force and taken to Dover. [metro]
Martin Bashir To Be Dropped From King’s College Hall Of Fame After Panorama Scandal – The journalist’s removal follows a report which found he used deceit to obtain a TV interview with Princess Diana. [telegraph]
Twitter Blocked In Nigeria After Deleting A Tweet By Its President – The government says it will arrest people who try to get around the ban. [verge]
Federer Withdraws From French Open – The Swiss alluded to the idea in last nights press conference and today confirmed he has withdrawn from his fourth round match. [ptennis]
French President Emmanuel Macron’s Visit To South Africa A Troubled Roadshow – Officially greeted by state fanfare, the state visit was hiding an unofficial double meaning – that France was again in trouble in the rest of Africa and had no great story to tell. [iol]
Logan Paul Avoided A Knockout From Floyd Mayweather As Their Extraordinary Exhibition Went The Eight-Round Distance – Social media phenomenon goes eight rounds with all-time boxing great; Logan Paul able to survive until the final bell against Floyd Mayweather under an exhibition rule-set on Sunday night. [sky]
Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Sergio Perez Wins After Max Verstappen High Speed Crash – Max Verstappen lost victory to a late puncture in a dramatic finish to the Azerbaijan Grand Prix that also saw Lewis Hamilton throw away a chance to reclaim the championship lead. [bbc]
Tom Brady Rookie Card Sells For Record-Breaking Price At Over $3.1 Million At Auction – As Tom Brady’s NFL career has gone on seemingly without end, it’s become easy to forget that the seven-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback once had a beginning as a rookie on the New England Patriots in 2000. [cbs]
YouTubers Logan Paul, Sam Pepper Appear To Lasso Women In Video – “We’re doing a thing where we pick up women with lassos,” Logan Paul tells one woman in the video. “Do you think you could put your number in my phone?” [nbc]
Mariah Carey Ends Roc Nation Deal After ‘Explosive’ Meeting With Jay-Z – The emancipation of Mimi is official as music icon Mariah Carey parted ways with Roc Nation after a heated discussion with rap mogul Jay-Z over her future. [yahoo]
Why Sicilians Still Turn To Mafia To Settle Scores – A notorious Sicilian Mafia boss responsible for some 150 murders – Giovanni Brusca – was released last week, causing much anger in Italy. He detonated the bomb that killed Giovanni Falcone, Italy’s legendary anti-Mafia judge, in 1992. [bbc]
Chrissy Teigen Leaves ‘Never Have I Ever’ Amid Courtney Stodden Bullying Scandal – The model was set to guest star on the second season of the Netflix show. [huff]
Shirtless Zayn Malik, 28, Narrowly Avoids Getting Into A Fight [Video] – During very tense 2AM stand-off with reveler outside NYC bar. [dm]
Freddie Figgers: The Millionaire Tech Inventor Who Was ‘Thrown Away’ As A Baby – Freddie Figgers was given his first computer at the age of nine. It was old and didn’t work but it was the start of a love affair with technology that turned him into an inventor, entrepreneur and telecoms millionaire – a future that few would have predicted after his tough start in life. [bbc]
CLICK HERE TO GET THE MORNING SPICE SENT TO YOUR INBOX
CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR EXCLUSIVE SPECIAL DEALS MAILING LIST
______________________________________
DON’T SAY WE DIDN’T TELL YOU…
There are a number of ongoing deals set up at our various exclusive partners. Here they are – just for you;-)
Buy Any Product From Websites That ‘Don’t Ship To SA’ – One of our most exciting partners offers you a PO Box in US, UK or Hong Kong, for you to deliver overseas online purchases to. Postbox Courier handles it from there – getting the package to you in under a week. [more]
There Is Only One Company When It Comes To Import Export Logistics – Your freight forwarding / shipping partner is probably more important than the actual products you want to move from country to country. Choose the wrong guys and you can get stung in so many ways. Be smart, use 2ov’s partners, Berry & Donaldson. [here]
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 directly from Malawi. Hand-Made cane furniture – buy online and have it delivered! [check it out]
Hey Guys - thought I’d just give a quick reach-around and say a big thank you to our rea...
[imagesource:CapeRacing] For a unique breakfast experience combining the thrill of hors...
[imagesource:howler] If you're still stumped about what to do to ring in the new year -...
[imagesource:maxandeli/facebook] It's not just in corporate that staff parties get a li...
[imagesource:here] Imagine being born with the weight of your parents’ version of per...