Power Blackouts All Week: Eskom – “Regretfully, due to the ongoing insufficient generation capacity and the inability to replenish emergency reserves over this weekend, stage 2 load-shedding will continue throughout next week from 5am on Monday until 5am on Saturday,” the utility said in a statement. [tlive]

Twitter Has Spoken: Musk Should Sell $21 Billion Tesla Stake – Elon Musk’s social media followers have spoken: The Tesla Inc. chief should sell 10% of his stake in the electric-car maker. [bloom]

Senator Behind Billionaires Tax Denounces Elon Musk Twitter Poll Stunt – After Elon Musk asked his Twitter followers to vote on whether he should sell 10% of his Tesla stock, the architect of the proposed billionaires tax that prompted the move dismissed the tweet as a stunt. [guardian]

Iraqi PM Al-Kadhimi Survives Drone Attack On His Home – Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has said he escaped unhurt after a drone attack on his home inside Baghdad’s high-security Green Zone. [bbc]

Jemima Khan Pulls Out Of The Crown Over Princess Diana Portrayal – Jemima Khan has revealed that she left hit Netflix series The Crown after falling out with producers over their portrayal of Princess Diana. [evestan] A spot of pressure there for Harry, what with his separate Netflix deal and all..

R3 Millions Gets You A Foot In The Camps Bay Property Game – Blue water, bluish skies, and a healthy smattering of bodies on the beach to serve as a reminder of why you’re paying R2,95 million for a one-bedroom apartment. [here]

COVID: Fourth Wave ‘In Full Force’ In Germany As WHO Warns Europe Is ‘Back At Epicentre’ – Germany has reported its highest number of daily COVID cases for the second day in a row, while countries in Eastern Europe such as Romania, Croatia and Latvia have infection rates of more than 1 in 100 people. [sky]

Ghislaine Maxwell Plays False Memory Card – Wants to call call psychologist who testified at Harvey Weinstein trial that victims’ memories of sexual abuse are unreliable. [dm]

Drug Users Are Nostalgic For ‘Old-School Heroin’ As Fentanyl Takes Over – In many former heroin strongholds in the U.S. and Canada, the opioid is disappearing, fueling fentanyl overdoses and prompting some users to push for a renaissance. [vice]

Bok Captain Kolisi Steers Clear Of Referee Criticism After Wales Win – Springbok captain Siya Kolisi steered clear of criticising referee Paul Williams for his performance after the Boks broke their Cardiff curse on Saturday. [n24]

Airlines Gear Up For Travel Surge As US Reopens – Airline reservations to the United States took off immediately after the White House announced the country would reopen to all vaccinated international voyagers starting next week, compelling a welcome — if challenging — industry pivot. [enca]

Jay-Z Left Instagram After A Day – Grand opening, grand closing. [cnn]

Oxford Faces Backlash Over Accepting Multi-Million Pound Mosley Donations – The university has been accused of ‘total moral failure’ after accepting money from the family with a fascist past. [evestan]

Covid-19 Jab Leads To Sydney Woman Winning $1 Million – Imagine waking up a million dollars richer. That’s the reality for 25-year-old Sydney woman Joanne Zhu, who on Sunday was announced the major prize winner of the Million Dollar Vax campaign. [theaus]

High-Risk Covid Gene More Common In South Asians – University of Oxford scientists have uncovered a gene that doubles the risk of lung failure and death from Covid. [bbc]

Miracle Baby Will Never Know Tragic Mum Who Died After Refusing Covid Jab While Pregnant – The distraught family of Saiqa Parveen from Birmingham have urged pregnant women ‘for God’s sake – get the vaccine’ after she caught Covid and died in intensive care while carrying her fifth child. [mirror]

Discovery Of Pompeii Slaves’ Room Sheds Rare Light On Real Roman Life – A perfectly intact room that was lived in by slaves has been discovered in a suburb of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. [guardian]

Understanding The Flow Of Money In Crypto – Part Four – With several large-cap altcoins moving along with Ethereum for the first time in 2021, it’s more difficult than ever to predict where the money will flow. [here]

‘No Men Allowed’: Naked Hike For Women In Drakensberg Aims To Foster Body Positivity, ‘Sisterhood’ – The Drakensberg is set to host its very first naked hike for women to foster body positivity, feminine confidence, and uplift women across the province. [n24]

Broken Toilet Forces SpaceX Astronauts To Wear Diapers On Trip Back To Earth – Problem discovered when crew lifted floor panels ahead of Sunday return home. [ind]

Sopranos Ending Explained: We Finally Know What Happened To Tony Soprano – Creator David Chase clears up THAT ending for good. [sl]

Paris Hilton Is A Fairytale Fantasy In A White Tulle Gown Drenched In Rhinestones – As she packs on PDA with Carter Reum at the LACMA Art+Film Gala. [dm]

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]