[imagesource:roxetteblog/facebook]
Swedish Pop Rock Band Roxette To Perform In South Africa In 2025 – The group’s former singer Marie Fredriksson died in 2019 due to a brain tumour. For the upcoming tour the duo will be led by founder Per Gessle, who is accompanied by Swedish singer Lena Philipsson. [news24]
Boeing Calls Off Its First Astronaut Launch Because Of Valve Issue On Rocket – The two NASA test pilots had just strapped into Boeing’s Starliner capsule for a flight to the International Space Station when the countdown was halted, just two hours before the planned liftoff. [ap]
Hamas Accepts Gaza Truce Proposal As Israel Urges Rafah Evacuation – Hamas on Monday said it had accepted a proposal for a truce in the seven-month-old war in Gaza, after Israel told Palestinians in Rafah to evacuate ahead of a long-threatened invasion of the city. [iol]
Watch: Boat Capsizes During Training Race, Sends Crew Members Flying – The USA SailGP Team’s boat was damaged after flipping on its side during a training race in Bermuda. [cnn]
Australian Brothers And US tourist Who Went Missing On Surfing Trip In Mexico ‘Shot Dead By Thieves’ – Bodies found in a well near where the trio disappeared have now been formally identified by their families. [sky]
How Bad Are Ultraprocessed Foods, Really? – They’re clearly linked to poor health. But scientists are only beginning to understand why. [nytimes]
Jack Dorsey Leaves Board Of Fledgling Social Network Bluesky, Calls Elon Musk’s X ‘Freedom Technology’ – Jack Dorsey resigned from the board of his social networking startup, Bluesky — even as he gave an impromptu endorsement Elon Musk’s X, calling it “freedom technology”. [nypost]
International Bank Calls It Quits In South Africa – The French company, which has €415 billion (R8.2 trillion) in assets under management, was given permission to conduct business as a bank in South Africa by means of a branch in 2012, allowing it to offer corporate and investment banking services. [businesstech]
‘What Message Are You Sending’: DA Receives Backlash Over Its “Burning SA Flag” Election TV Ad – The Democratic Alliance (DA) is receiving backlash over its election TV advert of a South African flag burning ahead of the elections. [iol]
Better Siri Is Coming: What Apple’s Research Says About Its AI Plans – Apple hasn’t talked too much about AI so far — but it’s been working on stuff. A lot of stuff. [verge]
6 Signs You’re NOT As Good With Money As You Think – Think you’re good with money? You may want to read this first. [capetalk]
Spacey Unmasked Review: A Devastating Portrayal Of The Power Dynamics Of Fame – Kevin Spacey has already denounced Spacey Unmasked, Channel 4’s shocking investigation into claims of predatory behaviour by the Oscar-winning actor. [independent]
Gen Z Mostly Doesn’t Care If Influencers Are Actual Humans, New Study Shows – AI influencers could actually benefit brands looking to connect with Gen Z consumers. [mashable]
Painting Of Vagina By French Artist Gustave Courbet Sprayed With ‘MeToo’ Graffiti – French-Luxembourgish performance artist Deborah de Robertis says she organised the stunt, after which two people were arrested. [guardian]
CLICK HERE TO GET THE MORNING SPICE SENT TO YOUR INBOX
CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR EXCLUSIVE SPECIAL DEALS MAILING LIST
______________________________________
2oceansvibe News is part of the du Cap Collection
_____________________________________
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 the US, UK, or Hong Kong to deliver overseas online purchases too. 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. [here]