Tuesday Morning Spice

Like Cape Town, Tshwane To Introduce Mandatory City Cleaning Tariff – Plan seeks to raise an additional R540m in revenue. [moneyweb]

The Companies And People That Make The Internet Happen In South Africa – South Africa’s telecoms industry has a complex web of roleplayers each responsible for a specific part of providing broadband services to end users. [mybroadband]

Luxury Cars, Watches, Toys Not Being Shipped To US Over Tariffs — Here Are Some Of The Brands Being Held Back – Companies producing everything from toys to luxury wristwatches said they are now holding off shipping goods – risking America going from the land of plenty to the land of plenty unavailable. [nypost]

Executions At 10-Year High After Huge Increases In Iran, Iraq And Saudi Arabia – Amnesty International confirms 1,518 people executed in 2024 but says real total is likely to be thousands more. [guardian]

Catalyst For Climate Action: The Global Event Bringing Fresh Energy To Planet-Positive Solutions – A decade on from the Paris Agreement, ChangeNOW 2025 is reinvigorating the desire for progress. [independent]

‘A Little Miracle’: First Baby Born In UK To Woman With Transplanted Womb – The baby’s mum, Grace Davidson, 36, was born without a functioning uterus, and received her sister’s womb in 2023 – in what was then the UK’s only successful womb transplant. [bbc]

5 People Injured As Business Jet Crashes Into Water At End Of Runway – The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a small jet went off the runway in North Bend, Oregon, and into the water, sending five people to the hospital. [cnn]

Flying To The Tankwa For AfrikaBurn Has Never Been Easier – Gliding in like an angel and swooping out like a phoenix is the only way to experience all of the Burn. [2ov]

Rand Could Crash To R22 To The Dollar – Investec chief economist Annabel Bishop says ructions within the Government of National Unity (GNU) have tanked the rand, as local market uncertainty outweighs the dollar destruction caused by Trump’s tariff war. [businesstech]

Opposition Parties Gang Up On Western Cape Premier Over Budget Vote – Opposition parties in the Western Cape legislature have made their voice on Premier Alan Winde 2025 budget vote speech heard as the two-day debate came to an end on Monday afternoon. [iol]

ANC Decides To Reconstitute Rules Of Engagement In GNU, Talks Of Removing DA Put On Ice – The ANC’s national working committee (NWC) has recommended reconstituting the rules of engagement for the government of national unity (GNU). [timeslive]

Rains Add To Misery In Quake-Hit Myanmar As Death Toll Rises To 3,471 – UN says ‘traumatised and fearful’ survivors in Myanmar are in need of food, water and shelter. [aljazeera]

Barack And Michelle Obama Reportedly Close Deal For $11.75 Million Martha’s Vineyard Estate – The home, on a 29-acre estate, has seven bedrooms and nine bathrooms. [mansionglobal]

Madonna And Elton John Bury Hatchet After Lip-Sync Feud – Madonna has said she and Sir Elton John have “buried the hatchet” and put an end to their decades-long feud. [bbc]

Magnitude 6.2 Earthquake Rocks Istanbul

Ex-Cop-Turned-Hitman Spills On Murder Plot Of Stellenbosch Wine Tycoon

The Truth About ‘Chalet Girls’ Who Look After The Needs Of Europe’s Wealthy Skiers

Newzroom Africa Anchor Taken Off Air After Road Rage Video Goes Viral