Facebook Is Buying Whatsapp For R210 BILLION – Facebook is purchasing messaging giant WhatsApp for $16 billion in cash and stock, according to a regulatory filing. The deal is being cut for $12 billion in Facebook shares, $4 billion in cash and an additional $3 billion in RSUs for employee retention. A total of $19 billion. [techcrunch] That’s more than the GDP of Botswana or Jamaica..

Waterkloof Two To Stay In Custody Until Parole Review – Two of the “Waterkloof Four” will remain in custody pending a review of their parole following their jail cell party, the correctional services department (DCS) said on Wednesday. [n24]

SAA Needs Another Bailout – Struggling South African Airways (SAA) will report a smaller loss in the year to end-March despite the ravaging effects of the weaker rand on fuel costs, the state-owned airline’s CEO, Monwabisi Kalawe, said on Wednesday. [bdlive]

Cruise Ship Assault: Female Passenger Reportedly Raped, Beaten And Strangled – A cruise ship worker has reportedly confessed to beating, raping and strangling a female passenger and then trying to throw her overboard, all because of a perceived insult to his family, the Sun Sentinel reported. [huff]

Brian Joffe Expected To Takeover As Adcock Ingram Chairman – Dr Khotso Mokhele has resigned as the chairman of the Adcock Ingram board after Bidvest and the PIC on Tuesday demanded his resignation and the reconstitution of the Adock Ingram board. [moneyweb]

‘Living Drug’ Kills Leukemia In 88 Percent Of Patients – A new approach to killing cancer cells that uses a patient’s own immune system has beaten back leukemia in 88 percent of adults, US researchers said. [afp]

Tony Blair Offered To Help Rupert Murdoch Over Phone-Hacking – Former British prime minister Tony Blair offered to act as a secret adviser to Rupert Murdoch during his media empire’s phone-hacking scandal, suggesting the firm follow steps he took to calm public anger over the Iraq war, a London court has heard. [smh]

2 Americans Found Dead On Maersk Alabama – ‘Captain Phillips’ Ship – Two American security officers have been found dead on the Maersk Alabama container ship, police in the Seychelles said Wednesday. [cnn]

Another Race Attack At Top University – In an apparent racist attack, two white students at the University of the Free State allegedly drove deliberately over a black student and repeatedly beat him when he confronted them. [tlive]

Ukraine Truce Announced After Deadly Clashes – Ukraine’s president has announced a truce with the opposition after violent clashes with riot police killed at least 26 people. [sky]

Ukraine Crisis: Obama Attacks Putin Over Russia’s Role – Barack Obama has sharply criticised Russian support for crackdowns in Ukraine and Syria, calling for a transitional government in Kiev and personally accusing Vladimir Putin of failing to respect basic freedoms in both countries. [guardian]

Judgment Reserved In Pistorius Broadcast Case – Judgment was reserved on Wednesday in an application for live broadcasts of Oscar Pistorius’s murder trial in the North Gauteng High Court. [n24]

Details Of Philip Seymour Hoffmann’s Will Released – The actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who died suddenly this month of a suspected drug overdose, left the bulk of his estate to his long-term companion, Marianne O’Donnell, according to a will filed in a New York court on Wednesday. [busins]

Kim Jong Un Spends More Money On Luxury Goods Than His Father, UN Report Finds – North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un’s lavish spending — including on a private movie theater for 1,000 of his closest friends — eclipses even the legendary ways of his father, according to a U.N. report which also details the suffering of the Hermit Kingdom’s people. [fox]

Apple Wants To Make Your Head Into An App – A headset capable of issuing commands to another device with a simple head nod is one of 38 patents granted to Apple this week. Here’s what next in the iWorld. [beast]

Faith-Healing Parents Jailed After Second Child’s Death – A Pennsylvania mother and father who believe in faith-healing were sent to jail Wednesday for causing the death of their young, sick child by refusing to take him to the doctor. It was the second of Herbert and Catherine Schaible’s children to die under their care. [time]

Banksy’s Kissing Coppers – Taken From A Pub Wall In Brighton – Sells For $575,000 In US – One of Banksy’s most famous murals has been sold at auction in the US after being removed from the wall of a Brighton pub. [guardian]

L.A. Archdiocese Settles Final Priest Abuse Case; $740 Million Spent – The Los Angeles Archdiocese has settled what officials said is the last of its pending priest molestation lawsuits, bringing to a close a decade of wrenching abuse litigation that cost the Catholic Church more than $740 million. [latimes]

3-Year-Old Toddler With 160 IQ Admitted To Mensa – She’s not even in kindergarten yet, but a 3-year-old Arizona girl has been accepted into an exclusive global society known for its brain power. [reuters]

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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 😉

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

30% Off Beats By Dre Headphones – Beats by Dre is a partner of 2oceansvibe and that’s why we’ve made sure our readers should be looked after when they want to buy a pair. 30% off is the deal we got for you. Enjoy it! [check it out]

 

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