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Morning Headlines
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Friday Morning Spice
20 Jan 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Apple Is Worth More Than South Africa – Apple‘s stock price hit an all-time hight of $431.37 a share in early trading today, pushing its market capitalization above $400 billion. At that price, Apple’s value was higher than the gross domestic product (GDP) of Greece, Austria, Argentina or South Africa. [digitrends] Stay Cool In The […]
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Thursday Morning Spice
19 Jan 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
London Firm Pays R470 Million For Quarter Of Mvelaphanda – Private-equity group Blackstar had spent about R468m to acquire Coronation’s 28% stake in Mvelaphanda Group , the parties announced yesterday. Mvela’s holdings include 21% of media group Avusa , the half-owner of Business Day, and 3% of Absa. [businessday] Huffington Post To Launch Live […]
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Wednesday Morning Spice
18 Jan 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Sites Go Offline In US Piracy Law Protest – A number of high-profile websites are taking part in a 24-hour “blackout” to protest against two bills being considered by Congress to tackle copyright infringement. The above image is what you see if you do a search on Wikipedia or if you visit HuffingtonPost. [bbc] Damning […]
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Tuesday Morning Spice
17 Jan 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Cape Magistrate Tells Mavericks Strippers They Are Beautiful – A Cape Town magistrate seemed bowled over on Monday as 12 attractive Mavericks strip club exotic dancers packed the dock before him, following their arrest last November. “You really are beautiful, hey!” magistrate Chumani Giyos said, causing ripples of laughter in the courtroom. [timeslive] Beyonce Gets […]
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Monday Morning Spice
16 Jan 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
MINI Wins The Dakar Rally – Stephane Peterhansel claimed his 10th Dakar Rally win, and the first for the Mini brand, as he cruised to the finish in Lima today. The Frenchman was in control of the 2012 Dakar for the majority of the distance. Early punctures and a period stuck in sand dunes two stages […]
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Friday Morning Spice
13 Jan 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
Kim Jong Il’s Other Son Says It’s All A Front – The oldest son of North Korea’s deceased despot Kim Jong Il blasted his ruler brother as a “symbol” whose role was stage-managed by the Pyongyang elite, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported Thursday. Kim Jong Nam, who fell out of favor with his father for […]
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Thursday Morning Spice
12 Jan 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
India Demands Apology After Top Gear India Special – Jeremy Clarkson, the Top Gear presenter, may have been described by the chairman of the BBC Trust as a “leading cultural export”, but his latest foray abroad risks causing a diplomatic incident. The complaint follows a string of controversies involving Mr Clarkson. [telegraph] Zola Bud Wants […]
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Wednesday Morning Spice
11 Jan 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
CES 2012 Coverage – Held in Las Vegas, the International CES is the world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow and basically showcases every single gadget you could ever imagine. Now that we’re all into tech toys and iPhones and iPods, with bluetooth coming out of our ears – this is basically heaven. Wired covered it nicely. […]
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Tuesday Morning Spice
10 Jan 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Coming soon – on Top TV.. Top TV Defies ICASA – Launching Porn Channel In 2 Weeks – TopTV is pushing ahead with its plans for porn and wants to launch its hardcore pornographic package within two weeks. Meanwhile South Africa’s broadcasting regulator is preparing a court interdict to stop the pay TV operator, should it […]
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Monday Morning Spice
09 Jan 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Olympic Runner Auctions Ad-Space On His Body – Olympian Nick Symmonds, a vocal critic of what he calls track and field’s needlessly restrictive logo and sponsorship regulations, is auctioning advertising space on his body to raise money — and awareness. Symmonds, currently the U.S. national champion in the 800 meters, will wear the winning bidder’s Twitter […]
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Friday Morning Spice
06 Jan 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Cape Town Prepares For The Most Prestigious Event Of The Year – More and more people seem to have come around to the fact that there is only one classy horse racing affair in South Africa – one that boasts limited numbers and genuine cool. Unlike other horse racing events, The L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate on […]
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Thursday Morning Spice
05 Jan 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Good times.. Robert Mugabe Will Attend The ANC Birthday Celebrations – The African National Congress expects 46 heads of state at its 100th anniversary bash this weekend, but isn’t sure its iconic leader Nelson Mandela will attend. Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, Nigeria’s Goodluck Jonathan and Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni are among leaders that have confirmed. [timeslive] […]
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Wednesday Morning Spice
04 Jan 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Woolworths And Quirk Rollout First Facebook Retail Experience – Woolworths SA and Quirk have collaborated to enhance South Africa’s f-commerce platform, facilitating and executing sales transactions on Facebook, and providing more than four million users a new offering in online shopping experiences. [mail&guardian] Kallis And Petersen Put SA In Command – Jacques Kallis and Alviro […]
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Monday Morning Spice
02 Jan 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
The World Welcomes 2012 – An astounding one million revelers erupted in cheers amid a confetti-filled celebration in New York’s Times Square to welcome in the new year, part of star-studded celebrations and glittering fireworks displays around the world to usher in 2012. From New Zealand to New York, the world eagerly welcomed a new year […]
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Friday Morning Spice
30 Dec 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Giant Man Spotted At North Korea Funeral – In a sea of indistinguishable onlookers clad in black with their backs turned to the camera, one man stood out at Kim Jong Il’s funeral. Who is this giant? Could it be Ri “Michael” Myung Hun — North Korea’s NBA star — as some commenters have suggested? Thanks […]
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Thursday Morning Spice
29 Dec 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Kim Jong Un Gets Cool New Title – North Korea declared Kim Jong Il’s son and successor “supreme leader” of the ruling party, military and the people during a memorial Thursday for his father in the government’s first public endorsement of his leadership. [associated] WTF? I Wanted an iPhone!’ Comedian Retweets Messages from Angry, Entitled […]
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Wednesday Morning Spice
28 Dec 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Julius Malema Wins ‘Mampara Of The Year” Award – The Sunday Times runs a weekly Mampara of the week award, which goes to the person they believe has acted like the biggest Mampara (asshole). The competition is stiff and you can only imagine what a jerk you have to be to win the Mampara of […]
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Friday Morning Spice
23 Dec 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
Cheaper Broadband On The Way To SA Next Year – Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) launched a new process last week which sees affordable broadband just around the corner. Some time next year spectrum in the 2.6 gigahertz (GHz) and 800 megahertz (MHz) will be licensed to successful applicants. The spectrum in the 2.6GHz […]
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Thursday Morning Spice
22 Dec 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Prince William Shows Off His Urban Dance Moves – The Duke of Cambridge embraced the spirit of the festive season last night — albeit in a somewhat unconventional fashion — when he performed his own dance moves with an 18-year-old girl at a charitable shelter. [telegraph] Piers Morgan Is In The Dwang – Bosses at […]
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Wednesday Morning Spice
21 Dec 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Mvelaphanda Deal Collapses – A bid by investment firm Blackstar to acquire SA’s Mvelaphanda Group in a R1,9bn deal collapsed yesterday, after shareholders argued Mvela’s unbundling would create more value than Blackstar’s cash and shares offer. The offer was yesterday described as an attempt to pick up Mvela’s lucrative assets at a “discount”. [businessday] […]
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Tuesday Morning Spice
20 Dec 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Vodacom Beats MTN With iPhone 4S Deals – The iPhone 4S has finally been launched in SA this past weekend – but the networks kept their cards close to their chest in terms of deals. Pricing was only officially announced on Thursday, and not through very public channels. Pricing is definitely better than expected, but […]
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Monday Morning Spice
19 Dec 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Kim Jong Il Is Dead – Our Dear leader has died. As you would imagine, he died from overwork – giving too much to his people. Officially they say he died from “great mental and physical pain.” He was on a train at the time, conducting a “field guidance tour.” No doubt looking at things […]
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Friday Morning Spice
16 Dec 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
Billion Rand Lottery Ticket Sales Go Crazy – Sales of online tickets to tonight’s Mega Millions lottery jackpot of over R1 billion have doubled, as the closing time nears. With a jackpot of $135 million, South Africans are clambering to have the chance of waking up on Saturday, a billionaire. Buy your tickets safely and […]
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Thursday Morning Spice
15 Dec 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Zynga Inc. Goes Public On Thursday – Zynga Inc., whose games now reach 60 million active players, daily, and 232 million active players every month, is going public. In one of the busiest weeks on Wall Street, Zynga, according to its SEC filing, is planning to offer 100 million shares this week in an IPO. Zynga’s […]
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Wednesday Morning Spice
14 Dec 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
South African Student Nabbed For Drug Trafficking – On the day a South African woman was executed in China for smuggling drugs, a young Johannesburg student was arrested in Thailand for allegedly trying to smuggle cocaine hidden in her dreadlocks into the country. Follow link to see how she hid it. [Daily Dispatch] James Murdoch […]
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Tuesday Morning Spice
13 Dec 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Obama Wants His Toy Plane Back – President Barack Obama said Monday that the United States has asked Iran to return a U.S. drone aircraft that Iran claims it recently brought down in Iranian territory. “We’ve asked for it back. We’ll see how the Iranians respond,” Obama said in a news conference. [cnn] New Castro Interview […]
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Monday Morning Spice
12 Dec 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
White Blonde FHM Model Wins Miss South Africa – Melinda Bam, a 22-year-old Pretoria University B Comm marketing student and former FHM model has been crowned the new Miss SA in a glamorous event at Sun City. Her first princess is Remona Moodley, 22, and second princess Thuli Sangwini, 21. White, Indian and Black. Tick, […]
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Friday Morning Spice
09 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Two dead in Virginia Tech University shooting – A gunman ambushed and killed a campus police officer and was later reported to have been found dead on Thursday at Virginia Tech University, the site of one of the worst shooting rampages in U.S. history. [Reuters] Protesters ‘abused, manhandled’ at COP17 – A climate change meeting […]
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Thursday Morning Spice
08 Dec 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Gorbachev Calls For New Election – Mikhail S. Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, added his voice to a nascent anti-Kremlin protest movement on Wednesday, calling for the results of increasingly disputed parliamentary elections last weekend to be scrapped. Mr. Gorbachev’s remarks come after days of demonstrations against the authorities that have drawn […]
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Wednesday Morning Spice
07 Dec 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
CEO Of Cricket SA Cries Like A Baby – Cricket SA (CSA) CEO Gerald Majola burst out in tears after appearing in front of a commission of inquiry into the organisation’s bonus scandal. He was questioned at length about the fact that he and Don McIntosh, the IPL tournament director, received more than two-thirds of a […]
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