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Morning Headlines
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Monday Morning Spice
13 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
The late Whitney Houston with Nelson Mandela Whitney Houston Was Found In The Bath – Pop star Whitney Houston was found dead in the bath in her room at the Beverly Hills Hilton hotel, the Los Angeles coroner’s office has confirmed. Deputy coroner Ed Winter said that the post-mortem on the singer’s body had been completed, […]
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Friday Morning Spice
10 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
MTN In Bed With Iran’s Military – Competing mobile operators MTN and Turkcell were silent this week on the latter’s claims that MTN bribed its way into Iran six years ago. But circumstances surrounding MTN’s audacious entry into Iran, and the South African government’s concurrent diplomatic efforts there, provide a compelling context for the claims. [mail&guardian] […]
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Thursday Morning Spice
09 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Pick n Pay’s Chief Executive Resigns – South Africa’s Pick n Pay said on Wednesday its chief executive, Nick Badminton, would step down at the end of this month, leaving the nation’s number two grocer as it faces increased competition from Walmart. [walmart] Fabio Capello Resigns As England Football Manager – The Football Association will […]
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Wednesday Morning Spice
08 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
‘Nothing Left’ Of R500,000 Pinnacle Point Membership Fee – The owner of Cape Point Vineyards, Sybrand Van Der Spuy, told the insolvency inquiry into JSE-listed group Pinnacle Point in Cape Town on Tuesday that he and 120 other investors paid R500 000 each to become a platinum club member, which gave them exclusive use of […]
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Tuesday Morning Spice
07 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
JFK Watched Intern Give Oral Sex To Another Man – “During a noonday swim, with David Powers sitting at the edge of the pool while Kennedy and Mimi splashed around, the president said to her, “Mr. Powers looks a little tense. Would you take care of it?” Understanding that she was being instructed to give […]
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Monday Morning Spice
06 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Julius Malema – Does the Fanta Grape impression Taken earlier this year in Mauritius. ANC Youth League Members Urinate On Malema T-Shirts – Not long ago he was the golden boy of Polokwane. On Saturday, ANC Youth League supporters urinated on a Julius Malema T-shirt and set it alight. This happened minutes after ANC leader and […]
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Thursday Morning Spice
02 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
More Than 70 Die In Egyptian Football Riot – At least 74 people have been killed and 1,000 injured after a football pitch invasion in Egypt, according to reports. Clashes are said to have broken out as fans flooded the field seconds after the game in the northern coastal city of Port Said finished. There were reports […]
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Wednesday Morning Spice
01 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Kim Jong Un Embraces The Masses – North Korea’s young new leader gets rock star treatment when he visits his troops — just as his father did. But while the late Kim Jong Il mostly stayed aloof in dark shades, his son holds hands and hugs his soldiers. Kim Jong Un seems to want to bond […]
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Tuesday Morning Spice
31 Jan 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
‘Bones Brigade’ Exposes Skateboarding’s Golden Age At Sundance – There were many laughs and some tears, but mostly the crowd switched between adoring focus and roaring applause at the Sundance Film Festival screening of Stacy Peralta’s newest skateboarding documentary, The Bones Brigade: An Autobiography, at Salt Lake’s Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center. [wired] Minister Enters […]
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Monday Morning Spice
30 Jan 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Djokovic Wins 2012 Australian Open In Longest Final Ever – Novak Djokovic ripped off his shirt and let out a primal scream, flexing his torso the way a prize fighter would after a desperate, last-round knockout. This was the final act in Djokovic’s 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 7-5 victory over Rafael Nadal in the Australian […]
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Friday Morning Spice
27 Jan 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
The Fast, Fabulous, Allegedly Fraudulent Life of Megaupload’s Kim Dotcom – Since the shutdown of Megaupload, stories have erupted about the life and exploits of the company’s founder, a self-styled “Dr. Evil” of file sharing. Kim Dotcom’s opulent digs, high-end cars, fondness for models and other Bond-villain-esque behaviors have been splashed across websites and have […]
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Thursday Morning Spice
26 Jan 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Capitec Expanding With New Branches And Credit Card – Capitec is working on a pilot study in a bid to introduce a credit card next year and will spend close to R200m on branch expansion over the next three years, the bank said yesterday. In anticipation of growth from a diverse range of clients, by 2015 […]
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Wednesday Morning Spice
25 Jan 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Queen Mary 2 Docks In Cape Town [Pics] – Jocelyn Hui tweeted this picture of the Queen Mary 2 on sea. The Table Mountain oversees the arrival of the ship in the Mother City. (@1littlenoodle). [news24] Malema Appeal Ends – The ANC’s appeal committee concluded Youth League president Julius Malema’s disciplinary appeal hearing yesterday and […]
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Tuesday Morning Spice
24 Jan 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Anonymous Threatens To Take Down Facebook On January 28 – Anonymous is planning to target Facebook in an attack Jan. 28 — at least that’s what a video uploaded to YouTube Monday is claiming in the name of the hacker network. “An online war has begun between Anonymous, the people and the government of the United […]
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Monday Morning Spice
23 Jan 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Heidi Klum And Seal Are Set For Divorce – A rare leading story for the Morning Spice – Supermodel Heidi Klum is preparing to divorce singer Seal after six years of marriage. Klum is expected to lodge divorce papers any day, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split. A message was posted on Seal’s Twitter […]
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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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