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Morning Headlines
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Tuesday Morning Spice
04 Oct 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Amanda Knox Wins Murder Appeal – Amanda Knox and ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito have been cleared of killing UK student Meredith Kercher following a successful appeal in Perugia, Italy. Miss Knox, 24, and Mr Sollecito, 27, had been convicted in 2009 of murdering the Leeds University student, 21, from south London, two years earlier. [bbc] SA Counterfeit […]
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Single Letter Domain Names Bought For Whopping £39 000 At Auction
03 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In the latest auction by Nominet (a company which runs Britain’s web infrastructure), Facebook, Google and Mercedez Benz were among several big name companies which reportedly bid on single letter web addresses. The auction helped raise £3 million for the Nominet Trust, a charity that promotes safe internet access.
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Monday Morning Spice
03 Oct 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Shane Warne And Liz Hurley Are Engaged – It was reported on Saturday night that Shane Warne had asked Elizabeth Hurley to marry him. And yesterday the glamorous mother-of-one showed off her new engagement ring after accepting the Australian cricketer’s proposal. Posing together with Hurley’s son Damien at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship this afternoon, the […]
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Friday Morning Spice
30 Sep 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Jackson Bodyguard: “Doctor Grabbed A Handful Of Vials” – One of Michael Jackson’s bodyguards, Alberto Alvarez, claims that Michael Jackson’s doctor, Conrad Murray, “grabbed a handful of vials” and told him to “put these in a bag”. Mr Alvarez was the first person to reach Jackson’s bedroom after his doctor called for help on June 25th, […]
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Thursday Morning Spice
29 Sep 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Plan To Fly Radio Control Explosive Planes Into The Pentagon, Busted – A 26-year-old Ashland, Mass., physicist thought he was working with Al Qaeda to pack remote-controlled aircraft with C-4 plastic explosives and use them to blow up the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol but in fact was dealing with undercover FBI, federal prosecutors alleged Wednesday. […]
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Wednesday Morning Spice
28 Sep 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Radio 702 Fires Mark Esterhuysen For Multiple F-Bombs During News Bulletin – The controller, producer and call screener on duty during Talk Radio 702’s 1am news bulletin were all so shocked by newsreader Mark Esterhuysen’s F-bombs on air (listen here) that they “froze for some time”. So said Eyewitness News’s editor-in-chief, Katy Katopodis. Katopodis said […]
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Tuesday Morning Spice
27 Sep 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Winnie Mandela Gets Top Award – Convicted kidnapper, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has become the first woman recipient of the National Heritage Council’s Ubuntu Award. The award is given to those who have “contributed selflessly to the benefit of humankind”. [timeslive] Michael Jackson’s Doctor’s Murder Trial Begins Today – Michael Jackson’s personal physician, Dr Conrad Murray, is to […]
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Monday Morning Spice
26 Sep 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
No More Anonymous ‘Defriending’ On Facebook – With a slew of cosmetic changes and tweaks, Facebook users could be forgiven for getting a little frustrated over the last few days. But the social network’s new Timeline feature looks set to really enrage users after it emerged the ability to anonymously ‘defriend’ people will become a thing […]
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Friday Morning Spice
23 Sep 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Kenny Kunene Launches Reality TV Show – There was plenty of sushi – in fact, too much of it – but there were no naked women lying on their backs last night as Kenny Kunene hosted a preview of his reality TV show So What, premiering on e.tv tomorrow night. Wow. This is going to […]
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Thursday Morning Spice
22 Sep 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Ow, shaiya Floyd! Pulling off the mirror pose with ease… ANCYL Plans Mass Action For Nationalisation – The ANC Youth League will take to the streets in October to demand the nationalisation of mines and an equal share in South Africa’s mineral resources, says its spokesman, Floyd Shivambu. The mobilisation is planned for October 27 […]
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Wednesday Morning Spice
21 Sep 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Proof That SA Sold Sniper Rifles To Gaddafi – A document released by Human Rights Watch proves that South African arms manufacturer Truvelo Armoury exported sniper rifles to the Gaddafi regime in 2009, the DA said on Tuesday. “This provides clear evidence that sniper rifles were exported to Muammar Gaddafi’s regime in Libya,” he said. “We cannot […]
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Tuesday Morning Spice
20 Sep 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
James Murdoch To Pay Milly’s Family Millions – James Murdoch, the chairman of News International, has reportedly agreed to cough up about £3-million ($4.7-million) in damages to the family of Milly Dowler, the 13-year-old English murder victim whose phone and voicemails were hacked by reporters of the now-defunct News of the World tabloid. [ibtimes] Avusa […]
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Monday Morning Spice
19 Sep 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
David Hasselhof One Of The Stars At Loerie Awards – David Hasselhoff hosted the Sunday night leg of the 2011 Loerie Awards in Cape Town, much to the delight of the 1 500 people who attended the event at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Chants of “Hoff, Hoff, Hoff” rang out as he introduced […]
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Friday Morning Spice
16 Sep 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Norway Killer Caught On CCTV Shortly Before Bomb Blast – Anders Behring Breivik, who has confessed to killing nearly 80 people in twin terror attacks in Norway on July 22, was filmed by a security camera right after he placed a bomb outside a government building in downtown Oslo. [abcnews] Cameron And Sarkozy Receive Heroes […]
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Thursday Morning Spice
15 Sep 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
SuperSport Axes Darren Scott For Racist Remarks – Darren Scott’s racial outburst at a colleague means rugby fans will no longer see his face on Supersport. The sports channel announced yesterday that it had decided to “part ways” with Scott following the public outcry at his dropping the K-Bomb on a colleague. [timeslive] Afriforum Will Fight […]
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Wednesday Morning Spice
14 Sep 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Vodacom Challenges The Spirit Of the Consumer Protection Act – Vodacom’s decision to slow down the speed at which BlackBerry users access the internet if they have used more than a 100 megabytes of data a month could be in breach of the “spirit” of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA), analysts say. [mail&guardian] DA Believes […]
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Tuesday Morning Spice
13 Sep 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Julius Malema Owes Afriforum R400,000 – In addition to facing disciplinary charges for bringing the ANC into disrepute and causing a struggle song to be banned, embattled ANC Youth League president Julius Malema will have to fork out about R400000 to advocacy group Afriforum. [timeslive] Djokivik Takes Nadal – Novak Djokovic confirmed his status as […]
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Monday Morning Spice
12 Sep 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Two F-16 Fighter Jets Escort Plane To JFK Airport – Two F-16 fighter jets were scrambled to escort a flight from Los Angeles to John F. Kennedy Airport Sunday afternoon after passengers refused to come out of a bathroom. The Transportation Security Administration said in a statement that it was “notified of passengers allegedly behaving suspiciously” […]
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Friday Morning Spice
09 Sep 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Andy Roddick Loses His Cool At US Open – As the rain resumes at the US Open, here’s video and interview information from Andy Roddick. Today, Roddick gave US Open referee Brian Earley a mouthful for not repairing water damage to the Louis Armstrong court. [tennisx] Boks Name Experienced Lineup – The Springboks have have named […]
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Thursday Morning Spice
08 Sep 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Adorable Home Videos Of Gaddafi The Grandfather Emerge – Previously unseen personal video footage of Colonel Gaddafi has emerged which shows the former Libyan dictator playing with his grandchildren in his Bab al-Aziziya compound in Tripoli in 2005. [telegraph] Gaddafi Surrounded By Rebels – Libyan fighters have surrounded ousted dictator Moammar Gadhafi, and it is […]
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Wednesday Morning Spice
07 Sep 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Oscar Pistorius Storms Out Of BBC Interview – South African double-amputee runner Oscar Pistorius cut short a BBC radio interview after being asked whether he could be viewed as an “inconvenient embarrassment” to athletics officials for competing in able-bodied competitions. “I think that’s an insult to me and I think this interview is over,” Pistorius […]
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Tuesday Morning Spice
06 Sep 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Cambridge Named Best University In The World – Cambridge is the best university in the world, according to a new league table which sees its rival Oxford awarded fifth place. The institution topped the eighth annual QS World University Rankings, seeing off competition from leading US institutions. [independent] Hostage Drama In Sydney – A man wearing […]
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Monday Morning Spice
05 Sep 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Rafael Nadal Endures Excruciating Cramps During US Open Press Conference – Rafael Nadal sent a scare through the US Open on Sunday when he slumped to the floor during his post-match news conference because of severe cramping in his leg.Rafael Nadal sent a scare through the US Open on Sunday when he slumped to the […]
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Thursday Morning Spice
01 Sep 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Black Farmers Selling Farms Back To Previous White Owners – South Africa’s minister of land reform says black farmers have resold nearly 30 percent of the white farmland bought for them by the government – often back to the previous white owners. Minister Gugile Nkwinti announced the startling indicator of failure at Wednesday’s launch of a […]
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Wednesday Morning Spice
31 Aug 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
ANC Shocked By ‘Hooligan Behaviour’ – The ANC has blamed its youth league for the “hooligan behaviour” by supporters of league president Julius Malema in Johannesburg’s CBD on Tuesday. At least one policeman and five journalists were injured when youths threw stones, set bins alight and burnt images of ANC leaders ahead of Malema’s disciplinary hearing […]
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Tuesday Morning Spice
30 Aug 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 4 Comments
Austin Powers Actor, ‘Random Task’ Convicted Of Rape And Torture – The actor best known for playing Dr. Evil’s shoe-throwing henchman Random Task in 1997’s “Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery,” was convicted of torture Thursday in Santa Ana, Calif. in connection with a 1990 Christmas Eve gang rape of a woman who was out […]
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Monday Morning Spice
29 Aug 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Purported Pic Of iPhone 5 Back Cover Emerges – The iPhone 5 may not look all that different from its predecessor, the iPhone 4. What is said to be a photo of an iPhone 5’s back cover has emerged, and it features a model number widely believed to be associated with the next generation Apple […]
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Friday Morning Spice
26 Aug 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Massive Condoleezza Rice Photo Album Found In Gaddafi’s Lair – “Deeply bizarre and deeply creepy.” That’s how the State Department is describing a surprising find inside the compound of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi: a photo album with “page after page” pictures of Condoleezza Rice. [msnbc] SA And US Free $1.5 Billion Libya Aid – The United […]
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Thursday Morning Spice
25 Aug 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Steve Jobs Resigns As CEO Of Apple – Steve Jobs, the visionary co-founder of Apple Inc. and driving force behind a string of products that revolutionized the consumer-electronics industry, stepped down as chief executive but was named chairman of the board, the company said late Wednesday. His relinquishing of daily control had been widely anticipated […]
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Wednesday Morning Spice
24 Aug 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 11 Comments
Rebels Victorious, As Hunt For Gaddafi Continues – Following their occupation of Gaddafi’s compound, rebel forces have intensified their search for Colonel Muammar Gaddafi – as the leader calls for Tripoli residents to “cleanse” the Libyan capital of insurgents. Col Gaddafi said in an audio broadcast on Syria’s Al-Rai television: “All Libyans must be present […]
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