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Morning Headlines
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Monday Morning Spice
05 Mar 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Putin Wins Russian Election, Amid Rigging Accusations – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin claimed victory in a presidential election that his opponents say was marred by fraud, accusing protesters against his rule of seeking to usurp power. [bloomberg] China Ups Defense Spending By 11% For 2012 – China said Sunday that it would boost its defense […]
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Friday Morning Spice
02 Mar 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Velvet Sky In “Pay Now – Fly Later” Scheme – Velvet Sky, the troubled low-cost airline, has been accused by BP Southern Africa, to which it owes R29-million of resorting to “desperate cash-raising measures to stave off bankruptcy”. [mail&guardian] 2ov Flights Does Not Include Velvet Sky – Online flight comparison website, 2ov Flights have confirmed […]
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Thursday Morning Spice
01 Mar 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Apple Joins $500 Billion Club – After the U.S. market closed on Tuesday, the value of Apple topped $500 billion amid reports the iPad 3 launch is imminent. The company is now worth more in dollar terms than most countries’ gross domestic product and joins a very exclusive club of companies that have been valued, at […]
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Wednesday Morning Spice
29 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Apple To Launch iPad 3 On March 7 – Apple Inc, the world’s most valuable company, will hold a product event on March 7 in San Francisco, where it’s said to be releasing the third generation of its best-selling iPad tablet computer. [timesofindia] Interpol Claims Anonymous Members Arrested – Interpol said Tuesday that 25 suspected members of […]
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Tuesday Morning Spice
28 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Auction Alliance CEO Steps Down – Auction Alliance CEO and founder Rael Levitt will step down from his post pending an independent investigation into allegations of a money-making racket, the company’s board said on Monday. Current chief financial officer Bruce Sneddon would take over as acting chief executive, it said in a statement. [iol] Activists Rally Against […]
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Monday Morning Spice
27 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Meryl Streep Wins Third Oscar – Meryl Streep won her third Oscar award this morning for her role as Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the film The Iron Lady. As usual the night was a glittering affair with some obvious winners and some surprises. Follow the link for the full list of winners. [oscar-winners] Commission […]
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Friday Morning Spice
24 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Chaos During Zuma Lecture – Chairs Thrown – A public lecture by President Jacob Zuma in Cape Town degenerated into chaos yesterday when supporters of ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema booed and heckled him. Matters got out of hand and an SABC cameraman was injured when a chair was hurled at him. Dearie dearie […]
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Thursday Morning Spice
23 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
More Spending, Lower Deficit: Gordhan Silences Sceptics – Budget deficit projected at 4,8%, below forecast of 5,5%, with tax breaks of R9,5bn and a new Treasury push to restrain public sector wages. [businessday] Budget Broadly Welcomed – Political parties and others have broadly welcomed Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s proposed 2012/13 Budget tabled in the National […]
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Wednesday Morning Spice
22 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Khoisan Demand Recognition And Land – The Khoisan demanded recognition and that their land claims be addressed in a protest outside the department of rural development and land reform in Pretoria on Tuesday. In the memorandum the group demanded that the Khoisan be recognised as the first indigenous nation in South Africa. They want land and AfriForum […]
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Tuesday Morning Spice
21 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Monaco’s Prince Casiraghi In New York Bar Brawl – A vicious fight involving vodka and supermodels at a Meatpacking District nightclub sparked a royal beatdown that landed Monaco’s Prince Pierre Casiraghi in hospital The attack on the 24-year-old son of Princess Caroline and grandson of Grace Kelly came during a late-night confrontation between the prince and his […]
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Monday Morning Spice
20 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
Another Pinnacla Point Project Folds – Financially troubled property company Pinnacle Point Group will have its Lagos Keys project in Nigeria, whose value is estimated to be R398m, terminated as it cannot raise funds to develop the venture, lawyers representing its liquidators said yesterday. [businessday] Bobby Brown Walks Out Of Whitney’s Service – Whitney Houston’s ex-husband […]
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Friday Morning Spice
17 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Monica Lewinsky Back In Spotlight With PBS’ Two-Part “Clinton” – Monica Lewinsky has attempted to keep a low-profile after her role in President Bill Clinton’s impeachment scandal made her name the butt of many late-night jokes. But she’s likely to become a topic of discussion again when PBS airs its much anticipated two-part, four-hour documentary […]
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Thursday Morning Spice
16 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Sean Penn Has A Go At Prince William – The Hollywood actor accused Britain of insensitivity for sending Prince William to the disputed islands claimed by Argentina. Speaking in Uruguay having met President Jose Mujica, Penn repeated his assertion made in Argentina on Monday that Britain’s stance over the Falklands was “colonialist, ludicrous and archaic”. [telegraph] FFP […]
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Wednesday Morning Spice
15 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Telkom Faces R3,5 Billion Fine – Might Go Bust – Telkom will appear before the competition tribunal today, in a case which may see the company go bust, SABC news reported on Tuesday. The Competition Commission has asked the tribunal to find Telkom guilty of excessive pricing and abuse of the market and wants the company […]
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Tuesday Morning Spice
14 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
A diver poses, not knowing Tina Watson lies dead below him Honeymoon Scuba Murder Trial Begins – The trial of a man charged with killing his new bride while the two were scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef begins today in Alabama, almost a decade she drowned on their honeymoon. Gabe Watson, 34, is accused […]
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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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