Katy Perry & Lauren Sanchez To Ride Jeff Bezos’ Rocket Into Space
This will be the first all-female flight crew since Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova’s solo spaceflight in 1963.
Thursday Morning Spice
ANC announces new Gauteng leadership, Trump proposes selling $5 million ‘Gold Cards’ to wealthy immigrants, How a fraudster helped fund Farage’s US trip, Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Gossip Girl Actor, Dies Aged 39, and The disturbing internet history of a triple killer.
Study Shows That MacKenzie Scott’s $19 Billion Donations Have Been ‘Transformational’
One thing has been made crystal clear: Scott’s giving style is shaking up what it means to be a billionaire in a big way.
Monday Morning Spice
Proteas on top after day 3 at Newlands, Demi Moore wins her first award for acting, Trapped zama zamas resort to cannibalism, and The best and worst moments of the Golden Globes 2025.
Friday Morning Spice
Hapless Wales in Springbok crosshairs, Extortionist demands cut from rescuers at Stilfontein, Anger over cost of King Charles’s coronation, The rise and fall of Matt Gaetz, and Private equity company buys three South African fibre networks.
Monday Morning Spice
Why the Kolisi divorce has shaken the nation, Carlos Sainz wins Mexico GP, Trump takes over Madison Square Garden, Why the WordPress row matters, and Robert Downey Jr. confronts Elon Musk ‘Cosplaying Tony Stark’.
Mark Zuckerberg Joins Elite Club With Just Elon Musk And Jeff Bezos As Members
Only three of tech’s biggest moguls have reached this club summit: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Tesla/X CEO Elon Musk, and now, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Inside Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Factory Crafting The Future of Reusable Rockets [Video]
Kudos to this YouTuber for getting a tour with Bezos as his guide considering how closed-door this company has been.
Jeff Bezos Just Bought A Fourth Private Jet That Flies Near The Speed Of Sound
The G700 is considered one of the largest and most advanced private jets in the world, capable of flying at Mach 0.925.
Amazon South Africa Is Now Live
With little fanfare, Amazon South Africa has gone live.
Thursday Morning Spice
Just 57 companies linked to 80% of greenhouse gas emission, Europe’s space agency prepares to blot out the Sun, Matrix returning for a fifth movie, Kaizer Chiefs’ Luke Fleurs shot & killed, Japanese people could all be called Sato by 2531, and The case for marrying older men.
Elon Musk Lashes Out At Jeff Bezos’ Ex For Donating Billions To Charities
Elon Musk has something to say about everything, and this time MacKenzie Scott, Jeff Bezos’ ex, was on the receiving end of a grammatically challenged X post.
Wednesday Morning Spice
Major upgrades for South Africa’s main airports, Hostage situation at McDonald’s in Durban, 1.3 tons of cocaine found hidden in frozen fish, Mantashe crowns himself most productive energy minister, and The Annual Walk-a-Thon for Capetonian doggies is back.
Monday Morning Spice
Thong-wearing protesters bare their bums in protest against G-string ban, Marathon world record holder dies in road accident, How a Dior bag shook South Korean politics, Jeff Bezos sells off R38 billion in shares, and Madagascar set to castrate child rapists after parliament passes law.
Thursday Morning Spice
Western Cape snake handler succumbs to snouted cobra bite, Netflix shutting down cheap ad-free plan, Inside Jeff Bezos’ star-studded 60th birthday bash, US inmate faces first nitrogen execution, and British public could be called up to fight if UK goes to war.
Jeff Bezos And Lauren Sánchez Describing Their ‘Pretty Normal’ Typical Day Is Beyond Belief Amidst Billionaire Backlash
These two are as ridiculous as ever.
Jeff Bezos Accused Of Giving Housekeeper ‘Frequent UTIs’ In Lawsuit
When the Bezos family were home, housekeepers were restricted from entering the residence except for strictly necessary cleaning duties. As a result, this meant that staff had no access to the property’s restrooms.
Thursday Morning Spice
Searching for Sugar Man singer dies aged 81, Shock Springboks omissions explained, Taxi strike extended for two more days, and Genetically engineered ‘supertrees’ stoke climate hope.
Virgin Galactic Launches First Commercial Space Flight This Afternoon – Watch It Live
Virgin Galactic will be taking passengers and crew on a 90-minute suborbital ride this afternoon as the ‘spaceplane’ blasts them up to about 80km above the New Mexico desert.
They’re Calling Out Jeff Bezos’ Hypocrisy For Making Plentiful Progressive Promises While Sailing A ‘Blood Timber’ Superyacht
A journalist has called out Jeff Bezos’ superyacht Koru for potentially being constructed from so-called “blood timber”.
This Is How Jeff Bezos Proposed To Girlfriend Lauren Sanchez
Let’s face it, Jeff was never going to ask Sanchez to marry him by putting a ring into her Cream Soda float at Spur.
Dare You To Try These Tech CEO-Inspired Cocktails Devised By ChatGPT And Bard
Can I interest you in an ‘Electric Entrepreneur’? It is an Elon Musk-esque travesty, made from a grab bag of contrasting spirits and bitters topped off by a squeeze of Red Bull.
With No Helipad On His Mega Yacht, Jeff Bezos Buys $75 Million Support Vessel With A Hangar For His Helicopter Pilot Girlfriend
This must be the gazillionaire version of buying a Venter trailer because your spouse has too much luggage.
Superyachts Are The Problem, Not Your Splash Pool
Maybe if Jeff Bezos had a smaller boat, little Tommy down the street wouldn’t have to be made to feel like a rich drol because his dad put in a pool.
Never Mind Cow Farts, Bill Gates Is Focussing On Cow Burps
Bill Gates VS. cow burps (and farts).
Adorable: Jeff Bezos And Lauren Sánchez’ First Interview As A Couple [Video]
Jeff Bezos, the fourth wealthiest person in the world, opened up his busy schedule for an interview alongside his girlfriend Lauren Sánchez.
Thursday Morning Spice
Amazon’s record $1 trillion crash. ‘Official’ verification Twitter backtrack. Penn loans Oscar to Zelenskyy. Jen Aniston bares it all.
That Was Quick: Bezos Ex MacKenzie Scott Is Getting Divorced Again
MacKenzie went from marrying the wealthiest man in the world to marrying a science teacher at the school that her kids attended. Sadly, that has not gone to plan.
How Elon Musk Crushed Bezos To Become The World’s Richest Person
It’s been a full year since Elon Musk overtook Jeff Bezos as the richest person in the world and he’s now well clear of his rival.
Monday Morning Spice
Tech billionaire escape fantasies. Pump and dump exec jumps from NYC building. Lisa Kudrow labelled ‘worst human’.