Monday Morning Spice

Sports Illustrated’s Publisher Terminates Most Of Staff In Mass Layoff – Trumps JR: “Judging by the biological male that graced the swimsuit cover and some of the other rather portly models I can’t imagine what happened.” [abcnews]

‘I’ve Skied For 20 Years And Worked In The Alps – I’ve Never Seen It So Bad’ – Once the sport of the leisured elite, overcrowded slopes, drunk rookies and a need for speed mean even experienced skiers are at risk. [telegraph]

How Yacht Owners Are Using Their Explorer Vessels For Humanitarian Efforts – “The aim is to leave each destination better than we found it,” says one Texas billionaire. [robbreport]

ANC Donor – Whose Director ‘Blessed’ Mashatile’s Girlfriend – Pockets R90m Land Deal – A company that has received billions in government contracts and donated millions to the ANC, and whose director paid for the upkeep of Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s former girlfriend, pocketed R90 million from a seemingly questionable land deal with the Gauteng Department of Human Settlements. [news24]

Fans In Dricus du Plessis’s Hometown Of Pretoria Go Wild As South Africa Celebrates Its First UFC champion Following His Split Decision Win Over Sean Strickland In Toronto – Fans in Pretoria were jubilant as hometown hero Dricus du Plessis became the first South African to become a UFC champion with his win in Toronto. [dailymail]