Monday Morning Spice
UK to ban sale of disposable vapes, The tech industry’s biggest flops, R500 million for one province to print matric exam papers, Max Verstappen moved on cusp of F1 race ban, and Ukraine launches major drone attack on Russian bombers.
The Quiet Push For Billionaire Businessman Patrice Motsepe To Be Next President Of South Africa
Detractors claim Motsepe will be just another “instrument of capital”, but after a Gupta tool and a reluctant squirrel, someone with track record of good leadership and a clean public image might be refreshing.
‘Merit, Not Race’: DA Finally Takes Fight Against Employment Equity Act To Court
Two years after launching legal action, the DA will finally begin their “merit, and not race” argument in the Pretoria High Court.
Tuesday Morning Spice
Attenborough at 99 delivers ‘greatest message he’s ever told’, Israel vows to escalate war to ‘conquer’ Gaza, Missing Wisconsin mother found ‘alive and well’ after six decades, and Why you should be visiting Greece in September and October.
Monday Morning Spice
Two arrested over bomb plot targeting Lady Gaga concert in Rio, South Africa’s disastrous R3.5 billion shopping mall, Oscar Piastri wins F1 Miami Grand Prix, ‘Clown’ Donald Trump slammed for AI-generated pope post, and ANC chorus builds to oust DA from GNU.
Monday Morning Spice
Rory McIlroy wins career grand slam, ANC backflips on VAT, The Breakfast Club brat pack reunite, Lauren Sanchez’s all-female space flight is about to blast off, and Oscar Piastri lays down F1 title gauntlet to Lando Norris with victory in Bahrain.
Friday Morning Spice
Cape Town politics shift: ANC’s Banele Majingo joins DA, Why you should seriously consider kidnap and ransom insurance in SA, Four injured in Amsterdam knife spree, Red Bull replaced Max Verstappen’s teammate, 23 South Africans rescued after being trafficked, and Duke University is not happy with ‘The White Lotus’.
Minister Of Human Settlements Burns Through R16 Million On Travel
This comes at a time when the ANC wanted to squeeze an extra 2% VAT out of the already-empty South African pockets.
Wednesday Morning Spice
ANC top brass supports Godongwana’s plans to increase VAT, ‘Doomsday’ fish washes up on beach, sparking ‘disaster’ fear, The mortifying night that nearly killed the Oscars, SA spooks worried about ‘terrorist attacks’, and Trump suggests Ukraine to blame for war.
Helen Zille Calls “Bullsh*t” On ANC Claims That DA Neglects Khayelitsha Residents
Seems like a perfectly reasonable response to most things politicians say.
Wednesday Morning Spice
Uber launches new ‘Uber Safari’ services in Cape Town, Bad news for braai lovers in South Africa, CEOs target eye-watering economic growth by end of 2025, and Switzerland and Italy redraw border due to melting glaciers.
The Secret Crypto Code That Helped End Apartheid Has Been Cracked After 33 Years
The goal of Operation Vula was to secure a connection between the ANC’s exile headquarters in Lusaka, Zambia, and important figures like Mac Maharaj and Charles Nqakula in South Africa.
Wednesday Morning Spice
Takealot platform allegedly exploited to sell counterfeit goods, What athletes get paid for Olympic medals, Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh killed, and Cape dam levels now at 101%.
Wednesday Morning Spice
Police rescue kidnapped Portuguese businessman, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is about to lose his job, Tembisa Hospital CEO’s dubious appointment exposed, and Bebe Rexha threatens to ‘bring down’ music industry.
Friday Morning Spice
Media24 to close iconic newspapers, Two men die at sea off Sea Point beach, Worldwide migration is on the rise, Zimbabwe’s energy nightmare, South Africa has outline of a deal on new government, and Chris Brown gets stuck dangling in the air during concert.
Monday Morning Spice
2024 Comrades Marathon results, Putin’s daughters make rare appearance, Secret ANC, DA talks ‘positive’, Body of missing British TV presenter found on Greek island, and Good news for load shedding in 2024.
Zizi Kodwa Resigns As Sports, Arts and Culture Minister After Formally Being Charged For Corruption
Citing the comic ‘step-aside rule’ the ANC uses sporadically, the President “noted and accepted the resignation.”
Friday Morning Spice
Trump has been convicted in his hush money criminal case, ANC set to lose outright majority, Madonna sued by fan over ‘pornography’, Hundreds of cycle lanes being shut in Cape Town, and Have scientists finally found a cure for cancer?
IEC Records R170 Million In Party Donations As South Africa’s ‘Born-Free’ Generation Dismiss Democracy As A Pyramid Scheme
Political parties have struggled to sell their dream of a better South Africa to young people who don’t seem to have enjoyed the fruits of the much-lauded democracy.
Friday Morning Spice
ANC big shot accused of assaulting paramedic, Rolls Royce’s nuclear proof ‘doomsday’ plane, Scottie Scheffler felony charges won’t be dropped, Fight brewing between Vodacom and MTN, and Dudu Myeni’s corruption case stalls.
Local TikTok Trend “When You See ANC People” Blows Up With Jokes About Door-To-Door Political Campaigning [Video]
If there’s one thing we Saffas can always do, no matter the situation, is bring a giggle to the group chat.
Service Delivery In Parts Of SA Now ‘Non-Existent’ According To Ratings Afrika Survey
“We’re at the receiving end of failed national policies, which are left to local government to solve.”
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.
Monday Morning Spice
Good news for Koeberg nuclear power station, 2024 Tech wishlist, US Air Force member sets himself on fire outside Israeli embassy, Authors ask Parliament not to adopt harmful copyright bill, and A princess strips down for Playboy.
Did The Deputy President Let Slip The Election Date? [Video]
In a video shared on social media, Mashatile can be seen addressing the public when he had a slip of the tongue.
ANC MP’s “Load Shedding Isn’t The End Of The World’ Comment Is Being Ripped Apart
This brazen and ‘illuminating’ remark was made in Afrikaans during the debate last Tuesday to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State Of The Nation Address (SONA).
PetroSA Chooses ‘Political Operator’ To Run With Their R3.8 Billion Russian Gas Deal
Equator Holdings will now take charge of the government’s multibillion-rand gas plans by funding and rebuilding gas infrastructure in the country.
Bheki Cele Threatens To Expose Zuma’s “Exile Secrets”
“If he dares to spill the beans about the secrets of any ANC leader, he must bring it on because I am going to expose his shenanigans that took place in exile.”
Zuma Tells MK Party Supporters ‘To Go Vote ANC’ In Speech Blunder [Video]
Blunders and Zuma go together like peas and carrots, or ANC and corruption, but even attendees at Monday’s MK Party branch launch had to laugh at the old man’s slip of the forked tongue.
Video Shows Stark Difference Between Road Going From Western Cape Into The Eastern Cape
A viral video of a man recently driving the Bloukraans Pass from Western Cape to Eastern Cape has shown the stark difference between the roads run by different political parties in the country.