Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Wednesday Morning Spice

Biggest supermodels of all time join forces for epic cover, Amazon sued for maintaining monopoly power, How the mafia has taken over South Africa, and Hollywood writers can return to work after strike ends.

Hout Bay Tourist Stabbed To Death

There was tragic news coming out of Hout Bay over the weekend, with 44-year-old Ukrainian tourist Ivan Ivanov stabbed to death about 10 metres from the exit of the East Fort trail on Chapman’s Peak.

Massive Boulder Narrowly Misses Car [Insane Video]

If you’ve ever wondered what it would look like if there was a landslide on Chapman’s Peak, this would be a good example. Especially since it features boulders the size of those on ‘Chappies.’

Occupy Chapman’s Peak Going To Court

The Hout Bay Residents’ Association will apply for a court interdict to stop construction on the Chapman’s Peak toll plaza in Cape Town, it has been confirmed. Construction has begun at the site, and lawyers representing the movement have been drawing up the interdict to halt the R54 million project.

Ambulance Stopped And Forced To Pay Chapman’s Peak Toll Fee

Cape Medical Response recently got a call to transfer a patient to Constantiaberg as an emergency. But they were stopped at the Chapman’s Peak toll first. According to Entilini Concession – the company that operates the road – even ambulances must stop and pay the toll fee, “irrespective of whether it is an emergency.”

Basejumping Off Chapmans Peak [VIDEO]

Can your brain even compute that headline? I mean seriously, WTF? And you know what kind of basejumping they’re doing? It’s not the one where they jump and pull the wire immediately – no, no – it’s the one where they wear a bat-suit, fly down the face of the mountain for a while and THEN they pull the wire. Insane! Check out the video!