Tuesday Morning Spice

Qantas apologizes after R-rated film plays on flight, South African security towns, Diddy’s A-list pals allegedly quietly paying off victims, Bad news for Takealot delivery fees, and Great White Sharks are returning to Cape Town.
Monday Morning Spice

HSBC Ponzi vibes. Queen punishes Weinstein. Judge blocks Trump on WeChat. Second wave grips Europe.
HSBC Is Trying To Block Sunday Times From Publishing These Names

As much as I like banking with HSBC, I still do not understand why they cannot get me a new bankcard. It’s probably because they are busy helping rich people get richer…
South Africans’ Swiss Bank Accounts Exposed

Some sneaking around by a few shrewd journalists has revealed a whole chunk of change invested in Switzerland by our fellow Saffas. Nothing wrong with that, but dig a little deeper.
HSBC Faces Fresh Set Of Money Laundering Allegations

Banking Giant, HSBC has a fresh set of allegations of illegal activity in Argentina to answer to. The Argentinian government alleges HSBC used “fake receipts” to facilitate money laundering and tax evasion to the tune of $77 million (R706 million) in that country. Argentina’s tax authority has filed criminal charges against HSBC. HSBC said they […]
Friday Morning Spice

Drug dealers, gun runners and Britain’s biggest bank. Romney was ‘shellshocked.’ City press wins access to Malema documents. Samsung overtakes iPhone sales (for now), Russell Brand discusses p0rn + more
HSBC Handled Serious Drug Money For Quite A While

Big banks just continue to let us down. In the latest scandalous development in the world of banking, the global bank HSBC has been used by Mexican drug cartels looking to get cash back into the US, and by Saudi Arabian banks that needed access to dollars.