Friday, June 13, 2025

Wednesday Morning Spice

Residents flee Los Angeles wildfires, Joburg finally has a City manager, Steenhuisen’s R2.8m blue light SUVs spark backlash, and Meta axing fact checkers on Facebook and Instagram.

Thursday Morning Spice

South Africa takes over G20 presidency, How you can update your prepaid electricity meter before the November deadline, Demon slayer amulet corroborates missing Bible chapter, The shopping mall for the TikTok era, and Is Putin ready to reach for the nuclear button?

Tuesday Morning Spice

Top unions revolt over R1.3bn Springbok equity deal, The Google breakup is looming, New diabetes treatment could mean an end to insulin shots, and Don’t use Ozempic or Wegovy for ‘Instagram perfect body’.

Friday Morning Spice

France’s €450,000 lobster dinner for King Charles, Demi Moore launches campaign to normalise farting, Major fibre hassle in South Africa, Britney Spears biopic officially in the works, and Project Cobra boosts safety on Cape Town’s mountain trails.

Friday Morning Spice

Pod of 77 whales die in ‘biggest mass stranding in decades’, King Charles buys luxe NYC condo, Biden calls Kamala Harris ‘Vice President Trump’, and Mercedes-Benz is walking back its all-EV future.

Wednesday Morning Spice

Melinda French Gates resigns from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Scientists discover ‘phonetic alphabet’ to understand complexity in whale communication, Joburg businessmen to pay hefty fine for using K-word.

Monday Morning Spice

Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens closed after lightning strikes spark fires, ‘Exciting’ material that can store greenhouse gases, The parents who regret having children, State attorney’s office “dysfunctional” and “at war with itself”, and Jerry Seinfeld has some thoughts.

Friday Morning Spice

South African accent voted second sexiest in the world, King Charles’ funeral plans reportedly being updated, South African goat sells for more than R1-million, The Cape ‘won’t split from SA’, and Emma Stone would like to be called by her real name.

Tuesday Morning Spice

Gupta Upper Constantia mansion sold to international buyer, Deadly shark attacks doubled in 2023, Inside Salvador Dalí’s eccentric Mediterranean home, Miss Japan winner relinquishes crown following affair, and MultiChoice rejects Canal+’s R30-billion takeover offer.

Thursday Morning Spice

Apple overtakes Samsung, Emma Stone defends ‘honest’ sex scenes, Firewall change takes down SAPS network, Rand hits over R19 to the dollar, and LIFT named ‘best new airline brand’ by Global Brands Magazine.

Thursday Morning Spice

‘Uphill battle’ to evict homeless people living outside the Castle of Good Hope, Godongwana’s ‘bleak’ mini-budget, SAA takes off on very first intercontinental Brazil flight, How Phakeng used race to divide, abuse at UCT, and One of Steve McQueen’s most beloved motorcycles has been reborn.

Wednesday Morning Spice

Porsche is the world’s most valuable luxury brand, Parliament passes NHI bill, Cormac McCarthy dies at 89, and King Charles makes a risky decision.