Sunday, July 20, 2025

Thursday Morning Spice

South Africa’s millionaire private education bosses, Raymond Zondo retires from the Constitutional Court, SA’s new retirement destination, Starbucks new boss under fire for 1,000-mile commute, and The 10 most expensive cars sold during Monterey Car Week.

Wednesday Morning Spice

Bryan Adams Confirms ‘Summer of 69’ Is 100% about 69ing , Gauteng Crime Prevention Wardens get full police powers, Harry and Meghan’s Archewell charity suffers donations plunge, Single mom, daughters attacked with axe on farm near Cape Town, and ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ star Andre Braugher dies at 61.

The Downside Of Living In Mauritius

With the country’s borders opening to South Africans who are fully vaccinated as of October 1, the number of people making use of residency-by-investment programmes is expected to surge.

Ghost Continent Found Beneath The Indian Ocean

A study conducted by a geologist from University of Oslo, Bjørn Jamtveit, and his colleagues suggests that a micro continent may lie between Madagascar and India. The evidence of the long lost land comes from sand extracted from the Mauritian coast. The sand collected from the two sites of the coast showed about 20 zircons – crystals […]

Spotted In Mauritius: Elegant Cock

A 2oceansViber recently sent us this picture and we had to share it. It’s nice to know that when you’re stranded on a paradise island, you can still get “Elegant C0ck”, and that the quality is guaranteed. Apparently it’s some sort of mosquito coil. I can’t see the relevance to the name. [Thanks Adrian!]