Saturday, July 5, 2025

Wednesday Morning Spice

Khayelitsha under attack from giant rats, Severe weather and flooding claim 7 lives in the Eastern Cape, Austrians hold vigil to mourn 10 victims of school shooting, ChatGPT’s daylong outage is nearly fixed, and Robb Report’s Best of the Best 2025.

Thursday Morning Spice

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana scraps VAT hike, Harvey Weinstein retrial begins, How Africa is kickstarting its sports industry, The logistical challenges of Pope Francis’s funeral, Tariffs are coming for America’s sex toys, and Renault’s new ‘mini-supercar’.

Tuesday Morning Spice

Eskom is out of control, French village bans scrolling on your phone in public, SANRAL increases toll fees, Tom Cruise makes things official with Russian socialite, The space race for the moon’s water, and DA pursues graft charges against Deputy President

Thursday Morning Spice

Elon Musk announces a new AI company, Biden confuses Ukraine with Russia, Father and children allegedly kill ‘demon-possessed’ mother during exorcism, and Uproar over judge’s 10-second groping rule.

This Government Minister Spent R3,125 To Drive 1 Kilometre

The South African Minister Of Arts And Culture is a super frugal guy. His department spent R3,125 to hire the P-meister an Audi A5 for a total of two days last year. Our selfless servant of the people put the luxury sedan to excellent use, and drove a staggering 1,000 metres in it for the 48 hours in which it was in his department’s hire.