Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Cape Town’s Central Line Finally Reopens After 4 Years

While the City should probably be applauded for reopening the rail line, it’s still flippin’ ridiculous that a line that can carry 350,000 commuters a day has been allowed to deteriorate and be vandalised to the point where it stood still for four years.

Monday Morning Spice

Prasa blows R2.5bn fixing trains and then discards them, Threat to Checkers and Pick n Pay in South Africa, Liverpool lift Premier League trophy, Billy Joel’s brain disorder diagnosis, and What is the TikTok Chromebook challenge?

Friday Morning Spice

Body of tech tycoon’s daughter recovered from wreck of sunken Sicily superyacht, Abba demands Trump stop using their music, Carlos Alcaraz knocked out of US Open, 2 400 fewer educator posts in Western Cape next year, and Lend an ear to African country music.

Wednesday Morning Spice

Travel agent’s R460 000 ticket ‘bungle’ leaves SA U20 ice hockey team scrambling, Vatican sentences priest and ex-altar server In first-of-its-kind case, ‘Oppenheimer’ leads Oscar contenders with 13 nominations, Bad news for DStv, and ‘Betterment burnout’ is making us miserable.

Tuesday Morning Spice

The best memes of 2023, Bad news for Koeberg Power Station, Gold has never been this expensive, Prasa’s long-distance trains are back, and Unknown traders appear to have anticipated October 7 Hamas attack.

Wednesday Morning Spice

Train fires ‘no coincidence’. SA corporates funding fake news. Tencent’s record slide. Gigaba – it wasn’t me. Interpol mystery deepens. Giant mosquitoes. Conor suspended. SA ‘Bachelor’ details. EgyptAir’s Drew apology. Meghan’s ex marries.