Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Monday Morning Spice

Simbine gets his World Relays gold, Taliban suspends chess over gambling concerns, Taylor Swift subpoenaed in Baldoni’s lawsuit, Banxso refund scam escalates into sexual blackmail, and The salacious, riotous story of the high-kicking cancan.

Friday Morning Spice

South Africans react to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s SONA 2025, Asteroid’s chances of hitting Earth in 2032 just got higher, Legal battle over Harry’s US visa, SA Rugby fronts up to unions, Trump sanctions International Criminal Court, and Havana’s Annual Mock Funeral Tradition.

Friday Morning Spice

How a secret note got Steinhoff’s former finance chief jailed, Eminem Reveals He Will Become a Grandpa, a 31-year French treasure hunt may have a winner, and KLM adds direct flights to Cape Town.

Tuesday Morning Spice

End of SA rail woes in sight, Prince Harry’s final showdown with the Murdoch empire, Gaza’s first case of polio in 25 years, Home Affairs clears 50% of decade-long backlog in 3 months, and Trump falsely implies Taylor Swift endorses him.

Thursday Morning Spice

Australian Craig ‘sorry’ after Paris cocaine arrest, Legendary astronaut tours South African schools, Traffic light disaster in Joburg, and Three monkeys is third Banksy artwork in three days.

Monday Morning Spice

Seven years of billsh*t: Joburg resident takes City to court, Salman Rushdie warns against forgetting value of free speech, Bella Hadid’s father sends racist, homophobic messages to congressman, Zuma’s Russian connections, and The ‘Robin Hood’ TikToker.

Monday Morning Spice

Protesters hurl soup at Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, Rassie Erasmus accident scare for Springboks, X makes Taylor Swift’s name unsearchable, The scandal shaking up South Korean politics, and 2024 Wine insights and predictions

Thursday Morning Spice

ANC veteran of 60 years Mavuso Msimang ‘painfully’ severs ties, Taylor Swift Is TIME’s 2023 Person of the Year, McDonald’s unveils its answer to Starbucks, Eight water supply systems in Western Cape in critical condition, and More Springboks coming home to South African rugby.

Friday Morning Spice

Indonesia bans X.com thinking it was porn, Inside ‘glam influencers’ summer holidays, Taylor Swift fans cause earth tremors, and India’s ‘I can make you straight in three months’ doctors.

Friday Morning Spice

AI Drone ‘kills’ human operator in simulation, Criminals dumping bodies in Cape Town suburbs during load shedding, The Office gets Australian reboot, and Man robs store with gaming pistol.

Friday Morning Spice

Insurers warn SA against grid collapse, Amber Heard quits Hollywood, Ed Sheeren wins copyright lawsuit, and idiot thieves steal 200 left shoes.

Friday Morning Spice

Jerry Springer dead at 79, Alan Winde threatens Putin with arrest, Spain bans ‘dwarf-bullfighting, and Ramaphosa promises jobs for unemployed youth – again.