Hard-Partying College Dropout Unseats Taylor Swift As World’s Youngest Self-Made Female Billionaire
A fan of techno raves and skateboarding, the young tech whiz describes herself as a workaholic who’s cashed in on the artificial intelligence boom.
Friday Morning Spice
UK to roll out chemical castration for sex offenders, Trump’s evidence of ‘white genocide’ contains images from DRC, How Cape Town murder and rape convicts ‘vanished’ from jail, and Taylor Swift wishes she never met Blake Lively after being dragged into Justin Baldoni drama.
Grammy-Winning Superstar Tyla To Host The 2025 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards
She may have lost out to Taylor Swift at last year’s Kids’ Choice Awards, but this year it’s Tyla’s show.
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.
This Billionaire You Forgot From the ’80s Is Richer Than Taylor Swift And Clooney, Combined
She starred in ‘Sixteen Candles’, vanished from the spotlight, and casually ended up with an $8 billion empire – quite the plot twist, right?
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.
Premature Adulation: Beyoncé Named The Greatest Pop Star Of The 21st Century
Billboard hailed “Queen Bey” as the quintessential innovator in music with her one-of-a-kind style.
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.
James Blunt Will Legally Change His Name To Whatever Fans Choose If Album Reaches Number One
This might just be the internet’s chance to get back at him for ‘You’re Beautiful’.
Fans Are Turning On Taylor Swift, Calling Her Greedy For Releasing Multiple Versions Of Her New Album To Stay #1
One might question if Swift is merely doing what she can to meet the ferocious demand for her music, recycling old albums, or if she is being a little more sly.
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.
“Worst Attacks On UK Children In Decades” – Three Children Stabbed At Taylor Swift-Themed Dance Party
The United Kingdom was left reeling in horror after a brutal knife attack in Southport claimed the lives of three children and left eight others grievously injured.
Watch Prince William “Dad Dancing” To Taylor Swift’s ‘Shake It Off’ [Video]
Few other artists can boast of having the future king of the Commonwealth dancing like no one’s watching to their tunes while a gaggle of Hollywood A-listers (including Tom Cruise standing on a milk crate) sings along to your breakup songs.
Just Stop Oil Protestors Spraypainted Taylor Swift’s Private Jet In Latest Stunt [Video]
The Just Stop Oil guys might want to reconsider picking a fight with Swift’s 283 million Instagram followers.
Taylor Swift Fatigue Sets In – Has It Finally Become Too Much?
Just because McDonald’s sells a billion burgers, doesn’t mean it’s the best and only burger in town. It’s not.
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.
NFL Fans Suffered Frostbite And Amputations After Attending Infamous -20°C Football Game
Freezing fans were allowed to bring heated blankets into the stadium, and small pieces of cardboard to place under their feet on the cold concrete.
Top CO2 Polluter Of 2022 Taylor Swift Threatens To Sue Florida Student For Tracking Her Private Jet
“Elon already got so much shit for picking a fight with this kid, she should really not expect this to go super well PR-wise.”
Trevor Noah’s Supreme Hosting And Taylor Swift Jokes Went Down Well At The 2024 Grammys – Plus SA Singer Tyla Won [Videos]
On Sunday night, the 66th annual Grammys filled up with music’s most prominent artists, including South African singer Tyla, who won big time, and everyone’s favourite comedian host, Trevor Noah – among others, I guess.
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.
Forbes Names Ursula Von Der Leyen As The World’s Most Powerful Woman
For the second year in a row, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has been named the world’s most powerful woman.
Taylor Swift Had A Rough Time In Brazil – Heat Waves, Muggings, Deaths
Taylor Swift’s Brazilian fans were left angry, disappointed, and grieving after the three-day Rio de Janeiro leg of the pop superstar’s Eras Tour, which was marred by the deaths of two people, muggings and a dangerous heat wave.
Taylor Swift Rakes In Whopping $129.8 Million In Another Movie Match-Up
In a movie match-up almost as unlikely as “Barbenheimer”, Taylor Swift’s concert film totally dominated in cinemas alongside Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’.
Taylor Swift Is So Big That USA Today Is Hiring A Full-Time Taylor Swift Reporter
As cool as the advert may sound to Swift’s fans, it may be a great opportunity for a serious journalist to figure out exactly why the planet is so obsessed with the singer.
Taylor Swift’s Infamous Ex-Manager Scooter Braun Has Now Been Dropped By Ariana Grande And Demi Lovato Too
Ariana Grande and Demi Lovato made headlines this week after deciding to part ways with talent manager Scooter Braun. Braun, of SB Projects, is known for his past feud with Taylor Swift over the release of her songs, and let’s be real, can anyone who goes by ‘Scooter’ be trusted?
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.
Taylor Swift Has Moved On To The 1975 Singer Matty Healy, “Culture’s Token Skinny British Sleazeball”
Healy might have a significant fanbase of girls who are willing to defend him and his sleaziness, but the dude gives me the ick, and I cannot quite fathom how Taylor likes him like that.