Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Thursday Morning Spice

Trump announces 30% tariffs for South Africa, John Oliver faces defamation lawsuit, Cape Town on high alert amid heatwave warning, New routes planned for big Gautrain expansion, and Amazon is reportedly trying to buy TikTok.

Friday Morning Spice

Ramaphosa assures South Africa: ‘We will never allow forced removals again’, Three men guilty of trying to blackmail Michael Schumacher’s family, 30 injured as ‘extremist’ drives car into Munich crowd, TikTok returns to Apple and Google in the US, Remains of 14 SANDF soldiers killed in DRC return home, and How the Airbus A321XLR is changing the air map of the world.

Monday Morning Spice

Call for Angie Motshekga’s head over soldiers’ deaths in DRC, Inside the race for Greenland’s mineral wealth, Search for UK sailor after yacht found ‘eviscerated’ off French coast, Jannik Sinner defends Australian Open title, and Who really took the famous “Napalm Girl” photograph?

Friday Morning Spice

Plans to ‘extract’ Stilfontein illegal miners ongoing, Prince Andrew’s links to Chinese ‘spy’, The 25 richest families in the world, and Bathabile Dlamini ordered to repay Sassa millions.

Thursday Morning Spice

South Africa takes over G20 presidency, How you can update your prepaid electricity meter before the November deadline, Demon slayer amulet corroborates missing Bible chapter, The shopping mall for the TikTok era, and Is Putin ready to reach for the nuclear button?

Monday Morning Spice

‘Maputo Is Like A Warzone’, Canada shuts down TikTok, Castle of Good Hope eviction raises concern, American women vow to never have kids or get married under Trump presidency, and UNISA student gets stuck in weird study loop.

Tuesday Morning Spice

Top unions revolt over R1.3bn Springbok equity deal, The Google breakup is looming, New diabetes treatment could mean an end to insulin shots, and Don’t use Ozempic or Wegovy for ‘Instagram perfect body’.

Wednesday Morning Spice

Takealot platform allegedly exploited to sell counterfeit goods, What athletes get paid for Olympic medals, Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh killed, and Cape dam levels now at 101%.

Friday Morning Spice

Trump has been convicted in his hush money criminal case, ANC set to lose outright majority, Madonna sued by fan over ‘pornography’, Hundreds of cycle lanes being shut in Cape Town, and Have scientists finally found a cure for cancer?

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.

Wednesday Morning Spice

Whistleblower claims that Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner is flawed, Jacob Zuma to contest elections, Champions League gets alleged terror threats, Using Minecraft to teach coding and robotics, and Scrabble makes historic change to game.

Thursday Morning Spice

Red flag for food prices in South Africa, Billy Baldwin viciously claps back at Sharon Stone, The internet dusts off Prince William and Rose Hanbury affair, SAA’s R3bn deal with Takatso collapses, and Roman Polanski to face trial in US over rape lawsuit.

Wednesday Morning Spice

MPs vote to close Israeli embassy in SA, Aspiring lawyer sues Elon Musk for amplifying neo-Nazi conspiracy, Locally-directed animation wins International Emmy, Commercial flights are experiencing ‘unthinkable’ GPS attacks, and Mark Knopfler’s bonkers guitar collection is up for Auction.