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A masked SINGER who has never failed in this role, Umafikizolo, has promised to continue to entertain his music fans and those who are treated by songs with a message of love.Umafikizolo says so while talking toOf this country after winning the Song of The Year award at the Metro FM Music Awards, held at the ICC, Durban, on Saturday night, which was the first time that it was won by a masked singer.Accepting the award, he won it with his hit song last year saying You are begging your motherUmafikizolo said that he hopes that this award will help…
Wilhelm Gustaf Liebenberg, Gerhard Mahne and Nina Voigt are among the country’s best Afrikaans matrics for 2025. (Photo: Provided)Excellence was recently given names and faces when the Solidarity School Support Center (SSC) honored the country’s top performing Afrikaans matriculants for their 2025 results.This initiative not only highlighted the best of the best, but also shed a bright light on the schools, teachers and communities that build academic success together over the years.What makes this group exceptional is not just their finishes, but the consistency of their performance. The top achievers consistently achieved an average above 96% in various subjects, which…
A Dutchman was arrested with 60 kg of Khat at the OR Tambo airport on Sunday. (Photo: X) Three suspected drug mules were arrested at the OR Tambo International Airport over the long weekend, after they were each stopped separately with millions of rand worth of drugs in their possession including cocaine, methamphetamine, also known as tik, and Khat. Brig. Athlenda Mathe, spokesperson for the police, says the police stopped a Dutchman with 60 kg of Khat hidden in his luggage on Sunday morning, before he could catch a flight to London. By Sunday afternoon, another arrest was made. A…
The MKP leader, Mr. Jacob Zuma, says that the people of this country will continue to struggle if there are still people who are still sitting in the party he left, the ANC.Zuma said that the people of this country will point out that they will all abandon the ANC.He said this at the MKP event to celebrate Independence Day in Pretoria on Monday.”Let them tell you and those who are left behind that if we are left behind we will always suffer. Those who come over there will rule our country. We will rule our country. Tell others that…
Published On 28 Apr 202628 Apr 2026FIFA should press the United States government to establish an “ICE Truce” for this year’s World Cup, including a public guarantee from federal authorities to refrain from immigration enforcement operations at games and venues, Human Rights Watch (HRW) have said in a report.The 2026 World Cup – the first edition of the global showpiece tournament to feature 48 teams – will be co-hosted by the US, Canada and Mexico from June 11 to July 19.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listUS Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been the face of a hardline…
Siviwe Gwarube, Minister of Basic Education. (Photo: Ntswe Mokoena/GCIS)Siviwe Gwarube, the minister of basic education, has already written to Enoch Godongwana, minister of finance, requesting that the national treasury immediately investigate alleged irregularities in the procurement of textbooks for grade 1 to 3 learners (foundation phase).News24 reported on Tuesday morning that a publishing house called Lighthouse Publishers has landed a contract worth more than R285 million for the production of textbooks and support materials for grade 1 to 3 learners across the country.However, questions are now being asked, as the publishing house was registered only three days after the specifications…
Mimi Coertse died on April 27. (Photo: Lizet du Plessis/Facebook)The South African opera legend, Mimi Coertse, died on Monday evening at the age of 93 in her home in Pretoria.Lizet du Plessis, Coertse’s longtime friend and carer, confirmed this news to Maroela Media on Tuesday morning.”She died peacefully in her sleep just before nine o’clock. It was just old age, she was very weak here towards the end,” Du Plessis said.”Of course I’m sad, we all are, but I’m also happy, because she’s in a better place now and I know she’s singing with the angels in a choir up…
THE COACHES of Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs threw insulting words at each other following the Betway Premiership home game which featured worse than football on Sunday afternoon, at FNB Stadium, Nasrec.Pirates and Chiefs tied 1-1, a result that seemed to disturb Ouaddou’s team in the league title battle with Mamelodi Sundowns.Before the start of the game, which was delayed by 35 minutes due to the fans not arriving on time, there was a commotion between the Pirates guards and the team that did the same to the Chiefs.According to Khalil Ben Youssef in the media, Pirates will not win…
28 April 2026 Nico Strydom How would you like to share the article? (Photo: SAPD/X) Two police officers were arrested along with six other suspects, after a warehouse in Bedfordview was robbed. According to Capt. Tintswalo Sibeko, police spokesperson, the police’s tactical response unit in collaboration with the provincial traffic police raided the suspects, after information was received about stock that had been stolen from a warehouse. The suspects fled the robbery scene in three vehicles and were arrested in the Zandspruit area in Honeydew on the West Rand, after the police’s air wing was also deployed to track them…
Sergio in Marlene Gomes. (Photo: Facebook) Sergio and Marlene Gomes, owners of the Totobola slaughterhouse, were shot dead on Friday evening after they rushed to their son’s aid. According to a police statement, the couple learned that their son was the victim of a robbery at the slaughterhouse near their home in the Goldview neighborhood in Mahikeng, North West. Upon their arrival at the premises, the couple encountered the suspects at the entrance and were shot. The police were called and found blood stains and Marlene’s body on the pavement. Her husband, who also suffered gunshot wounds, was already rushed…