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There is a big cry for the ladies of KwaZulu-Natal, Zee Nxumalo and Naledi Aphiwe, who on Saturday, came back swinging their hands at the Metro FM Music Awards.This year’s event was held at the ICC, Durban.Zee was nominated in seven categories and Naledi was nominated in three in this event.These ladies complained about the lack of justice in these categories that were voted for, as both said it was painful that they did not receive even one award.Zee said he apologized to his fans who voted, and he is still confused about what happened on Saturday.”Eish! To my fans…
(Photo: Gencraft)Residents of Lindley, Petrus Steyn and Reitz can brace themselves for a winter with frequent power outages.While other Free State municipalities have signed agreements with Eskom to normalize their overdue electricity bills and supply arrangements, according to Eskom, the Nketoana municipality has not taken any similar steps to achieve a solution.As a result, power supply to towns in this municipality will be suspended twice a day from 8 May.Residents of this district will be without power from 8 May daily between 07:00 and 09:00 and again between 18:00 and 21:00.Nala, Masilonyana and Ngwathe municipalities managed to avert planned power…
HE REMEMBERS all the difficulties and challenges rapper Stogie T went through, when he was awarded the Best Hip Hop award at the Metro FM Awards, for his song Four Horsemenfeaturing Nasty C, Areece and Maggz.Presenting his speech to accept the award at the ICC, Durban, on Saturday night, Stogie T started by shedding tears for about 30 seconds on stage – the whole arena was explained, people were waiting for him to speak.When he opened his mouth, he said that what he has achieved now through his music after more than 20 years in music, is proof that God…
The High Court in Cape Town (Photo: Shutterstock)The High Court in Cape Town is expected on Thursday to clarify the Cape Town Metro’s controversial practice of basing the fares for its commercial services on the value of the property in question.This provoked fierce opposition among consumer groups last year and AfriForum and the South African Association of Property Owners (Sapoa), which represents owners of commercial property, contested its legality in court.The Cape Town Collective Ratepayers’ Association (CTCRA) and South Africa First Forum joined the suit as friends of the court and the Good Party also intervened.The case was already heard…
20 budding entrepreneurs will laugh at each other, who will be selected from the list of 128 entrants in the competition to support and promote entrepreneurs at the Bambelela Business Awards, organized by the Hollywood Foundation.
John Steenhuizen. (Photo: Maroela Media)The Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, and his officials on Tuesday once again undermined the urgent court proceedings regarding their obstruction of the private procurement and administration of foot and mouth (FMD) vaccines.This is what Sakeliga says after Steenhuisen was ordered by the High Court in Pretoria on Tuesday to fulfill his already delayed art. 10 scheme to be published by 5 May.This case was adjourned until May 11 for argumentation of the urgent interdict application by Sakeliga, Saai and Vrystaat Landbou against the government’s obstruction of private BKS measures.Sakeliga says that despite the widespread distress…
As Iran stares down the economic consequences of a prolonged blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, attention is shifting north.With Gulf shipping lanes disrupted and oil exports constrained, Tehran may seek to depend less on the Gulf and more on a patchwork of railways, Caspian ports and sanctions-era trade networks linking it to Russia.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe importance of that relationship was underscored this week when Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi travelled to St Petersburg for talks with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, praising Moscow’s “firm and unshaken” support as the two sides discussed the war, sanctions…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has issued a stern warning, that he will not allow people who are unhappy with things affecting illegal immigrants to break the law of the land and do what they want.Ramaphosa reprimanded the people of this country and said that they should not end up harboring hatred because they are not sitting quietly, but they are working for the people in this country illegally.”Complaints about illegal immigrants should not lead to hatred or violence against immigrants. We are fighting the problem of illegal immigrants, but we will not allow violations of the law as well as people…
Duncan Koekemoer (24) during Tuesday’s court appearance. (Photo: Isabel Venter/Maroela Media). A noticeably irritated Duncan Koekemoer, who is charged with murder, had to turn things around at the Vuwani Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo after his bail application could not proceed as planned. The reason for the delay was because Koekemoer’s (24) third legal representative, who he had appointed since his arrest in December last year, was not ready to proceed with the application. In contrast, the state was ready to proceed as planned. Koekemoer is accused of premeditatedly murdering 22-year-old Reuben Marsberg from KwaZulu-Natal. Christoff Nwaile, Koekemoer’s youngest legal representative,…
Political parties have applauded President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to suspend the Commissioner of Police charged with the R360 million tender, Lieutenant General Fannie Masemola.Politicians said that Masemola deserves to be suspended as he is facing a case affecting the tender given to the company of a businessman who is facing a series of cases, Mr. Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala.Ramaphosa announced that he will be replaced by Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane, who is in charge of police finances.Ramaphosa said Masemola will be suspended from work until the trial is over.Masemola appeared briefly at the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, where he was…