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The 1958 Lloyd 600 at the wedding. (Photo: Provided) A rare 1958 Lloyd 600 recently almost stole the spotlight at a West Coast wedding, after a father transformed this neglected vehicle into a fancy wedding car in just a month – especially for his daughter’s big day. Marcus Hugo (60) already bought the classic German car in 2021 for around R8 000 and had it towed from Pretoria to the West Coast with the dream of restoring the car himself. However, the Lloyd sat unrestored in the garage for years. However, when his daughter, Charné Jordaan’s wedding date was set,…
COACH of Orlando Pirates, Abdeslam Ouaddou, led the celebrations at Mbombela Stadium following his team’s defeat by Durban City in a match they should have won in order to win the Betway Premiership title in front of crowds of fans at Orlando Amstel Arena, Soweto, on Saturday afternoon.Pirates came out with a point in the game that ended 0-0 which was expected to collect three of them, equal to Mamelodi Sundowns who are at the top of the Premiership log with 68 points. The Blacks are in second place with 66. In the last match of the season, they will…
Photo: Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images North America / Getty Images via AFP A senior leader of the Islamic State (Isis), described as “the most active terrorist in the world”, has been killed in a joint operation by US and Nigerian forces in Nigeria. Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, who has been under US sanctions since 2023, was according to Pres. Donald Trump worldwide second in command of Isis. The death of Al-Minuki comes amid increasing Isis activity in Africa. According to a report by global conflict monitor ACLED released this week, Africa represented a record high of 86% of the group’s global…
You don’t need to spend a lot of money to book a hotel to enjoy the culinary delights. The Premier Hotel and Splendid Inn, in Mhlanga, has come up with a great plan to entertain couples and families with the Mkhyepeni feast every Sunday.Mrs. Thobile Cele who is the Sales Executive at this hotel says, their Sunday Lunch Buffet program aims to attract people not to ignore the hotels if they want a delicious meal in a cool place.”Sunday is a day of rest, go to church with your family, come here to the Premier Hotel and indulge yourself in…
Herschelle Benjamin. (Photo: IdeaCandy) As a young writer and dramatist, Herschelle Benjamin tries to make sense of life by putting pen to paper and his feelings and thoughts. Even though he has to spend long nights and weekends to finish his writing, words are his greatest passion. “It helps if you don’t have a personal life,” jokes Herschelle in an interview with Maroela Media at the Suidoosterfees in Cape Town earlier this month. Among other things, he led book discussions at the art festival and read some of his poems, and the play Joshlin: More than a namefrom his own…
Israel’s ruling coalition has submitted a call for an early election following continued fractures from government allies over the issue of ultra-Orthodox conscription.If the vote passes in the Knesset next week, as expected, then a general election will be held within 90 days of its passage – projected for the third week of August; two months before the mandated end of the government’s current term on October 27.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listUltra-Orthodox parties, which were a key component in the 2022 far-right coalition government, have made the exemption of their constituents from the draft – which almost…
ALTHOUGH it looked like Arsenal FC had escaped the title of the English Premier League as they were beaten by rivals Manchester City, but City’s loss against Everton last week gave this London club another chance. As both teams are separated by two points, Arsenal is on top with 79, City is in second place with 77. The two remaining games will determine whether the title goes to London or Manchester.Since being knocked down by their rivals, Man City 2-1 on April 19, Arsenal have risen to take charge as they have won all three games in a row, including…
Stock Photo (Photo: Shutterstock) Residents and businesses in Kakamas and surrounding towns live in daily fear that their electricity supply could be suspended at any moment without warning due to the Kai !Garib municipality’s enormous debt to Eskom. The Kakamas interest group says the municipality owes Eskom around R1.036 billion in outstanding electricity bills – almost three times more than the municipality’s income of R376 million, as indicated in its financial statements for June last year. Eskom confirmed in a statement last week that the suspension of bulk electricity supply has been temporarily lifted pending an urgent court application which…
It is reported that Brown Mogotsi left the commission on Friday afternoon.It is said that he will appear at the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Mogotsi was arrested by a SAPS police team while driving from Pretoria to Johannesburg – about 45 minutes after he left the commission, and spent about four hours being interrogated. During his testimony, Mogotsi kept repeating that he did not want to “incriminate himself” when he was pressed by the leader of the evidence and the commissioners about many important things. The police have confirmed that a warrant has been issued for the arrest of…
On Monday, Stephan Pretorios pleaded not guilty to the murder of his estranged wife. (Photo: Isabel Venter / Maroela Media).The trial of Stephan Pretorius, who is charged with the murder of his wife, Charlene Pretorius, continued this week in the magistrate’s court in Pretoria with emotional testimony by Charlene’s son, Jason Venter.According to Action Society, the charges relate to the incident on 27 May 2023 when petrol was allegedly poured over Charlene at the family home in Pretoria North and set on fire. She later died of her injuries in hospital.Jason testified this week about the events of his mother’s…