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THERE was a shock and a stir in the field of horse racing, caused by the conviction of the well-known jockey Smanga Khumalo, after an investigation by the National Horseracing Authority (NHA).This came to light on Monday, when the board that was investigating Khumalo, regarding the charges involving breaking the law of the way things are done in the game, found him guilty of corruption, bribery and breaking the law of the way things are done.Khumalo from KwaMashu, Durban, and who has won the major Durban July horse racing competition, was facing these three crimes which he is said to…

ISOLO Misuzulu Sinqobile of Zwelithini has sought another position for former Chancellor of Zulu, Mr. Malusi Zondi. Although Zulu’s Royal Palace did not reveal the new position given to Zondi, It is a country found out that he is going to be the eye of Mbube at the palace in KwaMashu, Mbelebeli, and guard the people of Silo in the hostels.The decision to give Zondi another position was taken at a meeting of the Royal Children at the palace in Mashobeni. Zondi was left without a position in the Royal Family after Mbube announced that he was closing the office…

Migrant businessmen want officials of Nkosi Langalibalele Municipality and the mayor, Mr. Mduduzi “Sobholenyoni” Myeza to be allowed to approach their shops.88 businessmen who work in the town of Mtshezi filed an urgent application at the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, seeking an injunction to prevent council officials and Meeza from approaching their shops.Immigrant businessmen also want the court to issue an injunction that will stop council officials and Meeza from closing their shops and making speeches that discriminate against immigrants.The businessmen presented themselves in court after Myeza gave them yesterday’s deadline to leave Mtshezi. Immigrant shops in Mtshezi have since…

FORMER Minister of Police, Mr Bheki Cele, and former MEC for Community Development, Mrs Sisisi Tolashe, are among the five ANC leaders who will face disciplinary action.The names of Cele and Mrs Tolashe appear in the list of five ANC leaders in the report of the integrity committee in the ANC which suggests that action should be taken.This was expressed by the Secretary General of the ANC, Mr. Fikile Mbalula, when he spoke to the media in Gauteng yesterday.Cele was summoned before the integrity committee to answer allegations that he was given money by a businessman who is facing a…

The councilor of Pietermaritzburg reprimands the spread of false allegations, following the spread of news that immigrants kidnapped students of KwaMpumuza school on Tuesday.According to Solezwe, the incident of theft of a taxi with students took place at the time of school entry in the morning.Speaking to Solezwe, a councilor near the scene of the incident, Mr. Sbu Mtshali, said that although a taxi was taken with the students inside, the suspects were not immigrants.”The taxi was taken while the driver was still out, he went into a house, leaving four students inside,” said Mtshali.He said when the driver entered…

“The Durban Council MUST be satisfied with the work done by the contractor and that it was done correctly and completed so that they can be paid.”This is how Mr. Musa Mbhele, the manager of Thekwini, responded when he elaborated on the current issue that has engulfed the council regarding non-payment of contractors.He was speaking at a press conference in Durban recently.”Before we pay, it must be that the contractors have done everything correctly. This helps a lot so that even when we answer to the agencies responsible for the management of taxpayers’ money, such as Scopa, MPAC and the…

Restoring pre-war stockpiles of critical US munitions will take at least two years, according to CSIS report.Published On 28 May 202628 May 2026The United States has enough munitions for any plausible scenario in the Iran war, but rebuilding its depleted inventories will “take years”, according to a new report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).Restoring pre-war stockpiles of four critical munitions heavily used by US forces during nearly 40 days of joint fighting with Israel against Iran would take at least two years – and in some cases more than three – the Washington-based think tank said…

Residents of Mayville, Durban, who say they have been waiting for their grandmothers for 19 years, are burning and threatening not to go to the polling stations on November 4.People living in DD Transit Cap, Mayiville say they have not done anything to talk to the Department of Human Settlements in KwaZulu-Natal and the Municipality of Thekwini to remind them of their situation but it is like pouring water off a duck’s back.They stop at the point that they know very well that they are stealing something that they will never get even if they want to.Tell them It is…

A teacher from Mlalazi Primary, Showe, is THINKING about quitting teaching, who says that every Monday, he comes to his teaching room with a headache.The female teacher, whose name has been withheld, said she does not know what to do now to find a solution to this problem.He stated that this thing started happening at the beginning of this year. He said he suspected something was going wrong. But he said he does not know what exactly is happening to him because he came to this school in 2010. He suspects that there are some who are plotting against him…

“I KNOW how difficult it is to choose this squad, I can imagine the disappointment that will be there for those players who are left out, but there is nothing I can do. I have to do this job.”This is what the Bafana Bafana coach, Hugo Broos, said last night at Union Buildings, Pretoria, announcing the final squad of 26 players who will represent South Africa in the World Cup that will be played in three countries, Mexico, Canada and the United States of America (USA) from June 11 to July 19. Apart from the remaining six players, including goalkeeper…