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IT WAS GOOD at the prayer of the Nazarenes under King Nyazilwezulu which was held at Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Regional Stadium in Lundi last Saturday. Lundi Municipality gave 85 temples drums, bombs and more. Meanwhile, academics flocked to the ceremony to congratulate the Nazareth graduates who have just graduated from higher education institutions. This event in Buhleni, Nanda was attended by Dr. Nomcebo Mthembu and the Mayor of Thekwini, Mr. Cyril Xaba Photos: FACEBOOK
(File photo: Emmanuel Croset/AFP) As South Africa prepares for the local government elections, which by law must take place between November 2 this year and January 31 next year, new research by Ipsos paints a dark picture of a nation that feels politically alienated. Almost half of the population feels that there is currently no political home for them, even though there are more than 500 parties registered with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). According to the latest findings of the Ipsos Khayabus “Pulse of the People” study, 47% of South Africans say that no political party represents their views.…
Bernet Sibuyi (54) and Evans Mashele (59). (Photo: NPA) The Skukuza Regional Court in Mpumalanga sentenced Bernet Sibuyi (54) and Evans Mashele (59) to eight years’ imprisonment each for offenses related to game poaching. The men were found guilty on two charges, namely the illegal possession of a firearm and conspiracy to commit a crime. According to Monica Nyuswa, spokesperson for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), the case stems from an incident on 21 January 2021 when members of the tracking unit in Calcutta received information about three suspected poachers. “The men were in a vehicle en route to the…
Ex-paramilitary group, set up to fight ISIL, but now integrated in Iraqi forces, blames US and Israel.Published On 28 Mar 202628 Mar 2026Air strikes targeting Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) have killed three fighters and two Iraqi police, as the US-Israeli war on Iran continued to spill over Iraq’s eastern border.An Iraqi security source told Al Jazeera that Saturday’s double-bombing of the PMF’s headquarters near northern Iraq’s Kirkuk Airport also wounded two other fighters and six Iraqi soldiers.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listA statement from the ex-paramilitary coalition, which is now integrated into the regular Iraqi army, blamed…
(Archive photo: Eskom) The JB Marks local municipality’s proposed power tariff increases could raise serious legal, financial and management issues. AfriForum therefore makes an urgent appeal to the municipality to first apply proper debt collection and tackle the thorny issue of illegal connections, before introducing any new tariff structures for the 2026/27 financial year. According to AfriForum, the proposed tariff structure is not at all in line with legal requirements for fairness, transparency and the efficient use of resources. The organization points out that this is contrary to provisions in the Constitution, the Municipal Financial Management Act 56 of 2003…
MUNYU was written on the faces of local artists when Andile “DJ Boonu” Chili appeared in Ward B in Mlaza yesterday.Among the artists who were there is the broadcaster of Khozi FM and who acts inThey are not the same on SABC 1, Sthandwa Nzuza, a kaito singer and the chairman of the Ccifsa artistes association in KZN, T’zozo Zulu, DJ Que, DJ Sox, a kaito singer Thukielano, a drummer Dladla Mshunqisi, a program manager Sizwe Mdlalose, Goldmax and many others. Until he passed away yesterday, musicians were still praising the sudden passing of the famous DJ of the song,…
Dr. Allison Matroos received her doctorate in Afrikaans and Dutch at Stellenbosch University (SU) on Monday. (Photo: Henk Oets) The West Coast town of Atlantis is often associated with poverty, unemployment, gang violence and drug abuse. Yet it is also a place of outliers – people who make their community proud. One of these outliers is dr. Allison Matroos, who has now reached the pinnacle of academic success. Matroos received her doctorate in Afrikaans and Dutch at Stellenbosch University (SU) on Monday. What puts her achievement in a class of its own is not only the fact that she is…
The family of a Grade 12 student at Khethimfundo High, Bhamshela, wants the teacher suspended and an investigation started against him, following his suicide on Thursday.Mongezi Shandu (22) was found cold by his family, hanging himself from a rope in his bedroom.His uncle, Mr. Nathi Santosi, said they found out after his nephew was gone that there was a teacher he had a problem with at school for some time.He revealed that since last year, his nephew has not made the mistake of going to school without wearing a mask.He said that he had been asking him what the cure…
Bongani Hans|Published 2 hours agoTHEY LOST everything they have that they built their mansions on the land that belongs to Eskom in Thornville, Pietermaritzburg, as the power company chose to knock them all down yesterday, using a court order in their favor.It turns out that more than 100 houses were demolished by Red Ant Security Relocation & Eviction Services, who were also armed with guns.One of the victims was a policeman who used his three-week-old son to try to convince himself that his house would not be demolished.It said that Eskom suddenly rushed to them. “We don’t know anything about…
Herds of angora goats graze on a farm in the semi-arid south of South Africa on open plains that stretch to the horizon. (Photo: Marco Longari/AFP)Herds of angora goats graze on a farm in the semi-arid south of South Africa on open plains that stretch to the horizon. Their light coats sparkle in the bright sunlight of a region that has become the beating heart of the world’s mohair industry.The Karoo, with its characteristic dirt roads and remote farms, currently supplies more than half of the world’s production of this fiber, which is prized worldwide for its luster and softness.On…