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Three parties, which had announced that they will unite, will contest the elections independently, under the umbrella of Unite for Change.These groups areGOOD Party, RISE Mzansi and Bosa, yesterday issued a statement revealing that they are about to contest the election individually. He said that he will no longer run for election under Unite for Change because there are things that still need to be discussed in detail.”Despite the great distance that has been traveled in bringing these parties together to contest the elections together, there is a need to start fixing some things. These things cannot be completed quickly,…
Grandi Theunissen (Photo: X/VF Plus) It is now no longer just the DA but also the FF Plus in Tshwane who are attacking the ANC after damning allegations of corruption and tender manipulation in the metro came to light. The ANC in the greater Tshwane region claims that the previous DA-led administration and “those who were in power together (with the DA)” are responsible for the corruption in the Tshwane Metro Police (TMPD) and the eventual collapse of the entire management system in the metro. At the time, the FF Plus was part of this administration with Grandi Theunissen who…
He thanks God for continuing to open up opportunities for Moshe Ndiki in the field of presenting programs, after the channel Mzansi Magic, announced the return of the program Don’t lieat 7 p.m.This program, its fourth season with changes, was presented by uOnly Motlatsi Mafatshe but this season there will be two presenters.Moshe is currently the presenter of a new program called Mgidi Momswhich airs on Sundays at 6 p.m., also recently debuted on the station. This young man from the Eastern Cape stated that he believes that people should not give up on God as he also believes that…
(Archive photo: pixabay)According to the national treasury, South African municipalities lose R25 billion annually in water and electricity that they buy, but never sell. In some cities, up to 40% of all bulk water purchases produce no revenue and average power losses stand at 25%.This is the result of water leaks, transmission losses, electricity theft and old meters that had to be replaced and are bypassed by large consumers, says the treasury. The costs are recovered through tariffs paid by consumers.The treasury disclosed this massive inefficiency during a virtual media conversation with members of the National Press Club which focused…
THE legend of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Mdletshe Albert Mazibuko, passed away on Sunday late, after being ill as he insisted to his brother in the hospital where he wanted to be hidden before it was enough the next day.Mazibuko (77) died in a hospital in Durban, after a short illness. His brother Abednigo Mazibuko, who once sang in Mambazo before retiring, said Mazibuko told himself that he wanted to be hidden in Ntabamhlophe, Estcourt.”He didn’t start, he said a long time ago that when he leaves, he wants to go home. Even this time when he got sick, I went…
IF he had not been unlucky to suffer from a head injury, Banyana Banyana’s stopper, Bambanani Mbane, would have long since reached the record of representing South Africa 100 times in world games.This was told to the media by Banyana’s head coach, Desiree Ellis, when he spoke to them recently, at the national team’s camp at the Riverside Sports Club, Durban North, Durban.Banyana are in this city where they will play two friendlies against Algeria on Tuesday at 3 pm at Princess Magogo Stadium, KwaMashu, and King Zwelithini Stadium, Mlaza, on Friday.This national team feels strong with Algeria just because…
The robber fired three shots at Alex, one of which went through his chest. The other shots hit the kitchen cabinets. (Photo: AfriForum Centurion/ Facebook) The Wierdabrug police in Centurion are investigating a case of attempted murder and intentional damage to property after a retired pastor was shot in the chest by a robber in the early hours of Friday morning during a house robbery in Raslouw, Centurion. The 81-year-old Alex Wessels woke up at around 02:30 to a sound and suspected that something had fallen on the roof. Soon after, he heard his chairs being moved on the porch,…
RUNNER from KwaZulu-Natal, Sphamandla Nkosi, considers it a good start for him to enter the first ten in the Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon race of 56km which he started running on Saturday, in Cape Town. Arhur Jantjies of the Pan African Resources Running Club won the race in 3:09:25, second was Onalenna Khonkhobe in 3:10:00, third was Blessing Waison from Zimbabwe in 3:11:13.For women it was Gerda Steyn of Hollywood Athletics Club in 3:27:43, second was Margaret Jepchumba from Kenya, third was Nobukhoshi Tshuma from Zimbabwe in 3:38:34.Steyn won the 56km distance race for the seventh time and she is…
The leader of the EFF, Mr. Julius Malema, is returning to court, where his case of firing a gun will continue. Malema will appear at East London Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday and Thursday, where pre-sentence submissions will be made.The submissions hearing was adjourned to January. Malema was convicted of firing a gun last year. He was prosecuted after a video showing him firing a gun, during the celebration of the anniversary of the establishment of the EFF, went viral.The event in which he fired the gun was in Mdantshane, in 2018. Malema stated that the State wants him to be…
THE COACH of Orlando Pirates, Abdeslam Ouaddou, hopes that Richards Bay FC will be able to do them a favor by holding Mamelodi Sundowns so as not to open a big gap at the top of the Betway Premiership log. Pirates also lost points playing in a 2-2 draw with Richards Bay on Friday, at the Mhlathuze Sports Complex, Richards Bay. The loss of points has given Sundowns the opportunity to open a gap at the top of the Premiership log as currently these teams who are in contention for the league title are separated by one point. Sundowns are…