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Esmarie Fourie found out two weeks ago that the breast cancer she has been battling for six years has now spread to her brain. (Photo: Esmarie Fourie/Facebook) “Cry when you need to cry. Scream when you need to scream. But never, ever forget to laugh.” So says 35-year-old Esmarie Fourie from Hermanus in the Western Cape, despite a death sentence hanging over her head. Fourie found out two weeks ago that the breast cancer she has been battling for six years has now spread to her brain. Doctors think she probably only has a few months left to live. “When…
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A man accused of unknowingly taking out a million dollar insurance policy for his brother has been accused of Sigonyela’s bracelets.It is a country found out that Mr. Senzo Mthandeni Mthethwa (43), has been arrested for a case filed by his brother. It will be remembered that months ago It is a country reported in detail on this issue where the victim, Mr. Nhlakanipho Mthethwa from Showe, was furious and accused his imprisoned brother of taking out a million dollar insurance policy for him without his knowledge and consent.Mthethwa (Nhlakanipho) said that he has chosen to file a case against…
Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, minister in the presidency, gives feedback. (Photo: GCIS/X) “What does a liter of petrol cost now?” This is what Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, minister in the presidency, asked at a media conference on Thursday at a stage after the price of petrol rose this week by R3.06 per liter and the price of diesel by R7.51 per litre. “I didn’t pour in. I poured in three weeks ago,” Ntshavheni said after this week’s record fuel price increase. Ntshavheni gave feedback after this week’s cabinet meeting. She once again assured South Africans that the country still has sufficient fuel at this…
It is expected that five women, who were allegedly caught with drugs hidden in their private parts at the airport, OR Tambo, in Gauteng, will appear today at the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court. This was disclosed by the police spokesperson at the national level, Lieutenant Colonel Amanda van Wyk. He said the officers of the South African Police Service (SAPS) working together with the Airports Company South Africa (ACSA), arrested five women for drug trafficking.”The drugs they were caught with, which they had stored in their bodies, can cost more than R5 million,” said Lt Col Van Wyk. He said…
Dr. A.S. Johnstone Makhubu – The Best Of Johnstone Makhubu. (Photo by Dr. Johnstone Makhubu/ LinkedIn) Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa called Dr. Ngobani Johnstone Makhubu appointed with effect from 1 May as commissioner of the South African Revenue Service (SARS) for a term of five years. Ramaphosa made the appointment in terms of section 6 of the South African Revenue Service Act of 1997 following a unanimous recommendation by a selection panel convened by Enoch Godongwana, the finance minister. Makhubu, who has served as deputy commissioner for taxpayer engagement and operations since 2023, succeeds Edward Kieswetter whose term expires on April…
A 95-year-old man has been jailed for a string of rapes and burglaries in Ntabamhlophe and Wembezi. Sabelo Khumalo, aged 36, was sentenced by the Estcourt District Court. OSpokesperson for the police, Captain Ntathu Ndlovu, Khumalo committed these crimes between 2021 and 2023.”He was found guilty of abusing five women. The victims are between the ages of 15 and 36 and this man abused them in different incidents,” said Capt Ndlovu. Elaborating, Khumalo said that he would raid their homes, break into their homes illegally, rape them and take their belongings.He said the court, before handing down the sentence he…
Members of the Boeremag in court on 19 May 2003 (Archive photo: Shayne Robinson/SAPA) The United Nations (UN) human rights committee found this week that the South African government had broken international law during the trial of three former Boeremag members. In an “advanced unredacted decision” taken during a recent meeting of the committee in Geneva and published online on Monday, it was found that the state had “several fundamental rights” of dr. Johan Lets Pretorius and two of his sons, Johan and Wilhelm, violated. According to the decision, which Maroela Media reviewed, the father and his sons already submitted…
IT IS DIFFICULT for the SACP to accept the breaking of the bond between them and their ally, the ANC. The SACP leaders do not agree that those who trust them are forced to choose between going with the ANC or going with the Communists in the next election.The SACP leaders said they want to hold talks with the ANC where this issue will be discussed. They said it in a statement they issued after the executive council meeting. ANC leaders, including President Cyril Ramaphosa and Secretary General, Mr. Fikile Mbalula, have clearly shown that there will be an end…
Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina – The Bilino Polje Stadium in Zenica has witnessed the Bosnian national football team’s giant-killing ways for decades.Branded a “cursed” venue for visiting sides, it has hosted the Dragons’ triumphs over formidable European opponents – Norway, Greece, Romania, Finland, Wales and Austria – in recent years, while football powerhouses Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands and Turkiye have all been held to draws here.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listBosnia enjoyed an unbeaten streak at Dragons’ Nest between 1995 and 2006. Add to that the stadium’s compact nature, the close proximity of fans, and it’s no wonder the…