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The far-right Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, announced he was resigning as member of Parliament for his Clacton constituency this week – in order to stand as MP for his Clacton constituency.The move has triggered a by-election, which critics have slammed as a stunt by Farage to delay a parliamentary inquiry into a funding scandal he has become mired in.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listIn a show of disgust for what Prime Minister Keir Starmer has dismissed as “a circus”, all other major political parties have refused to field candidates, leaving Farage to stand alone.Until now. One outsider…
The case of the Kurhuleni municipal officials who were suspended due to corruption in the Germiston Magistrate’s court has gone sour.Former Ekurhuleni municipal manager Imogen Mashazi, suspended head of law Advocate Kemi Behari, suspended head of human resources Linda Gxasheka and Julius Mkhwanazi of EMPD (also suspended), are in court on charges of fraud and corruption.Only Julius Mkhwanazi and Kemi Behari have been granted bail of R100 000 each. Despite this, Behari’s lawyer complained and the court revealed that the bail given to them is R100 000 each.”We Lord of the court planned to pay R5000 as bail, but due…
Joubert & Sons’ road stall on the Schoemanskloof road near Mbombela started as a simple stall that sold orange juice by the side of the road. Today it is a tourist attraction and a popular stop for consumers looking for only the freshest produce.
The South African runners in the 10km distance, Stephen Mokoka and Kabelo Mulaudzi, are eager to compete again with the Ugandan runner, Joshua Cheptegei, in the Absa Run Your City Durban 10km race, which will be run on Sunday at 7 am in Durban. This is the third leg of this race. The first one was run in Gqeberha in March, Adriaan Wildschutt won with a time of 27:47. For women, Brenda Jephchirchir from Kenya won with a time of 30:15.The second leg of this race, which was supposed to be run in Cape Town in May, failed due to…
Old MEN, called sugardaddies and blessers, have taken us to primary schools located in Mshwathi Municipality.Blessers are men who attract women with money and gifts to end up sleeping with them while sugardaddies are older men who date younger women.Speaking at a press conference held at Tourwoodlea Lodge, Mgungundlovu, on Tuesday, the Mayor of Mgundlovu, Mr. Mandla Zondi, said that among the municipalities under Mgungundlovu, this practice is the best in Mgundlovu.He said they first became aware of it when they saw young people getting pregnant with miscarriages and some suffering from sexually transmitted diseases.”What shocked us the most was…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended the final deadline for the Madlanga Commission’s report investigating crime, political interference, and corruption in the justice system.The Commission will deliver its report on Monday, 16 November 2026, instead of 31 August, as originally expected.The extension of time given by the president sets the deadline for testimony on Friday, October 2, 2026, and the deadline for the report on Monday, November 16, so that the Commission can close the topics that we have opened during the hearing of the testimony so far.The extension allows the Commission to hear evidence on all matters listed in its…
Bonnie Tyler on stage in Spain. (Photo: Facebook/Bonnie Tyler) Bonnie Tyler, world famous for her raspy voice and hits like “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and “It’s a Heartache”, has died at the age of 75. The news of the Welsh megastar’s death was announced on her official website on Thursday morning. “Bonnie’s family and team are devastated to announce that she died unexpectedly last night in a hospital in Portugal after treatment for an illness. “We will release further details later, but for now we ask for privacy to deal with this tragedy,” reads the entry on Tyler’s website.…
The Secretary General of the ANC, Mr. Fikile Mbalula, refused to apologize to the leader of the EFF, Mr. Julius Malema.Mbalula told Malema that he will not retract the words he said about the EFF last week, where he accused the group led by Malema of being part of the people who are running a campaign to expel immigrants from the country.Mbalula said that the EFF was the first to go into restaurants to fight against the employment of immigrants in this sector.Continuing, he said the EFF protests against the employment of immigrants were violent.The EFF lawyers then wrote a…
In light of the broader challenges and the pressure that is currently also placed on the church as an institution, it is of particular importance for us as Christians to make sure that we continue to support and strengthen each other from our common faith base and values.
About 130,000 people have been evacuated from the Guangxi region while thousands of rescuers have been deployed.By Al Jazeera Staff, AFP and APPublished On 9 Jul 20269 Jul 2026Flooding from Tropical Storm Maysak has killed 39 people in southern China, most of them after a dam breach inundated the city of Nanning.Ding Wei, the city’s vice mayor, announced the toll at a news briefing on Thursday, up sharply from a previous count of six, after record rainfall breached reservoirs and sent torrents of water through towns and cities in the Guangxi region.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe dam…