Poet and activist Ntsiki Mazwai is known for not stepping down when contentious issues are discussed on the timelines and recently took a swipe at Podcast and Chill with MacG listeners. The show often hits the Twitter trends list over hosts MacG and Sol Phenduka’s spicy and sometimes controversial opinions. Taking to social media on […]
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Johannesburg – The fraud case involving former Bosasa COO, Angelo Agrizzi, is expected back in court on Wednesday. Agrizzi is accused of bribing former MP Vincent Smith in exchange for his influence. Smith was at the time chair of Parliament’s Correctional Services Committee. Bosasa scored prison contracts totaling just over R1 billion between 2004 and […]
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Cape Town – Stellenbosch University has announced it’s probing another case of alleged racism on campus. It says the incident took place during a law faculty dance event last week Thursday. Racial slurs were allegedly hurled at a female student during the function. The university says it’s talking to all those who attended the event […]
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Johannesburg – There’s a hefty fine for contravening the National Environmental Act. The Rand West municipality in Gauteng has pleaded guilty to this and has been slapped with a R10 million fine. Only R3 million of this is payable. The municipality discharged partially untreated water into a river threatening the lives of communities. Complainants hope […]
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Johannesburg – A reminder that Stage 3 blackouts start at 5pm ON Tuesday afternoon. Eskom says from Wednesday and for the rest of the week, Stage 2 power cuts will be implemented. That’s of course, if there aren’t any further technical problems at the various power stations. Tuesday is the ninth day in a row […]
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Neil Patrick Harris has apologised after a joke about the late singer Amy Winehouse resurfaced, sparking an outcry. In 2011, the 48-year-old actor and his husband David Burtka threw a Halloween party which included a meat platter labelled “The Corpse of Amy Winehouse”. The platter – which had ingredients including beef ribs, pulled pork, chicken […]
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The United Nations says the number of severely malnourished children worldwide is rising because of the combined effects of the coronavirus pandemic, climate change and armed conflicts. The UN children’s fund, Unicef, added that treating them was becoming more expensive because of the rising cost of therapeutic food. The agency highlighted two regions – Afghanistan […]
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Congratulations are in order to Zola Nombona who has announced her new business on social media. Zola expressed her joy on Instagram for her dreams coming true after so much hard work, falling, getting back up, fighting and resilience. She expressed her delight at the prospect of launching her lingerie line for women of all […]
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Johannesburg – Brace yourself for massive fuel price hikes. The Automobile Association is predicting huge increases across the board next month. A litre of petrol will cost motorists up to R1.97 more. Diesel is expected to spike by up to R1.62 while a litre of paraffin is expected to increase by a whopping R2.14. The […]
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Johannesburg – Besieged by criminals, residents of Alexandra and Eldorado Park are taking it upon themselves to tackle the rapid surge in crime, spurred by a lack of policing. Diepsloot, which was thrust into the spotlight last month because of rapidly increasing murders, is seeing calmer days because of additional policing. “We’re now a bit […]
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