Cape Town – Sasco in the Western Cape says it’s not enough to suspend a student caught urinating on another student’s belongings. The perpetrator is white and the alleged victim is a black student, prompting rumours that the incident may have been racially motivated. The university is still investigating. “The suspension itself is not enough […]
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Johannesburg – Eskom has ramped up the level of load shedding from stage 3 to 4 due to further loss in generating capacity. The power cuts will kick in at 5pm and last until 10pm on Monday. “Unit 2 of the Kusile Power Station tripped earlier this afternoon, taking 720MW of generating capacity with it. […]
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Mandla Ncikazi has admitted that Orlando Pirates could have been better in their clash against Al Ahly of Libya on Sunday. Pirates progressed to the final 2-1 on aggregate but lost 1-0 on the road to the side from Tripoli and has to absorb waves of pressure as the second leg wound up. Ncikazi believes […]
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Thousands of Tunisians took to the streets in the capital, Tunis, on Sunday to protest against President Kais Saied’s political measures and rising food prices. A co-ordinator from the Citizens against the coup coalition – one of the protest organisers – told the state broadcaster that they rejected the country’s “new constitution” that was “drawn […]
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MTN South Africa grew its subscriber base by 7.1% at the end of March to reach 34.5 million subscribers. It’s seen good performance in both prepaid and contracts. The network operator said it also saw a group double-digit service revenue growth despite a challenging macro-economic environment. The company said power cuts in South Africa have […]
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Congratulations are in order for Andile and Tamia Mpisane who are the newest parents in town. They have just welcomed their baby girl. Tamia made her baby bump public on Valentine’s Day, posting a photo of herself embracing her baby belly in a see-through white garment. Tamia wrote a touching message to her unborn child […]
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Johannesburg – ANC deputy secretary in Mpumalanga, Lindiwe Ntshalintshali says the party will be going through its database to ensure that every member has been vetted. This after the party revoked Philemon Lukhele’s membership over his alleged involvement in the kidnapping and murder Hillary Gardee. Ntshalintshali said an internal investigation has revealed that Lukhele obtained […]
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Kaizer Chiefs are set to welcome their goalkeeper Bontle Molefe back from Belgium-based outfit Royal Antwerp this weekend. Molefe had his final training session with Antwerp on Thursday to end his one month-long trial with the club, and he’s now set to return to South Africa. Molefe jetted off to Belgium alongside Mduduzi Shabalala on […]
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The Tunisian government has denied that the former prime minister, Hamadi Jebali, has been arrested. On Thursday, a post on his Facebook page said Jebali had been detained by the security forces. The Islamist Ennahda party also demanded his release. But the interior ministry now says it’s investigating a factory on land owned by the […]
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Minnie Dlamini and her estranged husband Quinton Jones have denied claims that infidelity ended their marriage. This comes after the former couple’s marriage made Mzansi’s trends list recently with many tongues wagging about what led to their relationship fallout. Tweeps ran with an unverified rumour that Minnie has had an affair with businessman Edwin Sodi […]
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