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Drake butt of jokes after losing R13mln bet

Canadian Rapper, Drake, lost a whopping $700 000 (R13.3 million) after placing his bet on defending UFC champion, Sean Strickland, to win the coveted UFC middleweight title. The American MMA champion faced a fall from grace on Sunday after Dricus Du Plessis made history as the first South African to win the championship.Ahead of the fight, Drake took to Instagram, showing off his bet ticket. The "God's Plan" hitmaker was […]

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Self-confessed arsonist again admits to starting Marshalltown fatal fire, this time in court

The 29-year-old man accused of setting the Usindiso building in Marshalltown, in the Johannesburg CBD, on fire has confessed, once again, to a magistrate that he did indeed commit the crime. Earlier this week, the man admitted, before the Usindiso Commission of Inquiry, to having started the blaze that resulted in the deaths of 76 innocent people. Sithembiso Mdlalose said he had been trying to conceal a murder, which had […]

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Khumalo could be called to discredit ‘hit’ claims: Legal analyst

Legal analyst, Mpumelelo Zikalala, says despite new evidence implicating singer Kelly Khumalo in Senzo Meyiwa's murder, it's unlikely she'll be called to testify at this stage of the trial.Yesterday, two men accused of the murder of the soccer star named Khumalo as the mastermind behind his killing. According to an affidavit brought by the lead investigator in Meyiwa's murder case, Bongani Gininda, Muzi Sibiya and Bongani Ntanzi said Khumalo had […]

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UFC Champion Dricus du Plessis receives a hero’s welcome

  UFC Middleweight World Champion, Dricus du Plessis, says his world title victory is the first of many and is only the beginning of the Dricus du Plessis era. Dricus, who is the first South African to win a UFC world title, landed back in South Africa earlier today after winning against Sean Strickland in Canada on Sunday. The 30-year-old claimed the win by a point in the bout that […]

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Expert warns of uphill journey ahead in Marshalltown fire case

Legal analyst, Mpumelelo Zikalala, says the police and the NPA have their work cut out in building a strong case against the man who has confessed to have torched the Marshalltown building, in which more than 70 people perished last year. On Tuesday, an unnamed 29-year-old man was arrested after he confessed to the Commission of Inquiry that probing the cause of the inferno at the hijacked and rundown Usindiso […]

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Bafana advance to Afcon round of 16

Bafana Bafana have advanced to the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations after playing out to a goalless draw against Tunisia last evening. Both sides played to the best of their abilities, but failed to produce any goals. Bafana coach, Hugo Broos, had kept the same team that won against Namibia on Sunday. Lead us coach Hugo Broos! 🇿🇦✊🏽 pic.twitter.com/yRoG8WFhJ9 — STAR. (@makwande_m) January 24, 2024 The national […]

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Bafana Bafana looking to make it to Afcon last 16

South Africans will be waiting with bated breath as Bafana Bafana will take on Tunisia this evening, hoping to make it to the last 16. The national team, lying second behind Mali, need a point at least to ensure their stay in the tournament. They must avoid defeat at all costs. Bafana are and need a solitary point to ensure that they live to play another match in the tournament. […]

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Parents of home-schooled matrics accuse SACAI of irregularities

A storm is brewing between the parents of home-schooled matriculants and private assessment body, the South African Comprehensive Assessment Institute (SACAI). The irate parents are accusing the body of irregularities within the marking and capturing process of the recent matric results. YNews has been reliably told that some learners who had been getting 70% in the Math assessment dropped as low as 17% in some cases in their final 2023 […]

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Brand expert advises scandal-weary Leoka

As South Africans remain perplexed and shocked over why renowned economist, Thabi Leoka, would have misrepresented her qualifications, one brand expert believes she should just come clean if she doesn't have the contentious PhD. Thebe Ikalafeng has, however, praised the embattled economist for resigning from the MTN and Anglo-American Platinum boards, respectively, saying this will shift negative attention from both firms to Leoka. Leoka stepped down from the boards amid […]

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