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Taxi industry pushes Minister Creecy for better regulation

Taxi industry members have urged newly appointed Transport Minister, Barbara Creecy, to speed up regulation. Speaking at the South African Transport conference in Pretoria, they welcomed her appointment - adding that they eagerly await changes in the sector. The CEO of the Eastern Cape Transport Tertiary Co-operative, Dr. Nokuthula Mbebe, said government has been slow to regulate the industry. She hopes Creecy will tackle long-standing issues like safety and capacity. […]

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“Substance dependency creates challenge for recovery,” warns expert

Researcher and Founder of SA Drug Policy, Shaun Shelly, is warning Yires against substance use, saying the dependency thereof poses an almost impossible challenge for a successful recovery. “Like anything we take, be it coffee, sugar, or any other drug, the dose thereof is really important. If you take too much of the drug, there is very high risk of developing some form of dependency at some stage, and if you do develop a dependency, it’s very difficult to find […]

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John Cena calls time on WWE career

  One of the WWE fans' firm favourites, John Cena, is retiring from in-ring competition next year. Cena made the surprise announcement to fans during an appearance at the WWE Money in the Bank event in Canada. He says his last appearances will be at the Royal Rumble, Elimination Chamber, and WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas. BREAKING NEWS: John Cena announced at #MITB he will retire from in-ring competition in […]

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Motaung pleads for patience with Nabi

Kaizer Chiefs Marketing Director, Jessica Motaung, is calling for the club's supporters to be patient with new head coach, Nasreddine Nabi. Chiefs officially announced the arrival of the former Young Africans and AS FAR Rabat coach last night, ahead of the 2024/25 season. Nabi arrives at Chiefs to much fanfare after relative success at the Tanzanian and Moroccan clubs. At Yanga, he won the league twice as well as the […]

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Mzansi X users rally behind Banyana legend following hijacking

Social media users are calling on South Africans to assist Banyana Banyana legend, Portia Modise, in finding her car following a hijacking incident. Their appeal follows the video Modise posted on X saying, 'I'm not ok.. I was hijacked..' Modise has also urged the public to assist with information that could lead to the recovery of the vehicle. I'm not ok.. I was hijacked.. pic.twitter.com/ykf02hH7M7 — PortiaBashinModise (@modiseportia12) July 7, […]

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Cuban-trained doctors join long queue of concerned medics

South African medical students who studied in Cuba have expressed concern about the unemployment crisis facing young medical doctors in the country. The more than 100 recently qualified medical doctors, who graduated from the Nelson Mandela Fidel Castro Medical Programme, celebrated their achievements at Wits University yesterday. Since 1996, the programme has provided medical training to thousands of young South African doctors in Cuba. However, the newly trained doctors say […]

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Slikour urges artists to learn business side of music

Rapper turned businessman, Siya Metane also known as Slikour, is urging young and aspiring music artists to gain proper and precise knowledge about the business side of music to avoid being ripped off. The 41-year-old says young artists should not shy away from engaging in discussions with their managers and producers about music contracts and royalties before tying bonds. This follows a debate on social media following the emergence DJ […]

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Jub Jub back on the streets

  Rapper, Molemo Maarohanye also known as Jub Jub, returns to the small screen in September for yet another season of Moja Love's popular reality show, Uyajola 9/9. The channel announced the news yesterday, which was met with excitement from the public. The streets are about to get real! Jub Jub is back and ready to call out all the frauds in relationships! Cheaters, beware! September is coming! #Uyajola99 — […]

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SA Rugby calls for sport bodies to run sport in schools

SA Rugby President, Mark Alexander, has once again highlighted the importance children participating in sport at school, calling for SA Rugby to run rugby programmes in schools. Alexander believes that there are numerous talented kids who fall through the cracks due to a lack of development and proper coaching and says this is one of the conversations he will look to have with the new Minister of Sport, Arts and […]

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South Africans celebrate multi-talented Dr’s historic win

Congratulatory messages are still pouring in for South African TV presenter and medical doctor, Fezile Mkhize, who won the prestigious title of Mister Supranational 2024. Mkhize is the first black man to win the men's edition of the competition. The 8th edition of the Mister Supranational pageant was held in Nowy Sącz, Lesser, Poland, last night. Mkhize beat 35 contestants from across the globe to clinch the coveted title. Casey […]

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