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They shot him in front of us: SMS places Longwe Twala at Meyiwa murder scene

The Pretoria High Court has heard startling evidence placing Longwe Thwala at the scene of the crime the night Senzo Meyiwa was gunned down.Cellphone data expert, Colonel Lambertus Steyn, says they discovered an SMS sent by Twala just after 10 pm on the night in question, which read “Senzo is dead. They just shot him in front of us."This is in stark contrast to state witness Zandile Khumalo's testimony, who […]

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Emmy Awards on ice due to Writers and Actors’ strike

The 75th Annual Emmy Awards have been postponed due to the ongoing strike by the Writers Guild of America and Screen Actors' Guild. The fancy awards ceremony, which was scheduled to take place on the 18th of September, has been postponed to January next year. Productions for movies and TV shows have come to a grinding halt due to the strike. The striking union actors have been prohibited from appearing […]

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Banyana stumble once again

Banyana Banyana failed to hold on to their lead once again at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. Desiree Ellis' charges squandered a 2-0 advantage on Friday morning to draw 2-2 against Argentina in their second G clash in Wellington. Linda Mothlalo put the African champions ahead in the 3oth minute with Thembi Kgatlana adding the second in the 66th minute. Banyana looked to be firmly in control until the […]

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Expert links Kelly Khumalo to accused 5, tells court of deleted phone data

In yet another twist in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial - a cellphone data expert has revealed that information had been deleted from Kelly Khumalo’s phone, hours after the football star was killed. Police investigator, Lambertus Steyn, had been tasked with retrieving the cellphone records of all those implicated in the footballer’s murder. He says Khumalo’s phone was wiped and rebooted, just hours after the footballer was gunned down in […]

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Tact and right language needed to teach young people about apartheid: Diversity specialist

Diversi-T Founder and CEO, Terry Oakley-Smith, says while it is important for schools to teach children about apartheid, hate speech should not be used to drive the point home. Oakley -Smith was weighing in on the Crawford International Pretoria College incident in which an elderly teacher used racial slurs in a bid to encourage her black learners not to fret when the K and N words are used on them […]

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All systems go for first-ever African peppered NWC, eyes on Proteas

SPAR Proteas assistant coach, Dumisani Chauke, is expecting a tough encounter when South Africa begin their 2023 Netball World Cup campaign against Wales on Friday evening at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. It will be the first time ever that the tournament will be held on African soil. The last time the two nations faced off was in 2022 with South Africa getting the victory then. However, Chauke says, […]

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Over 400 EFF leaders banned from attending anniversary celebration

More than 400 public representatives will miss the festivities of the Economic Freedom Fighters' (EFF) 10th Anniversary celebration on Saturday. Yesterday, the party announced that it has banned 428 representatives for failing to organise transport to ferry members to attend the rally. Members of the EFF from all nine provinces will paint the town red as they intend to fill the FNB stadium, which takes over 94 000 people. The […]

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Crawford College teacher given the boot over racial slurs

The Grade 8 substitute teacher at the centre of a racist incident at the Crawford International Pretoria College has been shown the door. The 82-year-old woman was dismissed and reported to the South African Council for Educators (SACE) after a video recorded by learners of her during an English class went viral. In the video, the teacher can be seen writing offensive phrases, which are derogatory to black people in […]

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Meyiwa murder trial | New witness testifies to having seen three men run out of the Khumalo yard

A new witness in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial has described seeing three men run out of the Khumalo’s yard after shots rang from the home. Nthabiseng Mokete was the neighbour of Kelly Khumalo's family almost nine years ago when Meyiwa was gunned down at their home. The Bafana Bafana captain was dating the singer and they were both visiting her family in Vosloorus on that fateful day. Her testimony […]

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Jury still out on whether Takatso deal will change SAA’s fortunes: Analyst

Political analyst, Professor Sam Koma, says it remains to be seen whether the multi-billion rand Takatso Aviation/SAA deal will turn around the fortunes of the embattled airline. The Competition Tribunal gave the green light for Takatso Aviation to acquire a 51% stake in SAA from government. The remaining 49% will be retained by the Department of Public Enterprises. Koma says the deal should be able to accelerate the country's tourism […]

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