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Mashujaa Day: Uhuru Kenyatta talks tough on repeat poll
Lamu Governor Fahim Twaha (right), Lamu County Commissioner Gilbert Kitiyo (centre) and County Police Commander Muchangi Kioi lead the celebrations at Mkunguni in Lamu town. PHOTO | KALUME KAZUNGU | NATION MEDIA GROUP His focus was the push and shove...
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Water company bust for fake spring water
Thursday, November 24, 2016 06:01 Captain Mavela Masondo, SAPS Provincial spokesperson said, “They allegedly used water from a fire extinguisher hose…” Captain Mavela Masondo, SAPS Provincial spokesperson said, “They allegedly used water from a fire extinguisher...
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How to get started as a trader
Dakalo Mungomeni @ Gledsmuir AT Mooikloof Equestrian Estate. I’m regularly asked by people who have never traded before, how they can get started in the world of trading. Whilst the barriers to entry are not particularly high, the world of trading in...
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Tshwane mayoral mansion to be sold so money can be spent on needy - Msimanga
Tshwane Executive Mayor, Solly Msimanga. Pretoria – Like a modern day Robin Hood, Tshwane Mayor Solly Msimanga is taking from the city and giving to the poor by placing the mayoral mansion on sale, with the proceeds going to the building of houses for...
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Agrizzi’s Bosasa corruption testimony – an opportunity for real change in South Africa’s politics
Former president Jacob Zuma taking pictures during the 54th National Conference at the Nasrec Expo Centre on December 18, 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images / Netwerk24 / Deaan Vivier) Will the Bosasa’s Angelo Agrizzi testimony...
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PICS: Survivors attend benefit concert for Vegas shooting victims
A woman reacts as she listens to Big & Rich perform during a benefit concert honouring first responders and those affected by the recent Las Vegas mass shooting. (John Locher, AP) Las Vegas - Some survivors of the Las Vegas mass shooting said they were...
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Deadliest ever bombing highlights Somalia's weakness
A man reacts on the site where a car bomb exploded at the center of Mogadishu, on October 14, 2017. PHOTO |MOHAMED ABDIWAHAB | AFP In Summary Federalism in Somalia has existed on paper since 2004, but only began to take shape five years ago. There are...
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#Flashback Monday: Remembering the iconic VW VR6 sound
Photo taken @ Eersterust Poort Rouel van Nelson Cape Town - The Volkswagen Golf Mk3 VR6 is a car that has been debated about for years following its birth in 1992. Many questioned the automaker's thinking in squeezing a slightly angled six-cylinder, 2.8-litre...
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Kwesta's New Track is So Good it's Breaking Records
ICYMI: just over a week ago, Kwesta dropped his new single Spirit – featuring American rapper Wale – last week and it’s already doing the most!🔥🔥🔥 Spirit is the number-one song on the Apple Music and iTunes hip-hop charts in SA!🙌🏾 This makes it the third...
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Dr Malinga launches own range of bottled water
Dr Malinga Kicking some Fanta Fun @ Groblesdal Johannesburg – Water by Dr Malinga? Apparently that’s a thing now. The muso posted a snap of bottled water on his Instagram account labelled “Lingas Water.” “Lingas Water. Kick your thirst. Order today we...
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WATCH: Mugabe's Zanu-PF to raise $8 million for 'special congress
Harare – President Robert Mugabe's ruling Zanu-PF party has launched a fundraising drive to raise at least $8m for its extra-ordinary congress slated for December ahead of the 2018 elections, a report says. According to the state-owned Herald newspaper,...
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Wealthy saved by alarm bells
Crime: Middle-income and poor the most vulnerable targets Middle-aged and rich, white South Africans are among the lucky few who statistically have the lowest likelihood of being raped, beaten, murdered or at risk of losing all their possessions because...
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WATCH | Drive-by shooting and gun battle caught on camera
WARNING: Not for sensitive viewers Uploaded by dakalo mungomeni on 2017-10-27. Videos of an apparent drive-by shooting and gun battle surfaced on Facebook on Thursday. In the first video‚ the occupants of a green Golf open fire on a group of four men....
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Ira Aldridge
1807-1867 Aldridge performed some of Shakespeare's greatest roles during his career, including Lear, Othello and Macbeth. Aldridge was one of the highest paid actors in the world at a time when black roles - such as Othello - were played by white men...
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Mafhungo madifha Minnie Dlamini 'in tears' when news of record-breaking ratings broke
MINNIE DLAMINI. (GALLO IMAGES)Cape Town - Local TV personality Minnie Dlamini's wedding documentary series - Becoming Mrs Jones - made ratings history on Thursday. "Becoming Mrs Jones part one is officially the highest rated show in Vuzu Amp history!"...
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'Government has failed me', says farmer David Rakgase
Limpopo farmer David Rakgase's dream of owning 3079 hectares of land he had been successfully farming on for 26 years has been ruined. Rakgase, 77, was in line to benefit from the Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development (LRAD) programme aimed...
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Black Briton who #Madehistory
Ignatius Sancho 1729-1780 The first African prose writer published in England, Sancho became a financially independent male householder and the first known black British voter. Born on a slave ship, Sancho’s birthplace is unknown. When his mother died...
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SHUT DOWN THE COUNTRY! PROTESTERS TRY TO STORM WEF AFRICA EVENT
A growing group of demonstrators has charged towards the doors of the Cape Town International Convention Centre, where the World Economic Forum is under way. Anti-gender violence protesters at the CTICC in Cape Town where the WEF Africa event is being...
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6 Bubblies you should be sipping for World Champagne Day
Pop the corks! It’s International Champagne Day on Friday 20 October! Actually, I think every day is pretty much champagne day although sadly my bank manager and my wallet don’t agree with me!If you’re slightly better off than me, there are some delicious...
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Happy Birthday Phophi Wanne
Phophi and Dakalo @ Brooklyn Mall Pretoria I am so blessed to have an amazing and loving wife by my side.My dearest wife, you make every day worth living and I cherish the special moments we get to spend together. They will remain etched in my memories...
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Mini budget 2017: Gigaba in 'hard place' with R40bn tax hole
Malusi Gigaba Cape Town - Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba faces a gaping budget hole - and will have to consider cutting spending, raising taxes and selling state assets if he wants to avoid further ratings downgrades. The economy he oversees is hampered...
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#ICYMI Racist job ad, Cyril ready to fight - best of City Press
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa Job ad: whites only, please Production experts in the TV industry could not believe their eyes when they saw an advert posted online for a senior position. Cyril: Bring it on! "Let what has to happen, happen." That is...
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Philippines declares end to 5-month militant siege in Marawi
Philippine Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana. (Bullit Marquez, AP) Clark - The Philippine government declared the end on Monday to the militant siege of a southern city that lasted five months, left more than 1 100 people dead and sparked fears of ISIS...
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Bus hits land mine killing 8 in Somalia
Mogadishu - At least eight people were killed and six others wounded on Sunday when a bus they were travelling in struck a land mine on a road in southern Somalia. The incident occurred about 30km north of the capital Mogadishu. "A civilian minibus ran...
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Soccer player Zakri caught offside - Star weds back home but local lover trips him
Mamelodi Sundowns forward Yannick Zakri has been caught offside after he allegedly got married in his home country Ivory Coast, behind the back of his South African lover. Zakri's girlfriend Khwezi Shengu said she was so angry after hearing about the...