By Linda Ximba The South African football community has been left in mourning following the deaths of two well-known supporters who played a vibrant role in local fan culture. The week began on a sombre note with the news that a popular Orlando Pirates supporter, widely known as Makhalanjalo, had passed away. Makhalanjalo was recognised […]
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By Motshwari Mo Mofokeng The rural community of KwaXimba, situated west of Durban, is getting ready for a traditional cleansing ceremony intended to bring peace to spirits thought to be linked to a tragic accident that occurred over a century ago. Community leaders state that the ceremony will pay tribute to European tourists who lost […]
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By ONN Reporter Eastern Cape – Five individuals lost their lives and around 60 others were hurt in a tragic head-on crash involving a bus and a VW Polo on the N6 between KuGompo, close to East London, and Stutterheim onSunday night. Authorities reported that the bus was carrying about 60 Zimbabwean nationals and was […]
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By Motshwari Mo Mofokeng A quiet community has been left in shock after a nine-year-old boy tragically drownedin a dam near Bongimfundo Primary School in the early hours of Sunday morning.Emergency responders from IPSS Medical Rescue were called to the scene after afrantic overnight search for the missing child ended in heartbreak. According topreliminary reports, […]
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By Motshwari Mo Mofokeng This week, KwaMondi near Eshowe turned into a site of reflection and historical acknowledgment as theKwaZulu-Natal Department of Sport, Arts and Culture celebrated the life and sacrifice of MaqhamuselaKhanyile, who is widely regarded as the first Christian martyr in Sub-Saharan Africa. The event, organized in collaboration with the Lutheran Church, Amafa […]
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By Linda Ximba Mooi River – Rising boxing star Nobengazi Booth has etched his name into SouthAfrican boxing history after becoming the first local boxer to simultaneously hold twotitles following a dominant victory on Friday night.Booth claimed the KwaZulu-Natal junior middleweight title after defeating NoxoloMkhasibe in a fierce bout at Bruntville Hall in Mooi River. […]
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By Linda Ximba A group of frustrated supporters of Kaizer Chiefs marched to the club’s headquarters at Naturena on Saturday morning, demanding urgent changes following the team’s recent poor run of results.The protest comes after Amakhosi suffered four consecutive defeats, a disappointing stretch that saw them eliminated from the Nedbank Cup — a tournament they […]
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By ONN Reporter A brutal clash in a packed Inanda tavern has resulted in a life sentence for a 26-year-old man whose careless handling of a gun led to a deadly shooting, raising new alarms about gun violence in KwaZulu-Natal’s nightlife. This week, the Ntuzuma Regional Court sentenced Vuyani Lindokuhle Ngubane to life in prison […]
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By Motshwari Mo Mofokeng Durban — A devastating fire ripped through the Springfield China Mall in the early hours of Saturday morning, destroying most of the trading complex and raising urgent questions about safety compliance and fire preparedness at one of Durban’s busiest wholesale hubs. The blaze broke out at about 02:10, according to eThekwini […]
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By Motshwari Mo Mofokeng A desperate attempt to evade the law with cash and braai meat resulted in a motorist being arrestedafter Road Traffic Inspectorate (RTI) officers refused to accept the bribe during a road safety operationin northern KwaZulu-Natal.The dramatic arrest took place at the #NenzaniLaEzweni roadblock in Jozini, uMkhanyakude District,where officers stopped a speeding […]
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