Young pilot starts three businesses after losing her job during pandemic

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Amanda Kandawire-Khoza has proven why she is the whole package, having started three business ventures during the Covid-19 pandemic, aside from being a pilot.

Medupi explosion: Eskom says workers deviated from procedure

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Eskom has suspended employees who were working at Unit 4 of Medupi power plant whose generator exploded at the weekend.

TB Joshua’s church denies succession battle rumours

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The mega church that TB Joshua had pastored for over 30 years before his passing on June 5 has debunked rumours by local media that there is a succession battle ...

Fire breaks out during TB Joshua’s funeral and destroys church storeroom

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A fire that broke out during TB Joshua’s funeral and believed to have been started by an electrical spark gutted a storehouse on the church’s premises.

TB Joshua’s funeral gets underway a month after his death

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Funeral procession of Nigerian pastor and televangelist TB Joshua began on Monday with a series of services that will culminate in a thanksgiving service on Sunday. ...

21 people reportedly killed in ongoing eSwatini pro-democracy protests

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The Swaziland Youth Congress took to social media on Wednesday to claim that 21 people had been killed by state security.

Stricter restrictions the only solution to the Covid-19 problem at hand - Denosa

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Denosa has welcomed the stricter level 4 restrictions saying it’s clear that all the non-pharmaceutical interventions put in place as well as policing proved not ...

Black and white parents exchange blows outside Witbank school

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Violent scenes were witnessed at the school entrance, with some people throwing stones at their rivals while others were wielding sticks outside the Witbank Technical ...

TB Joshua, the televangelist whose status and wealth kept growing despite controversies

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In 2014 when one of TB Joshua’s church buildings collapsed and killed 116 people but he escaped charges and continued to grow in status.

South Africans now fatter due to lockdown - study

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South Africans have revealed that lockdown regulations impacted their eating and exercise habits for the worse with some gaining more than 10kgs.

Parliament’s education committee to probe school bullying

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The portfolio committee on basic education in South Africa’s parliament will be discussing bullying as part of it’s oversight mission.

YouTube suspends TB Joshua’s account over videos of him praying to ’cure’ gay people

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UK-based Open Democracy filed a complaint after reviewing videos posted on TB Joshua YouTube channel that show him conducting prayers to “cure” gay people.

Same-sex couple loses court bid to take twin daughters born to SA surrogate home to Namibia

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Windhoek High Court dismissed an application by a same-sex couple to allow their twin daughters, born through surrogacy in South Africa, to enter Namibia.

Africa, the continent with the youngest population led by ageing presidents

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With a youth population of around 60% under the age of 25, Africa is the youngest continent in the world but is overwhelmed by ageing leaders.

Bushiris get court interdict preventing Malawian police from arresting them

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Malawian police issued a warrant of arrest against Prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary but the couple obtained a court interdict blocking the arrest.

Beer Association pleads with Mboweni for tax relief to help rebuild industry

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Beer Association of South Africa says it needs to save jobs and livelihoods, but can’t do so without any targeted relief from the government.

Suspect, 63, on the run after ’shooting wife multiple times during argument’

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Limpopo police have launched a manhunt for a 63-year-old man accused of killing his second wife during an argument.

Eloise expected to take SA by storm and bring heavy rainfall with her

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A severe tropical storm is expected to hit South Africa’s shores over the weekend and early next week.

Bethuel Mangena’s cartoon on the poor’s battles amid Covid-19 scoops top award

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African News Agency cartoonist Bethuel Mangena says it’s every artist’s dream to see their work recognised internationally after winning top prize.

Khama Billiat denies taking local Gqom star as second wife

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Kaizer Chiefs forward and Zimbabwe Warriors talisman Khama Billiat has denied taking singer and former actress Nomcebo “Dot” Mthethwa as his second wife.

Beer associations threaten to cut alcohol supply to businesses flouting Covid-19 rules

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Beer Association of South Africa says it will identify establishments found breaking the law and cutting off their supply.