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Mampintsha of hit group Big Nuz has died. He was 40. According to reports, the South African musician died on Saturday after suffering a stroke last week. Afrotainment confirmed the news on social media. “It is with great sadness that we share the news of the untimely passing of multi-award winning artist, Mampinstsha. Born Mandla Maphumulo from Umlazi, KZN of Big Naz fame passed away on 24 December.” The statement concluded that funeral and memorial details would be confirmed. In a statement released by music label Afrotainment Thursday, Mampintsha – real name Mandla Maphumulo – was hospitalised after suffering a…
JOHANNESBURG – Ekurhuleni Emergency Management Services (EMS) says it can confirm that eight people have been killed and six firefighters hospitalised following an explosion in Boksburg on Saturday morning. EMS says a gas tanker allegedly got stuck under a bridge and caught fire. It’s understood that the tanker exploded as the firefighters were busy extinguishing the flames. EMS spokesperson William Ntladi says the bridge has been completely destroyed. “So the subway bridge is completely destroyed. Part of the hospital’s casualty department roof has collapsed. We’ve got two houses that are nearby that caught alight”.
Eighty20’s latest credit stress report shows that rising interest rates and rampant increases in food and fuel prices have made credit stress a significant concern for South Africans in 2022, with many people left with no choice but to increase their credit to get through the year and pay off existing loans. As of December 2022, South Africa has seen seven consecutive interest rate hikes since November 2021 – increasing the prime lending rate by 3.25% over the past year. This translates to more than a R3,000 increase in monthly instalments on a R1.5 million home loan, said Eighty20 director…
Africa has the potential to produce €1-trillion (R18.3-trillion) worth of green hydrogen a year by 2035, allowing it to export the fuel and boost local industry, according to a study backed by the European Investment Bank. By harnessing the world’s best solar energy resource a number of countries on the continent could produce the fuel, which is made by splitting water using renewable energy, at a cost of less than €2 a kilogram by 2030, the EIB and its partners, the AU and the International Solar Alliance, said in the report released on Wednesday. Demand for the clean-burning fuel is…
Paris Saint-Germain will have talks with Lionel Messi early in the New Year about extending his contract. Both sides are feeling positive the World Cup winner will sign a new deal with the French champions. The 35-year-old’s current contract expires next summer. Messi is currently in Argentina celebrating their World Cup win, with PSG giving him the time off he needs. The Ligue 1 leaders’ next game is at home to Strasbourg on December 28. Meanwhile, French daily Le Parisien are reporting Messi has already reached a deal with the the club to stay for the 2023-24 season. The seven-times winner of the Ballon D’Or, helped…
The Argentine press is filled with poetic prose, conveying the emotion of the journalists who have waited 36 years to see their side on top of the world again. In newspaper Pagina 12, Jose Luis Lanao wrote that “it is spring once again”, describing Argentina’s flag as “sky blue and white like a cherry blossom illuminated by the open sky”. He describes the country as “the world champion in soccer and joy”. In another newspaper, Clarin, journalist Juan Cruz reminds readers that “football is made of roses and thorns” – while also inadvertently raising a question over Messi’s age. While Fifa’s squad…
an push-ups help reduce the risk of stroke and heart attacks in middle-aged people? Doctors say that since this form of exercise works on several muscle groups at once, it can be effective. Besides, push-ups don’t involve high-intensity equipment and can be done easily at home using your own body to build strength. But there’s a caveat. Clear a stress test on the treadmill and then monitor the heart rate during the push-ups before building a rhythm over time. The efficacy of push-ups was actually borne out by a study conducted in 2019 by Harvard University which demonstrated how push-ups…
Lionel Messi has led Argentina to World Cup glory after the most thrilling final in the 92-year history of the tournament. Argentina took the lead through Messi and Angel Di Maria, only for Kylian Mbappe to score a late brace. Messi restored Argentina’s lead in extra time, but Mbappe again hit back for France, completing his hat-trick and taking the game to a penalty shootout. Argentina won the shootout 4-2, to claim the World Cup and victory in one of the sport’s all-time great games.
It was a night of long knives as the saying goes as delegates nominated their preferred candidates for positions of the top 7 positions in the NEC.The nominations were disrupted by sporadic singing, dancing and shouting as delegates put their nominated candidates to the panel.More arguments ensued around how the election committee is managing nominations for the Deputy Secretary-General position .Delegates from Gauteng were accusing the elections committee of trying to rig the votes in a bid to block the election of Nomvula Mokonyane for the 1-st Deputy Secretary General positionThe horse trading went on until the early hours of…
The 35-year-old forward scored his fifth goal of Qatar 2022 and helped set up two others in Tuesday’s 3-0 semi-final win over Croatia. Playing in his fifth World Cup, Messi has never won the game’s biggest prize. “I am very happy for finishing my journey in World Cups in a final, to play the last game in a final. That is really very gratifying,” he said. “Everything I lived in this World Cup has been emotional, seeing how much it has been enjoyed in Argentina. “There are a lot of years from this year to the next one. I don’t think I…