Author: Tshegofatso Letsie
Police have nabbed a second suspect in connection with the killing of 49-year-old Rustenburg businessman, Ben Gumbi. Gumbi was gunned down in broad daylight by two unknown males in August at a coffee shop at the Rustenburg CBD. The suspects fled the scene in a blue Volkswagen Polo car which was found shortly after the incident at the corner of Helen Joseph and Lourie streets. North West Police spokesperson, Colonel Adel Myburgh attributed the apprehension to collaborative efforts of a multidisciplinary team. “The team consisting of Hillbrow Tactical Response Team (TRT), Rustenburg Crime Intelligence and Rustenburg Detectives, led to the arrest…
Who will ride the wave with SA Pop sensation Tyla on the remix of her hit track Water? That’s the question on everyone’s mind after she posted two images on her Instagram account, one with a letter T necklace hanging on her back and another indistinct with only the words ‘water remix’ showing, with the caption “Guess who’’? The track has garnered remarkable global success and recognition, making Tyla the first SA artist to pocket 10 million monthly listeners on Spotify. Last month the 21-year-old made a historic debut on the Billboard Hot 100 charts at number 67. This made…
South Africa’s media personality, Somizi Mhlongo has cheekily called for the soccer team, Mamelodi Sundowns, to be the new national team. This follows their weekend’s historic 2-0 win against Morocco’s Wydad AC in the African Football League final at Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria. Impressed by the team’s victory, Mhlongo proposed the idea in a video he posted on his Instagram. ‘’How about Sundowns becoming the national team? I am not a supporter of Sundowns, but it makes sense. They play well as a team, they know each other, and they are good and rich,’’ quipped Mhlongo. The post sparked a…
The much-anticipated commercial that features the world-renowned comedian and former US TV show host, Trevor Noah, to be used to promote South Africa as a tourist destination, has finally been released on various social media platforms. In the advert, called “Best of Us,” Trevor is inviting tourists from all over the world to come explore the country’s diversity and its different attractions. The announcement of the deal was mired in controversy back in September when it was reported that the comedian stands to be paid R33 million for the advert. Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille distanced the government from the…
Two suspects linked to the housebreaking and theft of over 4 million US dollars at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm in Limpopo in February 2020, are expected to appear before the Bela Bela Magistrate’s court on 07 November 2023. The pair was apprehended over the weekend in Rustenburg and Bela Bela, respectively. “The two suspects aged 39 and 30 were arrested on Sunday 05 November and Monday 06 November on charges of house breaking and theft,’’ said Hawks spokesperson, Colonel Katlego Mogale. The robbery came to light after former State Security Director-General, Arthur Fraser alleged that Ramaphosa attempted to…
The Department of Agriculture has issued a warning about the suspected outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth (FMD) disease at a farm in Ramatlabama, at the Ngaka Modiri Molema District in the North West. According to the department’s media liaison officer, Reggie Ngcobo, the farm has been placed under quarantine due to serology results, pending outcomes from an ongoing investigation. ‘’The department wishes to emphasize at this point in time, it’s just a suspicion of an outbreak. Epidemiological investigations are under way to confirm the presence or absence of virus circulation,” said Ngcobo. In 2022 North West was among the provinces which were…
DSTV channel Moja Love has ended its relationship with host of controversial drug-busting show, Sizok’thola, Xolani Khumalo. This comes after his second appearance at the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court, on charges of killing an alleged drug dealer, Robert Varrie. The channel took to its X account some of the reasons that influenced its decision to cut ties with Khumalo. “The Channel elected not to continue with Mr Khumalo after raising concerns and questioning him about his knowledge and involvement in the unlawful incidents that led to the possible contamination of crime scenes, failed prosecutions of known drug lords and unfortunate…
South Africa Rugby Director Rassie Erasmus has followed the official account of England Rugby on X ahead of their crucial semi-final clash this evening at the Rugby World Cup in Paris, France. The move has caused a stir on the platform, as some users refer to him as the G.O.A.T (Greatest Of All Time), a troll or simply just playing mind games with his opponents. ‘’Rassie just followed England Rugby, I love it’,” one user tweeted. ‘’He is consistent, New Zealand and Argentina should block him now,” another added. This comes a week after unfollowing the accounts of South Africa’s…
The Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Thoko Didiza has given the go ahead for poultry products to be imported as the country battles with the outbreak of avian flu. The highly contagious viral infection that affects wild birds and poultry has hit the country’s farms. Imports that have been permitted include table eggs, fertilised eggs and poultry meat. ‘’Since the 1st of September 2023, the department has granted 115 permits for fertiliser eggs, 48 permits for egg powder, 2406 permits for poultry meat, 24 permits for table eggs,” said the department’s spokesperson, Reggie Ngcobo. According to the…
The phrase ‘’Amapiano to the world’’ is living and surpassing expectations. American singer-songwriter, Chris Brown is the latest to show some love to the Yanos, after taking to Instagram a reel of him infusing Amapiano dance routines to the sounds of his upcoming song ‘Sensational’ alongside popular dancers Shaq Reed, Josh Smith, and Johnny Blaze. Some of the moves that were displayed are of the famous ‘Kilimanjaro’ dance challenge, that was made popular by Pcee, Sgija’Disciples and Zan’Ten’s. The Kilimanjaro dance challenge went viral on TikTok earlier this year, in which people are seen dancing while flipping their eyes like…