Author: Tshegofatso Letsie
Friends, fans, colleagues and the family of multi-award-winning musician, Bulelwa Mkutukana, popularly known as Zahara have expressed sadness following her passing at a Johannesburg Hospital on Monday night. Two weeks ago her family released a statement on Instagram confirming that she had been admitted in hospital after complaining about “physical pain.’’ Minister of Arts and Culture Zizi Kodwa confirmed the news in a social media post on X. ‘’I am very saddened by the passing of Zahara. My deepest condolences to the Mkutukana family and the South African music industry. Government has been with the family for some time now. Zahara and her…
Not long after joining his new club Racing 92 in Paris, France, Rugby World Cup winner Siya Kolisi is already teaching his teammates Mzansi’s groove anthem, Mgarimbe’s hit track, Sister Bettina. In a post on his Instagram, Kolisi is seen walking into a changing room shouting “Sister Bettina’’, and new French teammates, Junior Tabuavou and Vinaya Habosi responded accurately with “Hibiri’’, followed by “Sidlu’busha bethu’’, continued the pair chanting the lyrics of the iconic track. Musician Mgarimbe spiced the song up in honour of the Rugby World Cup when he released the remixed version, Sister Bokkina, which became the soundtrack…
The Department of Sports, Arts and Culture announced the establishment of the South African Creative Awards (SACA) which it is hopeful will grow the industry and give Mzansi’s creatives the much needed recognition. “These awards will be bestowed to South Africa’s leading creatives in the various creative sector categories and subdomains, who exhibit outstanding artistic and technical achievement,’’ said the department Minister, Zizi Kodwa. The department intends to host the SACA annually and is optimistic that the move will benefit the country’s creative sector. “This is another way in which the government is developing a participatory cultural platform by supporting…
Apart from hit singles like Huku and John Cena among others, Limpopo born Maya Xichavo Wegerif, popularly known as Sho Madjozi is also recognised for her flamboyant braid styles that are largely copied by little girls across South Africa. The Madjozi- inspired styles mostly take over during school holidays, where little ones have fun with their bright coloured braids. The musician took over the X streets when she posted a video to debut her new look of green glistering braids. “I finally figured out the sparkle braids,” captioned the post. The video has since received over a million views and…
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…