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SA Musician Royiso Love is a part of humanity, and February is dedicated to celebrating it because of a special day known around the world as Valentine's Day. In South Africa, a country rich in cultural diversity and musical heritage, love has found its voice through countless melodies for decades. From soulful ballads to infectious Afropop tunes, South Africa's music scene is a treasure trove of love songs that resonate deeply with audiences of all ages. In this article, we embark on a musical journey through the history of South African love songs, exploring timeless classics and contemporary hits that…

Whether it's a simple handshake or a full-body hug, the warmth of the other person adds a human touch to social interactions. Now, researchers have developed a device that allows amputees to experience this natural temperature sensation using a prosthetic leg.The research team says this innovation is a first and paves the way for integrating many senses into prosthetic limbs.Professor Solaiman Shokur, senior author of the study from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, said that increasing the sensory feedback from a prosthetic limb is known to help people feel that the prosthesis is part of their body. Stated.”To…

South Africa's lead at the top of the World Rugby rankings remains stable for now, but new names could be added to the top four. The Springboks, Ireland, New Zealand and France have dominated the competition in recent years, but Les Bleus are in danger of falling down the table. Fabien Galthie's side suffered the disappointment of being eliminated in the World Cup quarter-finals and then suffered a crushing defeat to Ireland in the Six Nations. Approaching Box The Irishman's impressive win in Marseille closed the gap on the Boks at the summit, leaving him just 2.43 points clear of…

Due to dueling primaries and caucuses, Nikki Haley and Trump never faced off directly in the Southwest state.Former US President Donald Trump easily won the Nevada caucuses, moving one step closer to winning the Republican nomination for the 2024 general election. The result was not surprising, as Trump only faced front-runner Ryan Binkley in the caucuses. Trump's leading challenger, Nikki Haley, was absent from the event, accusing organizers of heavily skewing the vote in Trump's favor. As of Friday, he had received more than 99 percent of the roughly 60,000 votes cast in his caucus. “We are leading everyone,” Trump…

President Cyril Ramaphosa almost approved South Africa's basic income grant in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) last night. His two-hour speech sounded like a self-congratulatory ANC rally ahead of the 2024 national elections. trend: SASSA information required for Old Age Grant recipients February 2024 But in between all the backbiting and divisive “tintswalo” talk, there was mention of South Africa's basic income subsidy. Business Tech confirmed that this will appear as an extension and amendment to the existing social distress relief scheme [SRD] Grant. South Africa basic income subsidy Millions of South Africans are counting the days until…

“On social media, Kremlin officials moved quickly to use the Tucker Carlson interview as an opportunity to amplify Russia’s propaganda aimed at increasing support for the ongoing war in Ukraine. “There are people out there,” said Ben Scott, director of Reset, a London-based nonprofit that tracks misinformation. He told WIRED he is running a campaign.This blanket report was repeated throughout Russian state media. The newsroom's homepage features multiple articles about the interview, many of which highlight how successful Putin was in getting his message across to Western audiences.In one of more than a dozen articles published by the state news…

Makhaji was mocked earlier this week for speaking in “bad English”, but language experts said that should not have happened. As South Africans ponder Bafana Bafana's penalty shoot-out defeat in this week's Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) semi-final against Nigeria, entertainer Makazi has been accused of consoling the national team with 'bad English' after their relapse. It was ridiculed on social media. But they wore plaid shems. They fog 🫶🫶🫶🥂— Makhadzi (@MakhadziSA) February 7, 2024 Whether this was an attempt by Ghana Mama The singer showed off his sense of humor and even made an honest mistake in spelling the…

President Cyril Ramaphosa said the government was doing everything it could to end the load shedding, but did not give an exact date. Jeffrey Abrahams/Gallo Images President Cyril Ramaphosa said the government was doing everything it could to end the load shedding, but did not give an exact date.EsqOM announced the Stage 4 load relief on Friday after President Ramaphosa delivered his State of the Union address.Prime Minister Ramaphosa also explained the decision to extend the term of SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter.President Cyril Ramaphosa said he would not say when the load shedding would end for fear of being accused…

Manchester City and Newcastle United both have sponsors linked to their ownersThe Premier League is facing the threat of legal action from clubs over changes to its rules governing commercial transactions.On Friday, rules around related party transactions (ATP) were tightened for clubs that enter into sponsorship deals with companies linked to their owners.ATP can increase your revenue stream and give you more room to spend.League officials, who did not name the club, communicated the threat to all 20 members at a shareholders' meeting in London.The legal threat revolves around whether the Premier League's rules comply with competition law.BBC Sport reported…

Tony Forbes, father of AKA (real name Keenan Forbes), has reflected on his son's affair with media personality Bonang. The rapper, who was dating DJ ZInhle at the time, was pregnant with their child Cairo. On this week's Revealing podcast, Tony opened up about his son's high-profile relationship with the popular TV star. The relationship made headlines in 2015. Apart from Zinhle and Bonang, AKA went on to date Anele Tembe and Nadia Nakai until his untimely death in 2023. ALSO READ: 'Another side': AKA's father defends viral video, suggests Anele Tembe is also responsible [WATCH] “I cried”: Aka's father…