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The judges revealed their star signs, then a deck of cards randomly determined which judge each contestant would cook for. In the fourth cooking contest of the season, chef South AfricaThe 14 remaining contestants faced the judges' challenge to cook a dish inspired by their star signs, competing for a cash prize of R1 million. Believers in astrology might think that contestant Zac Ebrahim's fate was predestined: the 46-year-old from North Riding, Johannesburg, was the second to be eliminated after a gruelling final audition. Zach, a Libra, gave his dish an 8 and thought it deserved to be in the…
Drip faces challenges over not complying with domestic tax laws. Drip fell into financial difficulties, allegedly bringing the company to the brink of bankruptcy, and was rescued by the Gauteng Economic Development Department. Gauteng's Executive Council (MEC) member for finance and economic development, Lebogang Maile, has written to South African Reserve Bank (SARB) governor, Lesetja Kganyago, requesting his intervention to restructure Drip Group. “We cannot sit back and watch as The Drip Group, a company founded by disadvantaged young black men in the Ivory Park neighborhood, is liquidated,” Maile said. Drip tax issues In their letter to the governor, state…
Snoop Dogg will continue to provide commentary for NBC through the end of the Olympics. Olympic competitions are known for their stress and tension, so the arrival of American rapper Snoop Dogg in Paris provided great relief to athletes and spectators, but it did not come at a cheap price. According to New York venture capitalist Henry McNamara, the 52-year-old rapper is making a handsome amount of money while providing sideline entertainment at the XXXIII Olympic Games. “Snoop is getting $500,000 a day plus expenses to promote here. [the] “It's the Olympics,” McNamara said. Sitting next to an NBC executive…
President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Climate Change Bill into law last month. TExperts say the climate change bill he recently signed is a progressive step not just for South Africa but for the entire African continent. President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the bill into law in July, after nearly a decade of discussion and seven years after the publication of the first draft. The bill aims to chart a path for South Africa to address the climate crisis, aligning policy measures and ensuring that all institutions of state take the steps necessary to address the impacts of climate change. Kulsoom Omari…
“The Department of Home Affairs has no real issues and cannot breach the Privacy Act,” the Home Affairs Minister said of the Miss South Africa contestants. Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber said his department would “not become embroiled in rumours” about the nationality of Miss South Africa contestant Chidimma Adesina. Adesina's participation in the popularity contest has sparked huge controversy as she has a Nigerian father and a Mozambican mother, despite being born and raised in South Africa. Adesina, 31, was born at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto and grew up in Pimville before moving to Cape Town with…
Village chief Murema Bantu: “I know that mining companies often have conditions, but I don't know anything about what they are or what they contain.” Photo: Jonas Chirico SA subsidiary of Canadian company Ivanhoe Mines has been granted a new operating permit in the Democratic Republic of Congo for 2023, but nearby residents who had to give up space to make way for the mine say they were not consulted about the process and had no influence over it. “When a company gets a permit, they just talk to a particular landowner without taking into account the opinion of villagers…
Leroy Sidumbe says he is the victim, not Mihlali Ndamase Leeroy Sidumbe has responded to accusations of physical assault made by his estranged girlfriend Mihlali Ndamase. The influencer set social media ablaze on Sunday when she shared a photo showing bruises on her face. She tagged Leeroy in the since-deleted post, which led people to quickly track down the incident. LeRoy released a statement Monday afternoon clarifying the allegations. “It is depressing to see how misinformation and manipulation can spread so quickly and how easily people's character can be called into question without a full understanding of the facts,” he…
The new Minister for Water and Sanitation, Pemmy Majodina. (David Harrison/M&G) SSouth Africa's multi-billion-rand water and sanitation infrastructure projects are being destabilised by the construction mafia, which is “holding government hostage”, new deputy minister for water and sanitation Thelo Seitlolo warned on Monday. “At the local level, there are disruptions across water and sanitation projects,” he said at a press conference outlining the department's proposed budget and plans. “There are so-called SMMEs. [small, medium and micro enterprises] “In the name of this 30 percent, they are confusing construction companies and extorting money,” he said. “Now there is no skilling or…
The party is setting up a task team, led by Minister Parks Tau, a former Johannesburg mayor, to tackle service delivery issues. (Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg via Getty Images) TThe ANC has set up a special task team to address local government service delivery issues which it says contributed to the municipality's poor performance in the May 29 national and provincial elections. The team will be led by Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Parks Thau, who previously served as Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Mayor of Johannesburg (2011-16). These issues are causing instability in metropolitan areas, ANC interim spokesman Zuko…
Following the success of season two, the series has been renewed for season three. Season 2 House of the DragonIt was a monumental production, filmed in England, Wales and Spain, requiring over 5,400 costumes, around 2,500 crew members and over 100 new sets built on five sound stages and backlots over five and a half months of filming. Showrunner and co-creator Ryan Condal managed the ambitious project, coordinating between two to four crews shooting different episodes simultaneously with different directors. “Every day feels like two days of filming,” Condal explains. “Emma, for example, [D’Arcy] In Dragonstone, Olivia [Cooke] “We are…