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Blessings to Hershel and his future wife. Rugby star Herschel Yantie has officially ended his marriage. The 28-year-old athlete proposed to longtime girlfriend Kelsey Thomas on Sunday, July 21. The couple shared a video of the heartwarming moment, giving fans a glimpse into their special day. The caption for the video simply included the engagement date, a ring, and a love emoji. Since then, fans have been flooding the comment section with heartfelt congratulations. “Congratulations both of you! Cheers to a happy and blessed future together,” Deborah wrote, while Suleiman added, “Wow this is what we love. Congratulations!” Also read:…
Kobo ea Poloko draws inspiration from her grandmother’s favorite Bible verse, Isaiah 61:3: Musician Maleloka “Male” Hlahlele has been selected for the 2024 Young Basotho Designers Collection (YBDC) by Aranda Textiles, South Africa’s oldest blanket manufacturer. “We have been studying the area of design, especially merchandising. We are looking at this [collaboration] as a launch pad,” Marais said. Citizen. YBDC by Aranda Textiles aims to support young Basotho designers under the age of 45, providing a platform for young and talented designers to showcase their blanket designs and tell Basotho stories through blankets. Marais' blanket, “Kobo Air Poloko,” pays tribute…
Succulent cases accounted for 40% of the total cases registered in the Western Cape in 2020-2021. Photo courtesy of WWF. According to Cape Nature, illegal trade in succulents remains the most widespread wildlife crime in the Western Cape, with most plants destined for the illegal trade in East Asia, where they are sold to collectors and nurseries. The province is home to over 52% of South Africa's plant species, many of which are endemic to the Western Cape, meaning they occur naturally nowhere else on earth. “This makes the area an attractive destination for criminals engaging in the illegal trafficking…
In 2021, the JSC upheld a Judicial Conduct Tribunal ruling that Hlophe committed serious misconduct by referring a pending ruling in the arms deal corruption case of former president and now MK leader Jacob Zuma to two Constitutional Court judges. File photo AfriForum has filed papers in the Constitutional Court seeking to set aside as unconstitutional and illegal the appointment of John Hlophe to the Judicial System Commission (JSC), made four months after his impeachment. Civil rights groups argued that the appointment of Jacob Zuma’s Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) party as the new Speaker of Parliament breached the legislature’s duty not…
Herman Mashaba said the party had accepted cooperation with the ANC because it was a shift from its previous position and would hold the ANC to account. (Photo: Fani Makhuntsi/Gallo Images via Getty Images) ActionSA is eyeing powerful speaker positions in Gauteng municipalities after reaching agreements with the ANC to work together in Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni. Party leader Herman Mashaba told a press conference on Monday that Action SA would forge partnerships with the ANC in the two major metropolitan areas and reconsider its relationship with the Democratic Alliance (DA) in Tshwane. Friday, Mail & Guardian The paper reported that…
Bontle Modiselle is the new presenter Secure the bagThey replace last season's hosts, Casper Niyovest and Pamela Mutunga. The show aims to equip young people with financial literacy, entrepreneurial skills and personal branding acumen, and the first episode of its second season premiered on July 11. talk CitizenBontle expressed his excitement to be leading such an influential discussion. “I'm really excited. I was a little intimidated at first because conversations around finance and financial literacy can be very difficult,” she admitted. “I don't take money lightly and I don't take my understanding of money lightly, but I'm happy to have…
The agency said recreational anglers were using a variety of illegal motorized devices to “illegally catch fish and sharks.” (Photo: Peter Titmus UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) The Supreme Court of Appeal recently ruled in favor of a ban on drone fishing. Last week, a court confirmed that it remains illegal for recreational anglers to use drones loaded with bait or remote-controlled boats loaded with bait while fishing. The issue arose after Sue Middleton, deputy director of fisheries management at the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, published a public notice on 24 February 2022 declaring that the…
The award was also presented to the late Dr Mbongeni Ngema and others who have left a lasting impact on the South African television and film industry. Actor Melusi Yeni was one of the grand prize winners at the 2024 Simon Mabunu Sabela KZN Film and Television Awards. The awards ceremony was hosted by TV stars Nomalanga Shozi and cheeky Nokwazi and took place at Durban Playhouse last weekend on Saturday 20 July. In celebration of his award for Best Supporting Actor in the Television category, generation The actor expressed his gratitude for the recognition. “I want to express my…
This is not the first time J' Something has belted out the national anthem before a rugby match. Being asked to sing the national anthem before an international sporting event is an honour in itself. For musician Jay Something, the dignified gesture was made even more endearing by a rugby match at the weekend pitting his native Portugal against the country he grew up in, South Africa. “It's hard to find the words. It was a moment where I could look back. I grew up in South Africa and formed my identity. You can't say I'm South African without also…
The president told EFF leaders that “respect” would move the country forward. (Photo: Courtesy of PresidencyZA) President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday condemned Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema for suggesting he had betrayed them during the liberation struggle, saying the party's leadership needed to learn the lessons of history. As he finished his response to the debate on his opening speech in Parliament, President Ramaphosa told President Malema to learn to play balls and not people in political debates. “You all have spent a lot of time deceiving who I am as a person. The key to building this…