Johannesburg – Mpumalanga police have arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with the murder of his teenage cousin. The body of the 14-year-old boy was found in a pit toilet after she went missing for several days over the weekend. Her family received a call from alleged kidnappers demanding ransom in exchange for her release. […]
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Microsoft has agreed to acquire ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Doom and Fallout studio Bethesda Softworks, for $7.5 billion in cash. The acquisition follows earlier Bethesda games coming to Xbox Game Pass on console and PC, and it gives Microsoft control of upcoming games like the space epic Starfield. Microsoft says future Bethesda games, […]
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Johannesburg – Media personality Pearl Modiadie has given birth to her first bundle of joy and has shared that her baby is everything she prayed for. The new mom took to social media on Monday to make the announcement after initially tweeting a very vague one word post: “overjoyed”. This sent fans into overdrive with […]
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Former Liverpool striker Emile Heskey says complacency is the only thing that will hold the Reds back this season, with their squad more than good enough to compete for the title once again. “I think complacency is their only weakness, just not concentrating as we saw with the Leeds game where they conceded goals,” said […]
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Moscow – One of Vladimir Putin’s closest friends may have used Barclays Bank in London to launder money and dodge sanction, suggested leaked documents. Billionaire Arkady Rotenberg has known the Russian president since childhood. Financial restrictions, or sanctions, were imposed on Rotenberg by the US and the EU in 2014, which means Western banks could […]
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Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has announced a further easing of coronavirus restrictions in the country as the infection rate continues to rise. The health ministry blames the rise in infections on the public‘s complacency to social distancing and wearing of masks. Museveni said the country cannot remain under restrictions indefinitely, citing the economy’s weakened health […]
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Johannesburg – Comair, which operates the British Airways franchise in South Africa and budget airline Kulula.com, will be approaching lenders for additional funding of over R1billion required for it to fly again following a successful adoption of the business rescue plan. A majority of the airline’s creditors and shareholders on Friday voted to adopt the […]
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Johannesburg – South Africans are waking up to the first day under level one lockdown, which means you are now allowed to gather in larger numbers, you have an extra day to buy alcohol and the night curfew has been extended. Last week, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the easing of more lockdown restrictions which have […]
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Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa has likened the passing of human rights icon George Bizos to the falling of a great tree. Ramaphosa has been speaking at the human rights lawyer’s special official funeral. Tributes for the anti-apartheid activist have poured in since his passing at his Johannesburg home last week. Mourners took up […]
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Johannesburg – It seems the beef between DJ Maphorisa and his arch-rival Prince Kaybee is far from over, especially where the music masters debate is concerned. Their ongoing feud got social media in a frenzy just a few months ago, where they had a heated debate over the ownership of music masters, which turned into […]
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