Jazz trombone legend Jonas Gwangwa dies aged 83
Revered trombonist Jonas Gwangwa has died, the presidency announced on Saturday.
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Kgalema Motlanthe takes helm at Mandela foundation as top execs take leave of absence
Former president Kgalema Motlanthe, a trustee of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, has taken over its running from CEO Sello Hatang and COO Limpho Monyamane.
Continue reading →Cape Town surfer injured after colliding with rocks on the shoreline
A Cape Town surfer was injured after colliding with rocks in Kommetjie on Friday.
Continue reading →Port Elizabeth cop bust for illegally dealing in copper
A Port Elizabeth police officer has been arrested for illegally dealing in copper using a police vehicle.
Continue reading →Theatre legend Alvon Collison dies
The ‘King of Cabaret’ Alvon Collison, who played Pharaoh in more than 3,000 performances of the acclaimed theatre production Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat, died on Saturday.
Continue reading →Orlando Pirates mourn passing of ‘iBhakaniya elikhulu’ Jackson Mthembu
Orlando Pirates have joined in the voices mourning the death of senior African National Congress (ANC) member and Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu.
Continue reading →Fugitive drug dealer rearrested at OR Tambo airport
A fugitive drug dealer who skipped bail and fled the country more than three years ago after failing to appear in court in Secunda was rearrested this week while trying to re-enter SA on a flight from Nigeria.
Continue reading →Severely burnt suspects bust for siphoning fuel from Transnet pipeline
Two men who attempted to steal fuel from a Transnet pipeline in Mpumalanga got badly burnt — and arrested.
Continue reading →Ramaphosa to deliver eulogy at Mthembu hometown funeral
President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver a eulogy at the funeral of the late minister in the presidency Jackson Mthembu in his hometown of Emalahleni, Mpumalanga, on Sunday.
Continue reading →Sundowns lose Onyango in injury-plagued defence for big clash with Birds
Mamelodi Sundowns will be without key defender Brian Onyango when they take on Swallows FC in their eagerly anticipated DStv Premiership clash at Lucas Moripe Stadium on Saturday.
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