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BBK UNPLUGGED | Remember the name: Quwan Plaatjies
26+ min ago (560+ words) Sports editor and columnist: Sunday Times There are four posts on the Instagram page of Quwan Plaatjies. “Quwan who?” I hear you ask. Welcome back from Mars, buddy. Quwan Plaatjies is the laaitie who took a wondrous way to announce…...
Musokoto to Face Vihiga Cranes as Lugari Progressive Takes on Chakol Queens in Safaricom Chapa Dimba Western Region Finals
15+ min ago (416+ words) Musokoto Secondary School from Busia County will square it out with Vihiga Cranes from Vihiga County in the Safaricom Chapa Dimba Western Region finals set for tomorrow, Sunday, August 16, at Masinde Muliro Stadium in Kanduyi, Bungoma. In the girls’ final,…...
Zimbabwean boat accident death toll rises to 68 as more bodies recovered
19+ min ago (547+ words) Twenty-two more bodies have been recovered following a boat accident in a lake in Zimbabwe, police said on Saturday, taking the death toll to 68, APA reports citing Reuters. The boat capsized on August 11 on Lake Kariba. Investigations suggested the boat…...
NDUMISO NGCOBO | The perils of being a human shield
15+ min ago (286+ words) John Langalibalele ka Dube, the founder of Ilanga lase Natal, the first Zulu newspaper in South Africa, published the historical novel UJeqe Insila ka Shaka in 1930. It is a fictionalised account of an actual historical figure, Jeqe of the Buthelezi…...
YVONNE IKE | Africa’s next deal cycle will be shaped by financing
26+ min ago (559+ words) Africa does not lack investment opportunities. Across the continent, businesses need capital to expand digital infrastructure, strengthen energy and transport networks, develop critical mineral resources and build the industries that will drive the next phase of economic growth. The question…...
LANE MOGASHOA | For women-owned businesses, the funding gap is only half the problem
13+ min ago (495+ words) When Chantelle de Bruyn’s grandfather had to give up coffee for health reasons, she wondered whether she could create something that would still give him the experience of having a cup. She found a peculiar answer in butternut, although turning…...
Soweto neighbours shocked at arrest of ‘sextortionist’
22+ min ago (783+ words) A Soweto man allegedly linked to a sextortion scam involving 52 victims in multiple countries — all underage boys — lived an almost reclusive life, his neighbours say. Simango’s neighbours in Orlando East say Simango rarely had anything to do with them. Sandile…...
MAKHUDU SEFARA | Pitfalls of privatisation: is the entity the problem, or its leaders?
23+ min ago (734+ words) Editor: Sunday Times and TimesLIVE We should not always think that when an entity fails in its task of providing a service or performing a function, there must be a problem with the structure itself. Sometimes the problem is the…...
NELO SPIES | An evil hurdle blocking the first rung of the ladder
22+ min ago (677+ words) Corruption is endemic to South Africa. We usually focus on the billions of rand lost through state capture, inflated tenders or public funds diverted from schools, hospitals and infrastructure projects, but corruption also operates through far smaller doors, shaping the…...
Khadeair – SWIPER Ft Masedi & Hlokzin
4+ hour, 1+ min ago (206+ words) South African producer Khadeair drops a new Dance single “SWIPER” on the WEINSIDE label, featuring Masedi and Hlokzin. The length of the film alone tells you something of the intent here. “SWIPER” is seven minutes long and made for extended…...