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briefly.co.za > entertainment > celebrities > 253043-sol-phenduka-reacts-zimbabwes-mnangagwa-making-birthday-a-public-holiday

"Can't make this stuff up": Sol Phenduka reacts to Zimbabwe's new public holiday

3+ hour, 22+ min ago   (280+ words) Sol Phenduka could not hide his shock when news broke that Zimbabwean President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa had declared his own birthday a public holiday. The podcaster and vocal social commentator responded with a blunt, "You can't make this stuff up,…...

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briefly.co.za > south-africa > 253038-mbuyiseni-ndlozi-dragged-fikile-mbalulas-legal-battle-nkosazana-dlamini-zuma

Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma drags Mbuyiseni Ndlozi into Mbalula defamation case

5+ hour, 8+ min ago   (341+ words) Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has put Mbuyiseni Ndlozi at the centre of her legal fight against ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula, arguing that the former EFF MP and podcast host should have been included in the defamation proceedings against her. Mbalula took…...

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briefly.co.za > people > family-relationships > 253002-japan-opens-working-holiday-visa-32-countries-african-nations-list

South Africans excluded as Japan opens Holiday visa to 32 other countries

23+ hour, 55+ min ago   (178+ words) Japan has confirmed that 32 countries and regions are eligible for its Working Holiday visa scheme, a programme that lets young adults live, travel, and work temporarily in the country. According to Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the bilateral scheme is…...

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briefly.co.za > politics > 252824-sa-government-lacks-updated-data-land-owned-by-foreign-nationals-minister-admit

"No recent statistical assessments exist": Nyhontso faces land audit heat

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (263+ words) PARLIAMENT — South African authorities are developing statutory measures to regulate non-citizen property holdings while depending on state records compiled almost ten years ago. The response came almost a month after the South African Reserve Bank updated its balance of payments…...

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briefly.co.za > south-africa > 252840-geordin-hill-lewis-calls-president-cyril-ramaphosa-censure-pemmy-majodina-outburst

"Unacceptable": Hill-Lewis wants Ramaphosa to censure Majodina over outburst

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (161+ words) WESTERN CAPE - Democratic Alliance leader Geordin Hill-Lewis has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to censure Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina after she exchanged profanities with a disabled community member during a public event. The altercation occurred at the launch…...

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briefly.co.za > south-africa > 252835-ella-gandhi-86-joins-human-shield-congolese-refugees-durban-protest-turns-violent

"Unruly behaviour": Gandhi shields Congolese refugees during Durban protest

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (242+ words) DURBAN — Anti-apartheid activist Ella Gandhi, 86, positioned herself as part of a human shield protecting Congolese refugees during a volatile protest in Durban on 10 September 2026, as stones were thrown at the crowd gathered on Che Guevara Street. The demonstration was organised…...

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briefly.co.za > world > africa > 252805-emmerson-mnangagwas-birthday-declared-public-holiday-critics-question-move

It is hereby declared: Mnangagwa's public holiday sparks uproar

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (239+ words) ZIMBABWE - Zimbabwe is in an uproar after President Emmerson Mnangagwa turned his own birthday into a national public holiday. A government gazette released on Thursday confirmed that 15 September will now be observed annually as Munhumutapa Day. The name draws from…...

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briefly.co.za > south-africa > 252765-edward-madiba-recaptured-escaping-rooigrond-prison-citizens-question-a-plan

“He had no plan”: SA reacts as escaped Rooigrond prison is recaptured

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (339+ words) GAUTENG – South Africans are questioning whether Edward Khomuzo Madiba had a plan for after he escaped from prison. The remarks were made on social media after the escaped Rooigrond inmate was recaptured and returned to custody, less than three days…...

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briefly.co.za > entertainment > celebrities > 252803-ntsiki-mazwai-calls-radio-702-excluding-joburg-mayoral-debate

"So Vele we were excluded": Ntsiki questions Radio 702's Joburg debate

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (298+ words) Radio 702 hosted four mayoral contenders for the city of Johannesburg: Ayanda Allie from ActionSA, Lukhona Mnguni from Rise Mzansi, Kenny Kunene from the Patriotic Alliance, and Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster from BOSA. Mazwai, who has been campaigning as a mayoral candidate, was…...

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briefly.co.za > people > 252755-sa-entrepreneur-noluthandogama-reveals-how-start-dropshipping-r1000

SA Entrepreneur Reveals How to Start Dropshipping With R1,000

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (359+ words) A South African e-commerce entrepreneur has laid out exactly how she would build a dropshipping business from scratch using only R1,000. The creator behind the Instagram page @noluthandogama_ posted an instructional reel on 10 September 2026, drawing attention for its practical, no-fluff approach to…...