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Retail worker becomes a Mashonisa to pay his way through varsity

Retail worker Zweli Butho became a Mashonisa to stretch his salary, support his family and pay for university as living costs bite.
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Every child born to the Balobedu Rain Queen carries one surname only, Modjadji, never their father's, a secret rule two centuries old, now at the heart of a royal court battle.
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Kaizer Chiefs beat Siwelele 3-2, but coach Fernando Da Cruz says his players became afraid and lacked personality under pressure.
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Enos Mafokate gave Soweto children more than horses

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Royals Mzansi: The centuries-old African royal tradition of hiding the next king

Long before he ruled the Zulu nation, a young king vanished for three years, hiding under a false name to escape assassins. Now, his grandson's rival is using the same story against another royal heir, writes Celani Sikhakhane in Royals Mzansi.

AbaThembu King bans ANC from his land again in his newest flip-flop

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