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Date set for King Misuzulu’s coronation

The date for the coronation of the Zulu King, Misuzulu kaZwelithini has been set for the end of May.

Two cops arrested for holding up Cape Post Office

Two police officers are among nine suspects who have been arrested for sticking up a post office on Wednesday afternoon in Macassar near Cape Town.

Durban’s valuable elephant sculptures vandalised

The elephant sculptures in eThekwini Metro that were made to attract thousands of 2010 World Cup fans, have been vandalised.

You can’t make this stuff up

Independent Media’s fake Tembisa 10 news story has been dumped from the short list of entries for the Global Media Awards.

Holy hell! The mom who dumped her family to marry the Holy Spirit is dead

A Kenyan mother of six who walked away from her marriage of 20 years last year to “marry” the Holy Spirit has been found dead in a forest.

Nigerian chiefs, accused of helping terrorists, given 260 luxury cars

Zamfara governor, Bello Matawalle, who has frequently accused traditional rulers of abetting bandits in the state, distributed 260 luxury cars to the chiefs on Wednesday.

Rappers will bop till they drop in a boxing bout

Cassper Nyovest and NaakMusiq will temporarily drop their microphones to put on a pair of boxing gloves when they go toe-to-toe in a celebrity fight set for Sun City on Saturday.

Maradona’s “Hand of God” shirt to sell for millions at auction

The Argentina shirt worn by the late great Diego Maradona on the occasion of the 1986 FIFA World Cup quarter-final against England, is estimated to sell for at least £4 million

Nigerian midfielder sacked for playing at Afcon

Spanish club SD Huesca has terminated Nigerian international Kelechi Nwakali’s contract, allegedly for playing in the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in January, after they told him not to.

All systems go ahead of fan return in Nedbank Cup

The PSL have announced that fans will be allowed back inside stadiums for domestic games for the first time since the start of the pandemic as the Nedbank Cup last eight ties commence this weekend.

Crowds desert Bheki Cele in Diepsloot to march with Dudula

Following two days of protests, Police Minister Bheki Cele arrived in Diepsloot to commit more police officers to the murder-plagued area – after seven people were shot dead in a single night.

Nhlanhla Lux: “It was not my intention to have the crowd deserting the minister”

Nhlanhla Lux stole the show when he arrived unannounced and unexpectedly as Police Minister Bheki Cele prepared to address protesters in front of Diepsloot police station.

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