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“I haven’t had sex for 44 years”

Thembi Ndlovu has refused to cheat on her husband since he was killed in 1977 by apartheid police in Soweto.

Zulu monarch in mourning again

Shortly after losing his sister and two princesses, Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini is in mourning again.

Nigerian pastor outlaws masks and says covid vaccine could turn you into a vampire

Pastor Chris Okotie of the Household of God Church in Lagos says he won’t open for service on Sunday because he won’t allow congregants to wear face masks.

SA twist to British PPE scandal

PPE scandals are not just a South African speciality. Might they be a new export?

King Diko’s very bad week

It doesn't rain but pours for covidpreneur AmaBhaca King Madzikane II Thandisizwe Diko.

Armed gangs target Soweto doctors

Armed thugs have been terrorising doctors at private clinics in Soweto. Doctors are in a state of siege after a spate of attacks, shootings and armed robberies.

“Doctor – your money or your life”

In almost all of the 30 attacks on Soweto doctors recently, the thugs come to a clinic pretending to be sick.

Tanzania bans talk of Covid-19

The Tanzanian government has found a new strategy to fight Covid-19 – ban citizens from talking about it.

Get rid of malume’s gun hassle-free

You no longer have to be stuck with oupa's or malume's old unwanted firearm. South Africans hoping to get rid of unwanted firearms have six months to drop them off at local police stations.

Round 2 – Mrs Gigaba returns

Pretoria magistrate Pierre Louwrens has approved the return home of Norma Gigaba, after she was arrested by the Hawks on Friday.

Trump says he will ban TikTok

Donald Trump has told reporters on his airplane “Air Force One” that the clock is ticking fast for TikTok in America.

Lockdown shuts down Heineken’s SA operations

Heineken has stopped all its SA brewing and dropped plans to build a R6-billion new brewery on the north coast of KZN.

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