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From ballet to bullets, Ukraine dancer defends his homeland

Ukraine ballet dancer Oleksiy Potyomkin has put aside his dancing tutu and donned a camouflage uniform with a rifle to fight against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s soldiers.

Jeen-yuhs: A journey through the history of rap’s most magnetic figure

Famously, thousands in the American entertainment industry have their own “Kanye West story”, but nobody knows the superstar as intimately as Coodie.

China’s request to Russia: “Don’t start killing until we’ve finished the Games”

Senior Chinese officials asked that Russia delay their invasion of Ukraine until after the Winter Olympics are completed.

A prayer for the Zulu nation to heal

The first wife of the late King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu, Queen Sibongile MaDlamini Zulu, will host a prayer gathering to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the demise of the king.

Tazmin rises from shattered Olympic dreams to World Cup glory

South African Tazmin Brits’ dream of competing as a javelin thrower at the Olympics was shattered when she was involved in a car accident in 2011.

Police rescue four sex-trafficking victims in Durban

Police have rescued four women who were lured from Johannesburg to Durban on the promise of a lucrative job opportunity, but were sold by criminals into the sex-trafficking industry.

School kids are fodder as taxi association seizes routes

The fight between a taxi association and scholar transport drivers in Ladysmith, KZN, has left parents' fearing for the safety of their kids.

Crime busters busted

Some community members at Khubvi village, outside Thohoyandou, took the law into their own hands by assaulting an alleged thief.

Durban fashionistas land deals with Edgars

Three of Durban’s most promising fashionistas have landed deals with Edgars to supply their stores in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban.

Adding injury to insult: woman bites off lover’s ear over taxi fare

A Nairobi woman bit off her lover’s ear after he didn’t give her enough money to catch a taxi home.

Afcon stampede compensation “can’t replace my father”

A man who lost his father during the Olembe Stadium stampede at Afcon said no amount of money can make up for his family’s loss.

Man arrested for perjury after falsely saying he was robbed to claim insurance

Police in Johannesburg's inner city have arrested a man for opening false cases at the station.

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