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Mzansi in high spirits over lifting of booze ban
South Africans went nuts over this week's decision by President Cyril Ramaphosa to lift the ban on the sale of alcohol.
Nigerian kids get famous by making fun of the famous
Four kids from Nigeria are shaking up the entertainment world by making fun of some of the world’s biggest stars.
Hymns for hope and healing at home
Religious people have been hurt by the government’s decision to restrict church gatherings. But now they have some divine intervention. Five giants of Zionist church music have joined forces to bring spirituality into homes – through music.
Six feet apart or six feet under
Five months into the pandemic, most South Africans know that quarantine is a luxury for the few.
The shame behind the silent spread of Covid
Senzani Ngoma is a cleaner at Sunninghill Hospital. After testing positive for Covid-19, Senzani was sent home to self-quarantine in her one-room shack where she stays with her son in Diepsloot. Then her salary was cut.
“Don’t let me kill my neighbours”
Edwin Ramotse from Alexandra pleaded with the government to be taken out of his community and be quarantined somewhere else. But the Gauteng department of health says not all people who test positive qualify to be quarantined at government-designated quarantine sites.
Forced to choose between hunger and Covid
When the country went into lockdown, Godfrey says he followed government Covid-19 regulations. But then, hunger struck. He ran out of food and he had to go out and hustle for food.
President’s pants on fire
United States President Donald Trump was caught off guard when a reporter asked him if he regretted all the lies he has told to the American people.
KZN youths walk 90 km to fight GBV
Nineteen-year-old Akhona Mncube, a young mother from Sweetwaters, Pietermaritzburg, was beaten to death by her 29-year-old boyfriend in July 2020.
Crisis? What crisis? says Mnangagwa
Even as photos and videos of human rights abuses in Zimbabwe flooded the media and social media, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa insists there is no crisis in Zimbabwe.
Godspeed Bra Bob
South Africans and the entertainment industry are mourning the untimely death of legendary broadcaster Bob Mabena who died of a heart attack this week.
AND STILL WE RISE
To celebrate Women’s Day, Scrolla.Africa met up with three of the toughest women in SA’s toughest places.