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2 months ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Mahlohonolo Magadla |Geoff Burke
Recording artist Kendrick Lamar performs during halftime Super Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images The Super Bowl has gone from a high-profile football game into a fully fledged pop-culture phenomenon – and this year was no different.
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2 months ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Mahlohonolo Magadla |Veli Nhlapo
After a hiatus, actress Thandy Matlaila has returned to our screens on Muvhango on SABC2. She is playing the role of Naomi Mayambela – a nurse who operates an illegal psychiatric office and is at risk of losing her nurse's licence. She chats to Sowetan about where she's been and more. Sowetan: It's been a while since we've seen you on our screens, what have you been up to? Thandy: So for the past year, I've just been doing a lot of work in the wellness space and the commentating space.
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2 months ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Mahlohonolo Magadla
You may have noticed the “dry Jan” trend on social media — where people abstain from alcohol in January — in the hopes of correcting all the festive season indulgence. SA has been known to have a heavy drinking culture. In a 2018 report published by the World Health Organisation, SA ranked fifth in the world. However, more people have become mindful of their drinking by quitting alcohol or participating in movements such as “Dry January”.
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2 months ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Mahlohonolo Magadla
Lobolo became a topic of discussion after an address by musician, actor and heritage enthusiast Mbuso Khoza at the anniversary of the Battle of Isandlwana. He slammed the custom – labelling it a scam. He said many couples have not been able to get married because of how expensive ilobolo has become. He claimed the practice was invented by Sir Theophilus Shepstone, a British South African colonial administrator, centuries ago.
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2 months ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Mahlohonolo Magadla
Annie and 2Face Idibia in happier times. Nigerian superstar Innocent Ujah Idibia, popularly known as 2 Face or 2 Baba, has announced his separation from his reality TV star wife, Annie Macaulay-Idibia. The African Queen singer announced the news in an Instagram story, before deleting it and then claiming he was hacked. However, he then posted a short video where he revealed that he was never hacked and confirmed that he and Annie had been separated for a long time and were headed for a divorce.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Mahlohonolo Magadla
Popular Showmax reality show The Mommy Club is returning to our screens in February. Though season three will see fan-favourites, Mrs Mops and Nozipho as friends of the show and not main cast members – four new ladies will be introduced. Controversial mommies, Her Majesty and Mrs Sande, have returned to the show, while Nunurai and Ratile have left. Meet the new cast members:Mrs JMrs J is a charismatic 37-year-old wife and mother of three who is also a sangoma and a church owner.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Mahlohonolo Magadla
Hlengwa said making the price of alcohol more pricey would help to mediate the problem. During an interview with TV channel Newzroom Afrika, deputy minister of transport Mkhuleko Hlengwa proposed that the alcohol tax levy be increased to combat high alcohol consumption. This comes after transport minister Barbara Creecy recently revealed that more than 1,500 people died on South African roads during the festive season.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Mahlohonolo Magadla
A suspected illegal miner was shot dead during a shootout with police in Germiston in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The incident occurred when Ekurhuleni metro police department (EMPD) officers were conducting an illegal mining operation at 4.30am at Marathon informal settlement. An officer was confronted by a group of males who opened fire using a rifle and 9mm revolver firearms, police said in a statement.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Nandi Ntini |Mahlohonolo Magadla |Mandla Khoza |Antonio Muchave
A queue snakes outside the department of education’s district office in Benoni, Ekurhuleni, for placement of pupils on Thursday. As the first week of the 2025 academic year wraps up, thousands of children across the country remain without school placements, as parents scramble to find available spaces. The crisis, driven by late registrations and parents rejecting allocated schools, has left education departments racing against time to clear a growing backlog of unplaced pupils.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Mahlohonolo Magadla |Thapelo Morebudi
Julius Malema and Mbuyiseni Ndlozi leaving the Randburg court. EFF leader Julius Malema recently revealed that his relationship with former EFF member Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has ended. While this may not come as a shock to many due to recent events within the party, there is no denying that the two politicians were once inseparable — with one often being labelled the right hand man of the other.
