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Kaizer Chiefs wish SIX players best of luck as they leave Naturena this week Kaizer Chiefs have SIX players who have headed off to represent their countries in 2022 Soccer World Cup qualifiers this week as the race to reach Qatar for next year’s tournament heats up. Khama Billiat has heeded the call and headed off to join up with the Zimbabwe national team, while Daniel Akpeyi is once again part of the Nigeria set-up. Four Amakhosi players are in the South Africa squad as they prepare for back-to-back matches against Ethiopia. Bruce Bvuma, Njabulo Ngcobo, Njabulo Blom and Sfiso Hlanti will be looking to play a part in Bafana Bafana’s doubleheader against Ethiopia, who they will face away from home on Saturday, 9 October and at the FNB Stadium on Tuesday, 12 October. Blom and Ngcobo both featured during Bafana’s 1-0 win in Johannesburg in their last qualifier in September against Ghana and played a role in the victory which sees South Africa occupy the top spot in the group with four po

The Department of Transport has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA), which will reduce the number of time motorists will have to spend waiting in queues, says Transport minister Fikile Mbalula. Addressing media at an event in Midrand on Thursday (7 October), Mbalula said that the agreement would allow motorists to use private optometrists who will have the authority to upload eye test results directly to the eNatis system. This means that motorists will no longer have to wait for an open eye test machine when applying for a new licence or renewal. The minister said that this new feature will be officially rolled out to driving licence centres around the country shortly. He said that the Department of Transport has also opened two new licencing centres in Centurion and Midrand, which will free up to an additional 35,380 licence renewal slots in Gauteng. “The opening of these centres is a prelude to more services that will be i

The artist formerly known as B*: Bonang becomes mononymous Much like Prince, Madonna, Cher and Diddy, New York resident Bonang Matheba has introduced a new change to her brand.  Will Bonang Matheba now be known simply as 'Bonang'? Picture: Instagram There are a few figures in history who have gone by just one name and South African media personality Bonang Matheba looks set to join those ranks. Much like Prince, Madonna, Cher and Diddy, Bonang – who has temporarily moved to the United States to lay the groundwork for the next chapter of her career – has made another new change.  She announced the change on Monday amid the chaos of the Facebook outage by thanking Twitter for assisting her in changing her Twitter handle from @bonang_m to just @Bonang. While her Instagram handle currently remains @bonang_m, that is subject to change given how focused Bonang is about her branding. That focus would also explain her shift from being referred to by her name and surname to just a monon

EASTERN CAPE – The 43-year-old wife to the brutally murdered Warrant Officer Kolile Kulu will appear in Butterworth Magistrate’s court with other co-accused on 07 October 2021. She was arrested on 06 October 2021 for allegations of killing her police husband. It is alleged that on 30 August 2021 at 22:00 while Warrant Officer Kolile Kulu was asleep at his home, he was killed by three unknown males who are reported to have also taken his official firearm. All three purported hitmen and other two suspects alleged to have been involved are under arrest. On 06 October 2021, the wife of the deceased was arrested and charged for the murder and detained in one of the East London police stations. All the suspects will appear in the Butterworth Magistrate’s court on 07 October 2021.

GAUTENG - In an effort to fight property related crime, the police in Johannesburg Central arrested a woman subsequent to being found in possession of suspected stolen goods. On 06 October 2021, the K9 Unit in Johannesburg Central received information about a bus transporting suspected stolen motorbikes out of the country. The information was promptly operationalised and the members activated patrols at the vicinity of the bus depot. While patrolling, the luggage fitting the given description was spotted at the depot. Upon searching, members discovered stripped motorbike parts and the woman found at the depot called an unknown man to send her R1000-00 which she used in an attempt to bribe the police. She was arrested and is expected to appear before Johannesburg Magistrates’ Court soon on charges of possession of suspected stolen property and bribing a police official.

When you want to leave an abusive relationship, you need a solid exit plan so that you don't go back. Staying or ignoring the truth about the abuse will only make you more miserable and unhappy with your life. It is dangerous to stay in a relationship that is toxic and abusive. It is not advisable to stay. Many women find themselves trapped in abusive relationships, but they don't know how to leave for good.  Others are terrified of what their lives will look like without their abuser, especially when they still love them. For some, the dependency and manipulation get them to stay no matter how bad it is. 0An influx of questions from  Quora users  on this topic is telling. One asks: "I'm in an emotionally abusive relationship. Yet, I can't leave him as I feel like I'll never be good enough for anyone, and I'm scared of being without him. How do I get out of this relationship?" Another says: "Why do I have this emotional connection to my abusive bo

Cape Town – The police have recovered 376 firearms that had been stolen from members of the SAPS in the last financial year. The theft of guns from SAPS, dealers and individuals, has been a problem over the years. Police Minister Bheki Cele has been pushing for the regulation of guns in the country. He has said this would reduce the number of illegal guns ending up in the wrong hands. But opposition parties are up in arms that this will take away the right of self-defence by individuals to own firearms. In the SAPS annual report tabled in Parliament, the police said they have been able to recover thousands of firearms stolen from dealers and individuals. “The improvement of the regulation of firearms will reduce the number of illegal firearms in circulation, as one of the key drivers of violent crime and play a key role in the investigation and the detection of firearm-related crimes and ultimately the efficient control of firearms, as required by the Firearms Control Act, 2000. The SA