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Grinch on the Loose: Plans to Steal Johannesburg’s Water Supply in Festive Flush

Grinch on the Loose: Plans to Steal Johannesburg’s Water Supply in Festive Flush

GAUTENG – In a holiday twist that could make even the Grinch green with envy, Johannesburg Water has announced a series of unplanned water outages, threatening to turn Christmas into a dry and not-so-jolly affair for unsuspecting residents. Starting on Wednesday, December 6, the Grinch—sorry, we mean Johannesburg Water—will target Houghton Estate, specifically 12th Avenue, […]

Ex-Delta Dilemma: Former Execs Face “Delinquent Directors” Label in Wild Courtroom Drama

Ex-Delta Dilemma: Former Execs Face “Delinquent Directors” Label in Wild Courtroom Drama

SOUTH AFRICA – In a legal showdown more riveting than a telenovela cliffhanger, former Delta Property Fund bigwigs Johannes Magwaza and Sandile Nomvete find themselves in the hot seat as a private equity firm, Vantage Capital Fund Management, aims to declare them “delinquent directors.” The drama unfolds in a Johannesburg courtroom, where the script reveals […]

H2Uh-Oh! Premier Discovers Diamonds While Kimberley Drowns in Watergate Woes

H2Uh-Oh! Premier Discovers Diamonds While Kimberley Drowns in Watergate Woes

KIMBERLEY – In a plot twist more twisted than a contortionist on a rollercoaster, the De Beers group generously donates the iconic HOH building to Sol Plaatje University, leaving Kimberley residents pondering a wetter issue—the city’s water crisis. While Zamani Saul, the premier of the Northern Cape, flaunts keys at an official ceremony, Kimberley residents […]

ANC Debates Whether “Afrikaner Culture” Should Be Preserved or Just Left to the Pigeons

How some X (Twitter) users refer to Afrikaans people.

In a riveting debate, the ANC contemplates the fate of Afrikaner culture in the face of proposals to establish independent schools for its preservation. Nompendulo Mkhatswa, ANC-LP and chair of the parliamentary portfolio committee for higher education, science, and innovation, expressed concerns about reactionary attempts to safeguard Afrikaner culture and “white supremacy.” Dr. Wynand Boshoff […]

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