South Africa: Villagers Beg New Rain Queen to End Tzaneen Drought
[Scrolla] Boreholes in Tzaneen have run dry, and 42 have been vandalised as villagers cry out for help during a drought. Mayor Pule Shayi says R45-million has been set aside to fix boreholes, but locals want the Rain Queen to step in.
South Africa: Shaka Ilembe Star Walks Away From Acting
[Scrolla] Actor Lemogang Tsipa says he is leaving acting behind to focus fully on his music career after Shaka iLembe ends. He has teamed up with stars like Mbuso Khoza and Moneoa to create a new sound inspired by South African culture.
South Africa: DA L.E.S Says He’s Lucky to Be Alive After Mystery Illness
[Scrolla] Da L.E.S says people thought he would die after he collapsed on his birthday and spent weeks in hospital with no memory of what happened. He says the experience changed his life, and now he wants to help others who are going through tough t…
South Africa: Feya Faku As I Knew Him – a Tribute to the Great South African Jazz Trumpeter
[The Conversation Africa] Lex Futshane, the South African bass player in the 1992 student band NU Jazz Connection, was the first to tell me that the great South African jazz trumpeter Feya Faku had died while touring Switzerland on 23 June. He was born…
South Africa: New Book Tells the Life of Veteran Activist Mandla Majola
[GroundUp] The book was written by two professors from the United States
South Africa: Soweto Designer Creates Bulletproof Bag With Xhosa Flair
[Scrolla] Hlumelo Nyaluza’s new luxury bag protects against most handgun bullets. The designer has partnered with Armoured Mobility to gift his bulletproof bags to clients buying their bulletproof cars.
South Africa: Zulu Royals Say Shaka Ilembe Disrespected Princess Mkabayi
[Scrolla] Princess Mkabayi is shown grabbing a man for sex in a scene that shocked the royal family. The royal house says it was not warned about the scene, which they say is disrespectful and false.
South Africa: Babes Wodumo Accused of Not Paying R900 Uber Bill
[Scrolla] Uber driver Percy Bhengu says he drove Babes Wodumo and her sister to several Durban events and was never paid for the last two trips. He also claims he gave Babes money for sanitary pads after she promised to pay him back, but she disappea…
South Africa: Gogo Maweni Accused of Using Witchcraft Live On TV
[Scrolla] A photo from Thokoza Gogo shows a pig wearing underwear said to belong to a woman who had an affair with a client’s partner. Viewers are split between those accusing Gogo Maweni of chasing attention and others defending her right to practis…
South Africa: Zulu Prince Steals the Show At Tanzania Festival
[Scrolla] Prince Wandile Ngobese wowed Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan at a festival by performing a traditional Zulu dance in full regalia. Ngobese, who is in Tanzania to teach Zulu culture to the Ngoni tribe, will stay there until August o…