South Africa: Lebo M Denies Rumours He Has Been Married Ten Times
[Scrolla] Lebo M says he has only been married four times, not ten, and has the documents to prove it. The music legend says fake stories about his love life insult his family and everything he has worked for.
South Africa: New Book By Edwin Cameron Gives Practical Steps to Reform Prisons
[GroundUp] “The biggest public policy mistake of the last 125 years was the war on drugs”
South Africa: Meat Importers Push for Reopening of Poultry Imports – South African News Briefs – June 5, 2025
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South Africa: Khanyo Maphumulo Was Only Paid R10,000 for Sarafina Role
[Scrolla] Khanyo Maphumulo was just 17 when she starred in Sarafina! and says she never signed a contract or got royalties. She helped compose songs like Freedom Is Coming but is still fighting with music rights groups over unpaid earnings.
South Africa: Lebo M Getting Married for the 10th Time
[Scrolla] The Lion King music man is back with former fiancée Mel Ntsala, and they are now planning to get married. This comes just weeks after his public breakup and a nasty fight with ex-wife Pretty Samuels over a missing piano.
South Africa: Scotts Maphuma Arrested After Skipping Mozambique Concert
[Scrolla] Amapiano star Scotts Maphuma says he skipped the show because organisers were rude to him and did not treat him with respect. A video of him refusing to answer a journalist’s questions has gone viral, and fans are not impressed.
South Africa: South African Tiktok Star Shot Dead During Livestream
[Scrolla] Sqiniseko Mvelase was talking to followers during a live video when gunmen opened fire, killing him on 29 May 2025. The 29-year-old had moved from KwaZulu-Natal to Nigel shortly before the attack, which police are now investigating as murder
South Africa: Nonku Williams Quits ‘Real Housewives of Durban’
[Scrolla] Nonku said she was done with the show and won’t attend the reunion, calling it a “difficult decision”. Viewers say the show won’t be the same without her, with some even demanding it be cancelled.
South Africa: Traditional Leaders and Maskandi Stars Unite to Fight Violence
[Scrolla] The KZN government is backing the event as a platform to teach young men to protect women and stop tribal fighting. The festival, led by top Maskandi artists, takes place at Moses Mabhida Stadium on 21 June and draws thousands each winter.
South Africa: Young Men On South Africa’s Urban Margins – New Book Follows Their Lives Over 10 Years
[The Conversation Africa] South Africa’s young people, aged 15 to 34, who make up more than 50% of the country’s working age population, bear a disproportionate burden of unemployment. They have done so for more than a decade. Of this group, those aged…