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Legendary actress Cynthia Shange, known for her iconic role in Muvhango has revealed a distressing experience with her health. At the Simon Mabhunu Sabela KZN Film and Television Awards, where she received the Lifetime Achievement award, Shange disclosed the details of her battle with d

Oprah Winfrey cannot out-happy Gayle King. The 70-year-old chat-show host and the 69-year-old TV star are long-time pals, and Oprah has now revealed the secrets to their decades-long friendship. She told 'Moments That Make Us': 'The reason why I think our friendship has worked is becaus

There is something a bit strange about having an on-road experience in a car destined to arrive in local showrooms only in two years time but Volkswagen, globally committed to electric vehicles, is running a series of trials with the SUV-styled ID.4. Part of this strategy is allowing lo

The FPI has announced the three finalists for this years Financial Planner of the Year award. The annual Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa (FPI) Convention, incorporating a Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony, takes place in less than three weeks. A highlight o

A Durban tow truck driver has been killed after his vehicle was hit by a speeding car and burst into flames, in the early hours of Saturday morning. It is believed that he had been assisting a truck driver whose truck had broken down on the R102, in the vicinity of the Palmview and Phoe

The 46th Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee recently proclaimed World Heritage status for three sites in the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. This was part of the South African nomination, The Emergence of Modern Human Behaviour: The Pleistocene Occupation Sites of South Afri

The 72-year-old had been hospitalised due to an infection in his leg. The BBC has reported that his daughter informed them he died on Thursday afternoon due to complications from sepsis in the same East London hospital where many of his victims were treated. In 2021, Van Schoor

In todays digital age , its easy for children to become couch potatoes. However, regular physical activity is crucial for their mental and physical health . Not all kids have to be sports stars like the Williams sisters were, but they do have to be active in one way or another.

A Western Cape resident who bagged over R7 million in the Lotto Plus 1 jackpot, said winning this money has granted her the freedom to enjoy her job without the stress of making ends meet. The mother of two won R7,804,904.60 from the July 24, 2024 draw. National Lottery Ithuba