One of the Miss Teen South Africa beauty pageant contestants, Tshepiso Mphidi, says young girls should refrain from dating “sugar daddies” because of peer pressure and focus on their education to be successful in life. Mphidi, who is from Haradali village, is going to compete in the national teenage beauty pageant to be held at the State Theatre in Pretoria on 16 December.

In yet another embarrassing scenario to hit a senior royal family, a senior traditional leader found herself out in the cold after the royal family announced that she will be removed as Thovhele of Dzanani.

Former Black Leopards FC player Jean Djunga Munganga is desperately searching for a job. The 33-year-old defender last played professional football when his employment contract with Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila (TTM) expired at the end of the 2019/20 soccer season. His stay at TTM was unpleasant as he featured in only five league games.

This weekend marks the start of the ABC Motsepe League activities for the new season. Four matches will be played on Friday afternoon, while the remaining six are scheduled for Saturday afternoon.

The scourge of fake news, distributed via social-media platforms, is not only creating confusion but is also causing further trauma for families. In the latest such incident, a false report was distributed claiming that the girl who allegedly bullied a Mbilwi scholar two years ago had also committed suicide.

Residents of Madombidzha and Tshiozwi, in the Sinthumule area, are so fed-up with theft, robbery, and housebreaking that they are sending out a warning to the culprits to leave their villages or face the consequences.

The SAPS in Tshilwavhusiku have cautioned women to beware of an unscrupulous individual who calls himself a prophet but who seems to be out to terrorise women. This warning follows an incident where a 22-year-old girl from Madodonga village, in the Kutama area, was raped by the said false prophet after he had conned her into believing that he had a special message for her.

The multi-talented artist and woodcarver, Lucky Ntimani, produces stunning sculptures from any piece of wood and creates traditional musical instruments.

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