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A SOUTH African chef who has been living and working in Dubai for seven years is facing drug charges. He claims that he was set up by his former Egyptian flatmate. The flatmate allegedly turned police informant to evade arrest and for financial benef

A WELL-KNOWN Durban catering contractor had her palatial La Lucia home, nearby boutique hotel, both with sea views, and a Harley Davidson motorbike restrained by the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) this week. Ntombi

OVERNIGHT internet sensation, amapiano artist and respected academic, Olpha “Gee Six Five” Selepe’s passing has left fans who had been captured by her new groovy track heartbroken, but her family is grateful that she had received “her flowers while s

ELECTRICITY supply will be on the blink this festive season as Eskom plans to continue load shedding. The state-owned entity (SOE) will inform the public today of their plans going forward, according to Eskom’s spokesperson, Sikhonathi Mantshantsha.

A RECENT study by financial services company Finfind Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs), small businesses were the hardest hit by the country’s lockdown. The report, which was in collaboration with the Department of Small Business Developmen

A GROWING number of taxi owners fear for their lives following the killing of a Durban operator last week. The hitman’s modus operandi appeared to be targeting his victims while they were seated in their vehicles. According to victim Xolani Zulu, sev

◆Wits University responds to medical student’s R471K debt ordeal ◆Limited withdrawal from pension funds is on the cards, says Mboweni ◆8 319 new Covid-19 cases recorded in SA ■

IAN WYLES Auctioneers will auction an industrial property in Westmead in a liquidation matter on Tuesday at noon. The online, as well as live, auction will be at its offices in Riverhorse Valley Business Park. The property, at 4 Le Mans Place, is in

◆ Eskom celebrates ’dent’ made in debt with ABB agreeing to pay back R1.5bn ◆Durban child-begging syndicate rakes in R2m per month ◆Professors Salim Abdool Karim and Quarraisha Karim lauded by Bill Gates for work on Aids, Covid-19 ◆Win toys for Chris

THE family of a man who was “accidentally” given a pauper’s burial because his body was unidentified for more than a year in the state mortuary, have hit another snag. They now have to wait for at least another two years before his remains can be exh

THE inaugural African Healthcare Student Summit, which was held on virtual platform Zoom last week, focused on the theme of universal health coverage. At the summit, medical students from across the African continent discussed major health priorities

TRADITIONAL healers will now have their own demarcated areas at Durban and surrounding beaches to perform their rituals. This will help to maintain cleanliness and hygiene across city beaches which are regarded as a tourism draw-card. For many years

CHIEF Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng is the head of South Africa’s apex court — the Constitutional Court — which was established to safeguard the freedoms and rights of citizens. One of those rights is the freedom of expression, which Mogoeng used when he d

Editor Sandile Mdadane ■

BROLL is conducting the online auction of five prime buildings in the heart of the Bloemfontein CBD, ending on February 24 at 5pm. Southern Life Plaza, at 41 Charlotte Maxeke Street, is a multistorey retail and commercial building with two levels of

THE Durban University of Technology (DUT) has noted the story related to a reported Covid-19 breakthrough that was published in the Sunday Tribune, Weekend Argus and on iol.co.za, December 7, 2020. In response we would like to make the following comm

Cracks within the governing party are getting wider and those who anticipated that the national executive committee (NEC) meeting of Monday and Tuesday this week would be a heated one, were vindicated. ■

LONDON: Britain’s Princess Eugenie, pictured, and her husband Jack Brooksbank have reportedly moved out of Frogmore Cottage. The couple, who are expecting their first child together, moved into the five-bedroom home in Windsor last month after agreei

WORLD leaders should declare states of “climate emergency” in their countries to spur action to avoid catastrophic global warming, UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres said in opening remarks to a climate summit yesterday. More than 70 world leaders

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris have been chosen as Time magazine’s 2020 “Person of the Year,” the publication announced on Thursday. ■

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump expressed disappointment yesterday at the US Supreme Court’s refusal to challenge presidential vote results in the states of Wisconsin, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Michigan over alleged electoral fraud under a lawsuit filed by

TEHRAN: An Iranian journalist accused of fanning unrest during the 2017-18 nationwide protests, was executed yesterday after the Supreme Court upheld a death sentence against him. According to a BBC report, Ruhollah Zam, who ran the anti-government A

GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel is scheduled to discuss a tightening of lockdown restrictions with state leaders as coronavirus infections rise and amid growing calls for action, sources familiar with the matter said. Germany has been in partial lock

A DURBAN-BORN Indian musician is making waves in the Afrikaans music industry. Kyle Raziel, 33, formerly from Chatsworth and now living in Boksburg in Gauteng, is grabbing the attention of the Afrikaans music lovers with his song Een in ‘n Miljoen. T

THE sculpture of Deepika Padukone is on display at Athens International Airport. ACTRESS Deepika Padukone has been featured at Athens International Airport, in an exhibition of The Authentic Smiles of People of the World. The Authentic Smiles Campai

AN ESSAY focusing on racism in school earned a teenager first place in a competition. Shameera Cassim, 19, of Johannesburg participated in the 4th youth essay writing competition against racism, hosted by the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation. Cassim, who is

INDIA remained in the top 10 for the second year in a row in this year’s Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2021, a report said on Monday. Occupying rank 10, India received high ratings in all CCPI categories except renewable energy, where it ha

A DELEGATION of India’s opposition leaders which claims to have the support of 25 political parties met President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday, and requested him to advise the government to repeal the contentious farm laws. A memorandum submitted to

WORLD renowned astrologer Mahesh Bang’s predictions are coming to the forefront. According to his research on Jupiter and Saturn conjunctions, Bang, in a webinar hosted by the Sunday Tribune earlier this year, highlighted the significance of this as

MTV Africa Music Awards Kampala 2021 (MAMA) has revealed Africa’s top acts with first nominees list. Talented African musicians included Burna Boy, Busiswa, Davido, Diamond Platnumz, Innoss’B, Kabza De Small, John Blaq, Master KG, Suspect 95, Sheebah

THE POSITIVE news about Covid-19 vaccines has sent stock markets to new highs in the final months of 2020 from already elevated levels – the pace and efficacy of the global vaccine roll-out will be a major market moving factor next year. Old Mutual W

SOUTH African banks posted strong liquidity positions this year despite facing the most challenging year in their operations following the Covid-19 outbreak and the country’s subsequent downgrades as a result of faltering economies. The continent’s l

WBC Bantamweight Title: Nordine Oubaali v Nonito Donaire (12 Rounds), 4am, VR1, SSM Cricket: ANZ Bank Test Series: New Zealand v West Indies, Second Test, Day 4, 11.30pm, GSD, CRI; Big Bash Twenty20: Adelaide Strikers v Hobart Hurricanes, 5.10am, CRI

POP star Nick Jonas will be seen alongside his wife, actress Priyanka Chopra, in a cameo role in her coming Hollywood romantic drama, Text For You. Jonas was spotted shooting a scene in a cab with Chopra in London, reports dailymail.co.uk The pair ar

VICTOR Mpitsang and his panel of selectors missed the opportunity to be bold on Friday. In a sense the decision to make Quinton de Kock the Test captain is understandable. For the last couple of years the Proteas Test unit has been in flux. The delay

This week becomes frenzied – a time when no one knows what everyone else is up to, or why. But this is pretty much the case when you pitch a group of power planets up against solar eclipse emotions. Trying to enlist help is a waste of time; you’ll ge

Faced with a holiday cheer crisis, the North Pole knows only one person who can save the day: Santa’s great friend, Mariah Carey. Combining musical performances, dynamic dancing and groundbreaking animation, the undisputed Queen of Christmas jumps in

Download the recently upgraded mobile app, Netcare App, free from Google Play Store or App Store and with a simple swipe you can call Netcare 911, should you be in need of emergency medical assistance for an accident or injury. “If you are unsure abo

A VERULAM stepdad accused of trafficking, raping and prostituting his stepdaughter was found guilty of the crimes in the Durban High Court on Friday. The 45 year old allegedly trafficked and kept his now 13-year-old stepdaughter as a sex slave. He is

THE US said it authorised the use of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine on Friday, with the first inoculations expected within days, marking a turning point in a country where the pandemic has killed more than 295000 people. The US Food and Drug Administratio

Sharks (14) 32 Bulls (9) 29 THE Sharks have blown the Currie Cup title race wide open in a Jonsson Kings Park cliffhanger that was as dramatic as any of the great games this wonderful competition has seen over the decades. After 83 minutes of breath-

MARK KEOHANE COMMON sense has to prevail when it comes to getting rugby fans back into the stadiums – and the government authorities have to support the South African Rugby Union’s proposed plans to accommodate spectators at matches. More people fr

THERE are many paths to attain self-realisation yet there are many who choose to attain the knowledge from all different parts so that they can raise their consciousness to such a great extent that they see “One God” in all organisations and in all r

ETHIOPIA’S government said it was returning Eritrean refugees to camps they fled in the northern region of Tigray, a move that alarmed the UN refugee agency after a month-long conflict that is believed to have killed thousands of people. The UN and o

Tries: Alberts, Warner (2), Du Plessis, Orie; Conversion: Jantjies (4); Penalties: Jantjies (2) Tries: De Haas, Van der Merwe; Conversion: Schoeman, Fortuin; Penalties: Schoeman (2), Steyn A MAGNIFICENT first 10 minutes from the start of the second

“We cannot be nice to everybody, we have to be fair and completely firm and in those circumstances there will be a great deal of kick back, because people generally don’t like to be spoken to in a straightforward manner. We have come into the habit o