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LEADERS SHOW THE WAY Prominent senior citizens take Covid-19 jab RAPULA MOATSHE rapula.moatshe@inl.co.za GCIS HENK KRUGER African News Agency (ANA) MEC FOR Health in Limpopo Dr Phophi Ramathuba said she was very emotional after two Zion Christian Church (ZCC) leaders had their Covid-19 vaccinations. His Grace the Right Reverend Bishop Dr Barnabas Edward Lekganyane and his wife, Elizabeth, as well as the leader of St Engenas ZCC, Bishop Dr Joseph Lekganyane and his wife, received their Covid-19 vaccines at the Pietersburg Hospital in Limpopo yesterday. The jabs were administered by Ramathuba. “I grew up as a child among spiritual leaders, but the difference is these are not just leaders of a church in Limpopo; they are leaders of a church which stretches across the continent. They have millions…
Judge slams wife’s high financial demands ZELDA VENTER zelda.venter@inl.co.za THE financial demands of a mother of two children on her estranged husband, which included R2600 a month for new clothes, did not sit well with a Mpumalanga High Court judge. The judge would have none of the applicant’s demands because she had a stable job and earned a decent income. When applicant’s lawyer argued that his client’s demand for R2600 a month for clothing was not unreasonable, the judge put her foot down. The applicant and her husband are divorcing but she, in the meantime, is demanding the bulk of his salary to maintain herself and their two children. She is staying with the children in the matrimonial home. The woman told the judge that her monthly expenses were R31407.70.…
MURDER TRIAL Suspects to remain behind bars ZELDA VENTER zelda.venter@inl.co.za Thobile Mathonsi/African News Agency (ANA) IT WAS a disappointing day for the man dubbed Mamelodi’s No 1 Tsotsi, Vusi “Khekhe” Mathibela, and his co-accused yesterday. Instead of walking out of court as free men after a marathon four-year trial, they will remain behind bars for now. The four received a blow in their prosecution on murder and attempted murder charges for the alleged assassination of billionaire businessman Wandile Bozwana, when the court turned down their applications to be cleared of all the charges. Judge Papi Masopa, sitting in the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, said they must see their trial out to the end. In October 2015, Bozwana died after he was hit by several bullets. His partner, Mpho…
TRAGEDY Family to bring home body of woman who died in China NORMAN CLOETE norman.cloete@inl.co.za THE family of Kgothatso Mdunana is no closer to finding out how she died but her body will be home soon. Her mother, Nomsa Mdunana, said Chinese undertakers informed the family this week that her remains should arrive in South Africa by June 3, but the date is tentative. The 24-year-old final-year engineering student allegedly fell through the window of a 13th-floor apartment in Hangzhou, China, while visiting a “friend” on April 30. Neither the family nor Kgothatso’s roommate, known as Princess, in Qingdao know the mystery friend she visited and have not been able to speak to the person since the tragedy. Mdudana said the family received a video from Princess, who received it…
‘ROAD OF DEATH’ 6 die after bus catches fire ZELDA VENTER zelda.venter@inl.co.za SIX passengers were killed and 57 escaped with multiple injuries after a bus caught fire on Moloto Road yesterday. Tshwane Emergency Services spokesperson Charles Mabaso said they were notified that there was a bus on fire on Moloto Road just before 2pm. Firefighters arrived on scene to find 14 patients and received reports that some had already been transported to hospital by private emergency medical services ambulances. Of the 14 patients, 11 suffered minor injuries, 2 sustained moderate injuries, while 1 female patient was airlifted to Milpark Hospital in a critical condition. During the cooling down of the burning bus after extinguishing the blaze, firefighters discovered what looked like charred human remains. Upon further investigation, it was discovered…
ICYMI | IOL.CO.ZA COPING MECHANISMS The pandemic has been such an awful time for so many people around the world, but it has also been a reminder for us about the things that really matter - the people in our lives and the love we have for them.ANANYA BIRLA What about the effect of the pandemic on our children? We need to give them hope by projecting it as a learnable, measurable skill. It entails making a conscious decision to find ways to make it through the pandemic, and deal with anxiety. Go to: www.iol.co.za/education…
