Pretoria News is a local newspaper circulating in the Tshwane Metropolitan area. Pretoria News covers a range of local news, as well as national and international news, comment and analysis by experts, sport, entertainment and lifestyle.
The answer is simple: it isn’t about Rogan or Young. It’s about Spotify Travis M Andrews IN ONE corner was Joe Rogan, the stand-up comedian and former Fear Factor host-turned-provocative podcaster. In the other stood Neil Young, the multi-Grammy-winning rock legend with a lifelong passion for progressive causes. The battle lasted two days, and Rogan won without making a peep. Young started the scuffle when he posted a letter to his website, addressed to his manager and an executive at his record label, demanding that his music catalogue be removed from Spotify in response to “fake information about vaccines”. Specifically, Young cited Joe Rogan, who hosts The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, and has suggested healthy, young people shouldn’t get vaccinated. After catching the coronavirus, Rogan also praised Ivermectin, a…
Buhle Mbonambi buhle.mbonambi@inl.co.za There was a collective murmur when Thobile MaKhumalo Mseleku walked into the Pearl Room at the Oyster Box Hotel. Heads turned and all followed the one object of desire – the Mach & Mach Double Bow pumps she is wearing. Perfectly matching her shocking pink lips, they are adorned with an eye-catching bow appliqué at the toe that's covered in diamanté. The ladies nod their approval, and soon there is frantic searching about the price and brand of the shoe. Well, that is one way to announce your entrance as the new cast member of Real Housewives of Durban. Wearing a sparkling silver midi-length dress, her hair slicked back and carrying a diamanté festooned clutch, I could tell that she was feeling herself. That she was…
Gigi Hadid is “so excited” to co-host Next In Fashion. The 26-year-old model – who replaces Alexa Chung on the Netflix show – has been named as the new co-presenter for the series alongside Tan France. The Next In Fashion Twitter account said: “Next in Fashion is coming back – and this season, @TanFrance’s co-host will be the iconic @GiGiHadid!”(sic) Gigi retweeted the news, and the model – who is the sister of model Bella Hadid – added: “So excited thank you @netflix!” (sic) Tan, 38 – best known for starring in the Netflix series Queer Eye – has also welcomed Gigi to the show. In response to the Netflix announcement, he wrote: “Could not be more excited!!” (sic). Gigi is one of the world’s best-paid models, but the…
Actress Michelle Williams decided just before filming that she couldn’t star in a movie inspired by the loss of her former fiancé, actor Heath Ledger. The actress ultimately decided against taking the role in Blood as it was “all a little too close for her still”, following the death of The Dark Knight star (father of her daughter Matilda, 16) from an accidental overdose at age 28 in 2008, reports femalefirst.co.uk. Bradley Rust Gray, the film’s director and a friend of Ledger, told Entertainment Weekly: “When we were getting ready to shoot the film, she realised it was all a little too close for her still, and she politely bowed out.” Williams was to play Chloe, who travels to Japan after her husband dies and reconnects with an old…
Rest has been termed a necessary factor for healthy functioning and life. However, if you are involved in intensive training, trying muscle building as a hobby or coping with an illness, rest and recovery should become your focus. Following a proper rest and recovery regimen allows you to recover faster, avoid muscle stress and injuries, and stay active for longer hours. Vijay Thakkar, founder of 48 Fitness, shares five essential elements for the scientific process of rest and recovery: Sleep rhythm Sleep is an important element of rest and recovery. It’s not enough to sleep for eight-nine hours each night – the quality of sleep matters as much as the quantity. The amount of sleep you need will depend on your lined up activities which require your complete focus and…
Gerry Cupido and Oluthando Keteyi Picture this: it’s your first day of matric and you roll up in a Porsche that belongs to you, while wearing Louis Vuitton sunglasses with your uniform. Your backpack isn’t some average school bag but a Christian Dior tote bag from the brand’s 2020 spring collection. And no, this isn’t a scene from a teen TV show, but a reality. A few weeks ago, digital creator and matric pupil Luyanda Mhlalukwana (@yanda.woods) showed off how she does “back to school” on Instagram. Her video set social media alight, eliciting envy, aspiration and a bit of SBWL energy. And then last week, a Pretoria mother, Caro Matau, made headlines when she bought a car for her 13-year-old son. Sharing the purchase on Facebook, she said that…
