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Mimi Mfundisi

A multi-talented and multilingual writer who specializes in fictional and non-fictional writing, research, editing, and translation. She has always been passionate about languages from a young age and has completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Science from the University of South Africa. She boasts a flair for languages, a knack for research, and a hard nose for journalism.
A looter with his arms full of looted cash clutching R10 (50p), R20 (£1), R50 (£2.50), R 100 (£5) and R200 (£10) notes scooped up from the motorway after robbers blew up an armoured cash track blowing money 100 feet up into the air

Trending Twitter video: People dive into sewer to collect currency notes [watch]

By Mimi Mfundisi 09-05-23 19:41

You can now skip all the scrolling to find the latest trending Twitter videos cause we’ve got your back with all the latest viral videos. People dive into sewer to collect currency notes. Image: @JournoDevRaj/Twitter Searching for the latest trending videos on Twitter can be frustrating as everyone tries to ride the hashtag wave. So, The South African has made […]

The World Bank has granted South Africa with a $1 billion loan to help with the transition to using cleaner forms of energy.

Eskom helped Botswana restart grid after nationwide blackout

By Mimi Mfundisi 09-05-23 19:16

Eskom supplied the Botswana Power Corporation with electricity to restart its national grid after it suffered a blackout on Monday. Botswana’s Morupule B Power Station. Image: Botswana Power Corporation. READ MORE: Fire traps Bangladeshi shopkeepers inside burning shop Eskom helped the Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) restart the grid after the neighbouring country experienced a nationwide blackout […]

Melusi Buthelezi - Bafana Bafana

Orlando Pirates sign Bafana Bafana goalkeeper! – report

By Mimi Mfundisi 09-05-23 18:57

Orlando Pirates have just made a blockbuster signing with the Bafana Bafana goalkeeper who is set to make his way to Mayfair. Orlando Pirates target Melusi Buthulezi with Bafana Bafana. Source: FarPost Orlando Pirates have just made a blockbuster signing with this Bafana Bafana goalkeeper coming to Mayfair. MUST READ: HOW ORLANDO PIRATES COULD COST ARTHUR […]

Following torrential rains which resulted in flooding in some parts of the City, eThekwini Mayor Councillor Mxolisi Kaunda visited the Umdloti Water Treatment Works to assess damage on 22 May.

It will take eThekwini over 90 years to fix informal settlements

By Mimi Mfundisi 09-05-23 18:30

The eThekwini Municipality has revealed that it would take over 90 years to address the backlog of problems at informal settlements. Foreman Road informal settlement is densely populated, with over 3,000 shacks. Residents complain that they mostly have to rely on illegal electricity connections and they don’t have adequate sanitation. Image: GroundUp. The eThekwini Municipality […]

Kenyan Starvation Cult

Kenyan cult mass suicide raises concerns over religious extremism

By Mimi Mfundisi 09-05-23 18:10

More than a hundred people, including children, have been confirmed dead in the Kenyan cult, the country’s worst mass suicide. Worshippers gather at the New Life Prayer Centre and Church. The head of the Church was recently arrested. Image: The Conversation. More than a hundred people – among them children – have been confirmed dead […]

Ronwen Williams

Gavin Hunt picks his Player of the Year, snubs Ronwen Williams

By Mimi Mfundisi 09-05-23 17:28

Gavin Hunt has joined the conversation for the PSL Player of the Year award, and he doesn’t think Ronwen Williams should win it. SuperSport United head coach Gavin Hunt says it will take time for new striker Mamour Niang to adapt to South African football. Image: @gavinhunt12 / Twitter. SuperSport United coach Gavin Hunt has joined the conversation […]

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Cape Town Stadium pitch is ‘on its last legs’

By Mimi Mfundisi 09-05-23 17:03

Stormers assistant coach Dawie Snyman has conceded that the much talked about Cape Town Stadium pitch is “on its last legs”. Stormers assistant coach Dawie Snyman has conceded that the much talked about Cape Town Stadium pitch is “on its last legs”. Photo: Shaun Roy/BackpagePix Stormers assistant coach Dawie Snyman doesn’t think the Cape Town Stadium pitch will be a […]

Stage 6 load shedding to be implemented

City Power will not assist defaulting customers during power outages

By Mimi Mfundisi 09-05-23 16:33

City Power says it will not be assisting customers who are not paying for electricity when there are power outages. City Power recovered over R10 million in its Revenue Collection Drive in Roodepoort earlier this year. Image: City Power website/ Pixabay The power utility says it will no longer assist customers who are not paying […]

Julius Malema

EFF: Julius Malema asks South Africans to fund party [WATCH]

By Mimi Mfundisi 09-05-23 16:15

The EFF is turning 10 and asking for more than just a cake. ‘If we don’t finance our own revolution, counter-revolutionaries will hijack it,’ said party leader Julius Malema Economic Freedom Fighters ( EFF) leader Julius Malema ( R) chats to Deputy President Floyd Shivambu at a mass rally held in Pietermaritzburg on August 9, […]

Sharks - Lukhanyo Am, Sibusiso Nkosi

Sharks need to adapt and play well under pressure, says Powell

By Mimi Mfundisi 08-05-23 17:29

Cell C Sharks Director of Rugby Neil Powell says it was frustrating to see his side conceding yellow cards against Leinster. The Cell C Sharks Director of Rugby Neil Powell says his side needs to learn how to play well under pressure. Image: Twitter @leinsterrugby The Cell C Sharks Director of Rugby Neil Powell says […]

Kabelo Gwamanda

Al Jama-ah dismisses scammer allegations against Joburg mayor

By Mimi Mfundisi 08-05-23 18:23

Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda’s party dismissed allegations of his involvement in a Ponzi scheme as ‘unfounded’. Al Jama-ah’s Kabelo Gwamanda has been elected the new mayor of Johannesburg, beating ActionSA’s Funzi Ngobeni and DA’s Mpho Phalatse. Image via Twitter/ @NatashaN_Phiri Al Jama-ah, Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda’s political party, said the ‘unfounded allegations’ against the new […]

DA calls for provincial printers

Western Cape DA wants licenses to be printed provincially after latest breakdown

By Mimi Mfundisi 08-05-23 16:56

The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Western Cape is calling for the devolution of licence printing to address the country’s backlog. Driving licences for South African motorists will be changing later in 2023. This is what they will look like! PHOTO: https://www.zennidrivingschool.com/ READ MORE: SA’s only driving licence card printing machine broken AGAIN Devolution is […]

Gold-backed digital tokens introduced in Zimbabwe as currency woes continue

By Mimi Mfundisi 08-05-23 16:38

Zimbabwe’s Reserve Bank has introduced gold-backed digital tokens ahead of the summer elections in an attempt to prop up its failing currency. Zimbabwe’s Reserve Bank has introduced gold-backed digital tokens to bolster the country’s struggling currency. Zimbabwe’s Reserve Bank introduced gold-backed digital tokens on Monday to bolster the country’s struggling currency ahead of the summer […]

COVID vaccines

COVID: Health Forum recommends booster shots

By Mimi Mfundisi 08-05-23 16:13

Progressive Health Forum recommends South Africans get Covid booster vaccines ahead of the winter season, especially people over 50 years. Health Forum urges people to get Covid vaccine booster shots, especially those above 50. Image: iStock/(IDA) READ MORE: WHO declares COVID-19 global health emergency over, but pandemic not over The Progressive Health Forum said while […]

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Municipal workers sustain injuries after wall collapsed on them

By Mimi Mfundisi 08-05-23 15:41

Three municipal workers were stabilised and rushed to hospital after a wall collapsed on them while they were working on Sunday. READ MORE: WATCH: eThekwini Municipality flooding warning [VIDEO] Three municipal workers were injured after a wall fell on them. Image: Supplied (ALS Paramedics) Three municipal workers were injured when a wall that they were […]

LGBTQIA+ Ghana

Eswatini Supreme Court hears LGBTQIA+ group’s registration case

By Mimi Mfundisi 08-05-23 15:22

The eSwatini Supreme Court has been asked to compel the Southern African kingdom’s government to register an LGBTQIA+ rights organisation. Members of the LGBTQIA+ community and allies came out to support the ESGM registration hearing at the Eswatini Supreme Court on Friday (Photo: ESGM/Twitter) via Mambaonline The Eswatini Supreme Court has been asked to compel […]

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Farmers in South Africa face power cuts and a weak Rand

By Mimi Mfundisi 08-05-23 14:44

South African farmers are preparing to grow winter wheat, canola, and barley as the preparation of land for winter crops starts in April. All of South Africa’s wheat production takes place during the winter months. Image: The Conversation. Winter is an important season for South African agriculture, with some of its key field crops being […]

Pretty Yende

Pretty Yende: The global roots of a South African Opera star

By Mimi Mfundisi 08-05-23 13:54

Opera singer, Pretty Yende has become a household name in the classical music world, thanks to her soaring soprano voice. Pretty Yende performs at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, in 2019. Image: The Conversation. Among the invited artists at the coronation of Britain’s King Charles III was the South African soprano, Pretty Yende. Coronations […]

Elon Musk Tesla

Elon Musk slams dad: ‘Requires financial support’

By Mimi Mfundisi 08-05-23 13:29

SA-born billionaire Elon Musk continues to deny that his father owned an emerald mine in Zambia, saying he requires financial support. Errol Musk weighs in on son Elon’s safety fears. Images GIANLUIGI GUERCIAAFP and PATRICK PLEUL/POOL/AFP. South African-born billionaire Elon Musk denies the existence of his father Errol Musk’s alleged emerald mine in Zambia and revealed that […]

United Rugby Championship URC

URC: And then there were four. Who are the semi-finalists?

By Mimi Mfundisi 08-05-23 12:59

The lineup for the URC semi-finals has been confirmed. Here are the last four remaining teams in the competition. The URC trophy in Cape Town. Photo: Supplied. The lineup for the URC semi-finals has been confirmed with Dublin and Cape Town hosting games on Saturday, 13 May. ALSO READ: Ref watch — Peyper and Jonker make […]

Disaster management teams remain alert against floods. Photo: iStockPhoto

WATCH: eThekwini Municipality flooding warning [VIDEO]

By Mimi Mfundisi 08-05-23 11:47

Emergency services are on HIGH ALERT following weather warnings issued for disruptive rain which could lead to localised flooding. Emergency services are on high alert following a weather warning of possible flooding. Image: Pixabay The SA Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a warning about the possibility of localised flooding in vulnerable areas of eThekwini, leading the […]

eThekwini power outage

Fire traps Bangladeshi shopkeepers inside burning shop

By Mimi Mfundisi 05-05-23 20:47

Bangladeshi shopkeepers sleeping inside the supermarket got trapped when a fire broke out after load shedding. Immigrant shopkeepers saved from burning supermarket. Photo: Siso Naile Bangladeshi shopkeepers had their lives flash before their eyes when their supermarket caught alight in Albertskroon (Northcliff) Randburg in the wee hours of this morning, Friday, 5 May. BANGLADESHI-OWNED SUPERMARKET […]

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