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Having worked as a cab driver and a janitor in America, landing the lead in a 52-part South African series, Summertide, comes as a huge relief to former East Londoner and star of the highly acclaimed The Bang Bang Club, Frank Rautenbach.
Thousands of Springbok fans laughed, cried, danced and cheered in public viewing areas in the Buffalo City Metro on Saturday evening as match referee Wayne Barnes blew the final whistle, confirming the Boks’ victory in a nail-biting Rugby World Cup final against New Zealand in France.
The stories of South Africans suffering amid abject poverty are too terrible and too many. Whole families squat, destitute, in buildings abandoned by the government or wealthy individuals.
Eastern Cape co-operative governance MEC Zolile Williams has thrown down the gauntlet to the province’s municipalities for failing to reach spending targets and, in some cases, hiring incompetent officials facing criminal charges.