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The actress, 40, took to her Instagram Story to post more words of encouragement people have shared with her since she announced her split with her now-ex, Selema Masekela.
The secret to a successful immunisation programme is, according to some health authorities, to ensure you use the right hashtags and upload a few selfies for the ‘gram. There’s been something of a backlash on Wednesday, after so-called ‘vaccine influencers’ revealed that they were receiving their jabs ahead of other priority groups. What are vaccine influencers? Lebogang Mashile, a huge name in the South African mediascape, was up early to get her vaccine in Johannesburg today. Alongside a set of promotional material, the hugely influential figure also chartered her ‘journey to the ...
'A sober-minded comrade': Journalists & ordinary citizens mourn Mthembu The minister in the presidency passed away on Thursday from COVID-19 complications. FILE: Jackson Mthembu. Picture: Bertram Malgas/Eyewitness News. 73 days ago JOHANNESBURG - South Africans on Thursday reeled after the news that Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu (62) passed away due to COVID-19. Ten days ago, Mthembu was hospitalised after showing symptoms of the virus. He was the fourth member of the executive who tested pos...
Facebook Former colleagues and friends paid tribute to her on social media on Wednesday. The former editor of The Star, Kevin Ritchie, described Maphumulo as indefatigable and brave. Tributes and praise for celebrated, award-winning journalist Solly Maphumulo poured in on Wednesday as colleagues and friends learnt of her death on Tuesday. Maphumulo's death was met with disbelief and shock by those who knew her on Twitter, where she herself kept a low profile. According to the South African National Editors' Forum (Sanef), Maphumulo died of Covid-19-related complications. Kevin Ri...
This year will go down as one of the worst for most South Africans as Covid-19 wreaked havoc in the country. Vuyo Mkize takes us back to the start of it all. March 5 2020 is a day most South Africans aren’t likely to forget for a long time to come. While the country had collectively watched with bated breath as cases of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), which was first reported in the fish markets of Wuhan, China, in December last year, spread across one territory after the next across the globe, in came the news that would soon grind the country to a halt.