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Hisense cellphone winner’s year of good fortune (opens the original)
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Odette Mashinini used to worry that she was not effective in her job without a functional cellphone. The intern social worker saw the Sowetan Hisense competition on our WhatsApp platform and knew she had to try her luck to win the Infinity F72 smartphone. Worth R1,999, the handset comes with 128GB storage, a strong 5000mAh battery and a high-definition camera. For the past three weeks Sowetan has been running this competition to help one of our readers who needs a cellphone. The competition clos
BETWEEN MEETINGS | ‘Idols SA’ winner Karabo Mogane ends his six-year music hiatus (opens the original)
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Idols SA season 11 winner Karabo Mogane has learnt in recent years to enjoy the quieter moments in life as a husband, father and businessman. Mogane has ended his six-year music break with a new R&B and neo-soul sound on his latest single, Only 4 U. He opens up to Sowetan about music, love, fatherhood, and more. Two former SMag cover stars united on Monday night during Paris Fashion Week in the name of Elie Saab. At the prestigious Palais Brongniart in the heart of Paris, media personality Nomal
ELIJAH MHLANGA | Fighting crime requires more than police alone (opens the original)
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The horrific mass shootings that occurred this past weekend in Wedela township in Carletonville and Lwandle township in Cape Town have again confronted South Africans with the brutality of violent crime and the devastating consequences of illegal firearms in our communities. On September 26, patrons at Dora’s Tavern in Carletonville in Gauteng were subjected to a terrifying attack when armed men opened fire inside the establishment. Police reported that 18 people lost their lives, and another 18
ELIJAH MHLANGA | Fighting crime requires more than police alone (opens the original)
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The horrific mass shootings that occurred this past weekend in Wedela township in Carletonville and Lwandle township in Cape Town have again confronted South Africans with the brutality of violent crime and the devastating consequences of illegal firearms in our communities. On September 26, patrons at Dora’s Tavern in Carletonville in Gauteng were subjected to a terrifying attack when armed men opened fire inside the establishment. Police reported that 18 people lost their lives, and another 18
The AM Check-in | Joe ‘Ferrari’ stopped in bid to take over Putco after 51 buses torched (opens the original)
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A month after 51 Putco buses were torched at three depots in KwaNdebele, Mpumalanga taxi boss Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni approached the bus company with an unsolicited offer to buy its whole fleet. The timing of the interest came under intense scrutiny at the Madlanga commission of inquiry on Wednesday when Sibanyoni faced questions about his dealings with the taxi industry and Putco in the area. Sibanyoni, who has been accused of extorting businesses operating in Kwaggafontein, denied involvement
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