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Winnie Mashaba (born 1st April 1981, Age: years old) is a popular South African gospel singer, television presenter, and businesswoman who is best recognised for always wearing her doek. One of the people to have greatly contributed to the gospel music genre in South Africa is Winnie Mashaba. Since bursting onto the scene, the songstress has won multiple awards,...

Zwelinzima Vavi is a South African politician known as the former general secretary of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and vice-chairperson of the Millennium Labour Council. Following his suspension from COSATU, he joined the South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) and was made the secretary-general in 2017. Since then, he has been working in that...

The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) is a political party in South Africa that is governed by Christian beliefs and principles. The party, which was founded in 1993 and is led by Kenneth Meshoe, aims at making South Africa a strong, healthy, prosperous, and purpose-driven nation. Its original manifesto includes traditional Christian norms, a free market system, and human...

Pearl Modiadie (born 1987, Age: years old) otherwise known as Pear Moody or Black Pearl is a South African TV presenter, radio DJ, actress and producer. She has become incredibly famous through her outstanding performances, working as a TV presenter on the SABC1 network. She has also forged a career in acting, Disc Jockey, and producing. As an actress,...

Thulisile Phongolo (born 1994, Age: years old) is a South African actress and disc jockey best known for playing the role of DJ Thuli P or Namhla Diale in the soap opera, Generations: The Legacy. While not many South Africans would be able to identify who Thulisile Phongolo is by her name, a good number of her people and...

Zindzi Mandela (Real Name: Zindziswa Mandela, December 23, 1960 - July 13, 2020) was a South African diplomat and poet best known as the youngest daughter of anti-apartheid activists and politicians Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.  Being one of the daughters of someone as famous as Nelson Mandela, there is a guarantee that there would always be a spotlight on...

MTN South Africa is a multinational mobile telecommunication company that operates in the country as a member of the MTN Group Limited. With its headquarters situated in Johannesburg, South Africa, the company has since become the largest network provider in Africa and the eighth largest in the world. Although the company began as an African-based telecommunication company that serves to...

While the crime rate in South Africa has constantly been on the increase, the drug market is also not in any way slowing down. Alcohol and other popular substances like marijuana remain widely popular, however, a new entrant which is making it big is Nyaope. In recent times, substance abuse in South Africa has taken a turn for the...

Ntsiki Mazwai is a South African musician, activist, blogger, and poet. Over the years, she has developed a reputable career in South Africa’s art scene with her exceptional music compositions. Her style of music cuts across traditional, house, reggae, and Afrosoul. Although she is popularly known as Mamiya or the South African Street Queen, Ntsiki is also regarded as...

With more than three hundred and thirty thousand (330,000) members, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) is outrightly the biggest single trade union in the country of South Africa. The Union is officially affiliated with the World Federation of Trade Unions – WFTU with Andrew Chirwa currently serving as the president of NUMSA while the current general...

Penny Sparrow was a white South African female who worked as a real-estate agent in the coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal. Before her death, She became infamous in the country after she referred to black South African beach-goers as monkeys on a Facebook post on New Year's day, 2016. Penny Sparrow's Racist Comment Penny Sparrow took to Facebook to share her frustration...

The years of apartheid are undoubtedly one of the darkest moments in South Africa’s history. The period which spanned from 1948 to 1994 was characterized by racial segregation, white minority rule and the oppression of the rights, movements, and freedom of the blacks. The word ‘apartheid’ literally means ‘the state of being apart’ or ‘separateness’. According to Africanaencyclopedia.com, the term apartheid (from...

The answer to the question does South Africa have a gambling problem is both yes and no. Yes, South Africa has its share of problem gamblers, i.e. gamblers that suffer from addiction issues and who as a result gamble with funds they can ill-afford to lose. And no, statistically South Africa has no more problem gamblers than any other gambling-friendly...

It’s been a tumultuous ride over here of late – with the economy taking a beating and echoes of corruption swirling around President Zuma. Whether the dumped motion of no confidence against Jacob Zuma will lead to more stability or less in South Africa still remains to be seen. After no less than eight motions put forward during the...

Baccarat is a simple popular casino game irrespective of how unorthodox the name sounds. It is nothing but a card game that is played with a typical 52-card deck. Needless to mention, it is an age-old casino game that was initially played with tarot cards. It was believed to be first introduced during the beginning of the 15th century....

Vanna White does not have a husband currently, however, she was previously married to George Santo Pietro from 1990 to 2002. Through their union, she has a son named Nicholas San Pietro and a daughter named Giovanna San Pietro. Vanna White is an American actress who was born on 18th February 1957. She is best known for hosting the...

Gold plated roses are real roses which get cut using a special technique and are then preserved in a protective shield of gold. This increases the lifespan of those roses. The recent years have seen a significant rise in the popularity of gold plated roses. Many people around the world give and receive them as gifts on Valentine’s Day,...

Saving money is not a rocket science. All it takes is a bit of effort and a good plan. Sure it looks scary at first because you might be afraid that you will  have to deprive yourself of the things you love the most. Truthfully, all you need to do is make minor changes in your everyday life and...

Nobody likes getting interrupted during an important engagement only to be called by an anonymous person and be sold a product or service he or she might not be interested in. There has been a tremendous increase in the number of such unsolicited calls some of which are automated bait calls; going to the extent of informing recipients that...

These days, everyone has their mobile device glued to the palm of their hand for most of the day. We love the convenience that mobile apps have brought to our lives; and the exponential growth of mobile users over the past few years has proven that developers are doing a serious job to make things faster and easier. As soon...