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The magical WhatsApp voice note to Ntando Mahlangu
Ntando Mahlangu’s journey to securing a gold medal and world record in the 2020 Paralympics long jump final was rather out of the ordinary. The coaching instruction came from Pretoria and the jump took place at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan.
Showmax and the reason you can’t binge certain shows
Candice Fangueiro, Showmax’s head of content, speaks on why they have adopted the one episode a week approach for their local content.
Palacios looks ahead to the new DStv Premiership season which starts next Friday - August 20.
In this interview, the former Orlando Pirates, Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns talks about his predictions on who is likely to win the championship and which sides might struggle. He also touches on the player movements, saying it is not a must that clubs must buy players.
The saga of the two amapiano awards shows
Amapiano Awards directors Faye Omar and Brandina Ngcobo, as well as their lawyer Kevin Smith, held an urgent press briefing on Monday saying the rebranded and unauthorised SA Amapiano Awards will not be staged.
Auditor-General flags wastage, lack of proper controls on Covid-19 relief funds
Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu gave an update on the multibillion-rand Covid-19 relief package audit report released by his office on Wednesday, Makwetu said there were major flaws and corruption in various government departments tasked with dispensing the funds.