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Celebs & viral 12.8.2020 10:37 am
Watch: South Africans freak out about how well they understand Zambia’s Silozi
This after radio personality Catchvibe Moatshe shared a short clip of the video to his Twitter account expressing his surprise at the similarities between the Zambian Silozi dialect and South Africa’s Setswana and Sesotho languages.
YouTube creator Eulandie Telo is filled with nothing but gratitude after South African Twitter users discovered one of her videos and decided to visit her channel to watch the full thing.
Entertainment Nikon SA’s response to ‘whitewashing’ claims over new advert falls short
‘I hope black creators deny the opportunity to work with you guys,’ said one Twitter user.
Newspaper stands by PPE story, won’t retract it or apologise to Dikos
The Dikos, through their attorneys, have demanded the Sunday publication to retract the story within 24 hours, withdraw the ‘unfounded allegations’, and publish an apology.
‘Smoking’, ‘lack of social distancing’ at Mlangeni’s funeral causes uproar on Twitter
Three men, who seem to be part of the SANDF, were smoking cigarettes despite the ban before the funeral service.
Celebs & viral DJ Maphorisa cleans his kitchen after some Twitter pressure
Not everybody was convinced that the DJ cleaned his own kitchen, and some had a lot to say about a certain brand of appliances.
Celebs & viral Redi Tlhabi pleads with her followers to ignore man who threatened to rape her
This after he spent months tweeting vitriol against black, female public figures such as Thuli Madonsela, Ntsiki Mazwai and Tlhabi.
Celebs & viral Everything you need to know about the #ChallengeAccepted trend
Why are women posting pictures in black and white on social media?
Education Local celebs point out private schools are privileged enough to continue 2020 online
Like many, Melanie Bala pointed out that this decision only further shows the inequality between the rich and poor in the country and in the education system.
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Staying positive while Covid-19-positive is possible
The Covid Nineteen Support Group started as a space to support friends and family with the disease, but now has over 80,000 members worldwide, from doctors giving remedies to ease pain and discomfort, to mental health practitioners giving free counsel.
‘Deal with these ‘unscrupulous thieves’, says Mboweni on corruption while Twitter reacts
Mboweni expressed his opinion on the matter, saying that the tenders weren’t a ‘blank cheque to deceive and steal’.
Celebs & viral Doja Cat calls out ‘fans’ for being hypocrites
Many fans ‘cancelled’ her, saying the star had identity issues and was harbouring a lot of self-hate as she is biracial.
Celebs & viral MUST WATCH: Master KG’s Jerusalema is just as good in sign language too
The song has also been covered in Spanish.
Happiness levels in SA plummeted after new alcohol ban – study
The researchers also found that a fear of what the future holds on an economic front is a major concern.
Ndlozi divides opinion on saying Mandela’s name used to ‘neutralise black people’
The comments came as the country celebrated Mandela Day on 18 July.
Twitter says hackers ‘manipulated’ employees to access accounts
Twitter said Saturday that hackers “manipulated” some of its employees to access accounts in a high-profile attack, including those of Joe Biden and Elon Musk, and apologized profusely for the breach.
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