Daily news update: ANC assaulter gets councillor nod, Zizi Kodwa generous ‘friend’

Kodwa got ‘flexible’ R1m loan from friend, but denies corruption

Former ANC spokesperson Zizi Kodwa. Picture: Gallo Images

Former ANC spokesperson Zizi Kodwa admitted to payments being made into his bank account “on his request at times” when he was going through financial difficulties.

 Ace Magashule’s battle with ANC a win-lose situation

Ace Magashule, suspended ANC secretary-general, speaks ahead of former South African president Jacob Zuma’s address following the postponement of his corruption trial outside the Pietermaritzburg High Court in KwaZulu-Natal on 26 May 2021. Picture: Phill Magakoe/AFP

ANC members suspended under the party constitution’s clause 25.70 could benefit should the high court declare it unconstitutional, but the main challenger of the clause, Ace Magashule, could still lose the matter because he had a hearing.

PICS: 5 times Thahane and Lorch hinted at a relationship

Actress Natasha Thahane and Orlando Pirates soccer star Thembinkosi Lorch are believed to be currently on a couples getaway in Tanzania. Picture: Instagram

There’s a saying that states “hindsight is 20/20” and when it comes to Natasha Thahane and Thembinkosi Lorch’s relationship, it seems the signs were there all along.

Former Chiefs star Ekstein back on Orlando Pirates radar

Hendrick Ekstein, seen here playing for Chiefs against Pirates in 2019, could be wanted by the Buccaneers. Picture: Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix.

The possibility of former Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Hendrick Ekstein joining Orlando Pirates is very high, with the midfielder’s stay with Azerbaijan based outfit Sabail FK in its last days, a source has revealed.