Nomzamo Mbatha's Foundation To Donate 1.5 Million For Covid-19 Relief
The funds will be used to various organization on the African continent.
Larger-than-life TV star Nomzamo Mbatha is one of Mzansi's most charitable celebs. The starlet is always commanding the spotlight for her incredible philanthropic work and she continues to aid our continent with passion. They always say that blessed is the hand that gives, having said that Nomzamo is the epitome of that.
The SA beauty will be also playing her part to ease the crisis that the African continent is currently enduring. Speaking to SABC news anchor Chriselda Lewis, Nomzamo said her foundation The Lighthouse will be donating, 1.5 million towards the Covid-19 relief.
Nomzamo who is also a human rights activist said the funds will be donated to various NGOs, NPOs and impoverished households.
The beauty said some of the funds will be donated towards the Nelson Mandela Foundation which is currently running the Each One Feed One campaign.
Nomzamo will be joining a host of other worldwide celebs today, in the One World Together At Home, which is a series of virtual, no-contact concerts aimed at encouraging people to stay indoors and to play their part during the Covid-19 pandemic. For more information here is the link
COVID-19 LOCKDOWN: TRADITIONAL HEALERS DEMAND PERMITS TO OPERATE
Although traditional healers are recognised constitutionally in South Africa, during the Covid-19 national lockdown, the practitioners are adamant that they should be deemed an essential service as their patients are in dire need of their services.
Under the lockdown one of the strict measures put in place to contain the pandemic is that South Africans are not allowed to leave their homes unless to purchase essential goods or report for work as an essential service worker.
Sector leader for traditional healers in South Africa, Mkhulu Solly Nduku says the country’s traditional health practitioners have sounded a clarion call for their services to be categorised as essential during the Covid-19 national lockdown.
“We have actually had expression from practioners from all corners of the country, especially those who have to render essential and critical services to their clients.”
He says they have received a positive response from health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize with whom traditional healing bodies met with on Saturday.
In a statement issued on Sunday, he adds, Mkhize clarified that traditional healers are recognised constitutionally under the Traditional Health Practitioners Act.
“Our practitioners, like any other pharmacy, provide medication but these herbal medical and herbal teas used for influenzas and colds,” he says adding: “Our people should be granted permits to be able to open their medicinal shop so that people who are in dire need of them can access them.”
We guide against hoaxes and charlatans who will claim they have a vaccine and cure Covid-19, he adds.
What is your take on this should traditional healers be allowed to provide the cure/ vaccine fore coronavirus or not?
Monday, April 13, 2020
Shimza Dragged For Being Rude
This follows his response to a fan he claims has been harassing him.
Shimza has found himself trending again for the wrong reasons. This time around, tweeps have been dragging him and accusing him of being rude. This follows after a fan tweeted and asked the DJ to invite him, to one of his lockdown shows.
The fan asked everyone to retweet his tweet so that he can get the attention from the DJ. Shimza finally gave him the attention but it ended on a sour note. The DJ responded and said, he needs to stop harassing him and it is annoying.
shimza's remarks have sparked a major debate on Twitter as some Twitter users have been accusing him of being rude.
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Shimza came to his defence and said, the fan is constantly on his timeline, so he feels harassed. Twitter users tackled him and said he was just rude and does not appreciate his fans.
This is through a joint venture with Universal Music Africa.
A historic moment for South African Hip/Hop has been made and it is all thanks to Nasty C!
The 23-year-old rapper has signed a major deal with American record label, Def Jam Recordings. This alliance was made possible through a joint venture with Universal Music Africa.
The rapper made his official US debut with his new single There They Go on Apple Music Beats 1 with Ebro Darden on Thursday. This is just a snippet of what fans can expect from his upcoming album Zulu Man with Some Power.
"It’s powerful to be a part of the Def Jam family, It’s an iconic record label and has made the careers of many of the artists I look up to," said Nasty C.
Nasty is overpowered by excitement and industry mates and fans alike, have been wishing the rapper well as he joined this powerful music family.
Nasty took it to one of the social media platform(twitter) and announced this amazing news .
Monday, March 16, 2020
Coronavirus case confirmed in Richards Bay, Zululand
A message has been received that Department of Health officials are on the way to the school
'I DID NOT RAPE HER': SJAVA RESPONDS TO RAPE ALLEGATIONS BY LADY ZAMAR
According to Lady Zamar, Sjava raped her in a hotel in Thohoyandou, Limpopo, after both performed at a concert they were booked for.
JOHANNESBURG - South African musician Jabulani Makhubo - who goes by the stage name Sjava - has officially responded to allegations that he raped his ex-girlfriend Yamikani 'Lady Zamar' Banda.
An article by Sunday Sun on Sunday detailed the alleged incident, which took place in 2017 while the pair were still an item.
According to Banda, Makhubo raped her in a hotel in Thohoyandou, Limpopo, after both performed at a concert they were booked for.
A case was opened at the local police station in November 2019 and it has been passed on to the National Prosecution Authority for a decision on whether to prosecute.
Banda also took to Twitter to detail her experience during her relationship with Makhubo including alleged abused suffered at his hands. The tweets, however, have since been deleted.
I DID NOT RAPE HER
Makhubo released a statement on his Twitter account on Wednesday, listing the series of events according to him in chronological order.
He has denied raping her.
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Presidency welcomes scathing judgment against Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane
In a statement released shortly after the judgment on Tuesday, Presidency spokesperson Khusela Diko said the office reaffirmed its commitment to honest and effective government.
"The court reaffirmed the assertion that there was no factual basis for the Public Protector's findings that the president misled Parliament in relation to a donation made to the CR17 campaign from Mr Gavin Watson of Africa Global Operations [previously Bosasa]," she said.
Diko added that the court had further found that Mkhwebane had no jurisdiction to investigate the CR17 campaign, that Ramaphosa was not obliged to disclose donations received by his campaign, and that she had no foundation in fact and law to arrive at the conclusion that Ramaphosa had involved himself in unlawful activities
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane says President Cyril Ramaphosa's lawyers are litigating "through the media", after it emerged that the president's legal team had accused Mkhwebane of unlawfully obtaining Financial Intelligence Centre information.
The report followed an investigation by Mkhwebane, which was initiated after two complaints from opposition party leaders – former DA leader Mmusi Maimane and EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu.
On 8 November 2018, Maimane asked Ramaphosa about a R500 000 payment which was believed to have been made to his son, Andile, by corruption-accused company Bosasa, News24 reported at the time.
Ramaphosa responded that he was aware of his son's contract with Bosasa and that he had been assured that it was above board.
A week later, Ramaphosa addressed a letter to National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise when he was alerted that the bank account in question, named by Maimane and contained in an affidavit by former Bosasa auditor Peet Venter, actually belonged to his CR17 campaign.
The court also commented on Mkhwebane's apparent failure to address part of the Shivambu complaint, which called on the Public Protector to determine whether Andile Ramaphosa did, in fact, have a contract with Bosasa.
The court found it strange that Mkhwebane had made no mention of this in her report.
News24 found that Ramaphosa Jr had had a contract with Bosasa, but was not completely honest about the full amount paid to him.
