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Music: Durban Afro-soul singer Naledi Aphiwe has lost her verified Facebook account, months after her YouTube catalogue disappeared; her team is waiting on an appeal. Celebrity Watch: Nadia Jaftha shared the first-kiss moment from her wedding to Reece Meyer, while Leon Schuster’s Mama Jack faces renewed backlash over an alleged racist slur acronym. On Stage: Cape Town fans are backing Jimmy Nevis’s return to the Baxter Theatre, and John Legend has announced a three-city South African tour for 2027. Art & Heritage: Esther Mahlangu is being celebrated in a new Google Arts & Culture retrospective. Film: South African star Thuso Mbedu is set to lead Children of Blood and Bone, among 2027’s anticipated releases. Fashion: Cape Town manufacturer Imagemakers marks 44 years, with more than 11 million garments made for businesses at home and abroad.

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Nov. 9, 2026

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South Africans in Istanbul: Chance meeting on a street leaves Mzansi proud [video]

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South African Athletes Forced To Pay Their Own Way While McKenzie Blows R113 Million On Two Events

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South African singer Shashika Mooruth honoured in India

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South Africans’ identity documents and bank records exposed on ransomware leak sites

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South Africans moved as man helps Polokwane vendor who had no customers

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South Africans react to tense flight video as plane flies through storm for 2nd landing attempt

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Gayton McKenzie and Herman Mashaba's casual meeting divides South Africans online

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Crocheted With Heart: Inez Shaw hands over her winning Masikhuthazane jersey for the Mayor of Cape Town

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