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By: Simon Majadibodu Metro FM presenter Mantsoe Pout leaves the station after 18 months. Photo: Facebook / Metro FM Metro FM presenter Mantsoe Pout has announced that she is leaving the station after 18 months. Mantsoe Pout as she was widely known on the airwaves was hosting a show called Radioactive from 00:00 to 00:03 on Friday midnight. Making her announcement on her Instagram account, on September 29, Mantsoe said the time has come for her to bid the station, Metro FM adieu. See her post:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cxxj4fWoU1f/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Mantsoe Pout said that she will announce her new adventure soon. Photo: Facebook / Metro FM Fans and followers heard her voice on the airwaves for the last time as she presented the show - Radioactive on Metro FM. “ To have had the privilege to ride national airwaves was definitely a dream realised, and I’ll forever be thankful to have gotten this opportunity,” she said in her post. Mantsoe revealed that she has been with the stati

By: Simon Majadibodu Hulisani Ravele bids farewell to 947. Photo: Instagram / @hulisaniravele Popular radio personality will today hang up her microphone as she takes a sabbatical from the airwaves and television screens. Hulisani Ravele has decided to take a well-deserved break from the airwaves after a fantastic five-year stint at Primedia's 947.  Ravele has been known as one of South Africa's most cherished personalities, and has been an inseparable part of the local media landscape, captivating audiences with her charm and wit. She took to her Instagram account to announce her departure in a statement from the entertainment industry, on August 24. Popular media personality, Hulisani Ravele announces her departure from the entertainment industry. Photo: Instagram / @hulisaniravele Ravele’s departure from the station marks a poignant turning point in her career, as she takes a hiatus from media to embrace stillness, introspection, and the pursuit of new opportunities. See her

By: Simon Majadibodu Ninety nine learners have been admitted to hospital after consuming “space cookies”. Photo: Facebook / Khanyisa Tyoda Ninety nine learners from Pulamadibogo Primary School in Soshanguve have been admitted to hospital for treatment after eating ‘space cookies’. According to Gauteng Department of Education spokesperson Steve Mabona teachers witnessed a strange behaviour from learners in class and immediately called emergency services for necessary support. Gauteng Department of Education spokesperson Steve Mabona. Photo:Timothy Bernard / African News Agency (ANA). Mabona said about 90 learners from Grade R - 7 were   experiencing nausea, stomach cramps, and some vomiting from consuming the alleged “space cookies” - which they bought from a street vendor on their way to school. “ All 90 affected learners were attended to by emergency services on school premises. However, they were all subsequently rushed to different medical facilities where their condition will be mo

By: Simon Majadibodu Three suspects have been arrested for possession and dealing of drugs, in different locations in KwaDukuza. Photo: SAPS / Facebook   The South African Police Service sweeps drugs from the streets. Three foreign nationals were arrested for possessions and dealing in drugs at different locations around KwaDukuza on September 19. The trio was arrested during an intelligence-driven operation also known as ‘Operation Umiyame’, which involved officers from the Ilembe Crime Intelligence, Umhlali K9 and Kwa-Dudukuza Municipality crime prevention units. Drugs found from a foreign national who was arrested by the police. Photo: SAPS / Facebook Police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda said the intelligence was gathered about a man who was selling drugs within the KwaDukuza policing precinct.  “The information was operationalised and a 25-year-old foreign national was cornered and arrested at his home in Newtown,” said Netshiunda. He added that, “He was found in possessio

By: Simon Majadibodu A car damaged by heavy storms in Laudium, Pretoria. Photo: Yusuf Abramjee / X Heavy storm and winds that have hit in Laudium, Pretoria has caused more damage than expected. Some parts of Pretoria are experiencing the storm and heavy winds, which have resulted in damaging cars and roofs blown off. Journalist Yusuf Abramjee shared pictures on X of the cars damaged by the storm that have hit the area. See his post :  https://x.com/abramjee/status/1704225354938765716?s=46 Heavy storms and winds caused damage in some parts of Pretoria. Photo: Yusuf Abramjee / X  Meanwhile, ealier today the South Africa Weather Services (SAWS) warned that the storm will hit the eastern parts of the country. “A lot of storms around GP this evening (19 Sept 2023). These storms are producing strong winds but not a lot of rain,” read the forecast posted by the SAWS on X. See the post :  https://x.com/saweatherservic/status/1704214699947000082?s=46 Some trees were pulled out from the ground

By: Simon Majadibodu A head-on collision between a bus and truck claimed more than 20 lives of mine workers. Photo: Limpopo Department of Transport and Community Safety / Facebook  At least more than 20 people were burnt to death when a bus collided with a truck in Musina, Limpopo yesterday afternoon. According to the Arrive Alive the bus collided with a truck at around 17:00 and caught fire. Read here:  https://buff.ly/45MgLo5 More than 20 people died in the horrific bus crash in Musina. Photo: Limpopo Department of Transport and Community Safety / Facebook   SABC News reported that the bus was transporting mine workers to Venetia mine when it collided with a truck and caught fire. The mine workers were employed to work in an underground project at the mine by Murray and Roberts company. Read here:  https://www.facebook.com/100064604417137/posts/pfbid02nNXgCkQDrM8TocYjkEcWqPrP4PzrtvAvpQK9W2fUzWPzqyPGa2CzURE7bTjwtduPl/?mibextid=cr9u03 A horrific collision between a bus and truck has cl

By: Simon Majadibodu A pic mix of pictures of the Married vs Le’return challenge that has kept tongues wagging on socials. Photo: Facebook / Refiloe WaDits Letsie / Witness Mdaka Haike, South Africans are not running out of content to share with peeps on social media sites. The Married vs Le’return challenge has been making rounds on social media platforms for days, with people posting funny pictures. On the challenge, netizens post pictures of themselves on how they looked during the time they were married and after they divorced - dubbed Le’return . However, social media detectives, believe that some are just doing it for entertainment purposes. Abo-girl are the majority of those taking part in the challenge, with some captioning their pictures “Challenge Accepted.” Refiloe WaDits Letsie posted her pictures on Facebook and saw over 3000 reactions. On the pictures she shared, she captioned: “ Married vs Le Return.” See her post:  https://www.facebook.com/100004745942903/posts/pfbid0

By: Simon Majadibodu Media personality Thembisa Mdoda-Nxumalo is expecting a baby boy. Photo: Instagram / @thembisamdoda Former Our Perfect Wedding presenter Thembisa Mdoda-Nxumalo has announced that she is expecting a bundle of joy. The actress and television presenter took to Instagram to share with her followers of her pregnancy. The television star shared pictures of her baby shower on Instagram. “I’m not one to announce things so I’m hust gonna say: l’M GOING TO NEED A BIGGER CAR and NAPPIES, LOTS AND LOTS OF NAPPIES,” reads the caption of the picture she posted on her Instagram account. See her post:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CxLgdwhqUpr/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Former OPW presenter Thembisa Mdoda-Nxumalo is a proud mom to be. Photo: Instagram / @thembisamdoda In the photos shared by the expecting mom, her family and friends can be seen wearing black shirts with a message that reads "It's a boy." See the pictures:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CxNcfHXq21-/?igshid=

By: Simon Majadibodu A former SASSA administration clerk hand-cuffed by the member of the Limpopo Hawks' Serious Corruption Investigation. Photo: SAPS / Facebook The Hawks in Limpopo have arrested two  former South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) officials and nine accomplices aged between 38 and 61 for alleged fraud. It was during a two-day sting operation in Tzaneen on 13 and 14 September, when this happened. Members of the Limpopo Hawks' Serious Corruption Investigation offices joint forces with SASSA officials in conducting the operation. The Hawks spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Matimba Maluleke said the  two former SASSA officials were administration clerks, and allegedly urged members of the public to apply for disability grants even though they were not disabled in 2018. “After their applications were successfully processed, the first few payments to unlawful beneficiaries were given to the former officials as gratification. Then the unlawful beneficiaries contin