• Lifestyle
    SowetanLIVE

    Caster Semenya and wife expecting baby number two

    Ten little fingers, ten little toes. With love and grace, our family grows” were some of the words South African Olympic champion Caster Semenya shared when she made the announcement that she and wife Violet Raseboya were expecting their second child together. The Olympic champion, who is noted to live quite a private life, surprised many when she took to Instagram and broke the news on Thursday morning.

  • News
    SowetanLIVE

    Defence minister 'bullied' over views on 'insurrection': Bathabile Dlamini

    I think going to Nkandla on Saturday was not enough. What was supposed to be done was to talk to communities, but also, this has been coming. When we thought going to Nkandla was enough, I think that is where we made a huge mistake.

  • Entertainment
    SowetanLIVE

    The most surprising celebrity couples of 2021 so far

    American rapper and billionaire Kanye West surprised everyone when rumours surfaced that he was dating Russian model and actress Irina Shayk. Last month, the A-list duo was spotted in Provence, France, celebrating the rapper’s 44th birthday. Although Kanye’s divorce from Kim Kardashian has yet to be finalised, a source revealed to In Touch in June that “they’ve been friends for years and recently got even closer.

  • News
    SowetanLIVE

    'We are ready': Motshekga says school restart hinges on Ramaphosa family meeting

    Schools are still expected to reopen on Monday, basic education minister Angie Motshekga said on Saturday. Giving a briefing on schools' preparedness to welcome pupils amid the third wave of Covid-19, Motshekga said: “We are ready. She said the reopening would only be confirmed on Sunday, when President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to update the nation about the state of disaster.

  • Business
    SowetanLIVE

    SA 'knows' where the famous blue sofa is — but who is going to get it back?

    Social media users immediately responded, with most giving the exact location, right down to its proximity to the nearest spaza shop. Leather Gallery owner Greg Parry told TimesLIVE on Thursday that he was overwhelmed with the response received from customers and community about the whereabouts of some of the items stolen from the Leather Gallery Springfield showroom. We are in the process of investigating the information received from many individuals.

  • Health
    Independent Online

    Some complaints of side effects from vaccine being looked into

    I went in, the health worker who administered the vaccine never asked or explained anything to me, she only asked me of any illnesses after she gave me the jab,” she said. Matadi said on her way home she started feeling the effects and had to call her son to come pick her up because she was feeling nauseous. She said she had to miss work this week as a result and she doesn’t know what to take or where to go to get help.

  • Lifestyle
    SowetanLIVE

    Jub Jub must stay in his lane

    I think Jub Jub's recent fame for invading people's privacy is making him think that he understands the politics of this country. Perhaps he needs to concentrate on ensuring that the children he maimed under the influence of whatever are well looked after rather than for him to dwell on politics he knows very little about. It is so careless of him to call for people to steal and destroy property under the guise of poverty.