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• MTN R53m fraud trial postponed
  The case against the former MTN accountant accused of stealing millions of rands from the company has been postponed to next month due to the unavailability of her lawyer.
• Bad weather hits Eskom's diesel supplies
  Load-shedding will remain at stage 4 until diesel stocks have been fully replenished, says Eskom.
• Gunman opens fire at KZN primary school, sending pupils scrambling for cover
  Hysterical children at a Pietermaritzburg primary school scrambled for cover when a gunman allegedly fired shots randomly and attacked three adults.
• It costs nearly 14% more to feed your family than last year
  South Africans are paying nearly 14% more for basic food items than they did a year ago.
• Women of The Woman King talk about filming in Mzansi
  The long-awaited epic historic drama, The Woman King, about an all-female warrior squad in the 1800s who protected the West African kingdom of Dahomey (present-day Benin), opens nationwide tomorrow.
• LEBOGANG MASEKO | Unlike electricity, people can't live without water
  With SA being a water-scarce country, I think there are lessons for all of us from the challenges faced by the power utility, and for me, it is not using more than you need.
• MO AND PHINDI | How to deal with a freeloader partner who takes advantage
  There’s a difference between accepting help and taking advantage of someone else’s generosity. But when does generosity and help cross the line to being taken advantage of? How do we realise we are dealing with a blood-sucking moocher?
• READER LETTER | High wealth tax to speed up brain drain out of SA
  The threat of a wealth tax could even drive younger South Africans to consider their options after graduating, where they would attempt to work and earn in other countries where tax and crime rates are lower, and economic growth prospects better.
• READER LETTER | Slavery still exists in modern society
  We believe slavery is completely eliminated but it still clandestinely exists in our modern society. A United Nations labour agency report indicates that at the end of last year, 50-million people were spending their life in slavery. They are forced into drudgery or forced to marry. A shocking fact is that 500-million people have been working in slavery.
• Don’t wait two years; get a new iPhone every year at the iStore
  SPONSORED |Telkom users can trade in their old iPhone at an iStore and upgrade to the latest model in the 12th month of their contract, while Vodacom and MTN users can choose a new cellphone package from more than 3,000 options
• SOWETAN | Overhaul parole regime now
  The parole system needs an urgent overhaul due to the high number of early released prisoners who reoffend.
• Grammy-winning rapper Coolio dies in Los Angeles at 59
  Coolio, born Artis Leon Ivey Jr, was best known for his 1995 single 'Gangsta's Paradise', from the album of the same name.
• Lightning will not strike twice, Macibela warns Bell
  Lightning never strikes the same place twice, warns boxing trainer Welsh Macibela whose charge Ntomboqala Tolashe takes on reigning SA junior-lightweight champion Nozipho Bell at the Nangoza Jebe Hall in New Brighton, Gqeberha, next weekend.
• Makhanya’s mandate is to unearth Bucs gems like him
  Orlando Pirates reserves coach Joseph Makhanya’s mandate has been set in stone: he must produce players that can feature in the club’s first team.
• All systems go as Cassper versus Priddy Ugly gets medical approval
  The pre-fight medical for TLB Boxing Promotion’s tournament scheduled to take place at Sun Bet Arena in Pretoria on Saturday went well yesterday, according to promoter Joyce Kungwane whose event dubbed Celeb City will feature an exhibition bout between Cassper Nyovest and Priddy Uggly.
• Broos shuts door on Bafana non-performers
  Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos' fickle persona has once again reared its ugly head.
• Kadodia lauds Fadlu's patience as he lands Russia gig
  Maritzburg United boss Farook Kadodia has described Fadlu Davids's move to Russian Premier League side Lokomotiv Moscow as a game-changer and stepping stone for him.
• Trophy drought a heavy burden for Chiefs newbies
  Kaizer Chiefs utility right-back Dillan Solomons has given a sense the club's seven-year trophy drought is weighing heavily on the current squad, aiming to play a huge role in helping the club win trophies again.
• Amakhosi won’t lose themselves in cup pursuit
  Kaizer Chiefs coach Arthur Zwane has highlighted establishing a structure that can sustain them in the long run is more important than just clinching the MTN8.
• Match against Downs will be a good test to measure our progress so far – Xoki
  Orlando Pirates defender Tapelo Xoki admitted that their mouth-watering MTN8 semifinal first leg against Mamelodi Sundowns at the Orlando Stadium on Saturday would be their biggest test to see how far they will go this season.