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  BRENDA MNTAMBO, A MUSICAL ICON.  __________________________________________________________________________________ BORN IN EMPANGENI AND RAISED IN UMLAZI IN THE KZN (KwaZulu-Natal), Brenda Mtambo being the musical angel she is, was raised by strict grandparents and she had the realization of her singing talent when she was in primary school, Grade 1, she sang during school assembly leading a lot of songs. Mtambo shares that she was quite shy but through singing she could be whatever she wanted to be and freely express herself.  Mtambo is a mother of two beautiful children, Zuri and Zion. Apart from just being in her musical element she is a proud mother and a lover of having peaceful and quiet time. Mtambo shared with Mail & Guardian that she loves to go out and eat at her favourite restaurant - Tashas and when she gets there she enjoys good meals like Sushi.  HER MUSIC CAREER  Mtambo sang with the popular gospel group, Joyous Celebration for 10 years and then later started doin

  Lurnay Tshabalala-Mavuso | Senior Reporter | News/Current Affairs | 26 July 2024  A TRAGIC NIGHT for Phumzile and her family as their rented shack burned to ashes last night in Tsakane Extension 8. Phumzile has a young baby boy who is about 4 - 5 months and her husband who is living with her and her baby in the shack that suddenly burned down without any knowledge of what started the fire.  "I don't know what has happened because I was outside the gate and I was very much shocked when I saw flames coming out of my shack. I started to shout for help and people came out in numbers with their buckets and helped to put the fire out. " , says Phumzile.  Not only has Phumzile and her family lost their home, they have lost precious possessions, clothing, food and mostly their ID's and passports. Phumzile as shocked as she was, she stood in front of a place that she called home and watched it burn to the ground and told Tsakane Informer that, she is clothed in n

  MPUMI MOPHATLANE - MRS MOPS  __________________________________________________________________________________ A beautiful and radiant reality TV queen, Mpumi Mophatlane known to the public as Mrs Mops is more than just a beautiful face with great and dashing energy on our TV screens. She is an entrepreneur and a proud mom of 3 beautiful children. Among many of the things Mrs Mops is known for, she carries the role of being a Mom with great treasure and adoration. Being the queen of spice, glamour and luxury, she carries an aura and strength of a lioness when it comes to her cubs.  Mpumi rose to fame in 2018 as part of the cast of the groundbreaking and entertaining, Real Housewives of Johannesburg season 2. A show which introduced us to her phenomenal persona and her elegant and dashing aura. Throughout the season we have seen her rise and also navigate her way into making friendships and unfortunately enemies too. Known for her spiciness, Mrs Mops definitely mopp'ed the ladies

  picture source ://IMDb//                    Lurnay Tshabalala-Mavuso | Political Reporter | POLITICS |  10 July 2024  Things are indeed to change as the President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to hold his Cabinet Lekgotla with his GNU cabinet ministers under the 7th admninistration.  On a media briefing held on the 4th of July 2024, Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni emphasized that as head of the National Executive, President Cyril Ramaphosa holds executive authority of the Republic together with other members of the cabinet, and those members consists of only the ministers.  Now a lot has been said on the day after the President announced his cabinet, which consists of 32 positions. The ANC having 20 cabinet portfolios which includes ministries of the presidency such as Police, Defence, Justice, and Finance, while eleven other ministers and 10 deputy ministers in the cabinet are not from the ANC.  As he announced his cabinet on the 30t

  EDITOR'S CHOICE OF THE WEEK    Lurnay Tshabalala-Mavuso (They/Them), South African Writer, Legal Analyst, Communication Specialist, Lecturer and Journalist. Mavuso is the Editor and Founder of Tsakane Informer.  Email : mxlurnaytshabalala@hotmail.com Email Tsakane Informer : mytsakaneinformer@gmail.com   DUMI MKOKSTAD A talented and gifted South African Gospel Artist. Mdumiseni Nzimande aka Dumi Mkokstad who has released one of the most endearing gospel albums - THE OVERFLOW (Gcwala Kimi). A must listen album, I tell you. One of my favourite song on the album is Vumb'elimnandi which is a song of praise, adoration and connecting with God. I believe that this album is a gift to all the fans of Dumi and that this album will bring healing, a greater connection to God and will be a better praising buddy for a christian who loves praising God.  MARK BEHR - THE SMELL OF APPLES Professor Mark Behr , a Tanzanian born Writer who grew up in South Africa. He was a professor of English L

Zinhle Priscilla Sibiya | Columnist | 05 July 2024  Prayer is a powerful tool Lethabo Ramasodi (21) with Ekurhuleni Youth in Christ Movement presents The Greater Power event on the 14th of September 2024  Ekurhuleni Youth In Christ was founded by Lethabo Ramasodi , Abraham Makhoba and Simphiwe Zwane . The purpose of this event is to introduce the Ekurhuleni Youth In Christ Movement to the communities . The award winning Gospel artist popularily known for his hit song titled Ngingaphezu Komnqobi has brought together powerful young speakers to bless the people with inspiring words of hope and renewed faith . " I want people to have a fresh perspective with themselves and have a good relationship with God ," said Lethabo Ramasodi   This event will be an empowerment to people so that they can pursue their passion and purpose.There is no entry fee , everyone is welcome to come and praise the Lord .  The event will be held at The Prosperous Soul Christian