ED'S CHOICE

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.

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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 Literature and Creative Writing at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. He taught in the MA program at the University of Witwatersrand. In this book, Prof Behr describes the Afrikaner mentality in apartheid South Africa through the eyes of his main character, Marnus an 11-year old boy who is the son of an army general. This book has won many awards and was first published in Afrikaans and then later translated into English. The Smell of Apples, is a very much triggering book yet at the very same time very much intriguing and grapping as Prof Behr allows Marnus to let us wonder in his brain as he grows and sees the world especially during the apartheid era. You can find this book at any bookstore, but I would suggest that you order it at Jonathan Ball Publishers. They have a way of getting you any book you want at affordable prices.

TSAKANE SECONDARY SCHOOL IN SHAMBLES

Image by : Antonio Muchave Lurnay Tshabalala-Mavuso - Senior Reporter | News & Affairs | 29 January 2025 TSAKANE SECONDARY SCHOOL, one of the local high schools in Tsakane, Ekurhuleni has been quite a popular school with news headlines of learners committing suicide each year. Each year the school gets it's new trend with a story of a learner that has either committed suicide, abused or died suspiciously. Even though there is that, parents do not cease to register their children to this school even with it's numerous scandals and the image that it now holds. Learners share very sad and traumatic experiences and sentiments about the school and others shared that they cannot wait to get to matric, so that they can leave the school and never come back. While some are worried that as they observed the current tragic events, they worry about even seeing themselves completing matric at this school. With another tragic ...

ON THE COVER | MASUPA 'MARS' SEKABATE

JOURNEY WITH MASUPA, AKA KING MARS Lurnay Tshabalala -Mavuso mytsakaneinformer@gmail.com MEET - MASUPA SEKABATE aka KING MARS Masupa describes himself as a very quiet, chilled and laid back person, who grew up in a household filled with nothing but love, laughter and a lot of music. Masupa is a proud son of the soil and does not shy away from acknowledging his ancestors and worshiping God his creator. Masupa Sekabate is from Tsakane Extension 17 and is a local citizen and not forgetting to mention that he is a local creative too, who is about to become one of the country's best vocalist and musician. Let's dive into the conversation that we had with this incredible young man. Who is King Mars? King Mars is a Singer, Songwriter, Vocalist and Musician. Born and bred in Tsakane, popularly known as Mashona. King Mars is a child of the Bakwena tribe. A person who is so embedded in their culture and traditions. Why are meeting in Kwa-The...

DECEASED EMPD OFFICER'S WIFE IN CUSTODY AS A SUSPECT FOR HUSBAND'S SHOOTING

Image : SUPPLIED, left a frame of the EMPD badges and Banele Skosana in uniform, middle Sbongile Dlamini, the accused wife of Banele Skosana and Right, Banele Skosana in uniform. Lurnay Tshabalala-Mavuso | Senior Reporter | News & Current Affairs | 18 February 2025 The 7th & 14th of February 2025 will be dates that the Skosana family in Kwa-Thema (Ekurhuleni) will never forget. On the 7th of February, Banele Skosana (32) was brutally shot at as he was opening his shop in Vilakazi Street, Kwa-Thema. Skosana was a respected officer of the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD), a respected member of the community and an entrepreneur at the very same time. Though this date marked a sad tragedy for the Skosana family as they had to prepare for the tragic loss of their beloved son and brother. Upon the death of Banele Skosana, the HAWKS and EMPD worked day and night to find the suspects and by the grace of God they did and one of them confessed to being in...

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