WATCH LIVE: The official funeral service for Jackson Mthembu

WATCH LIVE: The official funeral service for Jackson Mthembu Watch as politicians, friends and family bid final farewell to Jackson Mthembu at his funeral in Emalahleni. Jackson Mthebu will be laid to rest in his hometown of Emalahleni in Mpumalanga. Picture: @GovernmentZA on Twitter JOHANNESBURG – Politicians, friends and family will bid final farewell to […]

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Mpumalanga Premier Mtsweni-Tsipane: Mthembu served SA with diligence

Jackson Mthembu is being laid to rest in his hometown of Emalahleni in Mpumalanga. The late minister Jackson Mthembu. Picture: @PresidencyZA/Twitter. JOHANNESBURG – Mpumalanga premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane on Sunday paid tribute to the late minister in the presidency, Jackson Mthembu, saying he served the country with diligence. Mthembu was being laid to rest in his […]

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President Ramaphosa pays tribute to Jonas Gwangwa

His passing fell on the third anniversary of fellow jazz legend Hugh Masekela’s death and the third anniversary of jazz icon Oliver Mtukudzi’s death. Jonas Gwangwa. Picture: Cyril Ramaphosa Twitter. JOHANNESBURG – President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the late legendary jazz musician Jonas Gwangwa a giant of a revolutionary cultural movement. Gwangwa, who was also […]

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Ramaphosa says he was sorrowful, heartbroken after news of Mthembu’s passing

President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the eulogy at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church during his official funeral in his hometown of Emalahleni. President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the eulogy at the late Jackson Mthembu’s funeral. Picture: @GovernmentZA on Twitter JOHANNESBURG – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday said it was unbearable that Minister Jackson Mthembu‘s loved ones will […]

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Western Cape’s COVID infection steadily dropping, says WC health dept

Provincial head of Health Dr Keith Cloete says infections have reduced by over 30% in just the last week A hospital worker and patient with COVID-19 in in the resuscitation room of the COVID-19 ward at Khayelitsha Hospital, about 35km from the centre of Cape Town, on 29 December 2020. Picture: AFP. CAPE TOWN – […]

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Storm Eloise: Measures in place should SA communities need to evacuate

Tropical cyclone Eloise made landfall in Mozambique on Saturday, hitting the port city of Beira with strong winds and heavy rains. Tropical Cyclone Eloise made landfall in the Beira area on Saturday, 23 January 2021. Picture: SA Weather Service JOHANNESBURG – Emergency authorities in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and Limpopo on Sunday said measures were in place […]

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IN FULL: Read President Ramaphosa’s eulogy at Jackson Mthembu’s funeral

President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the eulogy at the late Jackson Mthembu’s funeral in Emalahleni on Sunday. President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the eulogy at the late Jackson Mthembu’s funeral in Emalahleni on Sunday, 24 January 2021. Picture: GCIS. EULOGY BY PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA AT THE OFFICIAL FUNERAL OF MINISTER JACKSON MPHIKWA MTHEMBU EMALAHLENI, MPUMALANGA24 JANUARY 2021 […]

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City of JHB, NGOs mobilise to assist Booysens residents left destitute by fire

Disaster management battled the blaze on Friday and found shelter for women and children. Booysens residents rebuild their homes after a devastating fire in their informal settlement. Picture @CityofJoburgEMS on Twitter. JOHANNESBURG – Humanitarian organisations on Sunday mobilised to assist thousands of people who were left destitute by a fire which tore through Booysens Informal […]

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Modise: Let us be rededicated to fighting COVID-19 in Jackson Mthembu’s honour

Modise: Let us be rededicated to fighting COVID-19 in Jackson Mthembu’s honour Thandi Modise was delivering Parliament’s message of support to Mthembu’s family, friends and colleagues during a funeral service in Sacred Catholic Church. National Speaker of Parliament, Thandi Modise at Jackson Mthembu’s funeral on 24 January, 2021. Picture: GCIS. JOHANNESBURG – The Speaker of […]

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