Intoxicated Driver Arrested After Crashing Through Someone’s House. 

By: Phakeme Mnguni

A 22-year-old unlicensed and intoxicated male was handed over to the police after crashing his aunt's car through the roof of a house in Waterloo.

The incident occurred yesterday (Saturday) on Jackal Road in Waterloo, KZN.

Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) reports that they were alerted by residents seeking assistance.

Upon arrival, reaction officers discovered that a white Toyota Corolla had crashed through the roof of a house. The house was unoccupied at the time of the incident.

RUSA stated that the driver of the vehicle and three of his friends were suspected of being under the influence of alcohol. They explained that they had traveled from Mayville in Durban, KZN, to Waterloo to visit a relative.

While en route, the driver lost control of the vehicle, which veered off the road and down a steep embankment before crashing into the house. The occupants of the vehicle were not injured, RUSA adds.

The driver was handed over to the Verulam SAPS for further investigation.

Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Has Strongly Dismissed The Claims That He is Stepping Down As Zulu Prime Minister.

By: Phakeme Mnguni 

The Zulu Prime Minister, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, has rubbished claims that he is stepping down from his role.

This comes after widespread media reports suggested that Buthelezi had called an urgent Imbizo to announce his resignation. Buthelezi has refuted these claims as false and misleading. 

IFP spokesperson Liezl Van De Marwe confirmed that there will indeed be a meeting of Amakhosi (Imbizo), called by Buthelezi, to be held on Friday, May 26, 2023, in the north of KwaZulu-Natal. 

In a statement released by Van der Merwe, she mentioned that Buthelezi has taken note of false and malicious rumors circulating on various platforms, suggesting that he has vacated his position as the traditional Prime Minister to the Zulu Monarch and nation. 

"I have just spoken to Prince Buthelezi, and I wish to reassure the public and the Zulu nation at large that their traditional Prime Minister continues to serve at the behest of his Majesty King MisuZulu kaZwelithini, for as long as iSilo requires his services, support, and guidance," said Van der Merwe. 

Buthelezi has served the Zulu Nation as a Traditional Prime Minister since 1954.

Van der Merwe added that nothing has changed in this regard; he remains fully committed to his responsibilities as Traditional Prime Minister. Any announcement to the contrary would have been handled by herself through a formal communique from the Traditional Prime Minister’s office and after due consultation. It is evident that the current media reports are false. They reject any attempts to drive disunity among the AmaZulu Nation by the circulation of such blatant lies. 

Van der Merwe further stated that as per Buthelezi's previous statements on the matter, the Prime Minister, as the author of the Ingonyama Trust, will brief Amakhosi on recent developments affecting the Trust and the Board.

Sello Maake  KaNcube Has Responded After The Backlash From Zandie Khumalo. 

By: Phakeme Mnguni

Veteran actor, Sello Maake KaNcube is not shaken after a Twar/ a public confrontation on twitter with a person who is believed to be Zandi Khumalo.

Maake was sharing his views on the ongoing Senzo Meyiwa murder case on Twitter when seemingly ruffled Zandi Khumalo’s feathers.

Having lost his son in 2011 to a car accident, the actor, sympathized with the Meyiwa family, however his tweet seems to have rubbed Zandi the wrong way.

Maake took to his timeline and wrote;

JUSTICE FOR #SenzoMeyiwa!

I watched how as a country we made jokes about how Senzo's father arrived at his funeral. We have lost our essence of UBUNTU as a nation.That man was showing you guys gratitude! That family lost a son, his children lost their father and his wife lost a husband. Let's not judge Senzo for his promiscuous ways, most men in the Bible where taken down by their partners, Samson and Delilah for example!

"He that is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone"

#SenzoMeyiwatrial

Zandi did not hold back and started hailing insults at the actor. 

The continuation of Senzo Meyiwa's case saw yet another postponement after Zandi, who was one of the witnesses who were at the house when Meyiwa got gunned down, brough an application before court that she wanted to put the stop from media covering her testimony live but it was decided that her visuals will not be shown however, her audio will be captured.  

ZiMoja reports that the award winning thespian has told them that he applies wisdom whenever he reads something or before he comments on anything, whether about him or a stranger.

"I try to exercise emotional intelligence when I read anything on social media or any publication for that matter. Upon reading her post, I felt more sorry for her than angry, " says Sello adding that it is not his responsibility to go around reprimanding ill-disciplined children, hence he decided to ignore her.

"I'm not one to reprimand other people's children, that's a job for their parents. As parents all we can do is try raise our children the best way we know how but that doesn't mean we must be held accountable for how they turnout or behave in society at large," he adds.