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MEC MAMABOLO UNVEILS R296M RESCUE PLAN TO REBUILD GAUTENG MUNICIPALITIES AND POWER THE FUTURE
Gauteng commits R80m to energy solutions and promises 30-day contractor payments as Cogta targets stronger governance, jobs and service delivery Gauteng Cogta MEC Jacob Mamabolo addresses stakeholders during a CIDB and Department of Public Works and Infrastructure engagement, reaffirming government’s commitment to building a capable and transformed construction sector. By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. AZANIAFROCOMEDIA – The Catalyst o
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'CAT' MATLALA ADMITS GUILT: KEY POLICE TENDER FIGURE TAKES PLEA DEAL, TURNS STATE WITNESS IN R228M SAPS GRAFT CASE
Vusimusi 'Cat' Matlala pleads guilty to all seven counts of fraud, corruption and money laundering linked to Medicare24 deal. Faces 15 years, 7 suspended, after agreeing to expose high-ranking officials in police corruption scandal Vusimusi 'Cat' Matlala, a central figure in the R228-million SAPS tender scandal, pictured in court. Matlala pleaded guilty to all seven charges of fraud, corruption and money laundering linked to his company Medicare24. Pretoria, June 2026. By Mph
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MAYOR JOHN MPE LEADS GOVERNANCE REBOOT: POLOKWANE REINVIGORATES DECISION-MAKING TO DELIVER FOR RESIDENTS
Under Executive Mayor Makoro John Mpe’s administration, Polokwane Municipality lifts the lid on how decisions are made, showing residents that accountability and collective leadership drive Council’s 30 June agenda Strategic engine room. Polokwane Executive Mayor Makoro John Mpe chairs the Mayoral Committee, ensuring municipal recommendations align with developmental priorities and resident aspirations.No rubber-stamping. Mpe leads a reinvigorated governance process in Polokw
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MEC MAMABOLO UNVEILS R296M RESCUE PLAN TO REBUILD GAUTENG MUNICIPALITIES AND POWER THE FUTURE
Gauteng commits R80m to energy solutions and promises 30-day contractor payments as Cogta targets stronger governance, jobs and service delivery Gauteng Cogta MEC Jacob Mamabolo addresses stakeholders during a CIDB and Department of Public Works and Infrastructure engagement, reaffirming government’s commitment to building a capable and transformed construction sector. By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. AZANIAFROCOMEDIA – The Catalyst o
Mpho Dube
1 day ago
'CAT' MATLALA ADMITS GUILT: KEY POLICE TENDER FIGURE TAKES PLEA DEAL, TURNS STATE WITNESS IN R228M SAPS GRAFT CASE
Vusimusi 'Cat' Matlala pleads guilty to all seven counts of fraud, corruption and money laundering linked to Medicare24 deal. Faces 15 years, 7 suspended, after agreeing to expose high-ranking officials in police corruption scandal Vusimusi 'Cat' Matlala, a central figure in the R228-million SAPS tender scandal, pictured in court. Matlala pleaded guilty to all seven charges of fraud, corruption and money laundering linked to his company Medicare24. Pretoria, June 2026. By Mph
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2 days ago
MAYOR JOHN MPE LEADS GOVERNANCE REBOOT: POLOKWANE REINVIGORATES DECISION-MAKING TO DELIVER FOR RESIDENTS
Under Executive Mayor Makoro John Mpe’s administration, Polokwane Municipality lifts the lid on how decisions are made, showing residents that accountability and collective leadership drive Council’s 30 June agenda Strategic engine room. Polokwane Executive Mayor Makoro John Mpe chairs the Mayoral Committee, ensuring municipal recommendations align with developmental priorities and resident aspirations.No rubber-stamping. Mpe leads a reinvigorated governance process in Polokw
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3 days ago
Politics
MEC MAMABOLO UNVEILS R296M RESCUE PLAN TO REBUILD GAUTENG MUNICIPALITIES AND POWER THE FUTURE
Gauteng commits R80m to energy solutions and promises 30-day contractor payments as Cogta targets stronger governance, jobs and service delivery Gauteng Cogta MEC Jacob Mamabolo addresses stakeholders during a CIDB and Department of Public Works and Infrastructure engagement, reaffirming government’s commitment to building a capable and transformed construction sector. By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. AZANIAFROCOMEDIA – The Catalyst o
Mpho Dube
1 day ago
'CAT' MATLALA ADMITS GUILT: KEY POLICE TENDER FIGURE TAKES PLEA DEAL, TURNS STATE WITNESS IN R228M SAPS GRAFT CASE
Vusimusi 'Cat' Matlala pleads guilty to all seven counts of fraud, corruption and money laundering linked to Medicare24 deal. Faces 15 years, 7 suspended, after agreeing to expose high-ranking officials in police corruption scandal Vusimusi 'Cat' Matlala, a central figure in the R228-million SAPS tender scandal, pictured in court. Matlala pleaded guilty to all seven charges of fraud, corruption and money laundering linked to his company Medicare24. Pretoria, June 2026. By Mph
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2 days ago
MAYOR JOHN MPE LEADS GOVERNANCE REBOOT: POLOKWANE REINVIGORATES DECISION-MAKING TO DELIVER FOR RESIDENTS
Under Executive Mayor Makoro John Mpe’s administration, Polokwane Municipality lifts the lid on how decisions are made, showing residents that accountability and collective leadership drive Council’s 30 June agenda Strategic engine room. Polokwane Executive Mayor Makoro John Mpe chairs the Mayoral Committee, ensuring municipal recommendations align with developmental priorities and resident aspirations.No rubber-stamping. Mpe leads a reinvigorated governance process in Polokw
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3 days ago
Motoring
BAFANA STUMBLE BEFORE KICK-OFF: VISA CHAOS DERAILS WORLD CUP PREPARATIONS
SAFA President Danny Jordan under the microscope over over Bafana Bafaba debacles... By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. AZANIAFROCOMEDIA – The Catalyst of Impact South Africa’s World Cup dream hit turbulence before the first boot touched grass. Bafana Bafana finally departed for North America late on Monday, 1 June 2026 — more than 30 hours behind schedule — after a visa bungle grounded the squad in Johannesburg. What should have bee
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Jun 2
THE MARATHON PACT: RAMATHUBA AND MPE RUN LIMPOPO ANC INTO A NEW DISCIPLINE
‘Better to die for an idea that will live, than live for an idea that will die’ — Limpopo’s top two turn unity into mileage ahead of November Unity in motion: Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba and Executive Mayor John Makoro Mpe at the 2026 Polokwane City Marathon. The former rivals say their pact proves the ANC can solve its own quarrels — and deliver. By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. AZANIAFROCOMEDIA – The Catalyst of Impact ANC Limpopo P
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May 2
BREAKING: Bolsheviks Party Calls for Radical Accountability Ahead of SOPA
Bolsheviks Party General Secretary, Seun Mogotji, lambasted the government for its failure to maintain infrastructure, citing the crumbling R25 road and Philadelphia Hospital as examples of "political neglect" and "institutional decay". By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief, The Azanian Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. As the Limpopo Provincial Government prepares to deliver its State of the Province Address (SOPA) on Thursday, the Bolsheviks Party of South Africa is sounding the alarm
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Mar 4
Sports
Durban, Brace Yourself: Polokwane Has Arrived — Mpe Flags Limpopo High at Comrades
The People’s Mayor: Cllr John Mpe leads Team Polokwane through the Shake Off Run, clapping and singing with University of Limpopo athletes and officials. Leadership is not a throne. It’s footsteps. By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. AZANIAFROCOMEDIA – The Catalyst of Impact DURBAN — A city’s greatness is not measured in speeches, but in footsteps. And when a mayor runs with his people, history rewrites itself in sweat. In marketing, the
Mpho Dube
Jun 15
Two Stars, One Crown: Sundowns Silence Rabat and Reclaim Africa
CAF Champions League Champions 2025/26. Mamelodi Sundowns. Two Stars. One Legacy. By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. AZANIAFROCOMEDIA – The Catalyst of Impact Rabat came to bury Mamelodi Sundowns. Instead, Rabat got buried in silence. For 45 minutes the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium was a furnace. Every chant, every flare, every whistle was aimed at breaking the Brazilians. When Mohamed Hrimat converted from the spot, the Moroccan
Mpho Dube
May 25
IT’S BUNKUM: PIRATES WON IT ON THE PITCH, AND THE REST IS NOISE
By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief_ The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. AZANIAFROCOMEDIA – The Catalyst of Impact Orlando Pirates are champions of South Africa. Let me say that again, slowly, so it sinks in for everyone trying to muddy the water with whispers, screenshots, and WhatsApp voice notes: Orlando Pirates are the 2025-26 Betway Premiership champions. They won the league. They won the MTN8. They won the Carling Knockout. They completed a domestic treble for th
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May 24
Opinions & Comments
PILLOW TALK GIVES BIRTH TO CALAMITY AND LOVE IS BLIND: SUSPENDED EMPD CHIEF MKHWANAZI EXPOSED IN R14 MILLION STONE HEIST PLOT
LOVE DID NOT JUST MAKE HER BLIND. IT MADE HER AN ACCOMPLICE. Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi. The Madlanga Commission heard on Tuesday that Mkhwanazi allegedly used information from his former girlfriend, a JMPD officer, to orchestrate the theft of precious stones worth fourteen million rand from a Killarney apartment in twenty twenty-three. By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. AZANIAFROCOMEDIA – The Cata
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Their Blood Still Speaks — June 16 Is Not a Holiday. It Is a Debt
By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. AZANIAFROCOMEDIA – The Catalyst of Impact JOHANNESBURG— Today is June 16. Youth Day. The Day of the African Child. But let us not reduce it to a long weekend and empty slogans. Their blood still stains the tar of Soweto. Hot, wet ink on the ledger of history. The blood of a Black child. Hector Pieterson, carried by Mbuyisa Makhubo, with Antoinette Sithole running beside them. A boy turned banner, shot
Mpho Dube
Jun 16
THE STEADY HAND-Thuso Nemugumoni: Polokwane’s Quiet Architect of Clean Governance and Metro Dreams
City Manager Thuso Nemugumoni holds her SALGA Moses “Big Moss” Maluleke Municipal Awards 2026 trophy. Hard work recognised. Polokwane benefits. By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. AZANIAFROCOMEDIA – The Catalyst of Impact Thuso Lavhelesani Patricia Nemugumoni does not chase headlines. Her work speaks. As City Manager of Polokwane Local Municipality, she leads with quiet strength and professionalism. No noise. No drama. Just delivery. In
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Jun 2
Travel
DON LUTA IS BACK: THE WITS GRAD RAPPER TURNING PAIN INTO POWER ON 'THE SOPHOMORE STORY EP'
Meet MC Aluta "Don Luta" Manale.Not chasing clout. Building legacy. Pretoria’s Don Luta returns with The Sophomore Story EP. By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. AZANIAFROCOMEDIA – The Catalyst of Impact Pretoria– At just 22, Aluta 'Don Luta' Manale is doing what most artists twice his age struggle with: telling the truth and winning. Two years after dropping The Freshmen Story EP, the Pretoria-born rapper, photographer, and WITS graduat
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Jun 18
Durban, Brace Yourself: Polokwane Has Arrived — Mpe Flags Limpopo High at Comrades
The People’s Mayor: Cllr John Mpe leads Team Polokwane through the Shake Off Run, clapping and singing with University of Limpopo athletes and officials. Leadership is not a throne. It’s footsteps. By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. AZANIAFROCOMEDIA – The Catalyst of Impact DURBAN — A city’s greatness is not measured in speeches, but in footsteps. And when a mayor runs with his people, history rewrites itself in sweat. In marketing, the
Mpho Dube
Jun 15
Sapa Yopa Tour 2026 Ignites Polokwane: King Monada, Bontle Smith & A Mass Ride to Remember Johz
By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. AZANIAFROCOMEDIA – The Catalyst of Impact POLOKWANE– Polokwane is about to shake. The streets, the speakers, and the memories are all about to collide as Sapa Yopa MCC brings the Sapa Yopa Tour 2026 to town on 5-6 June. Two nights. Two venues. One massive tribute to the late Johz Mamabolo, founder of Sapa Yopa MCC, aka “Captain Die Hard.” And it’s going to be loud, raw, and unforgettable. Night 1:
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May 22
Entertainment
DON LUTA IS BACK: THE WITS GRAD RAPPER TURNING PAIN INTO POWER ON 'THE SOPHOMORE STORY EP'
Meet MC Aluta "Don Luta" Manale.Not chasing clout. Building legacy. Pretoria’s Don Luta returns with The Sophomore Story EP. By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. AZANIAFROCOMEDIA – The Catalyst of Impact Pretoria– At just 22, Aluta 'Don Luta' Manale is doing what most artists twice his age struggle with: telling the truth and winning. Two years after dropping The Freshmen Story EP, the Pretoria-born rapper, photographer, and WITS graduat
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Jun 18
The Polygamist_ — 10/10. South Africa’s Best Thriller. Oscar Deserves to Know Its Name
Best of the Best: The cast of Netflix’s The Polygamist at the official premiere. Led by S’dumo Mtshali and Gugu Gumede, the ensemble delivered 10/10 performances in Sue Nyathi’s adaptation. With flawless production, directing, and props, the series is being hailed as Oscar-worthy and South Africa’s most powerful thriller to date. Rating: 10/10 Streaming now on Netflix By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. AZANIAFROCOMEDIA – The Catalyst o
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Jun 15
Durban, Brace Yourself: Polokwane Has Arrived — Mpe Flags Limpopo High at Comrades
The People’s Mayor: Cllr John Mpe leads Team Polokwane through the Shake Off Run, clapping and singing with University of Limpopo athletes and officials. Leadership is not a throne. It’s footsteps. By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. AZANIAFROCOMEDIA – The Catalyst of Impact DURBAN — A city’s greatness is not measured in speeches, but in footsteps. And when a mayor runs with his people, history rewrites itself in sweat. In marketing, the
Mpho Dube
Jun 15
Lifestyle
DON LUTA IS BACK: THE WITS GRAD RAPPER TURNING PAIN INTO POWER ON 'THE SOPHOMORE STORY EP'
Meet MC Aluta "Don Luta" Manale.Not chasing clout. Building legacy. Pretoria’s Don Luta returns with The Sophomore Story EP. By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. AZANIAFROCOMEDIA – The Catalyst of Impact Pretoria– At just 22, Aluta 'Don Luta' Manale is doing what most artists twice his age struggle with: telling the truth and winning. Two years after dropping The Freshmen Story EP, the Pretoria-born rapper, photographer, and WITS graduat
Mpho Dube
Jun 18
The Polygamist_ — 10/10. South Africa’s Best Thriller. Oscar Deserves to Know Its Name
Best of the Best: The cast of Netflix’s The Polygamist at the official premiere. Led by S’dumo Mtshali and Gugu Gumede, the ensemble delivered 10/10 performances in Sue Nyathi’s adaptation. With flawless production, directing, and props, the series is being hailed as Oscar-worthy and South Africa’s most powerful thriller to date. Rating: 10/10 Streaming now on Netflix By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. AZANIAFROCOMEDIA – The Catalyst o
Mpho Dube
Jun 15
Durban, Brace Yourself: Polokwane Has Arrived — Mpe Flags Limpopo High at Comrades
The People’s Mayor: Cllr John Mpe leads Team Polokwane through the Shake Off Run, clapping and singing with University of Limpopo athletes and officials. Leadership is not a throne. It’s footsteps. By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. AZANIAFROCOMEDIA – The Catalyst of Impact DURBAN — A city’s greatness is not measured in speeches, but in footsteps. And when a mayor runs with his people, history rewrites itself in sweat. In marketing, the
Mpho Dube
Jun 15
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