The Springboks are set to take on Rugby World Cup hosts France in the quarter-finals next weekend. But will they wear their “lucky” green and gold kit for the clash?

The Boks – who have been forced to wear alternate kits during the competition – will be defending their 2019 World Cup title.

 

 

GREEN AND GOLD FOR QUARTER-FINALS?
In their four pool games, the Springboks wore their home kit twice. According to SA Rugby, this was due to a strict colour blindness policy, which came into effect in the Rugby World Cup.

It said in a statement: “The Springboks are not permitted to wear the green and gold jersey in every Test match – as much as we would like to.”

This, despite the fact that the “primary jersey of green and gold is always worn as the first choice whenever permitted”.It’s unclear if the SA team will wear their home kit in the quarter-finals clash as yet. An announcement will likely be made closer to the game.

FANS CRY FOUL OVER SCOTLAND VS IRELAND GAME
On Saturday, 7 October, Ireland and Scotland faced off in their final Pool B clash. The Irish rugby team wore their traditional green kit, while the Scots wore a dark blue.

But it was a different scenario for SA last month, who were forced to ditch their green jersey for an away kit against the Scots. According to World Rugby, this was over a “kit clash.@ruby_clipper: “Please tell us why Ireland were allowed to wear their green jerseys to play Scotland last night, but the Springboks had to wear their alternate kit to play Scotland? Is the Irish kit some sort of special green that colourblind folks can now suddenly see?”

@Tizo_Bati: “So suddenly colorblind people could see the Green of Ireland and Navy Blue of Scotland, yet other countries are forced to wear white kits.”

@rcjay: “Why are Ireland and Scotland playing in their home colours, but the Boks had to wear their away kit?”

South African sangoma Gogo Maweni loves shocking her followers and is seemingly always doing something that raises their eyebrows. This must be why many believe that her powers are strong enough to help soccer teams win games. In fact, many believe that the celebrity sangoma is behind the wins of local team Orlando Pirates.

 

This weekend, the team beat Mamelodi Sundowns and managed to retain their second consecutive MTN8 title. As a result, many brought Maweni into the matter, thanking her for the win.Orlando Pirates fans were left feeling over the moon this weekend after their team Orlando Pirates managed to hold onto their second consecutive MTN8 title.

The team beat Mamelodi Sundowns during their match on Saturday 7 October which took place at Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium.

Gogo Maweni – a South African sangoma with a flair for ruffling feathers – somehow found herself being thanked for this win by soccer fans who believe that she has had a hand in the team’s luck.Taking to X (formerly Twitter), one mischievous Orlando Pirates fan, Chris Excel, credited the sangoma for helping the team to “cruise nicely” through all of their matches.

“Ever since Gogo Maweni came into our lives … we’ve been cruising Nicely,” he wrote.The post went near viral as many discussed Orlando Pirates and their win. A number of them appear to believe that she actually has something to do with it.

This comes as no surprise since she was once accused of bewitching the father of her child, troubled actor SK Khoza.

While she denied doing anything of the sort, she certainly didn’t convince anyone after sharing a clip of herself caressing a rather large snake.

Take a look at some of their comments:

“Kaizer Chiefs must just swallow their pride and consult Gogo..”one person said while another added:

“She’s the reason Shalulile missed that clear header”.

Famous South African podcaster Macgyver “MacG” Mukwevho is currently getting a good roasting on social media. While he has proven himself pretty talented with his huge podcast, Podcast and Chill with MacG, his fashion sense and ashy legs appears to be completely failing him. The famous media personality recently posed for a photo with a fan but social media users only had eyes on one thing.

 

 

This has left hundreds of Twitter users with raised eyebrows as they wondered why someone as high profile as him would be so ashy.

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MACG GETS MOCKED FOR HIS ASHY LEGS
MacG is definitely one of the biggest podcasters in the country. Over the years, he has sat down with celebrities such as Teko Modise, Sizwe Dhlomo and Cyan Boujee.

He has even spoken to big politicians like Julius Malema and Herman Mashaba. A few of his other notable podcasts featured Dr Nandipha Magudumana — Thabo Bester’s alleged accomplice — and famous sex worker Wandi Ndlovu.

While he has had his fair share of high profile interviews, he — and his style — remain down to earth.

MacG crocs
MacG’s Crocs got him flagged by the fashion police. Image via Twitter @SakhileKhumal
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In fact, he is currently being trolled for his dry legs and oversized crocs. A photo of him posing with someone who appears to be a fan was just shared on X.

Spotting the post, many laughed at the fact that his legs appeared dry and not taken care of.

“LoL this mancane has mastered the art of not looking like a millionaire” one Twitter user wrote about him after spotting the post.

A Cape Town influencer‘s TikTok video has gone viral after she bragged about being the ex-girlfriend of comedian Trevor Noah.

Cara Bez Geduld posted a video of her trying to “rekindle” her “flame” with the star who recently toured South Africa.

But was the woman fibbing, or is she another beautiful brunette Trevor has bagged along the way?Trevor Noah has been linked to a string of beautiful women, including Minka Kelly, Dua Lipa, Jordyn Taylor, and Dani Gabriel.

This week, another woman – Cara Bez Geduld – added herself to the list.

Geduld, an Actuarial Science graduate and social media influencer- posted a clip of her going to see Trevor’s recent comedy show in Pretoria.

She said in a TikTok video: “I decided to go to my ex’s show to see if I could rekindle our flame.”

 
However, the bubbly brunette – who posted an old pic of herself with Trevor – did not get to meet him at the show.

“Unfortunately, this was the closest I was getting to my bae this time…My baby killed it”, she said from her seat in the crowd.

The video found itself on Twitter or X.com with one tweep posting: “Trevor Noah’s ex-girlfriend. Fumble of the century.”

Take a look…

The Mandela family has released a statement thanking those who showed them love and support following author Zoleka Mandela’s passing.

 

The writer and activist lost her battle to cancer on Monday, 25 September. She was laid to rest on 29 September.In a statement on Friday, 06 October, the family and The Zoleka Mandela Foundation said they have commenced with the mourning protocols.

“The Mandela Family together with The Zoleka Mandela Foundation wish to extend their profound gratitude for the support shown during our time of loss,” read an official statement.

“We are thankful for every gesture, token of kindness and respect expressed. The family has commenced with their mourning protocols, and will appropriately advise on continuing the work on behalf of Zoleka Mandela.”Following funeral, various sources claimed that there was drama as the When Hope Whispers writer’s body had to be exhumed from where she was meant to be buried at the Mandela Estate at Fourways Memorial Park in Johannesburg.

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Sunday World reported that Zoleka’s aunt, Zenani, obtained a court order instructing the family to bury the deceased at a grave plot purchased by her ex-husband, Thierry Bashala.

Bhasha, who shares two children with Zoleka, was one of the people Zoleka had not wanted to attend her funeral. Zenani also made it on the list. Family member, Ndileka Mandela confirmed the authenticity of the list to The Citizen.Speaking to The Sunday Times, Bhashala denied he had purchased the cemetery plot where Zoleka was buried.

“It’s far from the truth. I was far from the drama in terms of bringing a court interdict and in terms of siding with the auntie.

“Yes, I was at the funeral, but I was there talking to the auntie and telling her that she should not do that and allow Zoleka to be buried [next to] her family. [This] completely failed, and then Fourways Memorial had allocated another burial site for the family because it was just … we were not getting through to her,” he said.

“I was there in the morning trying to talk to the aunt … I was there for two hours [trying] to talk sense to the aunt and say it’s not on