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[If you cannot view this newsletter properly, click here to view it online] [Sowetan LIVE Home Page][Follow Sowetan LIVE on Twitter][Join our Facebook Fan Page] [News Page] [Business Page] [Sport Page] [Entertainment Page] [Good Life Page] [Help Line Page] [Shwashi Page] [jobs Page] [e-diton Page] TOP STORIES ['Protect the constitution' - Mbeki urges leaders to respect law] Former president Thabo Mbeki says South Africa's constitution should be protected even from sitting state presidents. [Tribal tension between the Venda and Tsonga groups fuel conflict in Vuwani] The Vuwani protests in Limpopo have deepened the historical tribal tension between the Venda and Tsonga groups in the area. [Gordhan: Reckless awarding of tenders will impact generations to come] Finance minister Pravin Gordhan on Monday warned public servants not to award tenders to their friends. [Afriforum sets out to repair 12 000 potholes] AfriForum on Monday launched its national campaign to repair potholes across the country. [Jeppe Police Station’s ‘bunking brigadier’ has been redeployed] The replacement for Jeppe Police Station’s “bunking brigadier” is a similarly ranked officer who was “suspended in June last year after four people were gunned down by a rogue police constable from the station”. [Staff likened to baboons - Checkers warns manager for racist slur] A store manager is in hot water after he allegedly likened his black colleagues to baboons - and in front of customers. ['Why I exposed Judge Mabel Jansen’s toxic utterances'] Gillian Schutte‚ the woman who exposed Judge Mabel Jansen’s alleged racist utterances‚ said she made her comments public “to expose the thinking of a person who is directly in charge of passing judgment on people whom she perceives as monsters and victims – dehumanised”. [COPE urges South Africans to stand up and defend Madonsela] The Congress of the People party (COPE) has urged South Africa ns to stand up and defend Public Protector Thuli Madonsela. [Acting spokesman appointed for President] [President Jacob Zuma dancing at the launch of ANC local municipality elections manifesto. Picture Credit: Gallo Images] The Deputy Director-General and head of the Private Office of the President‚ Dr Bongani Ngqulunga‚ will act as spokesperson to the President from Sunday until further notice‚ the Presidency said on Sunday. [SPORT] [Top 8 spot not safe: Tinkler] Eric Tinkler has issued a stern warning to his Orlando Pirates players that they face missing out on the top eight if their latest slump continues. ['We're not on holiday yet'] [Sundowns players during the CAF Confederations Cup match between Mamelodi Sundowns and Medeama at Lucas Moripe Stadium on May 07, 2016 in Pretoria, South Africa. (Photo by Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)] Mamelodi Sundowns had to put off thoughts of a holiday because they want to win the Caf Confederation Cup, said coach Pitso Mosimane after his side's dramatic comeback in their 3-1 win over Ghana's Medeama SC on Saturday. [Dean's finest hour pity it's a stalemate] [Dean Furman of SuperSport celebrates his goal with teammates during the Absa Premiership match between SuperSport United and Polokwane City at Lucas Moripe Stadium. Picture Credit: Gallo Images] On many occasions this season, SuperSport United captain Dean Furman has admitted that he has not quite been at his best since moving to the Absa Premiership from England. [Champions League hopes now out of Man City's hands] Alexis Sanchez's 68th-minute equaliser dealt a potentially fatal blow to Manchester City's Champions League qualification hopes as Arsenal claimed a 2-2 draw at the Etihad Stadium yesterday. ['It's the best feeling ever'] Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has urged his players to stick around for next season after helping the club to a remarkable English Premier League triumph. [Dinamo Bucharest and Cameroon midfielder Patrick Ekeng dies after collapsing on pitch] [Dinamo Bucharest's Patrick Ekeng is transported to an ambulance after collapsing during a play-off match against Viitorul Constanta in Bucharest, Romania. Picture Credit: Reuters] Dinamo Bucharest and Cameroon midfielder Patrick Ekeng died on Friday after collapsing on the pitch during a match for his club. [Saru’s chance of bidding for event depends on how it transforms‚ Mbalula says] [Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula. Picture credits: Gallo Images] The South African Rugby Union’s (Saru) chances of bidding for the 2023 Rugby World Cup will depend entirely on their willingness to set and honour proper transformation targets. [GOOD LIFE] [Betty Ann Archer, 64, from the United States speaks during an interview at Olmec Clinic in New Delhi. ©SAJJAD HUSSAIN / AFP ] [Sex-change surgery: India's new line in budget medical tourism] After decades of battling depression, former soldier Betty Ann Archer finally flew to New Delhi to complete her gender transition, one of a growing number of foreigners heading to India for budget sex-change operations. [Woman charged over $3.4 mn Australian ‘handbag spree’] [Set of beautiful leather handbags - Stock image ] Australian police have charged a 21-year-old woman with fraud after she allegedly spent US$3.4 million that her bank mistakenly gave her, with much of the money reportedly lavished on handbags. [‘Why does my pregnant body offend you?’ asks Jo-Ann Strauss] Former Miss South Africa and businesswoman Jo-Ann Strauss‚ who gave birth to a new baby girl last month‚ recently took a swipe at people who found her pregnant body and breastfeeding in public offensive. ['Supervised' robot succeeds in soft-tissue surgery] A robotic machine has succeeded at stitching two segments of a pig's bowel together, an advance for the tricky field of soft tissue surgery, researchers said Wednesday. [Parties to celebrate divorce now a trend] [HAPPINESS AT LAST:An episode in 'Diski Divas' with a contestant celebrating a divorce with the cutting of a cake and some champagne. The TV station insists the episode was to celebrate all the hardships in her life. PHOTO: SUPPLIED] When one thinks of the concept of a divorce party, it sounds like an oxymoron, doesn't it? Almost like saying a "happy funeral" or a "blissful suicide". [Pic of the day] CAPTION: Bonang slays in Nigeria. Picture: Instagram [Presenter Lerato Kganyago recalls the pain of miscarriage] [[0] comments] [LootLove launches capsule fashion line (Photos)] [Luthando “LootLove” Shosha. Picture credit: Emmanuel Tjiya.] [[11] comments] [Nomzamo Mbatha, Terry Pheto and Dineo Moeketsi shimmer at Polo Classic (Photos)] [Isibaya actress Nomzamo Mbatha. Picture credit: Emmanuel Tjiya.] [[63] comments] [WATCH: New album in the making for Selaelo Selota] [[0] comments] [Zuma involved in bitter divorce - report] [[24] comments] [Unsubscribe] | [Forward to a Friend] | [e-Edition] [Sowetan LIVE Home Page] All material Copyright Sowetan LIVE © TMG Limited (Pty) Ltd. All Rights Reserved [Unsubscribe] | [Update Profile] | [View PDF] | [Pause Subscription] | [View Online] Email Powered By This email was sent to {EMAIL} on 09-05-2016 by Sowetan LIVE part of Times Media 4 Biermann Ave, Rosebank, Gauteng, 2196 Sowetan LIVE part of Times Media is intended for opt in communication only. If you feel this email is unsolicited please [report it] to us.