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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 [It's racists 10, Fifa 0] It would be a gross exaggeration on my part to say I have been shocked by Fifa's announcement this week that it has disbanded its anti-racism task force. [Student gets 200 hours community service for urinating on taxi driver] Fourth-year University of Cape Town student Djavan Arrigone was sentenced to 200 hours community service on Friday for urinating on a taxi driver from the balcony of a nightclub in Cape Town. [10 years behind bars waiting for trial] Mxolisi Ndlanzi, an awaiting-trial detainee for almost 10 years, has seen new inmates come and go while his case has been dragging on for years between six different courtrooms. [SA vying to have priciest data amongst Brics nations] In the race to provide citizens with the cheapest data deals South Africa is trailing far behind most of its Brics counterparts. [Law broken for tenders] A new report by the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) lays bare how some construction companies break the law to get state tenders. [Zulu king’s comment on foreigners ‘hurtful and harmful‚ but not hate speech’: SAHRC] [King Goodwill Zwelinthini of the AmaZulu Born in 1948, King Zwelithini has been the reigning Zulu King for 48 years The Zulu Royal Family came under attack in 2014 after receiving a R54.2million budget from the Department of Royal Affairs.] King Goodwill Zwelithini was harshly criticised by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) for telling foreigners “to please go back to their countries” at the height of the wave of xenophobic violence last year. [Fees protest ‘a just and noble cause’ but losing a year of study can’t be justified‚ Pityana tells UCT students] [#FeesMustFall protest. Picture Credit: Abigail Javier] It may be a “just and noble cause”‚ but “there can be no justification for compromising career prospects of completing students with offers to start their careers in 2017”. [80-year-old Winnie R80k poorer after theft from purse] Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s R83 000 in birthday cash was snatched from her purse‚ just days after the 80th celebration. [Rhino poachers shot dead in KZN] The bodies of three alleged rhino poachers were removed from the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park in northern KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday after a shootout a day earlier. [SPORT] [Pitso's plan for Wits] Pitso Mosimane had all the answers when he faced the media yesterday but will he have the answers when his side take on Bidvest Wits in the MTN8 final tomorrow? [Simeone praises team's performance] Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone hailed his side's display as one of the best in his hugely successful five-year reign in charge as Yannick Carrasco inflicted another 1-0 defeat for Bayern Munich at the Vicente Calderon. ['My haters really pushed me to do better'] [Caster Semenya of South Africa celebrates after winning the 800m women. Picture Credit: REUTERS/Arnd Wiegman] Olympics gold medallist Caster Semenya last night opened up, saying her detractors encouraged her to do better while at the same time they deeply saddened her. [It's a Billiat v Mhango battle!] When Sibusiso Vilakazi left Wits for Sundowns, Wits coach Gavin Hunt commented that the midfielder "won't give you a Billiat, but he will give more options". In some way, Hunt was acknowledging that Billiat is a star player. [Man City's frailty gives Spurs hope] The Premier League's only remaining unbeaten records are on the line on Sunday when Tottenham Hotspur will hope to follow Celtic and inflict another dent in Manchester City's superb start to the campaign. [Sundowns' explosive talent Percy Tau taking meteoric rise in his stride] For the explosive talent of Percy Tau‚ the rise from Mamelodi Sundowns’ youth structures‚ via a loan to Witbank Spurs‚ to the first team and now a Caf Champions League final is all being taken in his stride. [Baxter grateful for break so SuperSport can recover from glut of injuries‚ and find 'missing 10 percent'] The upcoming three-week break for SuperSport United is a most welcome opportunity to try and help the club get over a glut of injuries‚ said their coach Stuart Baxter. [Pelembe eyes missing collection] [Bidvest Wits winger Elias Pelembe. Picture credit: BackPagePix] A first MTN8 final appearance for Bidvest Wits winger Elias Pelembe is just two days away, and those who stand in the way of glory are his former employers at Mamelodi Sundowns. [Irate Pirates fans berates Muhsin] Muhsin Ertugral, who is already on the wrong side of some Orlando Pirates supporters, has called for the Bucs faithful to behave after insults were hurled at him by an unhappy fan in the tunnel at Orlando Stadium on Tuesday night. [GOOD LIFE] [Why heart disease is on the rise in South Africa] In South Africa, 210 people die from heart disease every day. [Painkillers linked to heart failure: study] Widely used prescription and non-prescription painkillers are associated with an increased risk of hospital admission for heart failure, according to a study released Thursday. [SA men urged to abstain from using rhino horn aphrodisiacs] South African consumers were urged to stop buying rhino horn aphrodisiacs during this week’s 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES (CoP17). [Fat or lean: does size matter in bed?] When it comes to sex, everyone has a theory. [Deadbeat parenting not a men's club] [CARING: Jongizizwe Dlabathi with his children Mxolisi and Siyabulela at home in Brakpan. Dlabathi says every child deserves the love of a father. PHOTO: ANTONIO MUCHAVE] Whenever we think of a deadbeat parent, the stereotype is often that the father of the child is the one who is avoiding his responsibilities. [Girl, that charming career academic will suck you dry] When it comes to some of the roles that men and women must perform in relationships, there is a huge difference when it comes to men who are scrubs and men born without the crucial Gene P. [Pic of the day] CAPTION: Minnie Dlamini reveals one of her beauty secrets [Mzansi's Sexiest 2017 Top 12 revealed] [[53] comments] [Ray Phiri under investigation after being involved in fatal accident] [[3] comments] [Black Coffee 'regrets' klapping AKA's road manager- extends public apology to him] [Black Coffee at #10yearsofBlackCoffee celebration. Picture Credit: Tladi Kotelo] [[0] comments] [A very good year for our curvy Minnie - Bigger and better things to come] [[0] comments] [Simphiwe Dana defends Rhodes students amidst violence on campus] [[0] comments] [Unsubscribe] | [Forward to a Friend] | [e-Edition] [Sowetan LIVE Home Page] All material Copyright Sowetan LIVE © TMG Limited (Pty) Ltd. 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