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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 [Caster Semenya slams fees must fall protests] Olympic gold medallist Caster Semenya has slammed the #FeesMustFall campaign, saying protesting students were wasting their time and delaying her studies. [Danny Jordaan to quit Port Elizabeth after ANC's loss at the polls] [Danny Jordaan walk about and door to door in Booysen Park photo FREDLIN ADRIAAN / The Herald] The ANC in Nelson Mandela Bay is due to announce the resignation of its party leader in council‚ former mayor Danny Jordaan. [DA gives SABC board 48 hours to axe Motsoeneng or face court defeat again] The chair of the board of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has been given 48 hours to fire Hlaudi Motsoeneng. [NMMU student raped‚ beaten and left for dead] A second-year Port Elizabeth university student was raped‚ beaten with a pole and left for dead in bushes near Schoenmakerskop in an incident that bears chilling similarities to the brutal kidnap‚ rape and attempted murder of Alison Botha 22 years ago. [‘We will collapse the ANC and its history’ - Malema] He was once the African National Congress’ (ANC) golden boy‚ the Youth League leader who vowed to kill for the party president — but Julius Malema has vowed to never return to the political party where he cut his teeth. [Ivory from Africa's elephant remains banned for sale] CITES countries today decided against proposals from Namibia and Zimbabwe to open legal ivory trade from their countries. [Law Society supports calls for investigation into SABC Board's fitness to hold office] The Law Society of South Africa (LLSA) supports calls for an investigation into the fitness of the SABC board to hold office. [Samwu says it’s keeping an eye on staff cuts at DA-run municipalities] The SA Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) said it would oppose plans by the City of Tshwane to terminate contracts of workers. [‘SACP‚ Cosatu trying to hijack and mislead student struggle’: United Front] [#FeesMustFall protest. Picture Credit: Abigail Javier] Students have erred in “seeking support from the South African Communist Party (SACP) and Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) in their struggle for free‚ quality education and an end to outsourcing of university workers”. [SPORT] [Bafana's tough competitors] AFTER failing to qualify for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), there's even more pressure on Bafana Bafana to qualify for the 2018 Fifa World Cup. SA's World Cup qualifying group is tougher when compared to the one they had during the Afcon qualifiers. Tshepang Mailwane assesses Bafana's opponents in group D. [Patosi finds form in Belgium ahead of 2018 World Cup qualifiers] [Bafana Bafana returnee Ayanda Patosi. Picture credits: Gallo Images] Bafana Bafana returnee Ayanda Patosi was in good form for his Belgian side Lokeren at the weekend‚ setting up both goals in a 2-1 win over Kortrijk. [Mabunda dismisses defeat] [Tiyani Mabunda of Mamelodi Sundowns and Gabadinho Mhango of Bidvest Wits during the MTN 8 Final match between Mamelodi Sundowns and Bidvest Wits at Mbombela Stadium on October 01, 2016 in Nelspruit, South Africa. (Photo by Dirk Kotze/Gallo Images)] "I don't believe that we can become a bad team overnight." ['We're watching the market'] Bidvest Wits' MTN8-winning team was put together from a group of players who joined the club on free transfers, coach Gavin Hunt said. [Mosimane slams Wits' showy behaviour] When Pitso Mosimane woke up on Saturday he knew Mamelodi Sundowns were going to have a very difficult game against Bidvest Wits in the MTN8 final. [Wits and Sundowns coaches hoping for a high-scoring clash] [Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane. Picture credits: Gallo Images] Both coaches are hoping for an end-to-end‚ high-scoring‚ exciting MTN8 final between Bidvest Wits and Mamelodi Sundowns on Saturday‚ though both warn it might also be tight and tactical. [Morne Steyn takes pressure in his stride] Springbok flyhalf Morné Steyn is not a man that easily succumbs to pressure as he’s repeatedly proven during his Test career. [Devastating De Kock steers SA to victory in first ODI] That Quinton de Kock hits the ball hard is old news‚ but never has he hit it harder‚ better‚ sweeter and with more authority than he did at Centurion on Friday. [GOOD LIFE] [Attitudes towards older people were more negative in richer countries, according to WHO's data from more than 83,000 respondents, who were 18 years of age and older in 57 countries. ©Stefano Lunardi / Istock.com] [Fears of ageing may cause earlier death: UN] Being afraid of growing old may shorten your life, the UN health agency said Thursday, as new data highlighted the widespread prevalence of ageist attitudes worldwide. [The Holy Land a thing of beauty] I recently visited Israel, and I must say the country is beautiful. [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). [Pic of the day] CAPTION: Mabala Noise's Hloni weds Kelly Khumalo's sister, Zandile. [Bonang, Dineo Moeketsi and LootLove launch Ciroc Apple (Photos)] [[8] comments] [Kelly Khumalo flaunts sexy leg at Sports Awards] [[32] comments] [Robin Thicke to perform at SATY Awards] [[4] comments] [Mshoza takes 18 pills daily because of mystery medical 'condition'] [[26] comments] [Mzansi's Sexiest 2017 Top 12 revealed] [[56] comments] [Click here] [Unsubscribe] | [Forward to a Friend] | [e-Edition] [Sowetan LIVE Home Page] All material Copyright Sowetan LIVE © TMG Limited (Pty) Ltd. 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