SowetanLIVE AM Newsletter: Mzansi Magic, Fergusons under fire over the casting of Peter Mashigo | State brings Palesa Madiba’s disappearance, death to light

Download the SowetanLIVE app [image: SowetanLIVE]( [image: SowetanLIVE]( [image: SowetanLIVE] Morning Newsletter — August 26 2020 --------------------------------------------------------------- [Entertainment]( [Mzansi Magic, Fergusons under fire over the casting of Peter Mashigo]( [image: Mzansi Magic, Fergusons under fire over the casting of Peter Mashigo]( Mzansi Magic and Ferguson Films have come under fire for casting woman basher Peter Mashigo in daily drama The Queen just 14 months after distancing themselves from the actor. [Read more >>]( Top stories [News]( | [South Africa]( [State brings Palesa Madiba’s disappearance, death to light]( [image: Mzansi Magic, Fergusons under fire over the casting of Peter Mashigo]( Details of how Palesa Madiba was allegedly murdered before her body was buried in a shallow grave have begun to emerge in an indictment prepared for the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg. [Read more >>]( [News]( | [South Africa]( [Butterworth mom found 'drunk' with dead two-week-old baby]( [image: Mzansi Magic, Fergusons under fire over the casting of Peter Mashigo]( A 39-year-old mother was arrested in Butterworth for the alleged murder of her two-week-old son, Eastern Cape police said on Wednesday. [Read more >>]( [News]( | [South Africa]( [Laboratory workers go ahead with strike despite court order]( [image: Mzansi Magic, Fergusons under fire over the casting of Peter Mashigo]( Workers at the National Health Laboratory Service will continue with the strike today despite a court order obtained by the employer to stop the labour action. [Read more >>]( [News]( | [South Africa]( [Unizulu students find belongings 'stolen' from campus]( A group of University of Zululand students have voiced their frustrations after they discovered that some of their clothing and electrical items left in their campus residences had been stolen. [Read more >>]( [Opinion]( | [Columnists]( [Lugalo's murder shows how brutal life is for SA women]( Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. The brutal killing of Kwasa Zozo Lugalo is a reminder that there is absolutely nothing women can do to safeguard themselves against gender-based violence. [Read more >>]( [Opinion]( | [Columnists]( [Tito Mboweni out of order]( Finance minister Tito Mboweni had no right to question decisions taken by Zambia and to threaten to "mobilise" against that country's president was just taking it a step further. [Read more >>]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [News]( | [South Africa]( [SA records 1,567 new Covid-19 cases, 149 deaths in past 24 hours]( [News]( | [South Africa]( ['Fake news': Mthembu slams claims Ramaphosa will speak tonight & that booze ban is back]( [Sport]( | [Soccer]( [Katsande banks on Chiefs' big-match temperament]( [Unsubscribe]( • • [View PDF]( • [Pause Subscription]( • [View Online]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} on 26-08-2020 is intended for opt-in communication only. If you feel this email is unsolicited please [report it]( to us Email Powered By