Charmza of the week

Charmza Fikile Mbalula The administration boss of Luthuli House, Fikile Mbalula, can sometimes be very brave and this week was one of those when he...

Charmza Lucas Ribeiro Mamelodi Sundowns star midfielder Lucas Ribeiro was recognised and honoured with a total of four major accolades at the 2024/25 PSL Awards...

Just when South Africans were losing hope in the justice system, it was reported this week that the alleged murderers of popular musician Oupa...

Charmza Lucas Ribeiro Costa Our charmza of the week is twice a Brazilian – Lucas Ribeiro Costa. Born in Brazil, crowned in Mzansi.    A samba star...

Charmza Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi This time last week, KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi kicked off a national dialogue of a kind at a press...

Charmza: President Cyril Ramaphosa Our charmza this week is President Cyril Ramaphosa.   In a week when lions roared and circled with demands and ultimatums, the buffalo...

Charmza Our sport stars Our sport stars continue to be the glimmer of hope, and are about the only positive thing happening in South Africa.  While...

Charmza Proteas For too long the Proteas, the men’s senior national cricket team, have worn the tag “chokers” that it was beginning to sound like...

The nation remembers August 8, 2024, when Johannesburg’s harsh, artificial lights blinded Moroadi Cholota after the gloom of the FBI escort flight from the...

Charmza Tshidi Madia Charlatans who do not know what they are talking about, including our foolish politicians, usually accuse South African journalists of not being...

Charmza: South African football No DNA, just RSA as Amajita reach the Afcon final 28 years later.   South African football is on an upward trajectory as...

Charmza of the week When a gang of car thieves thought they’d pull off a quick job near Tek Base in Thaba Tshwane, they clearly...

Charmza: SAPS It has been a hectic week for the members of the SAPS, various emergency personnel, search and rescue teams and divers working around...

Charmza Mamelodi Sundowns To ascent to the CAF Champions League final, Mamelodi Sundowns defied fatigue, injuries and the petty machinations of PSL schedulers, who seemingly...

Charmza  Karabo, Gauta and Maxwell – three youths from humble Burgersfort – embody audacity and endurance, cycling 1 741km to Cape Town. Hailing from Sekhukhune, where...

Charmza  Often nothing but hooliganism comes to mind when people think of football fans. It was this characteristic that was at play when chaos broke...

Charmza; communities of Lenkwaneng and Thabakhubedu in Limpopo Bravo to the residents of the communities of Lenkwaneng and Thabakhubedu in Limpopo who have given meaning...

Charmza: Volodymyr Zelensky Donald Trump is an unrepentant bully, accustomed to getting his way no matter what. Being the president of the US, a position...

Charmzas of the Week: Gwede Mantashe, Sputla Ramokgopa, Mmamoloko Kubayi and Pemmy Majodina  Bravo to these four amaqabane kaTambo who still have a conscience to...

Charmza; Cyril Ramaphosa. After their plot to convince the Yanks and the international community they were being lynched and dispossessed of their properties backfired badly,...

Charmza: President Cyril Ramaphosa His Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa continues to shine on foreign affairs, and this time with added superb moves domestically as well.   His...

Charmza: Masalanabo Modjadi A momentous occasion flew well under the radar with the release of the 2024 matric results last week.   Rain Queen heir, Masalanabo...

Charmza  While the rest of Mzansi was partying, making merry, spending time with friends and family they last saw a long time ago, and misbehaving...

Charmza  Bafana Bafana probably had the greatest year since the halcyon days of the mid to late 1990s. Under Belgian trainer Hugo Broos and they...

Charmza: SA Human Rights Commission You’ve got to give it to the founding fathers, and mothers, of our nascent democratic order, who had the foresight...

Charmza: International Criminal Court This week’s Charmza of the Week goes to the International Criminal Court (ICC), for taking an unprecedented and bold step by...

Charmza: Bafana Bafana Bafana Bafana and coach Hugo Broos have really made the country proud following their exploits in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations...

Charmza: Fikile Mbalula The secretary-general of Africa’s oldest liberation movement, Fikile Mbalula, appears to have woken up from his slumber and taking punches from ANC...