Charmza of the week

Our lawmakers deserve a pat on the back for eventually getting the ball rolling with the ad-hoc committee to investigate the unprecedented allegations made...

Julius Malema, long a magnet for controversy, is now scapegoated in a legal circus overseen by Magistrate Twanet Olivier. Five-gun convictions land on Malema, while...

The time for endorsing war criminals seems to have come to an end. That is if the commendable silent protest by the United Nations General...

The ANC councillors who gathered at FNB Stadium for a “roll-call” must be commended for standing up to bully, national chair Gwede Mantashe. The don...

Charmza Springboks The Springboks made the country proud when they thrashed New Zealand 43-10 yesterday.    In a true sense of brilliant and do-m-i-nant display, Amabokoboko mopped...

Charmza Bafana Bafana Bafana Bafana deserve high fives, praises and ululations for their swashbuckling performance against Lesotho on Friday night.   Their impressive 3-0 over the lads...

Charmza ANC After dealing with the shock of losing power, and the denial that followed, the ANC may have stumbled on the antidote to survival...

Charmza Kaya 959 Degenerating behaviour by men towards women should be condemned from all fronts. What Kaya 959 did to suspend the motor-mouth buffoon, Sol Phenduka,...

Charmza of the week Taxi operators have since the industry’s inception been a pain in the proverbial backside, which society has had to stomach for...

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...