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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 [338 new houses - 20 years later] Alicedale in Makana Municipality in the Eastern Cape will receive its first low cost government housing development in 20 years with construction of 338 units. [Pupils torch school cottage after sex video involving teacher goes viral] A rural school in KwaZulu-Natal is in hot water after an explicit video showing one of its teachers having steamy sex with a learner in the school cottage went viral on social media. [DA's Athol Trollip formally elected Nelson Mandela Bay mayor] Nelson Mandela Bay has a new mayor‚ with loud cheering greeting the Democratic Alliance’s Athol Trollip as he was formally elected to the hard-won position. [US embezzlement fugitive was working as a part-time auditor when nabbed in Brakpan] [Nichole King Picture: Supplied ] An American woman who fled her country while facing sentencing on theft and embezzlement charges almost seven years ago will be extradited. [SABC laughs off advert compliance complaint] The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has got under the skin of someone adjudicating over its case relating to broadcasting contraventions in the run-up to the local government elections. [ANC blaming electoral system for loss a cheap cop-out] As the ANC assesses its losses in the 2016 local government elections, secretary-general Gwede Mantashe has alluded that the electoral system disadvantages the party. [Kirsten Nematandani slams FIFA over 'ban'] Former SA Football Association president Kirsten Nemantandani has expressed shock at FIFA's ethics committee recommendation that he be banned from football for six years. [Nelson Mandela Bay council meeting goes ahead despite threat of court action] [Democratic Alliance (DA) supporters dancing at the Feathermarket Hall in NMB ahead of Athol Trollip's inauguration. Picture Credit: @Our_DA on Twitter] The Nelson Mandela Bay council meeting is going ahead despite a threat of court action allegedly from the African National Congress (ANC). [Ekurhuleni council meeting delayed as ANC and AIC wrangle over agreement] The City of Ekurhuleni surprisingly postponed its inaugural council to next Tuesday without providing any reasons. [Herman Mashaba willing to walk from Joburg mayoral post] DA Johannesburg mayoral hopeful Herman Mashaba says he is prepared to withdraw his candidacy for the sake of removing the ANC. [OUTA investigating possibility of class action against Eskom] Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA)says it is investigating the possibility of bringing a class action against Eskom. [Cape tycoon linked to mining bribery] US authorities have implicated Cape Town multimillionaire Walter Hennig‚ an associate of politician-businessman Tokyo Sexwale‚ in the bribery of officials of three African countries for mining rights — including‚ apparently‚ the president of Guinea. [SPORT] [Irvin Khoza talks tough to new Orlando Pirates coach Muhsin Ertugral] The “holiday” Muhsin Ertugral enjoyed at Mpumalanga Black Aces is over now that the coach has embarked on the serious business of managing Orlando Pirates‚ says Bucs’ chairman Irvin Khoza. [Muhsin urged to improve the history of Bucs] Orlando Pirates chairman Irvin Khoza refrained from saying coach Muhsin Ertugral should deliver silverware this season, but has urged him to improve Pirates' history. [Scott fails to make top 20 in 10,000m] South Africa's Dominique Scott finished 21st in the women's 10,000-metre race at the Rio Games on Friday. [Kirsten Nematandani slams FIFA over 'ban'] Former SA Football Association president Kirsten Nematandani has expressed shock at FIFA's ethics committee recommendation that he be banned from football for six years. [SA's medal drought enters day 4] [Flag-bearer Wayde Van Niekerk (RSA) of South Africa leads his contingent during the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach] Team SA's medal drought at the Rio Olympics enters its fourth day today - the longest barren stretch since the Games started on Saturday last weekend. [Shabba hopes for flying start] [Kaizer Chiefs captain Siphiwe Tshabalala. Picture credits: Gallo Images] Kaizer Chiefs flattered to deceive in the past season and finished empty-handed at the end, much to the disappointed of the club's multitude of fans. [Vila was no longer the same - Hunt] [Mamelodi Sundowns attacking midfielder Sibusiso Vilakazi. Picture credits: BackPagePix] The timing was perfect for Sibusiso Vilakazi to leave Bidvest Wits. [GOOD LIFE] [Man sends list of rules to his girlfriend before she goes to college] Trust is lacking big time in this relationship as this paranoid Florida boyfriend lays down the law for his girlfriend who had just left for college. Long-distance relationships can be challenging but isn't this a little extreme?. [ConCourt to tackle inheritance rights of same-sex partners] The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) will on Thursday appear in Constitutional Court as amicus curiae in a case concerning “intestate succession in the case of a same-sex partnership”. [Does your partner have fear of touch or intimacy?] For most people, the greatest aspect of being in a relationship is the romantic part of it all. [Local wine industry blooms as more of the world seeks SA’s wines] [Wine and dine - Stock image ] South African wine exports are projected to grow 13% in the next decade‚ according to the latest Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy baseline report‚ which provides a snapshot of the country’s wine industry and the broader agricultural sector. [Trendy duos give style tips] We have seen our fair share of stylish celebrity couples, from the likes Kim Kardashian and Kanye West to our very own Bonang and AKA, who recently and quite fittingly won the Most Stylish Couple award at the recent YOU Spectacular Awards. [‘Mystery of the 400 mentally ill patients’] An apparent discrepancy in figures from a provincial authority has prompted a politician to ask: “What happened to about 400 mentally ill patients who should have been placed in institutions?” [Pic of the day] CAPTION: Nomalanga Shozi poses topless [#HandsOffCaster - Haters of this world can all go fly a kite] [[1] comments] [Splitsville for Pearl Thusi and Metro FM] [ROPED IN: Pearl Thusi plays Makeda in international flick 'The Blue Mauritius' Instagram] [[1] comments] [Man sends list of rules to his girlfriend before she goes to college] [[36] comments] [WATCH: J'Something and Hugh Masekela join forces to create a killer track] [[6] comments] [Hlubi Mboya set to star in the second season of It's Complicated] [[13] comments] [Olympic athletes who have had their gender questioned] [[16] 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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