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The Citizen
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Citizen
WATCH: Inside Somkhanda Gumbi's lavish third wedding
Gumbi has two other wives, Bayede Cebekhulu Gumbi and Nombuso Malinga Gumbi. SABC reality TV star and well-known polygamist Somkhanda Gumbi has added a third wife to his growing family. Gumbi, popularly known for his family reality show The Gumbis, which aired on SABC 1, has two other wives: Bayede Cebekhulu Gumbi (35) and Nombuso Malinga Gumbi (29). On Sunday, 29 June, Gumbi tied the knot with 22-year-old Zama Duma in a grand ceremony held in KwaZulu-Natal. In her speech during their first ceremony, Zama revealed that Gumbi had shown serious intentions just one week after they met. 'Seven days into knowing me, he sent a letter to my parent… You meet someone at the end of October, and by December, he pays lobola,' she said. Zama, who was 21 at the time and still completing her first degree, said her parents were not initially supportive of the idea. 'My dad said, 'I'm not okay with this, but I may allow it if you promise me you'll get your PhD',' she added. Now a Wits University graduate, Zama said life has been smooth sailing ever since her parents gave their blessing. ALSO READ: Inside Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez's wedding [PICS] Becoming Mrs Gumbi Zama has documented her journey to becoming Mrs Gumbi on Instagram — from her umembeso ceremony held a few weeks ago to her recent white wedding. She said her husband has fulfilled every promise he made to her. 'I remember he called and said, 'By the way, I'm going to marry you. Where do you want to live so I can start building you a house?'' Zama shared. A few days ago, she took to her Instagram Stories to show off the home Gumbi built for her. 'Look at the beautiful farmhouse my husband built for me in less than two months, ke. Weh, waze wayindoda soka lami,' she captioned the photo. Zama Duma's IG Stories. Pictures: Screenshot NOW READ: Simz Ngema opens up about recovery after cosmetic surgery in Turkey
IOL News
01-07-2025
- Business
- IOL News
Ingonyama Trust opens KZN land for responsible ventures
Gerard Naidoo, executive head: Property Estate Management at MAST, and Advocate Linda Zama, deputy chairperson of the Ingonyama Trust Board, during the signing ceremony between MAST and the Ingonyama Trust. Image: Supplied KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) land belonging to the Ingonyama Trust is open for business, but it is not open to businesses such as taverns, as the province only wants socio-economically responsible businesses. These are the words of Advocate Linda Zama, the Ingonyama Trust Board deputy chairperson. Last week, Zama led a detailed presentation at the South African Institute of Black Property Practitioners (SAIBPP)' 2025 Annual Convention, where she opened up the land under the Ingonyama Trust and traditional leaders to potential investors. "It is unfortunate that people do not understand what the Ingonyama Trust is and what the board is all about. However, that is something we are actively addressing. There is a plan for the Ingonyama Trust to host an Investment Summit in the coming year so that we can tell our story and open our vast tracks of land to investors and businesses," she said. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Next Stay Close ✕ Ad Loading With the board responsible for administering more than 2.9 million hectares of communal land, Zama said it is important for the board's work to become visible in the eyes of the public, businesses, and traditional leaders who are also the most important custodians of the KZN land. "The board administers more than 2.9 million hectares of communal land across the province of KZN. Sadly, that big chunk falls under traditional leadership. I say sadly, because this land is underserved in terms of infrastructure and connectivity. I have been quite vocal because we are concerned about poor connectivity. "After all, that also affects schools, learning, and the general quality of life for our people. Young people, particularly learners, need connectivity to do their work, and, in these times, it is unacceptable to have poor connectivity, and we have been in talks with network service providers in this regard," she said. A logo of the Ingonyama Trust Board showing land in the background. Image: Without connectivity, Zama stated that even doing business and commerce among residents and the private sector becomes a problem, which is why bringing stakeholders such as MTN and Vodacom is a priority for the Ingonyama Trust Board as it seeks to develop the land. Last month, IOL reported that residents living in rural KwaZulu-Natal can expect better communication with the installation of more than 300 Vodacom towers over three years. Zama has also revealed that the board is liaising with the network provider. "Without connectivity, doing business is difficult. Education, enterprise development are poor to such an extent that we are concerned about the proliferation of applications for taverns while we have so many social ills. People think having a business is opening a tavern. That is unacceptable, as there are too many taverns. Why can't we flip things around and bring on board socially responsible businesses... We are in talks with Vodacom to help with connectivity as the board," she added. According to the trust's board, the mandate of the trust is to hold land for 'the benefit, material welfare, and social well-being of the members of the tribes and communities' living on the land. While the land was originally 'made lawful' by the apartheid government before democracy, the trust had to be amended in 1994 to comply with the country's Constitution. Following the recent enactment of the Land Expropriation Act, Zama said the Ingonyama Trust Board has nothing against this policy as it has always been there with no one making noise about what this means for the majority of black South Africans. "Our view is that Land Expropriation has always been around, and there has been no noise made about this in the past. Many South Africans are not aware that until last year, South Africa had had the Expropriation Act from 1975. Why were they not making a noise? "We must understand that the land in the hands of the Ingonyama Trust cannot be sold. It is communal land. You can lease it for many years, but one can't dispose of it and it cannot be expropriated by anyone as it is State land and the security is there to protect it," she stated.
The Sun
30-06-2025
- The Sun
At least 17 pupils & one teacher hospitalised after student ‘spays insecticide' in corridor at high school in Japan
AT least 17 pupils and one teacher are said to have been hospitalised after a substance was sprayed at a high school in Japan. Cops are questioning a male student, who is believed to have sprayed insecticide as a "prank", according to Japan's broadcaster NHK. 1 A teacher at Sagami Koyokan High School in Zama city, called emergency services at 11am, claiming that "a student sprayed something inside the school", reports NHK. Before officers arrived, teachers had already begun questioning the student. .
BreakingNews.ie
27-06-2025
- Politics
- BreakingNews.ie
Japan hangs 'Twitter killer' in first execution since 2022
Japan has executed a man who killed nine people after contacting them on social media, the first use of capital punishment in the country in nearly three years. Takahiro Shiraishi had been sentenced to death for his 2017 strangling and dismembering of eight women and one man in his apartment in Zama city in Kanagawa near Tokyo. He was dubbed the "Twitter killer" as he contacted victims via the social media platform. Advertisement Justice minister Keisuke Suzuki, who authorised Shiraishi's hanging, said he made the decision after careful examination, taking into account the convict's "extremely selfish" motive for crimes that "caused great shock andunrest to society." It followed the execution in July 2022 of a man who went on a stabbing rampage in Tokyo's shopping district Akihabara in 2008. World Japan's agriculture minister resigns after remark... Read More It was also the first time a death penalty was carried out since prime minister Shigeru Ishiba's government was inaugurated last October. In September last year, a Japanese court acquitted Iwao Hakamada, who had spent the world's longest time on death row after a wrongful conviction for crimes committed nearly 60 years ago. Capital punishment is carried out by hanging in Japan and prisoners are notified of their execution hours before it is carried out, which has long been decried by human rights groups for the stress it puts on death-row prisoners. "It is not appropriate to abolish the death penalty while these violent crimes are still being committed," Suzuki told a press conference. There are currently 105 death row inmates in Japan, he added.
Irish Times
27-06-2025
- Politics
- Irish Times
Japan hangs ‘Twitter killer' in first execution since 2022
Japan executed a man on Friday who killed nine people after contacting them on social media, the first use of capital punishment in the country in nearly three years. Takahiro Shiraishi had been sentenced to death for his 2017 strangling and dismembering of eight women and one man in his apartment in Zama city in Kanagawa near Tokyo. He was dubbed the 'Twitter killer' as he contacted victims via the social media platform. Justice minister Keisuke Suzuki, who authorised Shiraishi's hanging, said he made the decision after careful examination, taking into account the convict's 'extremely selfish' motive for crimes that 'caused great shock and unrest to society'. READ MORE It followed the execution in July 2022 of a man who went on a stabbing rampage in Tokyo's shopping district Akihabara in 2008. It was also the first time a death penalty was carried out since prime minister Shigeru Ishiba's government was inaugurated last October. In September last year, a Japanese court acquitted Iwao Hakamada, who had spent the world's longest time on death row after a wrongful conviction for crimes committed nearly 60 years ago. Capital punishment is carried out by hanging in Japan and prisoners are notified of their execution hours before it is carried out, which has long been decried by human rights groups for the stress it puts on death-row prisoners. 'It is not appropriate to abolish the death penalty while these violent crimes are still being committed,' Mr Suzuki told a press conference. There are currently 105 death row inmates in Japan, he added. – Reuters
