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AKA SA RAPPER

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AKA: Murdered South African rapper 'designed for greatness'   The South African who was shot dead in Durban a week ago has not stifled his talent. Days before his death in what police believe was his targeted murder, the award-winning 35-year-old rapper has dubbed himself the best producer in his genre. The artist, also known as Supa Mega, sparked a huge discussion by tweeting: "Statistically, I've produced 90% of all his music, so I'm arguably the greatest South African hip-hop producer of all time." But in 2014, on Congratulate, one of the hits that cemented his megastar status, he said, "You'll shine like an everlasting diamond, congratulations." Hundreds of fans, known as "The Megasie," gathered at his memorial service in Johannesburg on Friday, while others followed him online to ensure he continues to shine....
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'Scandal!' Nomvelo Makhanya signs with Black Coffee distributor     SAFTA Award-winning actress Nomvelo Makhanya, who played Lindiwe Ngema in Scandal     The agency represents a DJ who is reported to bring in millions of Rand annually through his overseas bookings. His Esona Maphumulo, son of Black Coffee, is also reportedly signed to an agency representing his former Scandal. she is an actress   Makhanya has been in the studio for some time, suggesting the 26-year-old actress may be working on her debut single or album.   Musician and actress Nomvelo Makhanya recently won a SAFTA Best Supporting Actress Award for her role as Ntombi in the Netflix feature I Am All Girls. She told the Daily Sun that she feels it's still surreal and exciting to win an award, but it's a very exciting time for her and she's very affirmative. It was...

FIFA scandals

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  US says FIFA officials were bribed to award World Cup to Russia and Qatar. For nearly a decade, Russia and Qatar have been suspected of buying votes to win the hosting rights to the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. I put it in. After years of investigations and indictments, the United States Department of Justice on Monday said for the first time that representatives working for Russia and Qatar had bribed FIFA officials to secure hosting rights for the World Cup in men's soccer. Prosecutors made the accusations in an indictment charging three media executives and a sports marketing company with a number of crimes, including wire fraud and money laundering, in connection with bribes to secure television and marketing rights for international soccer tournaments. The accusations were the latest in a years long corruption case that has already produced conv...