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  • South African football star held up at gunpoint

    South African football star held up at gunpoint

    Former captain of South Africa’s national football team, Portia Modise, has reached out to her supporters for assistance in recovering her vehicle after a hijacking incident outside her residence in Soweto.

    In a video shared on Instagram, Modise recounted being accosted at gunpoint by “individuals “boys” who confiscated her phone, keys, and made off with her car.

    The Portia Modise Foundation expressed concern over the trauma endured by the retired Banyana Banyana star.

    Modise, who retired from professional football in 2015, holds the distinction of being the first African footballer to score 100 international goals.

    “When I arrived home… there were a few guys who pointed firearms at me and hijacked me… I am not OK but I am grateful for life.”

    She goes on to give the registration details of her stolen vehicle, urging people to call her if they spot it.

    “If anybody has seen this car, it’s a blue Polo Golf – that is my car,” she says.

    Despite the widespread support and solidarity shown by fans and supporters in response to the video, Portia Modise’s car has yet to be located.

    Modise, who started her international career at the age of 16 in 2000, holds a record number of appearances for Banyana Banyana.

    Her achievements include a nomination for the FIFA Player of the Year award in 2005, and a subsequent Player of the Tournament accolade at the African Women’s Championship the following year.

    Currently, Modise has transitioned into coaching, continuing to contribute to football beyond her illustrious playing career.

  • South Africa: Soweto residents divided on Ramaphosa’s probe

    On Friday, Soweto residents voiced their opinions on the country’s president in light of calls for Cyril Ramaphosa to resign after a parliamentary investigation concluded he may have broken anti-corruption rules.

    25-year-old Linda Mogoje, an unemployed Soweto Resident said he does not believe that Ramaphosa has added any value to the country since he’s been in power. “I feel that for me, he hasn’t brought any change,” he said.

    Opposite views were held by 18-year-old Melva Maphaha, who feels that the issue has nothing to do with Ramaphosa’s presidency. “I think so far he’s been a good President,” she said.

    Adding, “I think that he has been trying his best.”

    Pule Galeboe, 69, echoed the same sentiment saying the president should not resign.

    “He must continue because he is a good leader as far as I’m concerned. He brings investors into the country, which creates jobs,” he said.

    The calls for Ramaphosa to resign follow allegations by the country’s former head of intelligence, Arthur Fraser, that the President tried to conceal the theft of a huge sum of cash stuffed into couches at his farm in 2020.

    Fraser accused the president of money laundering and violation of foreign currency control laws.

    The ruling party’s highest decision-making body is expected to meet Thursday evening tobe briefed on the matter and possibly to determine Ramaphosa’s fate.

     

    Source: African News