Latest News in South Africa – Wednesday, 12 October 2022

  • Man linked to one of six women’s bodies found in panel beating workshop.
  • Lizzo discusses her recent difficulty with a racist and fatphobic comment.
  • SA’s ODI series loss to India is tough to digest – David Miller.

Man charged with one count of murder despite six sex workers’ bodies being found – Sowetan Live

Six dead women’s bodies belonging to sex workers, were found at a panel beating workshop in Johannesburg on Sunday. The man who was arrested will only be charged with one murder, not six. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokeswoman Phindi Mjonondwane said outside the magistrate’s court on Tuesday that the suspect has only been linked to one murder. Read more here

Lizzo Has a Message for Critics Who Share Racist, Fatphobic Comments: ‘F–k Them!’ – Billboard

In a recent interview, Lizzo reminds everyone how cruel racist and fatphobic comments can be. Lizzo addressed a video she recorded in August following the release of “Rumors” with Cardi B in a Vanity Fair cover story released on Tuesday. In the 13-minute video, she emotionally called out a racial and weight-shaming insult. “People have been calling me fat my entire life, but that was the first time seeing an insult of how I looked, who I am, and my music wrapped into one, and it really hurt me,” she said. Read more here

Proteas stand-in skipper David Miller on loss to India: ‘To finish off a series like that is disappointing’ – News24 

David Miller said South Africa’s seven-wicket defeat to India on Tuesday, which gave the hosts the ODI series 2-1, was tough to digest. Miller, who led the side with Temba Bavuma and Keshav Maharaj out, thought the batting could have done better, giving the bowlers an uphill struggle. Read more here

Here are the top trending stories of the day. 

Headline: ‘Murder, She Wrote’ star Angela Lansbury, 96, has died – News24

Headline: Explosion at substation leaves huge areas of Durban without power – TimesLIVE

Headline: Disallowed goal, a missed penalty and a red card as Man City held by Copenhagen – News24

Headline: Kanye West Told Tucker Carlson That ‘Fake Children’ Were Trying To Manipulate His Kids – Huffington Post

Headline: Cops arrest Joburg Arsonist – Scrolla

Weather: Warm day, with heat wave expected in Limpopo, Mpumalanga – News24

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