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TimesLIVE
23-06-2025
- Health
- TimesLIVE
'The pain is indescribable': Grieving SA mom pleads for help after au pair daughter dies in US
The mother of 27-year-old Thobile Tshabalala who died earlier this month in the US where she was working as an au pair is appealing for support to repatriate her body to SA. In a GoFundMe summary which has been set up to help her family bring her home, Tshabalala's mother, Nthabiseng Mnisi, said she was devastated. 'My beautiful daughter, my shining star, left this world far from home, in the US. She went to America last year to work. Unfortunately, she got sick in April and she was let go,' she said. 'The pain of losing her is indescribable, but what's equally unbearable is the financial burden that now weighs me down,' she said. Tshabalala experienced a severe mental health crisis in April, just a few weeks after arriving in the US as part of an au pair programme. 'Thobile joined the au pair programme and was deployed to the US. In April, she experienced a mental breakdown and was coerced into breaking her match while in a compromised mental state, resulting in the termination of her contract,' said family representative Kholekile Mnisi. Mnisi said after the termination, Tshabalala was allegedly left without support. 'The programme allegedly failed to provide Thobile with an immediate place of safety, leaving her vulnerable and without adequate support,' said Mnisi. According to the family, after losing her placement, Tshabalala travelled to Phoenix, Arizona, and later to New Jersey in the hope of returning home through a friend who had promised to help her secure a flight back. While travelling from New Jersey to Ohio, she collapsed and was hospitalised. Her condition deteriorated rapidly. Tshabalala died on June 8. The family has since launched a GoFundMe campaign with a goal of raising R362,104 to cover the costs of bringing her body back home. So far R325,314 has been raised through 483 donations.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
UFC 315 preview roundtable: 5 burning questions about the fate of multiple champions
It's been a decade since the Octagon was dropped into the Bell Centre in Montreal, and this time — with the welterweight title fight between Belal Muhammad and Jack Della Maddalena — we'll find out the fate of two divisions. It's also the return of the queen herself, Valentina Shevchenko, who makes her first title defense in her second reign against Manon Fiorot, and legend Jose Aldo makes the walk for the 23rd time in his storied UFC career. Advertisement Here are the burning questions ahead of UFC 315. A lot rides on Belal Muhammad's performance Saturday night. (Photo by Richard Sellers/PA Images via Getty Images) (Richard Sellers - PA Images via Getty Images) 1. UFC's return to Montreal is a big card in terms of stakes. How would you stack up this PPV with what we've seen in 2025? Petesy: I think a lot of people expected the worst when the UFC announced it would be hosting a PPV in Montreal, but I think it's really interesting, especially because the fate of two divisions will be determined from the main event. I loved Merab Dvalishvili and Jiri Prochazka at UFC 311, but the late withdrawal of Arman Tsarukyan really took some of the sheen of it. Although Weili Zhang's performance at 312 was great, the two back-to-back decisions made it a long night for European fans in the top two fights. UFC 313 was widely panned, and 314 was the best of the year so far for me, so I'd put it right up there with that. Advertisement There you go, Chuck. You want a headline. How about 'UFC 315 — card of the year!' And people say I'm a pessimist, what a crock of sh … Chuck: What you're describing is a natural escalation of excitement on this year's UFC PPV schedule, Petesy. Each one is better than the last (with the exception of UFC 313, which should be scrubbed from the brainpan). By UFC 323 at the end of the year, we'll be talking about the Card of the Century, and my guess is it'll be headlined by Paddy Pimblett. I like UFC 315 for the same reasons. There is a matchmaking conundrum in this fight card, with Jack Della Maddalena playing the spoiler role. Should he realize his dream and become the UFC's welterweight champion, a few things would happen: A) Australia will once again emerge as a hotbed for MMA, B) Belal Muhammad will instantaneously find himself three fights away from the nearest title (just where the UFC wants him), and C) Islam Makhachev will be seen packing his duffel bag for a trek up to 170 pounds. That's some serious subplot! 2. Does UFC 315 feel bigger given that a very special guest (Islam Makhachev) is standing by, waiting to see if his next opponent comes out of it? Chuck: Touched on this recently (actually, it was a few words ago, just above), but now that we're getting close to the fight it feels like a real thing. Nobody is making a move without some resolution from UFC 315. Islam doesn't know what he's doing, therefore Ilia Topuria doesn't know, therefore ... (go down the list). Advertisement I might've mentioned this before, but I'll do it again here for posterity — this could all be a ploy masterminded by Belal's friend, Islam, to generate a true rooting interest in this weekend's main event. Belal doesn't traditionally bring a rabid fanbase, yet now that he controls the fate of Islam's movements, that all changes. Here's what I think, Petesy: Islam is doing his boy a solid by drawing attention to his first big title defense. Just a theory, just a theory. Petesy: A conspiracy is more like it. But honestly, this subplot has made this event, I think it's the most interesting thing about the card. The cheek of this pound-for-pound great Makhachev picking and choosing who he fights — disgraceful! Kinda has me thinking, though — is he the most powerful fighter on the UFC roster right now? I feel like Jon Jones has been usurped ever since Dana White said Islam was the pound-for-pound king, interesting that it came in the midst of the contract negotiations for the Tom Aspinall fight, but alas, I've made my point. 3. What would UFC prefer: "JDM" winning the title and Makhachev moving up to face him, or Muhammad retaining and Makhachev defending against Ilia Topuria? Petesy: You won't find a bigger JDM fan in the media room than me, Chuck, but let me tell you something — he must be sacrificed for the greater good of the sport, and the sport needs Islam vs. Ilia or Aspinall vs. Jones. Advertisement In my first reply, I said that this might be my favorite fight card of the year so far, but I can safely say that any card with either of those bouts at the top of it would automatically usurp it. They could stack the main card with failed Contender Series candidates, and I'd still feel the same way. So please, JDM, take this one for the team. You're good enough to get another shot down the line. If not for me … do it for the noble sport of MMA. Chuck: If this weekend's UFC form holds true, Della Maddalena has a fantastic chance of destroying all the best-laid plans. We just watched Bo Nickal get thundered by Reinier de Ridder in Des Moines, Iowa, ruining most of tomorrow's parties for a surging commodity. Before that it was Carlos Prates who could've spring-boarded into title talks with a win over Ian Machado Garry. What I'm saying is, we rarely get exactly what we want or expect in the fight game. This is a sport of detours. Just when you think you know the direction of the traffic, somebody comes along and sends you over the pass. In this case, Della Maddalena can become a kind of Rolly Romero figure by declaring the Ilia-Islam superfight DOA. Not that that's his goal. Advertisement His goal is to win and let the chips fall where they may. 4. She's been quietly dominant, but is Manon Fiorot a legit threat to overthrow the queen, Valentina Shevchenko? Chuck: Listen, when the UFC booked Fiorot into that fight with Erin Blanchfield in Atlantic City, I felt a little bad for her. She had just been given a homecoming in Paris in her previous fight (against Rose Namajunas), and she basked in the glow of her countrymen in victory … only to get sent to a booze-soaked Boardwalk lousy with Jersey accents? Where everyone would be rooting for New Jersey's own, Blanchfield? Well, we saw what she did. Cold-blooded stuff. Shut Blanchfield down. Rendered her helpless by the end of the first round. Spun her off into an existential crisis, as Blanchfield had never thought she'd need a Plan B. In short, she snatched a piece of Blanchfield's soul along with the zero. Advertisement Can she do that to Shevchenko? (No, seriously, I'm asking you because I don't know). Petesy: I feel I've learned my lesson from the Grasso series and therefore the answer to this question is no. Don't see it. Am I confident about that? No, I'm not. However, when Valentina shows up on Ariel Helwani's show next Monday, I don't want to be covered in the shroud of guilt that I was last time around as she's telling the world that they should feel stupid for picking against her. You know what? I did feel stupid. Maybe I am stupid. But not stupid enough to fall into the same trap again, Chuck. Put the gaff on 'Bullet.' 5. What's the one fight you guarantee will deliver Saturday night in Montreal? Petesy: I would've said Benoit Saint Denis — my jilted pick for 2024's Breakout Fighter of the Year (welp) — versus the second-best Spanish fighter on the planet, Joel Alvarez, but my boy Joel has withdrawn. I gotta say, you asking this question has me doubting my whole 'best card of the year so far' take, so hopefully people don't read this far. Advertisement Seriously though, hypothetical gun to your head, would you say the main and co-main of this card definitely deliver? It would be quite a dilemma. That's why I'm picking Jose Aldo vs. Aiemann Zahabi. Thanks for crushing my previous optimism with your final question, mate! Chuck: That should be a fun fight. Man, Jose Aldo. Hard to believe the swing bout features a guy who came out as a picture of invincibility in front of 55,000 strong just down the road in Toronto at UFC 129 some 14 years ago. I'll go with the Charlie Radtke vs. Mike Malott fight. Radtke goes in there set on destruction mode, and Malott is fighting in front of his country faithful. My guess is this adds up to something wild. And you know they will be sloshing around in whatever blood that Jasmine Jasudavicius just spilled (poor Jessica Andrade), so it'll seem twice as nasty.
Eyewitness News
24-04-2025
- General
- Eyewitness News
Lotto results: Wednesday, 23 April 2025
Lotto Lotto Plus Lotto results Picture: Dylan Nolte/Unsplash JOHANNESBURG - The winning results from the Lotto draw on Wednesday, 23 April 2025, are: Lotto: 01, 05, 22, 31, 34, 44 B: 33 Lotto Plus 1: 03, 12, 21, 30, 39, 45 B: 31 Lotto Plus 2: 03, 05, 28, 32, 43, 51 B: 12 For more information, visit the National Ithuba website. #DrawResults for 23/04/25 are:#LOTTO: 01, 05, 22, 31, 34, 44#B: 33#LOTTOPLUS1: 03, 12, 21, 30, 39, 45#B: 31#LOTTOPLUS2: 03, 05, 28, 32, 43, 51#B: 12 Players must be 18 years or older, play responsibly. ITHUBA is the proud operator of the National Lottery. — #PhandaPushaPlay (@sa_lottery) April 23, 2025 Here are #dividends for the #LOTTO draw on (23/04/25)!You have another chance to win the rollover jackpot! Players must be 18 years or older, play responsibly. ITHUBA is the proud operator of the National Lottery. — #PhandaPushaPlay (@sa_lottery) April 23, 2025 Here are #dividends for the #LOTTOPLUS 1 draw on (23/04/25)!We have a jackpot winner of R13,314,022! Players must be 18 years or older, play responsibly. ITHUBA is the proud operator of the National Lottery. — #PhandaPushaPlay (@sa_lottery) April 23, 2025 Here are #dividends for the #LOTTOPLUS 2 draw on (23/04/25)!You have another chance to win the rollover jackpot! Players must be 18 years or older, play responsibly. ITHUBA is the proud operator of the National Lottery. — #PhandaPushaPlay (@sa_lottery) April 23, 2025
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Yahoo
South Carolina man arrested and charged after driving through accident zone in Greenbrier County
GREENBRIER COUNTY, WV (WVNS) — A South Carolina man was arrested and charged with a DUI after driving through an accident zone in Greenbrier County. According to a criminal complaint, David M. Figueroa, of South Carolina, was arrested on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, after reportedly driving through an accident zone in the Maxwelton area of Greenbrier County while intoxicated. Beckley man identified as worker killed on I-77, one man arrested and charged The criminal complaint stated that members of the West Virginia State Police responded to a car accident on U.S. Route 219 at around 11:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. The roadway near the accident was closed by police cars and firetrucks on the northbound side, and the southbound side was left open to allow emergency responders access to the scene. A member of the West Virginia State Police reportedly heard firefighters and officers yelling stop when they saw a white truck, later known to be driven by Figueroa, speeding on the southbound lane towards the cars involved in the prior accident. The criminal complaint stated that the truck did not slow down, resulting in officers and firefighters jumping out of the way, before the truck ran over a door that was removed to get the driver out of one of the cars. Figueroa reportedly ignored the emergency vehicles blocking the roadway, as well as traffic, before running over the door. Figueroa was removed from the truck by a member of the West Virginia State Police and taken to a nearby police car where he was asked if he was drinking. According to the complaint, Figueroa admitted to having three beers, and troopers could smell alcohol on him. Two people face felony charges in Fayette County Field sobriety tests (FSTs) were carried out, which Figueroa failed, and was then given a Preliminary Breath Test (PBT), where he was found to have a blood alcohol content (BAC) of 0.210. Figueroa was arrested, his car was towed, and he was taken to the Greenbrier County Sheriff's Office for another chemical test. The criminal complaint also stated that Figueroa was informed about the West Virginia Implied Consent Statement, which he agreed to and signed at around 1:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 17, 2025. According to the criminal complaint, Figuero was told about, and signed, WVSP Form 78,314 at approximately 1:29 a.m. His BAC reportedly showed 0.181 at about 1:26 a.m. and 0.196 at around 1:49 a.m. Figueroa was charged with First Offense DUI and was taken to the Lewisburg Detachment of the West Virginia State Police for livescan and processing, before being taken to Southern Regional Jail until he is arraigned. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
USA Today
11-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Justin Gaethje hopes 'old guard holds up' and Michael Chandler beats Paddy Pimblett at UFC 314
Justin Gaethje is rooting for Michael Chandler at UFC Bellator champion and ex-UFC title challenger Chandler (23-9 MMA, 2-4 UFC) meets Paddy Pimblett (22-3 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in Saturday's five-round lightweight co-headliner (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) at Kaseya Center in beat Chandler in a Fight of the Year barnburner at UFC 268 in November 2021. He broke down the keys to victory for Pimblett."I think try to initiate the grappling early and get him tired," Gaethje told The Schmo. "That way, in the end of Round 2 and all of Round 3, you can get to the grappling. He's got very good grappling and very good submissions, so obviously Chandler needs to avoid that. But I think get him tired. Get in a couple scrambles, let him take you down a couple times, and trust in your ability to not get submitted, get back up, and fight for three rounds."Gaethje later found out that the fight is five rounds, not three. While he was advising Pimblett on how to wear Chandler down, he'd actually like to see his former rival prevail."Then definitely let him take you down," Gaethje said. "Two times, three times in the first round. I hope Chandler wins. I like Chandler. I don't dislike Chandler. I hope that the old guard holds up, keeps these young, hungry kids out for as long as possible, so we'll see. I hope Chandler wins – crazy game."RelatedUFC 314 video: Michael Chandler, Paddy Pimblett have playful faceoff at press conferenceMichael Chandler considers Paddy Pimblett fight 'The People's Main Event' of UFC 314Daniel Cormier explains why Michael Chandler under most pressure at UFC 314Charles Oliveira explains how Paddy Pimblett will be hard for Michael Chandler to beatFor more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for UFC article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Justin Gaethje hopes 'old guard holds up' and Michael Chandler beats Paddy Pimblett at UFC 314
