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TimesLIVE
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- TimesLIVE
New kid on the block Captain accused of impersonating Mampintsha
Newly signed Afrotainment singer Captain has been accused of impersonating Mampintsha. Captain, real name Siphamandla Mathebula, is known for his debut single Cinderella featuring Danger, which has sparked controversy among Durban entertainers who accused him of impersonating the late Big Nuz member. Mampintsha died in 2022 at Durban hospital after a short illness, leaving his group member Danger in the cold. Many video clips have been circulating showing Babes Wodumo expressing her anger towards Captain. A source close to West Ink (record label and production company) suggested Captain is a 'plant' in the music industry to bring the kwaito group Big Nuz back to its glory days. 'Captain used to be (West Ink founder) Mampintsha's driver. It is evident he studied Mampintsha's flow, dance moves and dress code. All his years working as Mampintsha's driver he was envying the guy. A lot of people are angry, not only Babes Wodumo', he said. Another source said: 'Captain's collaboration with Danger was going to be a gateway for Big Nuz's comeback, but their plan has gone up in flames. It might be the beginning of the end for him as he was aiming for the mega prize, which was ending up being on Big Nuz's album sleeve.'
Daily Record
14-05-2025
- Climate
- Daily Record
MSP thanks emergency services for efforts in tackling Fauldhouse wildfire
Angela Constance, MSP for Almond Valley and constituency MSP for Fauldhouse, has expressed her heartfelt gratitude to the emergency services responding to the significant wildfire. Fauldhouse's MSP has thanked the emergency services for tackling the wildfire which took hold over the weekend. Angela Constance, MSP for Almond Valley and constituency MSP for Fauldhouse, has expressed her heartfelt gratitude to the emergency services responding to the significant wildfire. 'I want to put on record my grateful thanks and appreciation to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS), Police Scotland, Scottish Ambulance Service and Forestry and Land Scotland,' Angela said. 'Due to the combined efforts of SFRS and partners, they have protected the public and property in what is a significant and prolonged incident affecting 100 hectares during the fifth wildfire danger assessment of the year.' Spring is the most critical period for wildfires in Scotland, with SFRS attending an average of 170 large outdoor fires each year. The Scottish Government supports the implementation of the wildfire strategy with £1.6 million. Angela added: 'The current weather in Scotland means that the risks of wildfires are higher, and I must reinforce to the public who are enjoying the outdoors to follow the Scottish Outdoor Access Code and to avoid lighting open fires, especially when a Wildfire Danger Assessment is in place.' On Wednesday morning, a Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) spokesperson confirmed that two appliances remained at the scene. People living nearby have been urged to keep their windows and doors closed due to the smoke. An SFRS spokesperson said on Wednesday at around 7.30am: 'There are still sporadic hotspots, so we still have crews in attendance fighting it.' The fire service had earlier warned of an 'extreme' risk of wildfires across mainland Scotland due to the warm, dry weather, which remained in place until May 12.
TimesLIVE
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- TimesLIVE
Danger and DJ Boonu recount meeting King Mswati III in Eswatini
Kwaito singer Danger recently met King Mswati III. Real name Mzi Tshomela, Danger is from a music group Big Nuz. He recently visited Eswatini with members of Swidi Film alongside DJ Ntukza and DJ Boonu. The Ubala lolo hit maker took to his social media to share an image of himself with the Swazi monarch. Speaking to TshisaLIVE, Danger said it was refreshing meeting the head of state from the Kingdom of Eswatini, 'Sphila Ngokuhlanganisa Bekumnandi (We hustle to make living), all I can say was it was refreshing to see the king again, it isn't my first time meeting him. I got the breather I always wanted to pave a way for my next offering,' said Danger. Image: X DJ Boonu said: 'We went to Eswatini to explore avenues of my production company, and we had to meet the king as a mark of respect. From time to time we're going to be shooting shows there.'
ABC News
25-04-2025
- General
- ABC News
How Cyclone Yasi helped Kenn Parker build his home among the cassowaries
It's a birdwatcher's paradise, a 10-acre plot of tranquillity that Kenn Parker calls home. In this isolated patch of rainforest on the doorstep of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area in northern Queensland, he lives a quiet life observing the natural world around him. Kenn Parker says he is endlessly fascinated by the natural environment around him. ( ABC News: Baz Ruddick ) "There's never a dull moment. There is always something happening," Mr Parker says, as he sits on the verandah of a purposefully built bird-watching hut. "One minute it might be a cassowary or a bandicoot, or a wallaby or a snake. They just keep coming and I love them." Kenn Parker's house includes a small, three-sided bird-watching shelter where he welcomes visitors. ( ABC News: Baz Ruddick ) But of all his forest neighbours, the most intriguing are the cassowaries — often deemed the most dangerous birds in the world due to their razor sharp claws and powerful legs. "I didn't think I was going to be living this close to cassowaries. But they just arrived one day and they haven't gone," he said. Since purchasing the property in 2000, Mr Parker estimates he has seen 42 chicks grow up, some of whom have returned as proud fathers with their own offspring to show him. Mr Parker loves the quietude of the rainforest. ( ABC News: Baz Ruddick ) His fascination with these extraordinary birds, which are raised by the male parent, has led Mr Parker to document their behaviour. "I videoed them all from tiny little chicks — three days old and four days old. They've just grown up around me," he said. " The dad will bring the chicks back and go, 'Hey, look what I've got'. They're very good dads. " Cassowaries often visit Mr Parker's house as they move through the forest scratching for food. ( ABC News: Baz Ruddick ) While he has affectionately given nicknames to some of the more frequent visiting birds — Duchess and Danger — Mr Parker maintains a safe distance and never approaches them. He believes that when the cassowaries are close to his house, they don't find his presence threatening and are therefore less of a danger to him. "When I get out and go into the forest it's a different story. You have to be careful. You are a human. You are a problem," he said. Mr Parker exercises caution around the cassowaries. ( ABC News: Baz Ruddick ) The night the wind howled Mr Parker is accustomed to solitary life, having spent many decades living at sea and travelling on sailboats. In 2000, he decided to put down roots among the trees. He purchased the 10-acre block at Bilyana, north of Cardwell, for just under $50,000 using a compensation payment he was awarded after a workplace accident. "As I started to walk through [the forest] there was a little pink native hibiscus and I knew from that moment this property was going to be mine," he said. Mr Parker's small house was built in 16 days using timber from trees felled by Cyclone Yasi in 2011 for the frames. ( ABC News: Baz Ruddick ) When he began living on the block, his home was an old campervan with a pop-top roof, which was perfectly serviceable until Tropical Cyclone Yasi unleashed its fury on North Queensland in February 2011. The Category 5 storm remains one of the most devastating to ever cross the Australian coast. As Mr Parker sheltered in his van, he could hear trees and huge branches falling all around him as gale-force winds tore through the rainforest. Damaged boats are stacked on top of one another at Port Hinchinbrook boat harbour in Cardwell, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, as a result of category 5 tropical cyclone Yasi. ( AAP: Dave Hunt ) "I had the roof tied down and I can see it starting to lift so I'm hanging on. It's roped but the wind is picking it up, dropping it, picking it up, dropping it," he recalled. "Then this wattle tree just came down and went 'bop' and kept the roof down all night." Downed trees and signs litter the foreshore at Cardwell, days after Cyclone Yasi. ( Audience submitted: ) He felt safer with the tree anchoring his fragile abode, but was afraid for the animals who called this part of the forest home. At first light, he climbed out of his battered van and was shocked by the destruction around him. The view, normally obscured by trees, opened up and he could see Dunk Island 30 kilometres to the north-east and Tully to the north. The frame and roof trusses were cut using a portable mill loaned to Mr Parker by a friend. ( ABC News: Baz Ruddick ) "The first little bird I saw was a little blue wren. It made my heart sing. I nearly cried because I thought if that little bird can survive then the cassowaries and all these other little animals, they're going to be alright," he said. The house that Yasi built Mr Parker never planned to build a permanent structure on his property. "I wasn't going to build here because there was no way in the world I was going to cut these trees down. I wasn't even going to build a track," he said. But with his campervan ruined, he decided to put all the fallen timber around him to good use. Friends whose properties had also been hit brought him extra wood, and with their help and the use of a portable mill, Mr Parker set to work using the timber to build the frames and trusses of a small house. Mr Parker spends time repairing electronics at his kitchen table. ( ABC News: Baz Ruddick ) "Two or three big blue gums came down so we cut them up," he said. "It all came from here except the pine … I cut this [timber] really fresh within two or three weeks of it coming down and it cut dead straight — perfect," he said. In just 16 days, Mr Parker had a small but liveable home. The kitchen and bathroom are still makeshift and the place is run on five deep-cycle batteries — recharged by the sun. Mr Parker says one day cassowaries arrived at his property and now they visit him regularly. ( ABC News: Baz Ruddick ) Adapting to life in the rainforest has come with its challenges. "There is no water but there is a spring, so I invented a pump that pumps water up the hill and puts 5,000 litres of water in those tanks there a day," he said. "I wouldn't want to live anywhere else. "[I love] the quiet at night. You might hear an owl or a scrub fowl, you hear frogs — but it's so quiet. And the stillness."
Yahoo
11-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Cats' Smith facing AFL sanction after flipping off fan
Geelong star Bailey Smith has warned rival fans "don't talk s*** to the skipper" but expects a fine from the AFL over the offensive gesture he made in response to sledging of captain Patrick Dangerfield. Smith starred for the Cats in their stirring comeback win over Adelaide on Thursday night, tallying a game-high 35 disposals, six clearances and one goal in an influential display. But some of the shine was taken off the 24-year-old's performance when he was caught on video giving a double-fingered salute to a Crows fan as Geelong players walked down the race. Footage of the Adelaide Oval incident quickly circulated on social media. Geelong superstar Bailey Smith will likely come under scrutiny from the AFL after he was caught flipping the bird to a fan after last night's Gather Round win over the Crows. #7NEWS — 7NEWS Adelaide (@7NewsAdelaide) April 11, 2025 "It was probably not my best moment but I was just walking off getting around the fans and then someone was just getting stuck into Danger a bit more than he should have," Smith told the Seven Network on Friday. "We were in enemy territory and I kind of love that sort of stuff. I love the back and forth between the fans. "If I had my time again I probably shouldn't have done the double-bird, but it's just all part of it and there's only so much you can cop. "I'll expect probably a fine or something but don't talk s*** to the skipper, I guess." Smith said he was simply flying the flag for Dangerfield, who was a predictable target for Adelaide fans all night as he kicked four goals to help sink his former team. "He can't do it. He's got a good image to uphold, whereas I'm a bit different," Smith said of Dangerfield. "I just don't like some of the stuff that was being said. "Obviously you want to win with grace and that (gesture) wasn't anything untoward towards the Adelaide Crows in general, just the one bloke that was making a big effort to get stuck into Danger." Pressed for details, Smith said the supporter had been vocal about Dangerfield's time with Adelaide before getting personal in his verbal attack. "That's where it just crosses a line," Smith said. "You can judge performance as much as you like but when you start to get into deeper details it's probably a bit far." West Coast young gun Harley Reid was handed a $1000 fine for misconduct over a similar incident in Brisbane last month. Smith said AFL football boss Laura Kane called him on Friday to ask for an explanation about his incident. "They're actually good in terms of allowing us to say our piece," Smith said. "I'll just get a fine because it's obviously just a bad look, which I completely agree with. "Hopefully it's not too hefty. We'll see, but I might get Danger to pay for it hopefully." Geelong improved to 3-2 with their come-from-behind win over Adelaide, erasing a 30-point second-quarter deficit. It set up a huge clash with unbeaten Hawthorn in their traditional Easter Monday battle. "It was a huge win," Smith said. "We were probably a bit lucky they were off a five-day break, and we didn't want to leverage off that, but to be able to outrun them in the last quarter was huge."
