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The South African
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- The South African
'Grateful to have fulfilled my dream': Lebo M gets engaged again
Music composer Lebo Morake, popularly known as Lebo M, is preparing to tie the knot once again—this time with his longtime partner, Malefu Ntsala. The Lion King composer proves that he still believes in love despite having been married four times before. He proposed to Malefu over the weekend during a dreamy engagement in Dubai, and the couple shared the exciting news on Instagram. 'The day we stop believing in love and possibilities is the day we stop dreaming. Absolutely grateful to have fulfilled my dream & begin this new chapter with you. Love always,' wrote Lebo. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lebo M Morake (@thereallebo_m) Many flooded the post with congratulatory messages, celebrating the couple on their engagement. Their romance was rekindled after a previous split. According to reports, the pair got engaged in 2020 and called it quits. This is after Lebo went back to his ex-wife Anela Ngani-Casara whom he had married twice. Although ZiMoja reported in 2024 that the couple had rekindled their romance, the acclaimed producer initially denied the claims. This came after he posted a photo on social media showing a woman's feet resting on his lap during a tour in Spain and Portugal, which sparked speculation. When questioned, Lebo M downplayed the photo, insisting it meant nothing and stating: 'I am single and currently enjoying my life.' 'There is nothing there, she is a colleague…Nothing there. If I was back in the dating game, I wouldn't have a problem confirming phela, I've been 'single' since July 2023,' he added. However, a source close to the situation revealed that the woman in the picture is indeed Lebo M's former fiancée. According to the source, the two had previously been engaged but parted ways due to Lebo's continued involvement with his ex-wife, Angela. 'They dated a few years ago and even got engaged but they broke up as Lebo was entertaining his ex-wife Angela. The woman could not take it and broke it off, but there was never bad blood between them. The woman just wanted him to get over his ex,' the source said. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON LEBO'S UPCOMING WEDDING? Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1 . Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp , Facebook , X, and Bluesky for the latest news.
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Yahoo
'To do him justice': Lebanon Police Lt. William Lebo's sacrifice remembered 3 years later
Before March 31, 2022, Lt. William Lebo would walk most days into work at the Lebanon Police Department. In inclement weather, the 40-year police veteran would often take his green and white striped golf umbrella. "He was just being prepared," Lebo's wife, Lora, said. "He was making sure that he was prepared for all alternatives. " The umbrella remained at the department even after his death and has become a symbol of his work within the community. It now sits at the department's new location on Cumberland Street. That's why Lebanon Police Chief Bret Fisher said it was ironic that it rained on Monday as police officers were in the midst of the memorial umbrella walk celebrating Lebo's legacy. "He took his umbrella so he wouldn't get wet, and here we all had an umbrella walk and didn't have that many of them," Fisher said. "So it will be a fond memory." Three years after his passing and despite a bout of rain, current and former Lebanon City Police Department officers gathered at Optimist Memorial Park Southwest and walked Lt. William Lebo's daily route to work Monday afternoon in remembrance of their fallen colleague and his service to the community. This year they were joined by members of the Lebanon County community, along with officers from various police forces including the Lebanon County Regional Police Department, The Pennsylvania State Police and the Lebanon County Detectives Bureau. Lora Lebo said her husband's walk home from the police station was a way to "wash the day" and be ready to sit down and enjoy time with his family. So when others wanted to join the Lebanon City Police Department's annual walk, Lora Lebo said it was an honor that her husband still deserves three year later. "It's remembering him, which is the most important thing," she said. "That he gave his life for this city, and he lived in this county his entire life and loved this county. So I want to do him justice." On March 31, 2022, Lebo, Officer Derek Underkoffler, Officer Ryan Adams and Officer Kris McCarrick responded to a domestic disturbance report. Lebo died in a shootout with a man who had broken into a home on the 1100 block of Forest Street. Officers Adams and Underkoffler were also injured and underwent emergency surgery that day. Adams left the department and works for the Lebanon County Detective Bureau. Underkoffler returned to the Lebanon City Police Department over the last two months. McCarrick was sworn in as a South Lebanon Township Police Department officer in November 2024. Lebo was a genuine "city cop," according to Fisher. The fallen officer would walk his beat and treat everybody like a person. "It's a grind working in a city, but he loved it," Fisher said. "I think it makes it a bigger tribute that he went 40 years as a city cop and was such a mentor to everybody." On May 7, 2024, then President Joe Biden signed House Resolution 3865, which would rename the 101 South 8th St. post office as the "Lieutenant William D. Lebo Post Office Building.' The post office is scheduled to be dedicated at noon at May 22. Since his passing, Lebo's sacrifice has resonated throughout the commonwealth and the nation over the last few years. The Beyond the Call of Duty Ride to Remember memorial stopped on Cumberland Street in front of the Lebanon City Hall on July 10, with volunteers joining with Lebo's family and members of the Lebanon City Police Department to hold a short remembrance service. On Oct. 23, Lebo was one of 12 Pennsylvania first responders honored for their service by Gov. Josh Shapiro with the Inaugural 2024 Keystone First Responder Award. These 12 heroes were honored for their service and sacrifice in Pennsylvania's law enforcement, fire, correction and EMS organizations, and all of them were killed or suffered a career-ending injury in the line of duty. "I think he deserves it, and I will advocate for him till my dying day," Lora Lebo said. "I think he deserves the praise. He was a good man, he was an ethical man. He did the right thing and he led by example." A sense of healing has been symbiotic over the last three years between Lebo's family and the city police department. The Lt. William D. Lebo Memorial Foundation, a nonprofit created to honor the late officer's memory, provides continuing education scholarships with applications open now with information on the foundation's website. Lora Lebo said she hopes her husband's legacy of community and positive proactive policing really extends beyond Lebanon County. "He was happy, he was kind, he was a good man and he just wanted the best for his county," she said. The Lebanon City Police Department is has a lot of young officers filling the ranks three years after Lebo's sacrifice, according to Fisher. The goal now is to get them following in the fallen officer's foot steps, getting them "out about in the community and talking to people." "Regardless of how many times we do this walk, it will always bring back memories of Lt. Lebo," Fisher said. "It's a reminder of our purpose as police officers. It's a reminder to live up to Lt. Lebo's legacy, to be a good community-oriented police officer, do your job how he would want you to do your job, be professional, always try to give back to the community and to do our best." To donate or volunteer for the William Lebo Memorial Foundation, visit the organization's website at Matthew Toth is a reporter for the Lebanon Daily News. Reach him at mtoth@ or on X at @DAMattToth. This article originally appeared on Lebanon Daily News: Lebanon Police Lt. William Lebo remembered 3 years after he was killed
Yahoo
29-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Valley Elementary to open this fall with data server room
The replacement Valley Elementary School is on track to open this fall with a server room to support the district's data and storage needs. Although that area of the replacement school is labeled as a 'data center,' Paul Lebo — the chief operating officer for the school district — said in an interview that 'that word probably sounds scarier than it really should be.' 'It's really a computer server room that's able to support more than just the school,' he said. Lebo said the server room is about 1,000 square feet, which is a bit larger than a typical classroom, and is in a separate part of the building. He added that the room does not take away from instructional space in the school. 'As we had construction going in the southwestern portion of the county, it was a good opportunity to expand and meet the growing demands that we have for computer storage to support all our instructional programs,' he said. Lebo said the server room can provide backup support to all schools in the district, and the room was included in the original educational specifications for Valley's replacement school. 'It's been part of the plan and part of what has been discussed and reviewed with the [school board] for many years,' he said. The Frederick County Board of Education on Wednesday approved an expense amendment that transferred $160,000 for the data server room out of the mid-level management expenditures category into the operations category. The funds were originally budgeted in the wrong category, and approving the expense amendment allowed those funds to be reported in the correct category, according to the school board's agenda. The replacement Valley Elementary School will be built on the same plot as the existing school, on Jefferson Pike. Construction began for the school in April 2024, and the state-rated capacity for the new building is 745 students. The state-rated capacity of the current building is 499, and according to FCPS' 2024 Educational Facilities Master Plan, the 2024 enrollment for Valley Elementary was 517. Lebo said replacement Valley and Green Valley elementary schools are scheduled to open for students this fall. 'It's going well with that project, and we're thrilled,' he said.
