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The Citizen
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Citizen
Are you runway ready? Durban Fashion Fair launches model search
IF you are a model with passion for fashion, a flair for the dramatic, and a desire to be part of something big, then the judges for Regional Durban Fashion Fair (DFF) Model Search Roadshows are looking for you. The model-casting will commence on Saturday, June 7, at Durban Botanic Garden and end on June 20, at The Pavilion Shopping Centre. Gugu Sisilana, eThekwini Municipality's spokesperson, said the search is open to models from all eThekwini regions, who are between the ages of 18 and 35 years. ALSO read: Another title for Musgrave model 'The municipality under the banner of the DFF, is calling all aspiring models looking to professionally venture into the modelling industry not to miss this opportunity. We are looking for female, male and fuller-figure female models,' Sisilana said. She said finalists will undergo two months of training on various modelling aspects to prepare them to strut the runway at this year's annual DFF showcase and make their grand entrance into the industry. Sisilana encourages models who meet the requirements to participate in the regional model search roadshows planned for their nearest areas. 'Compulsory documents to bring on site for castings include a copy of your ID to verify your age and proof of residence,' she advised. Female models: • Minimum height – 1.75m with no heels. • 87cm – 9cm hip measurement. • Must wear body-fitting clothing and bring heels to the casting – jeans not allowed • Advised to wear minimal make-up. Male models: • Minimum height – 1.84m. • Trouser size 30 to 32. • Must wear fitted T-shirt or shirt and closed shoes or trainers to the casting. • Must be in good physical shape Fuller-figure female models: • Minimum height – 1.75m without heels • 38 to 42 trouser-size measurement • Must wear body-fitting clothing and bring heels to the casting – jeans are not allowed • Advised to wear minimal make-up Full schedule of the DFF Regional Model search roadshows is as follows. They all commence at 09:00. June 7, Durban Botanic Garden • June 8, Umlazi Mega City • June 15, G Hall, KwaMakhutha • June 20, the Pavilion Shopping Centre For more information, email or call 031 311 4497. For more from Northglen News, follow us on Facebook , X or Instagram. You can also check out our videos on our YouTube channel or follow us on TikTok. Click to subscribe to our newsletter – here At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
The Citizen
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Citizen
Durban Fashion Fair model search kicks off this June
IF you are a model with passion for fashion, a flair for the dramatic, and a desire to be part of something big, then the judges for Regional Durban Fashion Fair (DFF) Model Search Roadshows are looking for you. The model-casting will commence on Saturday, June 7, at Durban Botanic Garden and end on June 20, at The Pavilion Shopping Centre. Gugu Sisilana, eThekwini Municipality's spokesperson, said the search is open to models from all eThekwini regions, who are between the ages of 18 and 35 years. ALSO read: Another title for Musgrave model 'The municipality under the banner of the DFF, is calling all aspiring models looking to professionally venture into the modelling industry not to miss this opportunity. We are looking for female, male and fuller-figure female models,' Sisilana said. She said finalists will undergo two months of training on various modelling aspects to prepare them to strut the runway at this year's annual DFF showcase and make their grand entrance into the industry. Sisilana encourages models who meet the requirements to participate in the regional model search roadshows planned for their nearest areas. 'Compulsory documents to bring on site for castings include a copy of your ID to verify your age and proof of residence,' she advised. Female models: • Minimum height – 1.75m with no heels. • 87cm – 9cm hip measurement. • Must wear body-fitting clothing and bring heels to the casting – jeans not allowed • Advised to wear minimal make-up. Male models: • Minimum height – 1.84m. • Trouser size 30 to 32. • Must wear fitted T-shirt or shirt and closed shoes or trainers to the casting. • Must be in good physical shape Fuller-figure female models: • Minimum height – 1.75m without heels • 38 to 42 trouser-size measurement • Must wear body-fitting clothing and bring heels to the casting – jeans are not allowed • Advised to wear minimal make-up Full schedule of the DFF Regional Model search roadshows is as follows. They all commence at 09:00. June 7, Durban Botanic Garden • June 8, Umlazi Mega City • June 15, G Hall, KwaMakhutha • June 20, the Pavilion Shopping Centre For more information, email or call 031 311 4497. For more from Berea Mail, follow us on Facebook, X and Instagram. You can also check out our videos on our YouTube channel or follow us on TikTok. Click to subscribe to our newsletter – here At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
DaVita Statement on Government's Kidney Care Choices (KCC) Model Updates
DENVER, May 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- DaVita, a comprehensive kidney care company, issued the following statement in response to updates this week from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) related to its Kidney Care Choices (KCC) Model. It can be attributed to Misha Palecek, chief transformation officer for DaVita. "As a dedicated participant in the government's value-based care initiative and a pioneer in this field for the last twenty years, we applaud CMMI's decision to extend the Kidney Care Choices (KCC) Model for an additional year. We believe the investments made by CMMI and participants alike will result in long-term savings in the upcoming years. The program's emphasis on comprehensive, collaborative care and patient engagement is driving encouraging health outcomes. DaVita is committed to establishing a new standard for kidney care through integrated care systems alongside our nephrology partners." Together with participating nephrologists, DaVita launched 11 value-based care arrangements in 2022 and has since doubled that footprint to 22 Kidney Contracting Entities (KCEs). A recent report demonstrates that these value-based care arrangements result in increased transplantation, more patients dialyzing with an optimal access in place, and more patients dialyzing at home. To learn more about DaVita Integrated Kidney Care programs, visit About DaVita (NYSE: DVA) is a health care provider focused on transforming care delivery to improve quality of life for patients globally. As a comprehensive kidney care provider, DaVita has been a leader in clinical quality and innovation for 25 years. DaVita cares for patients at every stage and setting along their kidney health journey—from slowing the progression of kidney disease to helping to support transplantation, from acute hospital care to dialysis at home. As of March 31, 2025, DaVita served approximately 282,000 patients at 3,173 outpatient dialysis centers, of which 2,661 centers were located in the United States and 512 centers were located in 13 other countries worldwide. DaVita has reduced hospitalizations, improved mortality, helped improve health access and worked collaboratively to propel the kidney care community to adopt a higher quality standard of care for all patients, everywhere. To learn more, visit Media Contact Newsroom@ View original content: SOURCE DaVita Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
The Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Love Island star sparks rumours he's secretly married as his model girlfriend wows at Miami swim week
LOVE Island star Josh Le Grove has hinted that he has secretly married his model girlfriend. The hunk - who appeared on the show in 2022 - proudly branded Mataya Sweeting his 'wifey' as she strutted her stuff during Miami Swim Week. 6 6 6 And Mataya, 25, fueled the fire as she replied calling him 'hubby' alongside a series of love hearts. The Sun first told how Josh was dating American TikTok star Mataya last year. Mataya has more than 1.9 million followers on TikTok and is usually based across the pond, but often spends time in UK with Josh. The pair like to keep their relationship mostly private, but do give fans a glimpse of their romance from time to time on TikTok. Josh rose to fame on Love Island in 2022 when he was originally coupled up with Danica Taylor, but ended up connecting with Summer Botwe. Despite only being on the show for eight days, Josh has had huge success since leaving and is now a very successful model. He regularly shares work snaps with his followers and is often seen travelling around the world. After his stint in the villa, Josh shocked fans when he revealed he secretly tried to quit the villa and spent 40 minutes a DAY in therapy. He also blasted producers as he complained about being banned from talking to co-stars about his issues without the cameras rolling. He told Secure the Insecure podcast with Johnny Seifert: "I was in welfare for 20 to 40 minutes every day just because the only place that I could actually get stuff off my chest. TOWIE'S Roman Hackett has confirmed that he's dating Love Island star Summer Botwe after her split from Josh Le Grove "For a good four days I was ready to leave when I left I was upset because I felt like that was the final day that I got probably that connect with Summer. But my head was gone. "After a while, I was ready to leave two days before I left, I was in welfare saying 'how do I go about leaving, I'm not feeling it anymore'. "Yeah, it can get you down. And when you don't have a break, to go off and keep yourself to yourself." 6 6
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Rick Scott wants more cuts in Trump's signature domestic tax and spending bill
Florida U.S. GOP Sen. Rick Scott speaking in Clearwater on May 28, 2025. (Photo by Mitch Perry/Florida Phoenix) Rick Scott has always been a deficit hawk, sometimes to his political peril, so it's no surprise that he's among a group of Republican U.S. senators seeking significant changes to President Donald Trump's 'big, beautiful bill.' The budget and tax bill passed the GOP-controlled U.S. House of Representatives by a single vote last week. 'The package that just passed the House will take the deficit in 10 years from $37 trillion to close to $60 trillion,' Scott said Wednesday in Clearwater after holding a press conference on hurricane preparedness. 'We're already spending more than 20% of your revenues that you're going to give us, in your tax dollars, to interest. That's not sustainable.' The Penn Wharton University of Pennsylvania Budget Model estimates that passage of the legislation as its written right now would raise the federal deficit by more than $3 trillion over the next 10 years. Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff, disputes that calculation, insisting the bill 'saves' more than $1.6 trillion in mandatory spending. Scott's concerns about federal spending led to his '12-point plan to Rescue America' that he unveiled in 2022 when he served as chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. The plan called for sunsetting all federal legislation every five years, including Social Security and Medicare — a proposal so unpopular that it was opposed by then GOP Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and mocked by President Joe Biden, ultimately leading the Florida Republican to remove those two major entitlement programs from his proposal. Scott praised the House for passing the bill last week, and emphasized that 'I completely agree with President Trump's agenda,' which he said included securing the southern border, building up the military, and making the 2017 tax cuts, which are set to expire later this year, permanent. 'Those are all things that we ought to do,' he said. Scott was re-elected to the Senate last year over Democratic challenger Debbie Mucarsel-Powell by 13 points, by far his largest margin of victory in his four statewide races in Florida over the past 14 years, with the three previous races all decided by a margin of one percentage point or less. Scott said that Congress needs to continue to work on reducing federal spending. 'We had a 53% increase in spending in five years, a 53% increase,' he said. 'Population's only up 2%. There's probably a little bit of waste in there. So I think we need to go back to pre-pandemic spending.' Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been critical of the tax and spending package, noting his disappointment that the budget cuts made by Elon Musk and his 'Department of Government Efficiency' this year that were not included in the House bill. 'To see Republicans in Congress cast aside any meaningful reductions (and in fact, fully fund things like USAID) is demoralizing and represents a betrayal of the voters who elected him,' the governor said on X on Tuesday. But as Scott noted Wednesday, under Senate rules, only mandatory spending can be placed in a reconciliation bill, which is what is what the House passed last week. DOGE cuts are considered discretionary spending. 'DOGE has shown us that there's a lot of waste in the [budget], so we've got to do both of these,' Scott said. 'If we don't, here's what's going to happen. Interest rates are not going to come down. If we keep borrowing $2 trillion every year, inflation's not going away, interest rates are not coming down. Just this year, we need to refinance over $9 trillion worth of Treasuries and sell another $2 trillion.' Separately, the White House is expected to send its 'rescission package' to the House soon, which will include the DOGE cuts, House Speaker Mike Johnson said on X on Wednesday. Scott says that he's going to work hard to find cuts in the tax and spending package, and is confident he'll be able to pass the legislation when it's ready to go sometime later this summer. 'We'll get a bill done,' he said. 'The goal is to get it done by the 4th of July. We have to get it done probably by the end of July because of the debt ceiling, but I think the bill will pass.' Every Democratic member of the House opposed the spending and tax package last week, and are highlighting major cuts to Medicaid and food assistance as a reason why the public should oppose it as well. SUPPORT: YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE
