On fire #CasterSemenya to lead Team #SouthAfrica in #Morocco tonight

Caster Semenya will lead a three-member South African contingent on Friday night at the ninth leg of the IAAF Diamond League series in Rabat, Morocco.

Semenya lines up as the firm favourite in the 1 000m Women race, with another quick time on the cards after she clocked a national record of 2:35.43 at the Liquid Telecom Grand Prix Meeting in Tshwane earlier this year.

Her strongest opposition could come from Uganda's Winnie Nanyondo, a former Commonwealth Games 800m medallist, and Kenyan athlete Nelly Jepkosgei.

In the 5 000m Women race, in-form distance runner Dominique Scott-Efurd faces a strong challenge from a quality field.

She will be toe-to-toe on the starting line alongside the likes of indoor world record holder Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia and world champion Hellen Obiri of Kenya, in a large line-up which includes 19 athletes.

Though IAAF World Championships medallists Luvo Manyonga , who is on duty at the World Cup in London this weekend and Ruswahl Samaai will not turn out at the Moroccan capital, Zarck Visser will carry the SA flag in the Long Jump Men, which does not form part of the official Diamond League series.

Visser, who set a season best of 8.40m last month, faces a line-up which features former world indoor champions Marquis Dendy of the United States and Ignisious Gaisah of the Netherlands, as well as American athlete Jarrion Lawson, the 2017 IAAF World Championships silver medalist.

Time schedul es of athletes :

19:55 – Zarck Visser (Long Jump Men)

22:05 – Dominique Scott-Efurd (5 000m Women)

22:38 – Caster Semenya (1 000m Women)

Sport24

#Weather Alert - Snow expected in #EasternCape, #WesternCape and #KZN

Residents in the Eastern Cape, Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal should brace themselves for a chilly weekend with snowfalls predicted over high lying areas of all three provinces on Friday and the early hours of Saturday.

The South African Weather Service says cold, gusty north-westerly winds with speeds of 45-60km/h are expected over Central and Little Karoo, Northern Cape, the western parts of the North-West, Free State and the interior of the Eastern Cape on Friday, and will spread to the eastern parts on Saturday.

The western half of the Eastern Cape will experience cloudy and cold conditions with rain and scattered but isolated showers along the coast and adjacent interior west of Cape St Francis. It will be partly cloudy and cold to cool in the eastern half of the Easter Cape, becoming cloudy with scattered showers from late morning. Snow is expected to fall over the southern Drakensberg from Friday evening.

The Western Cape will experience cool weather along the south-coast, while cloudy and cold conditions will prevail over the rest of the province,  with rain showers abating during the morning, except in the extreme west. Light snowfalls are possible on the western mountain peaks in the province on Friday. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh westerly to north-westerly but strong along the south-west coast.

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'Real Housewives of #Johannesburg' hits local TV screens

The first ever local version of The Real Housewives of Johannesburg is set to debut on 1Magic, DStv channel 103 on Friday 3 August at 19:00.

Viewers will be privy to the lives of the glamorous wealthy Johannesburg women and take a tour of their wardrobes and get VIP access to their lavish parties from the comfort of their living rooms. We let you in on the mostly private lives of the ladies with the biggest handbag and stilettos collections in town.

The reality series documents the highs and lows of the six fiery affluent characters, as they let Mzansi into their lives - from their luxurious homes to their prestigious family life.

At the centre of The Real Housewives of Johannesburg, we meet Madame, Evodia Mogase; a warm, talkative, straight talker originally from Soweto. She started off as a teacher, then owned a catering business and is today a vegetation expert.

Evodia joins the show with her daughter, Mercy Mogase.  The bubbly health fanatic studied mechanical engineering and later joined herbal life as an ambassador and motivational speaker.

We also meet a warm and charming beauty entrepreneur who owns a spa, Brinnette Seopela. She finds her happy ending at the heart of this series and is the glue that holds the Housewives together. 

If you have been wondering who is the woman behind The Naked DJ? A former Miss Botswana, 2nd princess, Naledi Willers. The Real Housewives of Johannesburg reveals her life as a wife, a Law student with a strong presence as she leaves no stone unturned and speaks her mind.

Alongside these interesting ladies on the move is a former lawyer turned businesswoman with ambitions of becoming a superstar, Christall Kay. Originally from Durban, Christall has walked the runway as a model and bagged a couple of commercials to prepare for a career as a singer. Watch how she balances it all.

Lastly, we step into Busisiwe Ter Mors' heels, also known as Lendy. A keen golfer born in South Africa but raised in England. She is a mother of two with enough time to enjoy the joys of being a housewife, from living an affluent lifestyle to enjoying simple get-togethers hosting her friends and family.

"We are excited to be able to bring our viewers a South African version of The Real Housewives, a great franchise that has done so well internationally. The Real Housewives of Johannesburg will be a great treat for 1Magic viewers", says Reneilwe Sema, Director of Local Entertainment Channels at M-Net.

Friday viewing is sure going to be interesting as we follow the ladies living the life that many dream of… See for yourself and fall in love with their personalities, their passions, aspirations and their daily lives. Don't miss the premiere of The Real Housewives of Johannesburg hitting the screens, 3 August at 19:00 on 1Magic DStv Channel 103.

The Real Housewives format is distributed internationally by NBCUniversal International Formats.

Tumi Morake makes history with #Netflix

Actress, talk show host and award-winning comedian Tumi Morake is the first female African stand-up comic to have a set at the upcoming Netflix Just For Laughs Festival.

Loyiso Gola, Riaad Moosa, Tumi Morake and Loyiso Madinga will be representing the African continent.

The streaming company said in a statement that each comedian will perform a half-hour stand-up special, some of which will be recorded at the upcoming Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal, with sets also being taped in Brazil, Mexico, India, Germany and the Netherlands. "All episodes will be released at once," says Netflix.

With the title yet to be announced, the groundbreaking event series will feature a range of stand-up specials from comedians diverse in style, gender, and ethnicity and will tape in seven languages – French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Dutch, German and English.

Stand-up fans around the world can celebrate as they discover their new favourite comedians.

"Few things are better than discovering a new comedian you love," said Lisa Nishimura, VP: Original Documentary and Comedy at Netflix.

"With this event, we're creating a true comedy festival experience for our members, where they can scour the globe from home to find some of the freshest voices in comedy," said Nishimura.

Kevin Anderson has told #SouthAfrican youngsters to "stick to their dreams" after he outclassed the GOAT Roger Federer at #Wimbledon

Kevin Anderson told South African youngsters to "stick to their dreams" and follow in his footsteps after he knocked Roger Federer out of Wimbledon on Wednesday.

The 32-year-old Anderson came back from two sets to love down and saved a match point to stun the eight-time champion 2-6, 6-7 (5/7), 7-5, 6-4, 13-11. Anderson became the first South African in the Wimbledon semi-finals since Kevin Curren in 1983 and just the sixth in history.

"Yeah, already gotten tons of messages from support back home," said eighth seed Anderson. 

"Obviously at this sort of event, playing against an opponent like Roger is going to have a lot of coverage. 

"I really hope it's an example of sticking to your dreams and keep believing in yourself. I always say I was in the same position, it's not easy coming from South Africa, it's very far from the tennis scene."

Anderson is getting used to breaking barriers. 

When he finished runner-up to Rafael Nadal at the US Open last year, he was the first South African man in a Slam final since Curren at the 1984 Australian Open. 

He was also the oldest first-time finalist at a major since Niki Pilic at the 1973 French Open.

It has been a hard road for Anderson whose ranking slumped to 67 at the end of 2016 as he battled a serious knee injury. 

But he has been fairly solid at the Slams ever since, making at least the last-16 at all the majors - with the exception of a first round blip at the Australian Open this year.

"I think I was sort of on the border of actually going on to Australia (in 2017). I decided not to go. I think in hindsight that was a great decision," he recalled. 

"That was something I learned from 2016 where I constantly tried to get back into competition too quickly. It just took me a little bit of time to find sort of my legs in the competitive atmosphere. I feel that sort of started to change towards the end of the clay court season last year."

Wow!!! So #Samsung’s Galaxy S10+ will have 5 cameras

The Galaxy S10 is shaping up to be the most exciting new smartphone Samsung has created in years, and a fresh leak on Monday morning reveals new details about one of the Galaxy S10+ model's most intriguing new features.

Just as Apple plans to release three new iPhone models this coming September, we're expecting three new Galaxy S10 models to debut early next year. According to rumors, there will be a main Galaxy S10 model, a lower-cost entry-level Galaxy S10, and then a larger Galaxy S10+ phablet to round out the trio. And as you might expect, it's the Galaxy S10+ that's expected to be the most exciting of the bunch.

The Galaxy S10+ is rumoured to have a bunch of great new features in common with the smaller Galaxy S10 model, such as a new Infinity display design with smaller bezels and an optical fingerprint sensor embedded underneath the screen. But the star of the show on the Galaxy S10+ is expected to be the camera setup, which will help set the phablet apart from the pack and likely also help justify a sky-high price tag.

In the past that the Galaxy S10+ will feature a new triple-lens camera system on the back of the phone, but it was unclear exactly what the third sensor would bring to the table. Now, a new report from Korean-language business news site The Bell might finally shed some light on the Galaxy S10+ unique rear camera setup. On top of that, the report suggests that the phone will have dual front-facing cameras as well, bumping up the phone's camera count to a total of five.

What to do if your #Android smartphone goes missing

Losing your smartphone exposes you to the danger of someone else accessing the personal information it stores—from your private photographs and emails to your online banking profile and social media accounts. But as an Android user, you don't need to panic when your smartphone goes missing since you can remotely wipe your data from the device as soon as it connects to the Internet.

 

Here are some tips from Alcatel about safeguarding your information when your Android smartphone gets lost or is stolen:

 

Take steps before you lose your phone

 

Make sure you're ready to take action should your smartphone go missing by installing Find My Device - the improved Android Device Manager app. Find My Device helps you easily locate a lost Android device, and keeps your information safe while you look for it. Follow these steps to make sure it is enabled:

 

·         Go to Google Settings > Security > Find My Device.

·         Ensure Find My Device is enabled.

·         Make sure the app has permission to access your location data and enable Remotely Locate This Device.

·         Enable remote lock and erase in Device Manager.

 

Further precautions to safeguard your data

 

To be sure your data will be safe should someone get hold of your phone without permission:

 

·         Don't keep anything private on a microSD card in your phone since remote wiping can't erase this data.

·         Lock your phone behind fingerprint authentication, a code only you know or a pattern lock.

·         Back up your critical data to the Google Drive app so that you can recover your videos, photos and documents from the cloud if your device is lost.

·         To back up your device and account settings: open your device's Settings app tap System > Backup. Turn on your backup service. When you get a new Android smartphone, you can easily recover your Google Contacts data, Google Calendar events and settings, Wi-Fi networks and passwords, Wallpapers, Gmail settings and more.

 

When your phone is lost, start with Find My Device

So, your phone is gone? Before you erase everything on it, use Find My Device on another Android device or the website to track it down. Perhaps your child dropped it under your car seat, or maybe it's waiting for you at the coffee shop you visited in the morning.

 

If the smartphone is switched on and connected to a network, you'll see its location on a map. You'll have the option to ring it, lock it or remotely wipe it. If you can't see it on the map, it's probably switched off or can't get a signal. Find My Device will report its location when it's turned on and connected to the Internet.

 

Use Find My Device to ring it loudly for up to five minutes to locate it if you have simply misplaced it at home or in the office. Or you could change the lock screen message to provide your phone number and perhaps the offer of a small reward to a person who happens to have picked up your phone.

 

Nuke your data as a last resort

 

If you're sure your smartphone is gone forever--perhaps it was stolen in a smash-and-grab—erase your data by choosing the relevant option on the Find My Device app or website. Once you erase the data, you will no longer be able to locate your phone and any files, settings or media on your device will be permanently deleted. To be doubly safe, revoke your missing phone's access to your Google Account and change passwords to the online services you were using on your device.

#FakeNews Busted - Finally #WhatsApp Has A New Feature That Will Mark Messages With Fake Links in Red

With WhatsApp becoming the hub of fake news, the company has waged a war to fight the plague, with new features and updates coming in to curb fake news.

The latest feature being that it will alert users of fake news forwarded within groups.

WhatsApp will automatically check the authenticity of the website links that are being shared through the new 'Suspicious link' feature.

The moment a user receives a link to a website on WhatsApp, the app will do a background check of the link and will mark the message with a red label.

The red label will indicate that it is either a spam or a phishing link or is redirecting to a fake website.

This feature is made available on the WhatsApp 2.18.204 beta version and can be expected to roll out very soon.

Being the latest step in WhatsApp's fight against fake news, this feature adds to features like blocking unknown senders, preventing people from adding others in groups they have left, demoting group admins, group members restricting members from sending messages in a particular group and the forwarded message label, which lets a user know if the message he/she received is a forwarded one.

Pearl Thusi sits down with #Emtee on #MTVBaseBTS tonight

This week, things get interesting as controversial rapper Emtee sits down with Pearl Thusi for another insightful Behind The Story on MTV Base (DStv channel 322) at 21:30 CAT on Tuesday, 10 July.

Emtee delves deep and talks about his beef with other rappers, his unfortunate public display of his private part faux parts as well as his relationship with Ambitiouz Records.

For more info, Visit mtvbase.com or join the conversation about the channel on Twitter and Instagram @MTVBaseAfrica using the hashtag #BehingTheStory or #MTVBaseBTS

Easy way to get your #free tickets to watch Beyonce, Jay-Z, Dbanj, Ed Sheeran, Cassper Nyovest, Pharrell Williams, Tiwa Savage at the #GlobalCitizenFestivalSA #BeTheGeneration

So we have all heard about it and Twitter went haywire about it. The real Queen B is coming to South Africa.

Beyoncé and Jay-Z are set to headline the first Global Citizen Festival to be held in Africa.

Hoooooold it - they are not coming alone.

Usher, Cassper Nyovest, D'banj, Ed Sheeran, Eddie Vedder, Femi Kuti, Pharrell Williams and Chris Martin, Sho Madjozi, Tiwa Savage, and Wizkid are set to also take to the stage at the Global Citizen Festival Mandela 100 at the FNB Stadium on 2 December.

International advocacy organisationGlobal Citizen made the announcement on Monday.

The Global Citizen Festival Mandela 100 hosts include Naomi Campbell, Bonang Matheba, Sir Bob Geldof, Gayle King, Tyler Perry, and Forest Whitaker.

How to get your ticket

It is a free-ticketed event.

All you need to do is, starting 21 August, take action and sign up on the Global Citizen platforms — GlobalCitizen.org.za.

There will also be opportunities for Global Citizens to earn free tickets by taking actions in their communities of Johannesburg.

And for those who sign-up at GlobalCitizen.org.za, you can earn bonus rewards and early access by referring your friends to Global Citizen.