Beyonce Church, ‘National Church of Bey’ Responds to Criticism

ATLANTA — The National Church of Bey, who recently formed the new religion Beyism, has issued a statement following the criticism over their beliefs.

“We are very disappointed in the failure of the public to recognize the existence of a divine Deity walking among them,” the church’s founder Pauline John Andrews stated.” Deity’s often walk the Earth in their flesh form. Beyonce will transcend back to the spirit once her work here on Mother Earth has been completed.”

“As our congregation continues to swell, we ask that you consider what is more real; an invisible spirit on high, or a walking, talking, breathing Goddess who shows you her true form daily? Beyonce’s spirit is entrancing. We know that she was sent to this place to spread love, peace, and joy. While we do not believe Beyonce to be the Creator, we recognize that she still sits among the throne of Gods. There is a lot of false information being spread about our beliefs, but we will correct all of the vicious lie-tellers. As Beyonce spreads her gospel through song and dance, her message provides uplifting, loving, and many times real-life happenings. We humbly ask you to respect our beliefs, just as you want those to respect yours. Open your mind to new possibilities and you will see, just as we did, that Bey is a true higher power. Surfbort!”

Pauline Andrews also revealed that the church continues to grow at an unbelievable pace. “Since the day we decided to go public, we have had tons of requests to learn more about our religion. We have published the Beyble and it will soon be available for free to the public. Donations have poured in and we will soon have enough to build a temple in honor of Mother Bey. We will invite her to speak to her flock, once the doors are open.”

The Beyonce Church (The National Church Of Bey), is also looking to expand outside of Atlanta. They revealed that they have parishes popping up all over the United States and the United Kingdom. The Church says they intend to spread their message abroad using their Tumblr account.

UKZN Produces the Youngest Medical Graduate in its History

UKZN’s youngest Doctor, Dr Sandile Kubheka.

Dr Sandile Kubheka, graduated with his MBChB degree from UKZN’s College of Health Sciences at the young age of 20, making him the youngest MBChB graduate in its history.

Kubheka who hails from Newcastle in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, was ecstatic to be the youngest graduate and to have also attained a distinction in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. He was voted by his class as a recipient for the Yashiv Sham Bursary for having compassion and caring qualities and the Enid Gordon Jacob Good fellowship Prize for character and good conduct which in the eyes of his fellow classmates promoted good companionship.

Kubheka began his formal schooling at the tender age of five. He was promoted in April of his Grade 6 year to Grade 7 and completed his schooling at Siyamukhela High School at the age of 15. He then enrolled at UKZN’s Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine where he served in the Rural Development Club, in the Happy Valley Clinic and in the Medical Student’s Representative Council.

Kubheka volunteered much of his time, providing free medical treatment and advice to rural communities attending the Happy Valley Clinic and Madadeni hospital. He enjoys giving back to the community and had this to say, ‘I love working especially with rural communities that often don’t have easy access to medical treatment. I assisted in registering the Happy Valley Clinic as a Non-Profit Organisation during my student years and will continue to work with disadvantaged communities in the future.’

‘I’ve had a very humble upbringing and my mum has greatly assisted in keeping me grounded. My mum raised me on her own as well as my four siblings. I am the first to qualify as a doctor in my family.’

Kubheka is currently serving his internship at Northdale hospital in Pietermaritzburg. He hopes to eventually register for a Masters of Medicine degree, specialising in Internal Medicine and to super specialise at some stage in Endocrinology. Kubheka said he acquired an interest in Endocrinology after being inspired by UKZN’s Head of Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Professor Ayesha Motala, as well as having a family member who has type 2 Diabetes.

The Medical class of 2013 also voted Kubheka as most likely to be “the next Minister of Health”.

Billboard Music Awards 2014: Full list of nominees

The 2014 Billboard Music Awards will air live on ABC from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 18 at 8 p.m. ET.

First-time nominee Imagine Dragons and fellow finalist Lorde lead with 12 nominations each. Justin Timberlake (pictured above) receiveed 11 nominations, while Katy Perry nabbed 10 and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis were given eight. Miley Cyrus, Luke Bryan and Bruno Mars are among the other nominated artists.The nominees, dubbed finalists, were announced on Wednesday, April 9. The list is based on annual "key fan interactions with music, including album and digital singles sales, radio airplay, touring, streaming and social interactions on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, VEVO, Spotify and other popular online destinations for music," according to Billboard, known for its music charts.

The nominated artists and bands released new material between March 2013 and March 2014.

Check out a full list of nominees for the 2014 Billboard Music Awards.

Top Artist
Miley Cyrus
Imagine Dragons
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry
Justin Timberlake

Top New Artist
Bastille
Capital Cities
Ariana Grande
Lorde
Passenger

Top Male Artist
Luke Bryan
Drake
Eminem
Bruno Mars
Justin Timberlake

Top Female Artist
Beyonce
Miley Cyrus
Lorde
Katy Perry
Rihanna

Top Duo/Group
Florida Georgia Line
Imagine Dragons
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
One Direction
OneRepublic

Top Billboard 200 Artist
Beyonce
Luke Bryan
Eminem
One Direction
Justin Timberlake

Top Hot 100 Artist
Miley Cyrus
Imagine Dragons
Lorde
Katy Perry
Justin Timberlake

Top Digital Songs Artist
Miley Cyrus
Imagine Dragons
Lorde
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Katy Perry

Top Radio Songs Artist
Imagine Dragons
Lorde
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry
Justin Timberlake

Top Touring Artist
Beyonce
Bon Jovi
Pink
Rihanna
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band

Top Social Artist
Justin Bieber
Miley Cyrus
One Direction
Rihanna
Taylor Swift

Top Streaming Artist
Miley Cyrus
Imagine Dragons
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Katy Perry
PSY

Top R&B Artist
Beyonce
Pharrell
Rihanna
Robin Thicke
Justin Timberlake

Top Rap Artist
Drake
Eminem
Jay Z
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Pitbull

Top Country Artist
Luke Bryan
Florida Georgia Line
Darius Rucker
Blake Shelton
Taylor Swift

Top Rock Artist
Capital Cities
Fall Out Boy
Imagine Dragons
Lorde
Passenger

Top Latin Artist
Marc Anthony
Gerardo Ortiz
Jenni Rivera
Prince Royce
Romeo Santos

Top Dance / Electronic Artist
Avicii
Daft Punk
Calvin Harris
Lady Gaga
Zedd

Top Christian Artist
Mandisa
Skillet
tobyMac
Chris Tomlin
Matthew West

ALBUM AWARDS

Top Billboard 200 Album
Beyonce - "Beyonce"
Luke Bryan - "Crash My Party"
Drake - "Nothing Was The Same"
Eminem - "The Marshall Mathers LP 2"
Justin Timberlake - "The 20/20 Experience"

Top R&B Album
Beyonce - "Beyonce"
R. Kelly - "Black Panties"
Robin Thicke - "Blurred Lines"
Justin Timberlake - "The 20/20 Experience"
Justin Timberlake - "The 20/20 Experience (2 of 2)"

Top Rap Album
J. Cole - "Born Sinner"
Drake - "Nothing Was The Same"
Eminem - "The Marshall Mathers LP 2"
Jay Z - "Magna Carta& Holy Grail"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - "The Heist"

Top Country Album
Garth Brooks - "Blame It All On My Roots: Five Decades of Influences"
Luke Bryan - "Crash My Party"
Florida Georgia Line - "Here's To The Good Times"
The Robertsons - "Duck The Halls: A Robertson Family Christmas"
Blake Shelton - "Based On A True Story"

Top Rock Album
Lana Del Rey - "Born To Die"
Fall Out Boy - "Save Rock And Roll"
Imagine Dragons - "Night Visions"
Lorde - "Pure Heroine"
Mumford & Sons - "Babel"

Top Latin Album
Marc Anthony - "3.0"
Alejandro Fernandez - "Confidencias"
Jenni Rivera - "1969 - Siempre: En Vivo Desde Monterrey: Parte "
Prince Royce - "Soy El Mismo"
Romeo Santos - "Formula: Vol. 2"

Top Dance / Electronic Album
Avicii - "True"
Daft Punk - "Random Access Memories"
Lady Gaga - "ARTPOP"
Lindsey Stirling - "Lindsey Stirling"
Zedd - "Clarity"

Top Christian Album
Alan Jackson - "Precious Memories: Volume II"
Skillet - "Rise"
Third Day - "Miracle"
Chris Tomlin - "Burning Lights
Various Artists - "WOW Hits 2014"

SONG AWARDS

Top Hot 100 Song
Miley Cyrus - "Wrecking Ball"
Imagine Dragons" - "Radioactive"
Lorde - "Royals"
Katy Perry - "Roar"
Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell - "Blurred Lines"

Top Digital Song
Imagine Dragons - "Radioactive"
Lorde - "Royals"
OneRepublic - "Counting Stars"
Katy Perry - "Roar"
Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell - "Blurred Lines"

Top Radio Song
Avicii - "Wake Me Up"
Lorde - "Royals"
Katy Perry - "Roar"
Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell - "Blurred Lines"
Justin Timberlake - "Mirrors"

Top Streaming Song (Audio)
Daft Punk Featuring Pharrell William - "Get Lucky"
Imagine Dragons - "Radioactive"
Lorde - "Royals"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Ray Dalton, "Can't Hold Us"
Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell - "Blurred Lines"

Top Streaming Song (Video)
Baauer - "Harlem Shake"
Miley Cyrus - "We Can't Stop"
Miley Cyrus - "Wrecking Ball"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz - "Thrift Shop"
Katy Perry - "Roar"

Top Rap Song
Eminem Featuring Rihanna - "The Monster"
Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake - "Holy Grail"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Ray Dalton - "Can't Hold Us"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz - "Thrift Shop"
Pitbull Featuring Ke$ha - "Timber"

Top Country Song
Luke Bryan - "Crash My Party"
Luke Bryan - "That's My Kind Of Night"
Florida Georgia Line Featuring Nelly - "Cruise"
Darius Rucker - "Wagon Wheel"
Blake Shelton Featuring Pistol Annies & Friends - "Boys 'Round Here"

Top Rock Song
Capital Cities - "Safe And Sound"
Imagine Dragons - "Demons"
Imagine Dragons - "Radioactive"
Lorde - "Royals"
Passenger - "Let Her Go"

Top Latin Song
Marc Anthony - "Vivir Mi Vida"
Daddy Yankee - "Limbo"
Enrique Iglesias Featuring Romeo Santos - "Loco"
Prince Royce - "Darte Un Beso"
Romeo Santos - "Propuesta Indecente"

Top Dance / Electronic Song
Avicii -"Wake Me Up"
Daft Punk Featuring Pharrell Williams - "Get Lucky"
Icona Pop Featuring Charlie XCX - "I Love It"
Lady Gaga - "Applause"
Zedd Featuring Foxes - "Clarity"

Top Christian Song
Building 429 - "We Won't Be Shaken"
Mandisa - "Overcomer"
Sidewalk Prophets - "Help Me Find It"
Chris Tomlin - "Whom Shall I Fear (God Of Angel Armies)"
Matthew West - "Hello, My Name Is"

Oscar Pistorius Breaks Down on the stand - Are you Buying it?

Gerrie Nel will change your mind, I'm NOT at all convinced by OP! Simple question after all the shooting, he goes to the bedroom to check on Reeva Steenkamp , she's not there, checks the curtains, the floor, and she is not there, couldn't he check downstairs also to make sure she is safe, why instantly think it was her in the bathroom, wasn't he scared it's the intruder that is in the bathroom anymore? Nel will pick that up, why not immediately call the police / the security, before trying to breakdown the bathroom door, he thought it was the intruder NOT Reeva, now without checking the whole house, he is convinced it is NOT the intruder now but Reeva....

Nel has only cross examined one person, and he was on fire, I'm convinced he will spin this whole thing around, you just watch. OP's version weather true or not true, but it has too many wholes in it, and I actually don't think Roux trying to show us how OP was brought up, talking about his dogs, his mom, church and blah blah blah helped OP in anyway (human side of him shown, but was it a good angle?), because if Nel were to start from that angle this case would be wide open of what kind of a person OP really is. He's insecurities....In three months, Reeva would ask for approval of what to wear from OP, serious...? His abusive nature from the whatsapp massages, yes even the lovey dovery ones, remember emotional even physical abusive people tend to be too sweet after an attack either emotionally or physically, that's just in their nature....why was Reeva scared of OP? Then's the Tasha's incident, why on earth would both his friend's lie under oath and why should we believe him and not them, they arent the ones on trial but he is. There was not even one time in their lovey dovey whatsapp massages where they said "I love you"....isnt that just a bit weird...maybe I missed it, please correct me here if Im wrong.

This case will be cracked wide open once we get cross examination from Gerrie Nel.

I hate missing you….

I hate missing you….

I have struggled to get you out of my life,

I have worked so hard not to communicate with you,

I have done my best to be disgusted by you,

A month later I want to be with you, why?

Yes I moved on, just for a while

I haven’t found a person that I can call at 02h00am,

I haven’t found the person I can call just to cry,

I haven’t found the person I can be with and be confident that they love me,

I haven’t found that very one person that understands me,

Someone that will understand me the way you do,

Now I sit here thinking of you again,

I’ve been through this before, I know I have,

I know you not good for me, I know I deserve better,

But then why am I thinking of you,

Why am I picking up the phone to call you…

Why is it that when someone hurts me, I think of you,

I think that maybe you wouldn’t be doing this to me…

Yet again I’m saying it, I hate missing you,

Yet at the same time I’m afraid of being alone,

I don’t want to be hurt, not by you, not by anyone….

Will I ever get over you?

I wonder if I really should,

It is so painful, thinking that I have to let go…

I hate missing you my love…!

FreeSouls: My Mother….

FreeSouls: My Mother….: My Mother…. A real precious stone, A real diamond, A graceful role model, Always kind, Then until that one phone call, She is...

My Mother….

My Mother….

A real precious stone,

A real diamond,

A graceful role model,

Always kind,

Then until that one phone call,

She is in a comma.

I wept like she was already gone,

Maybe I didn’t believe that she was in a comma,

At home, friends and family gathered,

As I arrived, she was not there,

Everyone else was there, but she was not there,

Furniture was moved around, she was not there,

My aunts sat in a mattress in the living area,

The “room divider” covered,

The sofas were not there,

Everything has been moved around.

Everyone is looking all sad and puzzled,

But still I’m looking for her, my mother isn’t there,

Everyone is trying to read my face, what am thinking,

What am I going to do next?

I couldn’t careless,

My eyes are looking out for my mother,

She is nowhere to be seen.

Then I asked my sister,

Where is my mother, she couldn’t answer me,

Then I started shouting asking “Where is my mother?”

Screamed and cried the whole house

“Where is my mother?”

“Where is she?”

Everyone is comforting me,

I don’t like what they are doing,

Because they are not answering me,

“Where is my mother?”

“I want her, I want her now!”

“I want my mother!”

“I want her to be here!”

This cannot be happening,

I can’t accept she is not here,

“Leave me alone!”

“I want my mother; I want her to be here now!”

“Where is she?”

As I calm down, I could imagine what she would say

“Now pull yourself together, there is nothing you can do” she would say,

She is gone and that I have to accept,

Now I had to pull myself together and face reality,

My source of strength and purpose for living was gone,

My mother was no more,

I love you Mama,

I love you Mrs Ngubane

I won’t give up…

I won’t give up…

I have heard the elders say this infamous phrase “kuyabekezelwa”

I have seen people “bebekezela”

I have been advised “kuyabekezelwa”

Our parents are the living proof of this infamous phrase “kuyabekezelwa”

Infamous to me and you, the “unattached”

Infamous to you and me, the new generation

It doesn’t apply to me and you,

It’s such a stupid thing to do,

“Where is your self respect?” “Where is your pride?” I would ask

“You deserve better than that” I would advice

“You can’t be allowing this to happen” I would comment

Until loves strikes you, so hard that you don’t even see it coming

You wouldn’t understand the phrase “kuyabekezelwa”

Until you find that one person that every time you think of, your heart beats

It beats so hard it actually scares you

Maybe the famous phrase “Love is blind” is too true

But then why are relationships so hard,

So hard to understand, to maintain, just to be in one!

Do I really have to apply “kuyabekezelwa?”

How and when do I start applying this infamous phrase?

But with you I don’t want to give up,

“Ngizobekezela” 

Oscar Pistorius murder trial live streaming

The trial of Oscar Pistorius, accused of murdering his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, starts today. Here is where you can watch it.

The trial of Oscar Pistorius, accused of murdering his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on 14 February last year, starts today (3 March 2014). The trial is attracting a global audience, and will be streamed online.

In South Africa a TV channel dedicated to the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius has gone live before the double-amputee Olympian is expected in court.

The 24-hour channel, called “The Oscar Pistorius Trial – A Carte Blanche channel” is on South Africa’s most popular TV network and intends to show live video from the court from Monday.

MultiChoice/DStv is one of the three broadcasters which asked a judge to allow live coverage of the trial and has installed three remote-controlled cameras in the courtroom in Pretoria.

OpenView HD has also launched a channel dedicated to broadcasting the Oscar Pistorius trial live on Monday, 3 March 2014

Trial TV: The State vs Oscar Pistorius, which will run on OpenView HD Channel 119, will offer viewers live court proceedings from 10AM-4PM. Court proceedings will be repeated on the channel throughout the schedule.

Oscar Pistorius murder trial live streaming

The Oscar Pistorius murder trial will be streamed live by various global media houses, including the following:

DStv live streaming of the Oscar Pistorius trial

Watch live: Oscar Pistorius murder trial

Oscar Trial Channel Twitter account

Oscar Pistorius PR team Twitter updates

Reporting with Sapa-AP

FreeSouls: 1st ANNUAL TEMBISA MUSIC FESTIVAL 29 MARCH 2014

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FreeSouls: How large should the space be?

FreeSouls: How large should the space be?: How large should the space be? I have to understand that you won’t be able to spend some time with me, Because you are busy, because ...

How large should the space be?

How large should the space be?

I have to understand that you won’t be able to spend some time with me,

Because you are busy, because you are tired, because of some emergency,

Because you have other plans, because you just don’t want to.

I have to understand that you have your own life

But how large apart should we be?

Should I be reading between the lines of what you want?

Okay, is this about you?

Do I have a say in this space issue?

Am I crowding your space?

Can I make demands as well without sounding controlling?

Can I assume that you want to spend as much time with me?

Of cause without appearing as if I’m obsessed?

Tell me how often should I be missing you?

Tell me how often should I be talking to you?

Tell me how often should I be yearning for you?

Tell me how often should I be spending time with you?

How large should the space between us be?

Again I ask, is this about you?

Shouldn’t this be about us?

Can we both define the space?

Because right now I don’t know what I’m doing wrong/right

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FreeSouls: Yes, I accept it…

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Yes, I accept it…

Yes, I accept it…

I accept the fact that we won’t always be happy,

I accept the fact that maybe one day you will hurt me,

Maybe not intentionally but the feeling of hurt will be the same,

I accept that people will try to come between us,

I accept that people will talk badly about me to you,

I accept that some of my friends have talked bad about you to me,

I accept that there might be truth to whatever they may say,

I accept that I may not end up with you till eternity,

I accept that….

I know you may be think what am I on about,

I know you may be be wondering if you aren’t making me happy,

I know you may be thinking that you are not doing enough,

I accept that,

Accept the fact that I’m here,

Accept the fact that after what we’ve been through we are still together,

Accept the fact that there is a reason we are still standing strong,

Accept the fact that this might not last,

Accept the fact that “at times” you may not want me around,

Accept the fact that “at times” I may not want you around,

Accept that I’m fighting for this till the end each and every day,

Accept the fact that I may also want to see your effort in making this last,

I have accepted that I love you…

I have accepted that I’m learning something out of this relationship,

I have accepted the hurdles and challenges,

I have accepted the fact that we both not perfect,

I have accepted the fact that our relationship is not perfect,

I don’t want it to be perfect, if I thought that for a second, then I wouldn’t know us…

Yes I accept it all.

Why women prefer taller men

A new study confirms a truism in the dating world: when it comes to love, size -- or more specifically height -- matters.

This is particularly true for women, who expressed a preference for taller men as a matter of protection and femininity in a new study published jointly out of Rice University and the University of North Texas.

Researchers conducted their study in two parts. For the first experiment, they looked at the dating preferences of men and women using data from 925 personal dating ads posted Yahoo!.

Of the 455 men, the average age was 36 and the average height 5 feet 8 inches (177 cm).

The sample of 470 women averaged a height of 5 feet 4 inches (165 cm) and age 35.

Asking open-ended questions in an online survey to ascertain height preferences, researchers concluded that 14 percent of men expressed a desire to date exclusively shorter women.

But when it came to women, nearly half or 49 percent of females said they only wanted to date men who were taller than themselves.

“As the girl, I like to feel delicate and secure at the same time. Something just feels weird in thinking about looking 'down' into my man's eyes," said one female participant.

"There is also something to be said about being able to wear shoes with high heels and still being shorter. I also want to be able to hug him with my arms reaching up and around his neck."

The second part of the study involved 54 men and 131 women recruited from a US university whose answers to an online survey corroborated the previous findings, with more than half (55 percent of females) expressing a preference for taller men, and 37 percent of men preferring shorter women.

For men, a preference for shorter women comes from the mechanics of physical intimacy.

"I like it when the body of your partner fits yours," said one man. "It also makes it easier to kiss, hold hands and do other activities with your partner."

The findings were published in the Journal of Family Issues.

According to science, tall men with low voices have hit the biological jackpot, as another study out of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario found that women found low-pitched male voices sexy, but also less trustworthy.

Source: SowatanLive

The end has begun…

How painful can this feeling be?

How can something so wonderful end so painfully?

My heart weeps; my heart is so sour….

But I guess that’s how all good things come to an end…

I have reached the end of the road,

This is when I bid farewell,

Farewell to a lot of pain, disrespect, self demotion….

Farewell to a painful, yet so wonderful past…

This is when I look forward to the future with fear,

The future that looks so bleak from where I’m sitting,

The future that is so difficult to face by myself.

This is when I start to wonder how unfair life is,

This is when I start to wonder how God can allow such pain,

The end has created such anger, such hate inside of me,

I feel like I will explode, I feel like my heart has been stabbed,

My hypertension has probably reached its all time high…

How do I calm it down, breathing exercises might help….

I can’t breath properly, this is damn painful…..

The end has begun! 

Did You Know That Beyonce And President Obama Might Be Having An…

A very bizarre rumor is circulating the web and, supposedly, would be featured in a number of newspapers very soon. President Obama is said to be having an affair with none other than pop singer Beyonce. The rumor sounds quite ridiculous and has been made public by a French photographer named Pascal Rostain.

Source: Mark Wilson/Getty Images North America

The man states there is obvious distance between President Obama and his wife Michelle during their public appearances. Rostain also claims that the situation with French president Hollande was similar. He was first seen appearing very distant from his wife on TV images, then rumored to be having an affair with an actress and the rumors eventually proved true. So Rostain insinuates history might repeat itself when it comes to President Obama and Beyonce.

However, these allegations and assumptions are emerging just when the President of France happens to be visiting the White House. A supposed “scandal” featuring the US President and an attractive woman from the entertainment industry might be just a little too convenient to happen at this exact time, so there is a great chance the whole thing is orchestrated.

SOURCE: http://www.factswt.com/

Julius Malema provisionally sequestrated

EFF leader Julius Malema. Picture: Denvor de Wee/City Press

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has been provisionally sequestrated by the North Gauteng High Court.

“I am satisfied that the applicant [SA Revenue Service] has established the requirements for the grant of a provisional sequestration,” Judge Bill Prinsloo said in his judgment today.

A draft order was signed and made an order of court. Reading the order into the record, Prinsloo said: “The estate of the respondent [Malema] is placed in provisional sequestration.”

Malema and anyone else who did not want the order to be made final had until 10am on May 26 to give reasons why this should not happen.

Earlier, the application to have the sequestration case against Malema postponed was dismissed.

“I am of the view that the arrival of council for the respondent [Malema] this morning [with the application for postponement] is nothing but a delaying tactic and abuse of the system, which the court should not tolerate,” Prinsloo said in his judgment.

“The application for postponement is dismissed.”

This came after Malema’s legal team brought an application asking for the matter to be postponed because he [Malema] wanted to have an admission of liability, which he signed last year in negotiations with the SA Revenue Service (Sars), set aside.

He also wanted the sequestration case postponed until his pending criminal case was finalised.

Sars opposed the application for a postponement.

According to court documents, Malema owed R16 million plus interest after failing to submit tax returns between 2006 and 2010.

In 2010, Sars contacted Malema about his failure to submit tax returns.

It took Malema 18 months, after many attempts by Sars, to file his outstanding returns.

Malema also failed to register the Ratanang Trust for tax purposes – Sars had to do this on his behalf.

Source: City Press

Mandela: Is there another will?

It was a tense family that gathered at the Nelson Mandela Foundation on Monday, summoned for the reading of the late statesman’s will.

While Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke was reading Nelson ­Mandela’s dying wishes in the 43-page document, it was clear that some of his family had different expectations about what remained in his estate.

“Somewhere along the way, some members of this family had developed totally unrealistic expectations – quite delusional really – imagining that Madiba had vast sums of money to leave them,” said an official who was present at the reading.

But there was only R46 million. Mandela’s will is strenuously even-handed. His daughters Makaziwe, Zenani and Zindzi received R3 million each, as did his wife Graça Machel’s two biological children, Josina and Malengane.

Mandela’s four grandsons Mandla, Ndaba, Mbuso and Andile, offspring of his late son Makgatho, also received R3 million each, the rationale being that because their father was no longer alive, they needed special provision. The rest of the grandchildren each received R100 000 – as did Graca Machel’s six stepchildren.

However, Makaziwe, Zindzi and Zenani each received loans of R3 million while their father was still alive and, because their inheritance cancels that debt, they won’t get any more money. This has not gone down well. Zindzi was reportedly in tears after the reading, and Makaziwe was stony-faced.

Another insider at the reading said: “You can imagine this will was not received with much jubilation – the family was expecting a lot more money. A lot more. They won’t be happy that of the little money that was left, so much went to his stepchildren.”

Meanwhile, City Press has reliably learnt that questions have been raised about the validity of Mandela’s will, which could mean it will be challenged in court. The problem is that the two codicils, or amendments, refer to another will that was executed by Mandela on October 12 2004.

But the copy of the will City Press obtained from the Master of the High Court’s office in Johannesburg bears a different date. The final typed paragraph refers instead to a date in August 2004, the day of which has not been filled in.

Arnold Shapiro, an attorney specialising in wills and estates, said it was unlikely that a legal professional drafting the codicils would refer to an incorrectly dated will. “In light of this, one must assume that there is a missing will dated October 12 2004.”

Shapiro said although a date was not a requirement for a valid will, it was “worrying” that the codicil referred to an apparently incorrect date. “My professional opinion is that I don’t think the codicils should have been accepted [by the Master of the High Court].”

Johann Jacobs, national practice head of trusts and estates at law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, said the codicils raised the intriguing question of whether “there’s another will that post dates the August date”.

“If there is a document subsequent [to the August will], then that is the base document. Even if the original cannot be produced, if somebody had a copy, it would have the effect of revoking the August 2004 will.”

The executors of Mandela’s estate declined to comment on the matter. A close reading of the will reveals that the family did not follow Mandela’s funeral wishes to the letter. “It is my wish that my funeral should be interdenominational consistent with my belief that we should not prefer one religion above another, the personnel to be approved by my third wife and family,” he wrote.

However, Makaziwe, who took very firm rein on the very Christian funeral arrangements in Qunu, appears to have overlooked this instruction, although it was followed during the memorial service.

Machel is by law entitled to half of her and Mandela’s joint estate because they were married in community of property.

But the will stipulates that if she waives this right – which City Press understands she will do – her children will inherit the money Mandela has left them and she will retain her and Mandela’s shared properties in Mozambique, which were hers before they married. She will also retain her jewellery, personal bank ­accounts, car and any works of art she wants to keep from the Houghton house.

However, if she claims her 50%, some of the remaining beneficiaries could have their inheritance reduced.

SOURCE : CITY PRESS

‘Love children’ want Mandela estate recognition

Nelson Mandela. Picture: Khaya Ngwenya/City Press

Two people apparently fathered by Nelson Mandela have sought to be acknowledged by his estate, says an attorney dealing with Mandela’s will.

Family representatives of Onica Mothoa and Mpho Pule contacted Michael Katz, one of two attorneys appointed by the estate’s executors, to handle matters surrounding Mandela’s will.

Katz confirmed yesterday evening that he had been contacted, with Mothoa and Pule’s representatives claiming they were fathered by Mandela when he was still married to his first wife, Evelyn Mase.

TV programme Carte Blanche reported last night that the pair’s lawyers had approached the Master of the High Court to stop the division of funds as directed by Mandela’s will from his estate.

Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke told reporters in Johannesburg last Monday that the provisional assessment of Mandela’s estate was about R46 million.

“The amount, which excludes royalties accrued over time, is still to be verified,” Moseneke said.

The will was first written in 2004 and last amended in 2008.

Katz said the two women sought to be recognised by Mandela’s estate and did not seek any money.

Katz said he would meet the executors of Mandela’s estate to discuss the matter.

During Carte Blanche’s broadcast, Mothoa and Pule’s relatives claimed they had tried to reach Mandela in the past so that he could acknowledge he was the two women’s father. But there was no acknowledgement. He had reportedly met one of the women.

A legal spokesperson for the women’s families told Carte Blanche they were considering bringing an application for Mandela’s DNA to be tested to show if he was connected to Mothoa and Pule.

The women, originally from Hammanskraal and Bloemfontein, have featured in various news reports over the years claiming that Mandela was their father.

In the most recent report, it was claimed one of them was refused access to Mandela in his last hospitalisation in Pretoria.

The Carte Blanche report said neither woman was allowed into the funeral area when Mandela was buried in Qunu in the Eastern Cape on December 15 after his death on December 5.

They also had to watch Mandela lying in state at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on television.

Source: CITY PRESS