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Mbongeni Ngema Tributes are pouring in for veteran playwright and composer Mbongeni Ngema after the  news of his death . The lyricist, theatre director and producer died in a head-on collision in Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape, on Wednesday evening, according to a statement by his family "It is with heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of our beloved brother, father, husband, and a patriot, Mbongeni Ngema," the statement reads. "Ngema was killed in a head-on car accident whilst returning from attending a funeral in Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape this evening. He was a passenger in the vehicle." He is best known for writing and directing the award-winning  Sarafina!  and  Woza Albert . Social media has been abuzz with tributes since the news of his death broke on Wednesday evening. Those who had worked with him and admired his work shared their messages on their social media pages.  Leading the tributes was Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Zizi Kodwa ...

  Sean Dyche, left, has lost 17 of his 18 meetings with Pep Guardiola, with the other being a draw Managers Pep Guardiola and Sean Dyche experienced differing emotions at Goodison Park on Wednesday - but both left the ground questioning the laws of football. Manchester City defender John Stones limped off  with an ankle injury  sustained after the assistant referee had kept his flag down as Beto ran through on goal despite being offside. And then, in the second half, Everton felt harshly done by after seeing a penalty awarded against them for Amadou Onana's handball from Nathan Ake's shot. It allowed Julian Alvarez to convert from the spot, with goals from Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva either side  giving the visitors a 3-1 victory.   "The penalty, I have no clue," said Dyche. "I don't think anyone does. We had a Zoom call a couple of months ago, all of the managers said it is a farce and we don't know why they are giving penalties. "The rules state ...

  Troops in western Iraq and eastern Syria have all come under fire since the war in Gaza began in  October. Attacks on U.S. military positions in Syria and Iraq have intensified since October—injuring dozens of troops originally stationed in the Middle Eastern countries to combat ISIS. KEY FACTS Oct. 17: a series of “mostly unsuccessful” drone strikes hit the U.S. Ain al-Asad airbase and al-Tanf military base in western Iraq—a total of 21 personnel at the bases suffered minor injuries and all returned to active duty days later, the  Defense Department  confirmed. Oct. 19: another drone  struck Ain al-Asad , and a U.S. contractor died after going into cardiac arrest while sheltering in place. Oct. 26: U.S. forces conducted “self-defense strikes” on two bases in eastern Syria that the Defense Department said were used by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps and their proxy groups in the country. Nov. 8: Drones struck both Ain al-Asad and the al-Harir airbase in Erbil...

  Two House Committees are seeking communications between President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter  Biden amid an investigation into the Biden family's foreign business ties The Republican-led House Oversight and Judiciary Committees issued a statement on Wednesday requesting communications between the Biden administration and Hunter Biden’s legal team in an effort to determine whether President Joe Biden was involved in his son’s rejection of a congressional subpoena, as House Republicans continue their impeachment inquiry. KEY FACTS In a letter to White House counsel Edward Siskel, House Oversight Committee chair Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) and House Judiciary Committee chair Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said the committees are “investigating whether sufficient grounds exist” to draft a formal impeachment against Biden, including whether the president “engaged in a conspiracy to obstruct a proceeding of Congress” by assisting his son defied two congressional subpoena requests. Hunte...

  An illuminated cat sculpture in downtown Reykjavik on November 29, 2021. Icelandic folklore tells of a giant cat that eats children who don't wear their new clothes at Christmas time. Christmas time is upon us, and though children loathe getting new clothes for gifts, they best put on that new itchy sweater or slide on those unwanted socks. Or else risk being eaten alive by a giant cat, at least according to Icelandic folklore. That's right. A child's worst nightmare — new clothes under the tree — could only be outdone by a somehow worse nightmare, being devoured by a ferocious feline that hunts down children caught not wearing their new clothes. The tale of Jólakötturinn, which translates to Yule Cat, is an Icelandic Christmas classic dating back to at least 1932, according to the  Icelandic Folklore website , a research project managed by the University of Iceland. Jóhannes úr Kötlum, an Icelandic poet, wrote about the Yule Cat in his book, Jólin koma (Christmas is Comi...

Palestinians mourn relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip outside a morgue in Khan Younis on Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023. TEL AVIV, Israel — Fourteen Israeli soldiers were killed in combat in the Gaza Strip over the weekend, the Israeli military said Sunday, in some of the bloodiest days of battle since the start of the ground offensive and a sign that Hamas is still putting up a fight despite weeks of brutal war. The mounting death toll among Israeli troops is likely to play an important factor in Israeli public support for the war, which was sparked when Hamas-led militants stormed communities in southern Israel on Oct. 7, killing 1,200 and taking 240 hostage. The war has devastated parts of the Gaza Strip, killed roughly 20,400 Palestinians and displaced nearly 85% of Gaza's 2.3 million people. The Health Ministry in Hamas-controlled Gaza said 166 people were killed in the coastal enclave over the past day. Israelis still stand firmly behind the country's st...