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What's making headlines in SA?
Acumen Media has released its seven-day analysis of the week's biggest stories in South African media.
As expected, the Springboks' successful campaign at the 2019 Rugby World Cup dominated this week's conversation - with 700,000 unique items and an engagement level four times bigger.
In celebration of Tendai 'Beast' Mtawarira's contribution to South African rugby and the 2019 RWC, in particular, Nando's unveiled an ad dedicated to the Springbok front ranker - who has since announced his retirement from international rugby.
Pull through @Beast_TM. You know they call us beauty in the streets #ThankyouBeast pic.twitter.com/s8VEbAMlBV
- NandosSA (@NandosSA) November 6, 2019
In even bigger and better news, President Cyril Ramaphosa's Investment Conference managed to garner over R363bn in new investments pledged by the private and public sector.
In some sad news, legendary radio and television broadcaster Xolani Gwala passed away following a battle with cancer. And the roof of the Dr Pixley Ka Seme Street building in Durban collapsed, killing nine people including a child.
And now for an update on the former president: The KwaZulu-Natal High Court dismissed Jacob Zuma's application for leave to appeal a judgment against him for calling Derek Hanekom a 'known enemy agent'. Meanwhile, Zuma was reportedly too ill to make it to the Zondo Commission of Inquiry.
The power utility without power Eskom continued to implement load shedding.
She tried to run but she couldn't hide, after meeting with her legal team, convicted racist Vicki Momberg handed herself over the police after she failed to do so. On the flipside, AfriForum will be intervening in the investigation of the murder of former Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa - after being requested to do so by Meyiwa's family.
In political news, in a sign that it's time for Mosiuoa Lekota and co. to give up, Congress of the People (Cope) has closed its headquarters in Johannesburg.
And after failing to produce some wins recently, Benni McCarthy has lost his job as the manager of Cape Town City FC.
