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Adriaan's top 10 reads of the day | Lula is back, RIP Jeremy, dancing teacher

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View Online Adriaan's top 10 reads of the day ADRIAAN BASSON, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The original shock jock is no more. South Africans woke up to the news on Monday that legendary radio  DJ Jeremy Mansfield had died  at the age of 59 after battling terminal liver cancer. Tributes, lauding his contribution to changing radio in South Africa, poured in during the day.   More than 920 000  matric pupils started writing their National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations  on Monday. An increase in candidates writing the exams has allayed fears that significant numbers of pupils dropped out following the Covid-19 pandemic.   Lula is back!  President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated Brazil's newly elected president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who won 50.9% of the popula...

RIP Jeremy Mansfield

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Remembering the master of the mic. View Online Entertainment Flash The South African broadcasting industry went radio silent as news of Jeremy Mansfield's death was announced. We pay tribute to the legendary radio presenter. PLUS: Mark Pilgrim shared an update after undergoing surgery, Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson's son made his Instagram debut, and SA singer Eggsta tells us why her new single is bound to 'make you feel good'. BRONWYN MCKAY , LOCAL NEWS EDITOR 'Larger than life' Jeremy Mansfield: We were 'brighter and lighter with him on the airwaves' The South African broadcasting industry went radio silent on Monday morning as news of legendary presen...