SABC News Headlines: 6th February 2023

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* The EFF in the Free State says the imminent removal of Premier Sisi Ntombela will not benefit the people of the province.

* Slain Barcardi music artist Itumeleng Mosoeu AKA Vusi MaR5 was laid to rest in Mabopane, Pretoria yesterday afternoon. Mosoeu was gunned down last week in Soshanguve and police are appealing to residents to assist in their criminal investigation. His fans and family came in numbers to pay their last respects.

* Yesterday marked seven years since the Lily Mine disaster near Barberton in Mpumalanga The mine collapsed, trapping Pretty Nkambule, Yvonne Mnise and Solomon Nyerende underground. Their bodies are yet to be recovered.

* South Africans Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini & Nomcebo Zikode have won the 2023 Grammy award for Best Global Music Performance for their collaboration Bayethe. Their win follows hot on the heels of last year’s Grammy win by DJ Black Coffee in the Best Dance Electronic Category. The 65th annual Grammy Awards are being held in Los Angeles California and hosted by another South African Trevor Noah. This was flautist Kellerman’s 4th nomination and his second Grammy.