RECORDING ACADEMY ADDS FIVE NEW GRAMMY CATEGORIES, UPDATES RULES FOR 2026 AWARDS. (PHOTO).

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 Recording Academy adds five new Grammy categories, updates rules for 2026 awards NEW YORK - The Recording Academy is introducing five new categories and making several rule changes for the 2026 Grammy Awards in an effort to reflect the evolving global music landscape. Among the new additions is a best Asian pop music performance category, which will honor performances across genres such as K-pop, J-pop, C-pop and other Asian pop styles, with the award going to performers. A new best traditional pop vocal performance category will recognize artists whose work does not fit within modern pop styles. A best Latin song category will spotlight songwriters for Spanish-language Latin recordings. Changes are also coming to existing categories in R&B and folk music. The academy is adding a best R&B collaboration or duo/group performance category alongside a revised best R&B solo performance award. In folk, the best folk album category will be split into best contemporary folk al...
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S. A: FEMALE FRAUDSTER CONVICTED ON 80 COUNTS OF CORRUPTION AND MONEY LAUNDERING. (PHOTO).

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 Female Fraudster Convicted on 80 Counts of Corruption and Money Laundering


Polokwane Specialised Commercial Court has convicted 37-year-old Thoko Evelyn Ndlovu on 80 counts of fraud and one count of money laundering, following a lengthy investigation into a multimillion-rand scam. The conviction was handed down on Friday, 08 August 2025.


According to court records, between 2015 and 2020, Ndlovu defrauded Old Mutual Marble Hall clients of approximately R2.5 million. She misled clients into believing they were investing or buying shares through the company, but instead instructed them to deposit the money into her personal Nedbank account. The funds were then used for her personal benefit, bypassing Old Mutual entirely.


Clients only discovered the fraud after years of waiting for maturity notifications from Old Mutual. Upon inquiry, they were shocked to learn that their details were not recorded in the company’s system. Old Mutual’s internal investigation confirmed the irregularities, prompting the victims to open fraud and money laundering cases.


The docket was assigned to Sergeant Ellias Mathenji, who traced the fraudulent transactions to Ndlovu’s bank account. She was arrested in March 2023 and released on R50 000 bail until her conviction on 17 July 2025.


On Friday, 08 August 2025, Ndlovu was sentenced and declared unfit to possess firearms.

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