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Residents of KwaMashu, north of Durban are calling for the closure of spaza shops owned by foreign nationals.  This after teachers at a KwaMashu school, who have started to inspect snacks children bought at spaza shops, found capsules inside a sealed packet of chips.  There have been several cases of food poisoning in KwaZulu-Natal, since last month.  In another case an oThongathi family fell ill, shortly after drinking cold drinks bought at a spaza shop. Fanele Mhlongo  reports….

CONGRATULATIONS to our sixth BUG winner, Londiwe, who guessed the correct location. The Bug was on the stone counter in front of the braai area, next to the wood pile at Mkhize Roof Top in KwaMashu. Webpage

CONGRATULATIONS to our sixth BUG winner, Londiwe, who guessed the correct location. The Bug was on the stone counter in front of the braai area, next to the wood pile at Mkhize Roof Top in KwaMashu. WhatsApp 'Bug' to 061 700 0800. Visit the link in our bio for more info. T's and C's apply. Webpage

Born in KwaMashu, Kwa-Zulu Natal, Zakes Bantwini is demonstrating that dreams can indeed come true as he conquers the world.The renowned South African global artist, producer, and Grammy winner celebrated a 20-year milestone in his phenomenal career in the music industry. Bantwini hosted a special 20th-anniversary concert at the Durban ICC on Friday.

The N2 has become an active crime scene this morning, after CIT robbers struck in the vicinity of the KwaMashu off-ramp. Website

KZN Slots are lending a helping hand by putting R20 000 towards fixing this roof. Siyamu Dlamini has reached out to the East Coast Breakfast team on behalf of her grandmother, Makho. This granddaughter is seeking some urgent assistance to fix her mothers house which suddenly went up in flames during a freak accident. Big Favour · Webpage

Siyamu Dlamini has reached out to the East Coast Breakfast team on behalf of her grandmother, Makho. This granddaughter is seeking some urgent assistance to fix her mothers house which suddenly went up in flames during a freak accident. KZN Slots are lending a helping hand by putting R20 000 towards fixing this roof. Big Favour · Webpage

Three people have been killed during a shooting at a spaza shop in KwaMashu-north of Durban last night. Website

Mlaba, who hails from Ntuzuma and KwaMashu, began her cricketing journey as a fast bowler in an environment that didn't recognise girls playing cricket. Listen to Nick Tatham get the exclusive scoop here

Today, July 9th marks exactly 2 years since the devastating July unrest that took place in Kwa Zulu Natal and some parts of Gauteng. This was allegedly as a result of the Constitutional Court's order that former president Jacob Zuma be arrested. KwaMashu in Kwa Zulu Natal became epicentre of the riots that saw shops and factories, including malls, looted over several days. Some parts of Gauteng were also affected.... Small business owner Ntombenhle Khathwane from Gauteng had to start all over again following the events of July 2021 after her enterprise was looted and destroyed during the riots. We also spoke to  Muzi Dladla: Executive Manager: Stakeholder Management at SASRIA  and  Independent Researcher, Stuart Mbanyele.

Kwazulu Natal police are searching for a group of armed men who shot and killed several people at a hostel in KwaMashu, Durban yesterday. For the latest, Elvis Presslin spoke to KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Robert Netshiunda

KZN police are investigating a double murder in KwaMashu, north of Durban.

We've partnered with Spring Lights Gas Pty, they would like to donate funds to each black entrepreneur who has been affected by Covid, Riots or floods. Here is how day 5 went down thanks to SLG. #DarrenKeriSkyOnECR #SLG Big Favour: Boy's Conference KwaMashu gets much needed financial boost

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) is being totally rebuilt, says PRASA strategy GM Anna-Marie Lubbe. “We are hard at work rebuilding PRASA. It is not a recovery, it is not a rehabilitation [process] – it is a total rebuild.” Lubbe adds that PRASA is focused on building a new rail system that will allow it to consistently offer a service that is fast, reliable and safe. “I think that has been our downfall in the past; that we could not provide a consistently good service.” PRASA operates a commuter passenger rail service, as well as a long-distance passenger rail service. Lubbe says that PRASA saw destruction at a massive scale prior to Covid-19 and during the pandemic, especially on Cape Town's central line and the Mabopane line in Gauteng. Overhead traction equipment disappeared, substations were vandalised and signalling and telecommunications systems were destroyed. “People also carried away our perway – our rail tracks. This is not someone who needs to buy bread, this is organised crime,” says Lubbe. All of this meant that PRASA could only restart some services ­– six out of 40 lines – following the hard lockdown related to Covid-19. “We are currently sitting at 15 lines, with 10% of the trains we normally run. Even where we introduced trains, we have limited service,” notes Lubbe. She explains that PRASA cannot currently increase train frequency and speed and, therefore, ridership, because of the faltering signalling systems that must be rebuilt. Lubbe says PRASA is rebuilding the commuter rail system corridor by corridor, with a focus on those lines carrying the most commuters first. The first phase is to restore the service with a peak and offpeak service, but without fully functioning signalling systems and stations. Phase 2 aims to revitalise and upgrade stations, build footbridges and have a programme of cleaning around the stations. A war room that meets every week and reaches down to provincial level has been created to execute this programme. “With the war room we have also been able to unlock some of our procurement issues,” adds Lubbe. The corridors that PRASA wishes to still tackle this year includes the Central line from Langa to Nyanga. In Gauteng, the aim is to retore the Johannesburg to Naledi corridor; Johannesburg to Leralla; and Pretoria to Johannesburg. In KwaZulu-Natal the goal is to restore the Durban to KwaMashu and Durban to Umlazi lines next. Lubbe adds that there is a strong focus on strengthening security systems within the new PRASA. “We do not have a closed [rail] system – one of the few in the world. This open system leaves us vulnerable to theft and vandalism, so we want to close off our system.” This means that all the depots are currently being walled off, with the rail corridors to follow, with the Mabopane service first in line. “This is to protect commuters and our fare revenue,” says Lubbe. “This will all contribute to enabling us to run a consistent service with people who pay for the service they are using.” Lubbe spoke at a Transport Forum event.

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) is being totally rebuilt, says PRASA strategy GM Anna-Marie Lubbe. “We are hard at work rebuilding PRASA. It is not a recovery, it is not a rehabilitation [process] – it is a total rebuild.” Lubbe adds that PRASA is focused on building a new rail system that will allow it to consistently offer a service that is fast, reliable and safe. “I think that has been our downfall in the past; that we could not provide a consistently good service.” PRASA operates a commuter passenger rail service, as well as a long-distance passenger rail service. Lubbe says that PRASA saw destruction at a massive scale prior to Covid-19 and during the pandemic, especially on Cape Town's central line and the Mabopane line in Gauteng. Overhead traction equipment disappeared, substations were vandalised and signalling and telecommunications systems were destroyed. “People also carried away our perway – our rail tracks. This is not someone who needs to buy bread, this is organised crime,” says Lubbe. All of this meant that PRASA could only restart some services ­– six out of 40 lines – following the hard lockdown related to Covid-19. “We are currently sitting at 15 lines, with 10% of the trains we normally run. Even where we introduced trains, we have limited service,” notes Lubbe. She explains that PRASA cannot currently increase train frequency and speed and, therefore, ridership, because of the faltering signalling systems that must be rebuilt. Lubbe says PRASA is rebuilding the commuter rail system corridor by corridor, with a focus on those lines carrying the most commuters first. The first phase is to restore the service with a peak and offpeak service, but without fully functioning signalling systems and stations. Phase 2 aims to revitalise and upgrade stations, build footbridges and have a programme of cleaning around the stations. A war room that meets every week and reaches down to provincial level has been created to execute this programme. “With the war room we have also been able to unlock some of our procurement issues,” adds Lubbe. The corridors that PRASA wishes to still tackle this year includes the Central line from Langa to Nyanga. In Gauteng, the aim is to retore the Johannesburg to Naledi corridor; Johannesburg to Leralla; and Pretoria to Johannesburg. In KwaZulu-Natal the goal is to restore the Durban to KwaMashu and Durban to Umlazi lines next. Lubbe adds that there is a strong focus on strengthening security systems within the new PRASA. “We do not have a closed [rail] system – one of the few in the world. This open system leaves us vulnerable to theft and vandalism, so we want to close off our system.” This means that all the depots are currently being walled off, with the rail corridors to follow, with the Mabopane service first in line. “This is to protect commuters and our fare revenue,” says Lubbe. “This will all contribute to enabling us to run a consistent service with people who pay for the service they are using.” Lubbe spoke at a Transport Forum event.

In today's music segment we feature the sounds of legendary South African folk and blues guitarist, Madala Kunene. Referred to as the 'Legendary King Of The Zulu Guitar', or the 'Maskandi King', Kunene was born in 1951 in Mkhumbane, near Durban. At the age of eight, in the year, in 1959, Kunene and his extended family were trucked off by the Apartheid government to go live in the then relatively new township of KwaMashu. It's also during this time that Kunene started busking on Durban's beach-front, making his first guitar out of a cooking oil tin and fish gut for the strings, soon becoming a popular performer in the townships. His music is therefore strongly influenced by his upbringing and the history of apartheid system and the dark memories of being a victim of forced removals. He is in Cape Town this week for a one-off show this coming Thursday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The July 2021 unrest and the floods in KwaZulu-Natal in April this year have seen the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) and its entities make available R3.5-billion in support. The dtic on Tuesday briefed the Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition on the support package to aid economic recovery given the impact of the unrest and the floods. They shared that R2.4-billion - or 80% of the R3-billion approved by the department and its entities - has been disbursed to businesses affected by the unrest. Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Fikile Majola explained that while the physical damage of the unrest was limited to Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, its economic impacts were widespread. As a response, the dtic and its entities developed an Economic Support Package of R3.75-billion. The package is funded through the reprioritisation of budgets within the dtic to the value of R700-million. National Treasury had made an allocation of R1.3-billion. The Industrial Development Corporation, an entity of the dtic, reprioritised and allocated R1.5-billion, and the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) allocated R250-million. The Solidarity Fund later provided the NEF with an additional R273-million. The support has been made available in the form of grants and concessionary loans or bridging finance to cover cash-flow challenges until the payouts from claims with the South African Special Insurance Risk Association (Sasria) are finalised. In its presentation, the department indicated that R3-billion had been approved for the applications made, and R2.4-billion has been disbursed so far. In some cases where construction is undertaken, or new equipment and machinery are ordered – payment is made after the completion of work. The disbursements, therefore, are expected to increase throughout the year. A total of 2 400 enterprises were supported – and over 2 600 sites were covered as, in some instances, individual firms had several of their sites affected. Over 45 000 jobs had also been supported. Businesses across different sectors such as manufacturing, retail, construction, agriculture and agro-processing, transportation, information and communication and the automotive industry benefitted from funds from the IDC. Several small-scale and large retailers were supported. Among those include rural and informal traders and small businesses who benefitted from R154-million grant funding. Over 1 800 business entities were supported, and about 7 100 jobs were saved. The IDC also provided grants of R7-million to 142 sugarcane growers in KwaZulu-Natal and over 6 500 jobs were saved. Over R12-million was approved for a black-owned company Wired Hardwares, which is a franchisee of Build-IT. Two Build-IT hardware stores in KwaZulu-Natal – one in KwaMashu and another in Inanda, that employed people from surrounding settlements - were looted, damaged and destroyed. However, thanks to the support provided, the Inanda store began trading again in March 2022, and the one in KwaMashu started trading again in late July. All 50 jobs were retained. A woman-owned business, Wildfire Trading, which owns an Engen franchise in Alexandra, Gauteng, was looted and damaged. A total of R2.5-million was approved to renovate the site, which had been vandalised. A total of 29 jobs were saved. Businesswoman Kedibone Lebethe, who owns 30 KFC outlets, having started off as a fryer, benefitted of R40.5-million needed to repair nine outlets across Gauteng that were damaged, looted and, in some cases, completely burnt down. In total, 14 outlets were affected. Her company KPML Group employs over 1 000 staff, mostly women and youth. The support helped the group reemploy 550 workers. The department has also supported infrastructure rebuilding programmes which covered six shopping centres, such as Protea Glen Shopping Centre in Gauteng and KwaMashu Shopping Centre in KwaZulu-Natal. Six other industrial sites also applied for funding. Close to...

Nomzamo Mbatha has become a beacon of hope for many people in Mzansi, particularly for young people from KwaMashu, Durban as she's living proof that your circumstances don't define you. The actress' trip back to her hometown launch the rebuilding project of a local school was a full-circle moment for her. While she is back on the home ground working on a new project she's set to reveal soon, TshisaLIVE flew to her hometown KwaMashu to celebrate the start of rebuilding a local school, Dr JL Dube High School into a state of the art school with the Cotton On Foundation. TshisaLIVE

Nomzamo Mbatha has become a beacon of hope for many people in Mzansi, particularly for young people from KwaMashu, Durban as she's living proof that your circumstances don't define you. The actress' trip back to her hometown launch the rebuilding project of a local school was a full-circle moment for her. While she is back on the home ground working on a new project she's set to reveal soon, TshisaLIVE flew to her hometown KwaMashu to celebrate the start of rebuilding a local school, Dr JL Dube High School into a state of the art school with the Cotton On Foundation.

When violence swept across Kwamashu, South Africa, Sibonelo Sithole was one of the only youth radio presenters that could make it to the station, Vibe FM. When he opened up the lines for callers, Sibonelo learned that division runs deep within his community. Months later, he is still trying to understand both sides of the story.

Multi-media Stories – T. Addison Brown, Emerging World Co-Founder T. Addison Brown creates multi-media stories as a fundamental and immersive form of communication that intends to engage on an intuitive and sensory level. Guided by Buddhist teachings her activities have emphasize on safeguarding all forms of life. During her tenure as Director of Philanthropy for Levity Foundation she created the See Me Project, South Africa. A Kodak sponsored photography event that partnered with South African Organizations NOAH, LoveLife and the KwaMashu township. By giving cameras to children, this project allowed the children to become the storytellers. This project brought global awareness to the lives of orphaned children living with the impact of HIV/AIDS. She directed and produced the documentary film “See Me” with Los Angeles based production company, Intuitive Entertainment. The film “See Me” was narrated by Academy Award-winning actress, Susan Sarandon. While enjoying the collaboration with Intuitive Entertainment, Addison created and served as consulting producer on the LifeTime Television series “Top this Party Los Angeles” and “Top This Party Las Vegas”. Currently, Addison is directing her focus on the Emerging World Project, where she serves as co-founder and creative director. EWP is a transmedia storytelling project in response to the multitude of system changes we are seeing in the world today. Through immersive storytelling and conversations with some of the most incandescent minds, EWP is creating advocacy campaigns, documentary films & graphic novels that promote personal and collective transformation aimed at asking the hard questions about humanity; its past, present and future. https://emergingworldproject.org/ Their first audio media project is the podcast “what are you doing here?” where Addison serves as its host and is joined by co-host 12yr environmental activist, Marley. https://anchor.fm/whatareyoudoinghere

We had the chance to speak to Sandile Zungu, the owner and club director of the football club, Amazulu FC football club. They have done some work already in KwaMashu and Umlazi.

More businesses in KZN have closed their doors as the unrest sparked by the jailing of ex-president Jacob Zuma continues. Health and beauty retail giant Dis-Chem, the Pavilion Shopping Centre and the Gateway Theatre of Shopping are not operating today.

Will the #StaceyNormansBigMusicChallenge winning streak come to an end? Will Melusi from Kwamashu win R1,000 on today's #StaceyNormansBigMusicChallenge? Take a listen to find out. What we do know that he is the most entertaining contestant we have ever had!

The Public Service Commission says it was horrified when large groups of applicants pitched up for work at the brand new hospital in KwaMashu this week.

KZN Health has put its nurse recruitment programme on hold to avoid a rush of people seeking work at its newly-established facility in KwaMashu. The Department says it did not expect thousands of people to turn up at the Dr Pixley Ka-Isaka Seme Memorial Hospital yesterday.

The two victims of this morning’s structural collapse in KwaMashu have been named. Two retaining walls came down onto two homes during this morning’s rains.

Rescuers are still working to recover the second body of a man who was buried when a wall collapsed on his home in KwaMashu during this morning’s heavy rains.

A body has been pulled out of the rubble after a wall collapsed on two homes in KwaMashu during heavy rains in the early hours of this morning.

Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two people, who were crushed when a wall collapsed in KwaMashu.

After drilling and digging for several hours, rescue workers have now retrieved the second body from underneath the rubble following a home collapse in KwaMashu.

A woman accused of the murder of another woman in KwaMashu last month has been granted bail.

Mandla Langa (born 1950 in Stanger, Durban) is a South African poet, short story writer, and novelist. He grew up in KwaMashu township.[1] His novel The Lost Colours of the Chameleon won the 2009 Commonwealth Writers' Prize (Africa region).[2][3] Langa studied at the University of Fort Hare, graduating in 1972 with a B.A. degree in English and Philosophy.[4] In 1976, he went into exile and has lived in different countries of Southern Africa as well as in Hungary and the United Kingdom.

The culprits who torched and destroyed cell phone network towers in Durban, this week, will not get away with it. KZN Premier, Sihle Zikalala has also condemned the destruction of the recently installed 5G masts in Umlazi, KwaMashu and Ntuzuma.

Dr. Sandile Tshabalala (HoD KZN Department of Health) discusses a media statement released on Sunday about the brand new Pixley Ka Isaka Seme Memorial in KwaMashu and when the hospital will be ready to join the fight against COVID-19.

A 15-year-old boy accused of murdering four-year-old KwaMashu girl, Sanelisiwe Mhlongo, is being taken back to court. She had been stabbed and dumped in a bush near her home last month.

Local artists are at the home of Sanelisiwe Mhlongo, the four-year-old KwaMashu girl whose body was found dumped in a bush two ago. They've mobilised to raise awareness against gender-based violence.

The two bodies that were found in bushes in KwaMashu last week have now been identified.

The 15-year-old boy accused of the murder of a four-year-old KwaMashu girl has been moved to a place of safety.

KwaMashu community members demanding no bail for a teenager have vowed to come out in full force at his first court appearance in Ntuzuma today. The 15-year-old boy was arrested in connection with the murder of his 4-year-old relative, Sanelisiwe Mhlongo.

A local councillor says the discovery of the bodies of two women in KwaMashu, north of Durban, has sent shock waves across the community. A passerby found the pair in a bush in P Section yesterday.

The family of KwaMashu child, Sanelisiwe Mhlongo, says they believe that justice will be served in the 4-year-old's murder. A frantic search was launched a week ago for the girl whose body was found on Thursday.

eThekwini Mayor, Mxolisi Kaunda has called for a speedy investigation into the murders of two women and a child in KwaMashu over the last week.

There's been a breakthrough in the murder investigation into a 4-year-old girl in KwaMashu, north of Durban. Police have arrested a 15-year-old boy in connection with Sanelisiwe Mhlongo's death.

Durban detectives are currently combing a bush in KwaMashu where two women have been found dead.

Residents of KwaMashu who've been identified as beneficiaries of Social Relief of Distress have been asked to only visit the Social Development local offices once they've been contacted.

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 4-year-old girl, who went missing from outside her home in Kwamashu this week. Images of little Sanelisiwe Mhlongo circulated on social media along with her family's appeal for help.

East Coast Radio — PRASA warns against children performing dangerous stunts on trains after a 15-year-old sustained critical injuries when electrocuted by a power line while train surfing in KwaMashu, north of Durban.

East Coast Radio — Train services are set to resume gradually between Umlazi and KwaMashu this week. Operations were suspended in March this year following the Covid-19 national lockdown in an effort to flatten the curve.

East Coast Radio — Firefighters are currently battling a blaze at an informal settlement in KwaMashu, north of Durban.

East Coast Radio — Four patients treated at an informal settlement fire in Kwamashu - north of Durban - are in a stable condition.

A private security in KwaZulu Natal, Reaction Unit South Africa says in the past ten days they found at least eight bodies in and around Verulam, north of Durban. Reaction Unit South Africa says yesterday an unidentified body of a man with multiple gunshot wounds was discovered at Ndwedwe, while the remains of a severely burnt body was found along the M25, near KwaMashu. The private security company says most of the victims were found with gunshot wounds, bound, gagged and burnt. We spoke to Prem Balram, spokesperson for Reaction Unit South Africa...

In July 2019 the Socio-Economic Research Institute (SERI) published a series of research reports reflecting on three informal settlements: Ratanang in Klerksdorp, North West Province; Marikana in Philippi, Cape Town, Western Cape; and Siyanda in KwaMashu, eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal. Today’s Talking Transformation Podcast guest is SERI Senior Research and Advocacy Associate Lauren Royston who led the research team. In this episode she summarises the approach and main findings from SERI’s detailed research (available via this link). A development planner by trade, Lauren has been a leading advocate on land and tenure issues in South African and regionally for many years. She has worked with number of different organisations and recently co-authored “Untitled” a book publication on urban and rural tenure security in South Africa. Her insight and reflections make for essential listening for anyone engaging on issues of informality, community dynamics and policy formation. Recorded August 12th 2019 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talking-transformation-po/message

Neighbors and relatives of a family in Durban are still reeling in shock after a man allegedly shot dead his wife and their three children before turning the gun on himself. Police say the motive of the killing is not known. In another incident, three pupils were killed and a fourth critically injured after they were allegedly knocked over by a mini bus taxi on their way to school in KwaMashu, north of Durban

KwaZulu-Natal police will be closely monitoring some of Durban's northern townships after a local business association issued an ultimatum to foreign shop owners to pack up and leave. The Northern Region Business Association - which operates in Inanda, Ntuzuma and KwaMashu - accuses foreign nationals of unfair business practices and making it difficult for South African shop owners to do business. This has sparked panic among foreign nationals, who fear this could lead to xenophobic violence similar to that experienced in 2015. Premier Willies Mchunu met with the disgruntled association and the province's Somali Community Council. Nhlanhla Nxele reports....

Fine Music Radio — Mandla Langa (born 1950 in Stanger, Durban) is a South African poet, short story writer, and novelist. He grew up in KwaMashu township.[1] His novel The Lost Colours of the Chameleon won the 2009 Commonwealth Writers' Prize (Africa region).[2][3] Langa studied at the University of Fort Hare, graduating in 1972 with a B.A. degree in English and Philosophy.[4] In 1976, he went into exile and has lived in different countries of Southern Africa as well as in Hungary and the United Kingdom.

Police in KwaZulu-Natal have spent the night trying to rescue foreign shop owners near KwaMashu hostel and surrounding areas north of Durban. This comes after some locals allegedly stormed into the foreign owned shops and looted them. The incident is allegedly to have been prompted by reports of learners who were kidnapped at their schools in KwaMashu. However, police in KwaZulu-Natal have dismissed the reports as unfounded. Sakina Kamwendo speask to Police spokesperson Colonel Thulani Zwane.

The number of learners in KwaZulu-Natal who have died after taking a form of Ecstasy known as "mercedes", has risen to seven. About 30 other youngsters have spent time in hospital, or are still receiving treatment after taking the drug at an end-of-term party at KwaMashu, north of Durban. The majority of the pupils are from Zeph Dhlomo High School in the township. The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Social Development has called on parents to keep a close eye on their children. Nhlanhla Nxele reports

The number of learners in KwaZulu-Natal who have died after taking a form of Ecstasy known as "mercedes", has risen to seven. About 30 other youngsters have spent time in hospital, or are still receiving treatment after taking the drug at an end-of-term party at KwaMashu, north of Durban. Bongi Gwala spoke to MEC of Social Development in KwaZulu Natal Weziwe Thusi…

Five people were killed at KwaMashu Hostel, north of Durban, yesterday morning (wednesday 16 September). A group of five people allegedly opened fire, killing four on the spot, while another died on the way to hospital. The MEC for the Department of Transport, Community Safety, and Liaison in KwaZulu Natal, Willies Mchunu, has condemned the killings. he spoke to Sakina Kamwendo

Five people were killed at KwaMashu Hostel, north of Durban. A group of five people allegedly opened fire, killing four on the spot, while another died on the way to hospital. The fifth person believed to be one of the suspects was found dead with a 9mm pistol next to him. It's not clear who shot him. Fanele Mhlongo reports

David, Jason, Frances and Kirsten joined the Christian community in KwaMashu Township in Durban. Songs and testimonials spontaneously broke out in the celebration of our Lord Jesus Christ.