Year: 2021
News24.com | ‘A dark and brutal Women’s Month’: Govt condemns recent femicide cases
Ongoing brutality against women in the country is a stark reminder that the fight against gender-based violence and femicide is nowhere near the end, the government says.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | WATCH | Quick-thinking Joburg councillor escapes armed hijackers
A City of Johannesburg councillor escaped with minor injuries after a group of armed men tried to hijack her and her family outside a Lonehill housing complex on Saturday night.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Mantashe won’t say how much government paid for stake in Sasol gas pipeline
The 865km-long pipeline conveys natural gas from the Mozambican Pande and Temane gas fields to Sasol's operations in Secunda, Mpumalanga.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Treasury warns against ‘flawed’ draft bill that proposes borrowing against pension funds
The private member's bill originally proposed that members could use up to 75% of their retirement funds as surety for loans - but this may change to 30%.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Slain Gauteng health dept official ‘uncovered corruption, stopped payments of irregular contracts’
Tributes poured in for Gauteng government corruption-buster Babita Deokaran, who was gunned down outside her home on Monday.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | ANC Women’s League president Bathabile Dlamini tests positive for Covid-19
ANC Women's League president and former social development minister Bathabile Dlamini has tested positive for Covid-19 and has been admitted to hospital for treatment.
Continue ReadingAirbnb Opens Up Housing For 20,000 Afghan Refugees Globally
"There’s no time to waste," CEO Brian Chesky said on Twitter.
Continue ReadingU.S. Military Airlifts 20,000 Out Of Afghanistan In One Day
The Taliban has demanded that the evacuation end as planned on Aug. 31 — no extensions.
Continue ReadingSearing Testimony In R. Kelly Trial Describes Statutory Rape, Beatings And Forced Abortion
Jane Doe No. 5 took the stand Monday, testifying she endured harrowing sexual, physical and mental abuse starting at 17.
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