Day: January 28, 2022
‘Genocide Games’: Human Rights Activists Urge Athletes To Speak Out At Beijing Olympics
Activists begged athletes from the U.S. and elsewhere to “use your platform and your privilege” to “speak out against the wave of genocide" in China.
Continue ReadingBiden’s Federal Reserve Nominee Lisa Cook Is Facing A Racist Smear Campaign
If confirmed by the Senate, Cook would be the first Black woman on the Fed’s board of governors.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Child sex ring: Case against top advocate and co-accused postponed
The 63-year-old advocate and his 53-year-old co-accused, who cannot be named in terms of the Sexual Offences Act until they have pleaded to the charges, have appeared again in the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Zandspruit vigilante killings: Case against 14 accused postponed for some to secure lawyers
The pre-trial hearing of 14 people charged with killing eight young men in a vigilante attack in Zandspruit in 2021 has been postponed in the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Numsa wants R4 200 wage hike for lowest paid bus drivers
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa on Friday said it would table an ambitious set of demands before the South African Road Passenger Bargaining Council, including a 54% wage hike for the lowest-paid bus drivers.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | ‘I did not have anything to do with the Guptas’: Sisulu responds to media report on Dubai meeting
Under-fire Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has denied claims that she knowingly met with a Gupta-linked businessman while attending the Dubai Expo in December.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Tshegofatso Pule: Killer says he is rendered ‘powerless’ by alleged mastermind’s ‘lies’
Muzikayise Malephane is being cross-examined in the Gauteng High Court sitting in Johannesburg.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Steinhoff boosts revenue by 14% as customers look to discount stores in tough economy
Steinhoff says higher sales, an expanded store footprint and the easing of Covid-19 restrictions contributed to an 14% increase in revenue accross its operations.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Cape Town City Hall to be declared Parliament precinct for SONA
The Cape Town City Hall will be declared a precinct of Parliament to accomodate President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address on 10 February.
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