Month: January 2022
News24.com | Three bust in possession of 27 000kg of poultry meat, offering R800 000 bribe to Gauteng cop
Two men and a woman have been arrested in City Deep for contravention of the Customs and Excise Act, as well as trying to bribe an arresting officer, Gauteng police say.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Ramaphosa’s paralysis, SA’s failing state and Thich Nhat Hanh – five of this week’s popular columns
Between the firing of St Andrew's headmaster for his inaction, the Lindiwe Sisulu saga and Cyril Ramaphosa's apparent lack of action and whether we are edging closer to a failed state, there was a lot for our columnists to focus on as we prepare to...
Continue ReadingNews24.com | 142 chickens confiscated from two Cape Town hawkers, SPCA to lay animal cruelty charges
Cape Town law enforcement officials and the SPCA have confiscated 142 live chickens from two hawkers in Masiphumelele.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | From ‘Hot Cape to Cold Cape’: Kingsley Holgate’s latest 30 000km expedition aims to take on malaria
Explorer and humanitarian Kingsley Holgate is embarking on what is said to be the world's first "Hot Cape to Cold Cape" expedition, from the southern-most tip of Africa, Cape Agulhas, to the most northern part of Europe, Nordkapp in Norway's Arctic Circle.
Continue ReadingJoni Mitchell Yanks Music From Spotify To Back Neil Young Over Joe Rogan’s COVID Lies
“Irresponsible people are spreading lies that are costing people their lives. I stand in solidarity with Neil Young," the singer said.
Continue ReadingNative American Activist Leonard Peltier Tests Positive For COVID-19 In Prison
The ailing 77-year-old Native American rights activist has been pleading for help in prison and was never given a coronavirus booster shot.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | OPINION | Alison Towner: Shark tales – there is a reason to see the glass half-full
South Africa’s National Plan of Action for sharks is now up for renewal again. Alison Towner examines some of the things the country has managed to achieve over the years.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Botswana seeks to fast track ‘worst piece of legislation’ targeting media, civil society
The Botswana government is seeking to fast track a piece of legislation that journalists say will stifle freedom of the press, trade unions and civil society.
Continue ReadingJan. 6 Committee Subpoenas Fake Trump Electors In 7 States
The panel is demanding testimony from people who allegedly submitted false Electoral College certificates.
Continue ReadingOmicron Drives US Deaths Higher Than In Fall’s Delta Wave
Even though the COVID-19 variant causes less severe disease for most people, the fact that it is more transmissible means more people are falling ill and dying.
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