Month: January 2022
News24.com | Stormers still loath to move Willemse to 12 to fit Gelant into XV v Sharks
Head coach John Dobson is loath to shift Damian Willemse from fullback to first centre to accommodate Warrick Gelant for the Stormers clash against the Sharks.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Updated | N3 in Pietermaritzburg a no-go zone due to protest action
The N3 in Pietermaritzburg has re-opened after ongoing protests on the corner of Masukwana and Jabu Ndlovu Streets on Thursday morning.
Continue ReadingTennessee School Board Bans Pulitzer-Winning Holocaust Book ‘Maus’
The graphic novel shows the horrors of the Holocaust in cartoon, depicting Jews as mice and Nazis as cats.
Continue ReadingSen. Brian Schatz Urges Biden To Commute Native American Activist’s Prison Sentence
Leonard Peltier “meets appropriate criteria” for going home, says the Senate Indian Affairs Committee chair.
Continue ReadingBusinessinsider.co.za | SA residency applications reopen after a 22-month break – but don’t expect approval before 2025
South Africa's department of home affairs has reopened applications for permanent residency permits, but is still dealing with a huge backlog.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Q&A | Does the AU have the political will to bring sanity to Burkina Faso, a country dogged by coups
South Africa joined the rest of the continent in calling for the military in Burkina Faso to return to their barracks and restore civilian democratic rule. News24 spoke to Emmanuel Matambo, a senior researcher in North African politics for the Centre for Africa-China Studies.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | FEEL GOOD | To keep a 10-year promise, Joburg woman plans to run 295km to fund Nellie’s matric
In a bid to keep her almost decade-long promise to a young matric pupil, a fitness specialist and wellbeing coach from Strubens Valley, west of Johannesburg, plans to run the equivalent of seven marathons to pay off the teenager's R70 000 final-year school fees.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | WATCH | SA’s mega licence card printing machine is back. Will it reel in the backlog?
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula proudly declared South Africa's driving licence card machine is back in working order. This is good news for motorists, but what about the backlog?
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Glass half full again as SA’s wine industry slowly rises from Covid-19 ashes
The SA wine industry was hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic and will still take a few years to fully recover, says the managing director of local wine producers' body Vinpro.
Continue ReadingIllinois State Trooper Fatally Shot Wife Before Killing Self: Autopsy Report
Antonio Alvarez was found to have killed his wife, Amanda Alvarez, with a gunshot to the head before doing the same to himself.
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