Day: July 6, 2023
News24.com | Plucky Cheetahs belatedly rewarded for on-field achievements with another Challenge Cup invite
The Cheetahs' poignant Currie Cup triumph and a gutsy maiden campaign in Europe - along with an organised application - proved enough leverage for them to, again, be included in next season's Challenge Cup.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Municipality collected 90% of electricity bills but failed to pay Eskom
Eskom will take over the electricity business of Emfuleni Municipality in the wake of "spiralling debt" of R3.5 billion. The Pretoria High Court found the municipality had collected 90% of electricity bills but had not paid Eskom.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Inner Joburg a sea of red as Cosatu members march against economic ills, crime and corruption
The Johannesburg CBD was covered in a sea of red on Wednesday as Cosatu members marched to protest high unemployment rates, load shedding and climbing interest rates, among other economic difficulties.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Cosatu march: ‘Government has constantly failed,’ says nursing union as it joins protest
A lack of equipment, medical supplies and food at healthcare facilities, unfilled vacancies and the non-payment of allowances prompted the Democratic Nursing Organisation of SA to join a Congress of South African Trade Unions national day of action.
Continue ReadingDrinking Water From Alarming Number Of U.S. Faucets May Have Harmful Chemicals: Study
The synthetic compounds are contaminating drinking water to varying extents in large cities and small towns, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Continue ReadingSpecial Counsel Jack Smith Subpoenas Arizona Secretary Of State’s Office In Jan. 6 Probe
Smith continues to investigate efforts led by Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 presidential election result.
Continue ReadingRon DeSantis Doubles Down On Anti-LGBTQ Ad: ‘Totally Fair Game’
The DeSantis campaign video, which examined his laws targeting LGBTQ+ people, prompted criticism from the conservative LGBTQ group Log Cabin Republicans.
Continue ReadingTrump Valet Charged In Classified Documents Case Set Again For Arraignment
Walt Nauta, who was charged alongside Trump, is set to be arraigned before a federal magistrate in Miami after earlier delays.
Continue ReadingDramatic Video Shows Russian Fighter Jets ‘Harassing’ U.S. Drones Over Syria
The jets set off flares and forced evasive maneuvers from the MQ-9 Reapers which were on a mission against the Islamic State group, said the U.S. Air Force.
Continue ReadingWagner Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin Is In Russia, President Of Belarus Says
Alexander Lukashenko helped broker a deal under which Prigozhin ended his abortive mutiny in exchange for security guarantees for himself and his soldiers.
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