Day: December 25, 2023
News24 | Gauteng man ran 21 half-marathons in 21 days to raise funds for mental health
Matthew Westner endured aching joints and swollen tendons in his ankles and feet through 21 half-marathons in 21 consecutive days - and he did it to raise awareness about mental health and funds for the South African Depression and Anxiety Group
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘Nothing to celebrate’: Bleak Christmas for Cape Town families who lost loved ones to violence
Cape Town families who lost loved ones as a result of crime and violence say they have no reason to celebrate this festive season.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Market volatility in 2023: The winners and losers
Investors once again grappled with global market volatility in 2023, but amid the nasty surprises, there was good news as well.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘I’m literally just a girl from South Africa’: The rise and rise of Joburg’s very own Tyla
Though 2023 has dealt the South African music industry multiple blows, it has also been the year of Johannesburg-born Tyla's meteoric rise. News24 takes a look at the year of her continued rise.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Serjeant at the Bar | Growing global inequality sows seeds for authoritarism
The ground has been laid for populism masquerading as a concern for the most vulnerable to do a complete reverse takeover of our constitutional model, writes Serjeant at the Bar.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Year of the deepfake in SA with 1 200% growth in frequency in 2023 – report
There has been a 1 200% increase in the number of deepfakes in South Africa between 2022 and 2023, according to the recently published Sumsub identity fraud report for 2023, as manipulation and online scam attempts go high-tech.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ANALYSIS | Ramaphosa and Phala Phala: 13 stubborn questions that 3 probes have failed to answer
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s sofa couch may have been stuffed with at least $580 000, but he has emerged largely unscathed from three investigations into the theft of that cash. But Karyn Maughan and Jan Gerber write there are 13 questions about this saga that won’t...
Continue ReadingNews24 | Should professional sport in South Africa be played during the festive season?
Does the South African culture around the festive season help or hamper professional sport when it's played during this period?
Continue Reading‘Field Of Dreams,’ ‘Men In Black’ Actor Dies At 99
He died of old age at his Chicago home on Saturday, just days before his 100th birthday, his daughter, Karen Nussbaum, told The Associated Press.
Continue ReadingGrounded Charter Jet Carrying 303 Indian Nationals Freed To Leave France
The charter plane sequestered in France was carrying 303 Indians to Nicaragua. It was grounded amid a human trafficking investigation.
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