Month: December 2023
News24 | Teenager sues education departments for R5.1 million after rape on school property
A teenager who was tied up and raped by two pupils on a school's premises when she was eight years old is suing the government for R5.1m in damages.
Continue ReadingNews24 | WATCH | A mountain of crime: More cops sent to trails as Table Mountain mugging wave swells
Table Mountain has been the scene of several armed muggings in recent weeks, with law enforcement and SANParks now promising more boots on the ground to keep visitors safe.
Continue ReadingNews24 | IFP’s dramatic 2023: Gains at polls, Buthelezi’s death, leadership squabbles and municipal scandals
The IFP has been on an upward trajectory since the 2021 municipal elections, but the year 2023 also marked three challenges for the party: The death of its bedrock, lifelong president Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi; infighting in its upper echelons over succession; and political and administrative...
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘She was my life and I lived for her’: Slain crimefighter Guffy’s child struggling after mom’s murder
The grief-stricken daughter of the late Gugulethu Community Policing Forum deputy chairperson Lulama "Guffy" Dinginto is dreading a life without her mother, who was shot dead inside her home more than two weeks ago.
Continue ReadingDetroit Pistons Lose… And Gain A New NBA Record
Detroit became the league’s first team to lose 27 straight games in a season, falling 118-112 to the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘Project Retirement’: Businessman stands by bribery allegations against ministers
In response to Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's R1-million defamation case against him, businessman Mthunzi Mdwaba is standing by his allegations of high-level bribery.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Mcebisi Ndletyana | What’s in a name? A lot, it seems, and the party Zuma supports knows this
A recent case study of the AIC trading on the ANC's name makes it clear that parties plagiarise with the intention of getting votes at the expense of others, writes Mcebisi Ndletyana as he reflects on the choice of the name of a political party...
Continue ReadingNews24 | The Rabada and Rahul show: Proper Boxing Day Test cricket vibes hit Centurion
Kagiso Rabada took in the Boxing Day vibes to carry South Africa to a position of relative strength on the first day of an entertaining first Test against India at SuperSport Park in Centurion.
Continue ReadingNews24 | City of Cape Town clamps down on firms with links to alleged construction mafia
The City of Cape Town has clamped down on construction companies allegedly affiliated with key underworld figures in the city.
Continue ReadingIce Storms And Blizzards Pummel The Central US A Day After Christmas
A North Dakota ice storm sealed windows shut while blizzard conditions in Colorado caused hundreds of airport delays and cancellations.
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