Year: 2023
News24 | PICS | Ladysmith floods: Death toll rises to 21 as search continues for missing people
The death toll for the Christmas Day floods that hit Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal has risen to 21, according to police.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Koeberg Unit 1 undergoes critical final test
A full load rejection test is being performed on Koeberg's Unit 1 on Saturday – the final test that must be performed after the installation of its new steam generators, Eskom said on Friday night.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Mozambican tour guide rescued from Komati River, search under way for 2 other men
A Mozambican tour guide who was on his way to pick up South African guests in Mpumalanga has been rescued after he was swept away in the Komati River.
Continue ReadingSouth Africa Launches Case At Top UN Court Accusing Israel Of Genocide In Gaza
The Israeli government rejected the accusations "with disgust."
Continue ReadingBiden Administration Once Again Bypasses Congress On An Emergency Weapons Sale To Israel
For the second time this month, the Biden administration is bypassing Congress to approve an emergency weapons sale to Israel.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Heinie Werth named CEO of SanlamAllianz
Werth, who is currently the CEO of Sanlam Emerging Markets, will step down from the Sanlam and Sanlam Life boards as an executive director with effect from 31 December 2023 to focus on the SanlamAllianz joint venture.
Continue ReadingNews24 | The year that was: These stories made headlines in the Eastern Cape in 2023
From hit murders at a university, the controversial release of former first lady Marike de Klerk's killer on parole, the tragic loss of Africa's first woman to navigate a submarine, and the miracle of a kidnapped baby reunited with his mother, these are the stories...
Continue ReadingNews24 | Feline killing frenzy: A house cat’s charm hides its dark side as a serial killer of wildlife
Cats – the playful and affectionate pet nuzzling an adoring owner – have been unmasked by the respected science journal Nature as an "indiscriminate predator" killing "essentially any type of animal that they can capture at some life stage".
Continue ReadingNews24 | Howard Feldman | Will 2023 be the year the ANC’s hypocrisy, dishonesty and incompetence ends?
While the ANC and its former members are the gift to columnists that keeps on giving it would be nice if South Africa became one of those countries where there was little about the government to complain about, writes Howard Feldman.
Continue ReadingNews24 | CEO firings and shock crashes: The 35 biggest SA business stories in 2023
2023 was a year of great turbulence in corporate SA. As companies battled load shedding, rail woes and a weak economy, many CEOs also lost their jobs in management shake-ups.
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