Month: January 2024
News24 | ‘Ziyakhala!’ Exactly who is Ngizwe Mchunu and why is he a cult-like figure to those around him?
Social media personality Ngizwe Mchunu, who recently caused a stir by vowing to stop EFF president Julius Malema from addressing the party's manifesto on 10 February, is again hogging the headlines.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘She wouldn’t wake up’: Family recounts nightmare school trip drowning of 12-year-old Latoya
Latoya Temilton, 12, had dreams of becoming Laerskool Queenswood's next head girl, but that dream ended in tragedy when she drowned during a school excursion at a resort in Olifantsfontein on the East Rand.
Continue ReadingNews24 | OPINION | After years of pain, let’s rejoice in Bafana’s small continental improvement
Bafana Bafana's last 16 Africa Cup of Nations qualification is an achievement within itself and, when paired with some of their Afcon lows, it's something worth shouting about, writes Khanyiso Tshwaku.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Darling Dricus lays down intriguing marker for SA sport: Is talking politics still a no-no?
By all accounts, the large crowd that assembled at OR Tambo International were not only grateful for Dricus du Plessis' achievement, but arguably also his airing of their own frustrations.
Continue ReadingNews24 | FRIDAY BRIEFING | 2023 matric class gets a B for improvement, but is education dept making the grade?
In this week's Friday Briefing, we ask if the 2023 matric results show that the education department is finally on the right track to improving the country's education outcomes, or whether it is still finding its way.
Continue ReadingNews24 | City of Tshwane approves report to lease two power stations to independent producers
The City of Tshwane could be closer to an "energy-secure" metro, having approved a second report allowing it to proceed with the 40-year lease of its Rooiwal and Pretoria West power stations to independent power producers.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Up in smoke: Police torch R90m worth of confiscated drugs in Cape Town
Plastic bags filled with pills were tossed into incinerators on Thursday morning as police destroyed more than a tonne of drugs with an estimated value of R90 million.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Western Cape deputy speaker’s appeal hearings postponed ‘until further notice’
Barely a week into the appeal hearing for the Western Cape legislature's second-in-command, Beverley Schäfer, it was postponed until further notice.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Israel offers ‘curated’ secret documents to show SA’s genocide claims are wrong – report
Israel will provide the International Court of Justice (ICJ) some, but not all, of the orders issued to its military as it invaded Gaza, the New York Times reports.
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