Day: February 1, 2024
News24 | Saudi Arabia and three others now full Brics members
Minister Naledi Pandor said that Russia, who takes over as chair of the bloc this year from South Africa, has received written interest from 34 countries who want to join.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Yes, there could be ‘blowback’ for SA, but ICJ success ‘cannot be used as excuse’ – analyst
South Africa, through its case against Israel in the International Court of Justice in the Hague, had managed to embarrass great nations which had previously engaged in regime change.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Betty’s Bay fire under control, but flames still rage in Buffeljags and Cape Winelands
A fire that threatened both Pringle Bay and Betty's Bay over the past three days has finally been contained. However, a fire in the nearby Buffeljags is still burning out of control, the Overstand Local Municipality has said.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘I just know she’d been shot, and she’s gone’: Dad mourns daughter, 12, killed at Cape Town school
Firdous Kleinsmidt, who was in Grade 7 at Ieglaasi Nieyah Primary School, was shot in front of a teacher, parents and other pupils.
Continue ReadingNews24 | July unrest: SAHRC’s finding of no link to Zuma’s jailing contradicted by earlier report
In July 2021, a wave of looting and destruction swept through KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, killing more than 350 people and wiping R50 billion off the economy.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘I still have nightmares’: Former Wilgenhof students describe horror initiation practices
The vice-chancellor, Professor Wim de Villiers, announced that an investigation had been launched, which would include an advocate and academic experts assessing the seized items and documents.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Teacher arrested for alleged rape of 11-year-old girl at elite girls’ school in Pretoria
A 34-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting and raping an 11-year-old girl at an elite girls' school in Pretoria.
Continue ReadingNews24 | The big succession: Looking for new blood at SARS, SARB and the finance ministry
The government's biggest and most important financial authorities do not have a large pool of new leaders to draw on.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Court slams ‘opportunistic’ Transnet for trying to back out of R34m fence tender
The Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed Transnet's "opportunistic" application to set aside a R34-million security fencing tender.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘There are no big players here’: How Hugo Broos got the best out of Bafana Bafana at Afcon
Hugo Broos has brought a sense of brotherhood to the Bafana Bafana team, where every player is held accountable, and no one is given preferential treatment, laying the foundation for their good showing at Afcon.
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