Month: February 2024
News24 | Soaring temperatures: SA Air Force headquarters in Pretoria shut down due to ventilation failure
The South African Air Force headquarters in Pretoria has been shut down due to a ventilation system failure that caused temperatures in the building soar to 39°C, according to the SA National Defence Union.
Continue ReadingNews24 | He said, Sead said: ‘He is crying out for attention,’ reckons Sundowns coach Mokwena
Rhulani Mokwena was calm, measured and even empathetic when he spoke about TS Galaxy coach Sead Ramovic, who is fanning a one-sided beef between him and the Mamelodi Sundowns coach.
Continue ReadingNews24 | A final farewell: US tourist stabbed to death in Cape Town to be buried in New York on Friday
The body of US tourist Phillips Olagoke Allen Bakare, who was stabbed to death at the Atlantic Point Backpackers in Green Point, Cape Town earlier this month, will be laid to rest in New York on Friday.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Nelson Mandela Bay mayor under fire over failed promise to end load shedding
Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Gary van Niekerk came under fire at a council meeting over his apparent track record for making empty "promises".
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘I asked them to come to the manifesto rally’: Ramaphosa consoles bereaved families
The piercing and trembling cries of a distraught woman echoed through the Mayflower Municipality Building as President Cyril Ramaphosa paid his respects to the families of those who lost their lives when a bus crashed in Dumbe, KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Joshlin Smith: Search scaled down as police urge public to stop spreading rumours
Western Cape police have scaled down their search for 6-year-old Joshlin Smith, who disappeared outside her home in Middlebos Informal Settlement in Saldanha Bay more than a week ago.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Second Roodepoort woman who was set alight dies in hospital
Marishka Davids, one of the women who was doused with petrol and set alight in Florida, Roodepoort, has died in hospital.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Ngcukaitobi backs calls for advocate to be investigated over refusal to explain all-white BEE case
Leading advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi has supported calls for a state-appointed advocate, who defied a judge's directive to explain why there were no black lawyers in the BEE case he was arguing, to face a misconduct investigation.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Port chaos: Transnet says Cape Town turnaround beat targets – but cold comfort for fruit exporters
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has said it is aiming to remedy the disastrous start to its deciduous fruit season amid improved vessel waiting and turnaround times. However, executives have said the port is yet to perform optimally.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Batohi building fit-for-purpose NPA amid lack of capability in prosecuting complex corruption cases
While admitting to a lack of capability and capacity in prosecuting complex corruption cases, National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi remains adamant that the foundations are being laid to successfully prosecute those cases.
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