Month: February 2024
News24 | Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh resigns
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said on Monday he was resigning to allow for the formation of a broad consensus among Palestinians about political arrangements following Israel's war against the Islamist group Hamas in Gaza.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Denny, Lancewood owner Libstar surges after R120m insurance boost, second-half improvements
Food producer Libstar, the owner of Denny Mushrooms and Lancewood cheese, said on Monday insurance proceeds from its a fire that destroyed one of its mushroom facilities could help lift earnings by a quarter in its year to end-December.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Cheetahs hand troubled Sbu Nkosi a lifeline under Frans Steyn’s mentorship
Sbu Nkosi's return to top-flight rugby will be at the Cheetahs, where his former Bok team-mate and now the franchise's director of rugby Frans Steyn will take him under his wing.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Broken streetlights: Residents live in fear as criminals take advantage of dark suburbs
There's been a noticeable increase in crime in some Cape Town suburbs - including crime and gang hotspots - as street lights remain out of order, some for several years, due to burnt or stolen cables.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Christo Wiese returns to diamond-hunting roots in hopes of finding the ‘big one’
Retail tycoon Christo Wiese is spending a large portion of his time on his mining business, which he says has already turned up a $10 million pink diamond.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Oh boy! Cops step in to deliver baby on side of the road
Two Mpumalanga police officers have safely delivered a baby on the side of the road in Secunda.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Boks: Wisdom of Wales ‘loosener’ underscored
Saturday served a reminder that it would have been crazy for the Springboks to go in "cold" against Ireland in July, writes Rob Houwing.
Continue ReadingNews24 | The coolest paint in town – Limpopo military bases are already feeling the chill
Cool-surface paint is being rolled out at military bases in Limpopo – and it's one of the largest projects of its kind to be implemented in sub-Saharan Africa.
Continue ReadingNews24 | France in Six Nations rut, still haunted by Rugby World Cup loss to Springboks
Ever since France's agonising defeat to South Africa in October's Rugby World Cup quarter-final, Les Bleus' head coach Fabien Galthie and his players vowed to come to terms with the loss and move on.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Probing mysteries of the dead: Top forensic pathologist looks back as Cape Town gets new mortuary
For 35 years now, Professor Lorna Martin has bent over metal trolleys with saws and scalpels and tools, dissecting bodies, capturing her observations in reports, pondering knots and ligatures, and testifying in court.
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