Month: February 2024
News24 | Low-cost housing developer Calgro M3 frets over risk of pre-election protests, land invasions
Affordable housing developer Calgro M3 has flagged the risk of riots and other protest action as potential threats in its sector in the lead-up to the national elections.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘Callous and inappropriate’ woman loses bid to get ex locked up for not affording private school
A Cape Town woman who demanded that her soon-to-be ex-husband be sent to jail for six months for contempt of court because he could not afford to pay private school fees for their two children has been described as "callous" by the Western Cape High...
Continue ReadingNews24 | OPINION | The disconnect between political parties and the youth starts with manifestos
Manifestos are crafted without consulting the youth, rendering these documents distant and inaccessible. As a result, the disconnect persists, and the representation of young voices in the political sphere remains inadequate, write Nkanyiso Ngqulunga and Bwanika Langa.
Continue ReadingNews24 | DA marches to the Union Buildings to symbolise intent to take over as government after election
The DA staged a peaceful March on Saturday to symbolise its readiness to take occupancy of the Union Buildings after the 2024 elections.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Spraying of glyphosate over water hyacinth choking up Vaal River stopped due to safety concerns
The spraying of glyphosate as part of a strategy to kill water hyacinth that is choking parts of the Vaal River has stopped.
Continue ReadingNews24 | SAFA set the record straight on Bafana Bafana’s Afcon bonuses
The South African Football Association felt it prudent to set the record straight following reports that claimed Bafana Bafana would not be paid their bonuses after they finished third at the Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Belated Proteas obstinacy from Tryon, Tucker in vain as Australia thrash SA in once-off Test
Australia were too good for the Proteas women as they defeated the visitors by an innings and 284 runs in the sole Test in Perth.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘I know that I am supposed to be dead’: Palestinian relives horror of Israeli bombardments in Gaza
Professor Haidar Eid, an associate professor of postcolonial and postmodern literature at Gaza's Al-Aqsa University, says he would not have fled Palestine had it not been for his South African passport.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Border Rugby finds its feet with Sharks partnership, but still lacks ground to call home
The Border Rugby Football Union may have entered into a strategic partnership with the Sharks that was announced on Friday, but it is still without a home ground since 2019.
Continue ReadingNews24 | HELLO WEEKEND | US actor Jayme Lawson details what it took to play Malcolm X’s wife in Genius: MLK/X
The latest edition of News24's weekly digital weekend magazine is stuffed full of interviews, reviews, excerpts, and in-depth stories. Enjoy the read.
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