Month: February 2024
News24 | Gauteng motorists must soon apply for new high-tech number plates
The new number plates are mandatory and will allegedly be both tamper-proof and able to detect if someone crosses the border.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Heinz Schenk | SA Rugby equity deal compounds franchises’ discontent as internal war brews
The URC franchises' concerns over SA Rugby's mooted equity deal with Ackerley Sports Group merely contributes to the increasingly icy relationship between the two parties, writes Heinz Schenk.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Tony Leon | Ramaphosa’s ‘credibility gap’ now stands as a yawning chasm of disbelief
Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address ran to nearly 7 000 words, but just 20 or so of them could haunt the president all the way to polling day, writes Tony Leon.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Qaanitah Hunter | It won’t be the end of the world if the ANC loses power over losing power
Failed former premier of the Northern Cape, Sylvia Lucas, who used her office credit card on KFC worth R50 000, told South Africans on Tuesday that the 332 days of load shedding in 2023 was a non-issue, writes Qaanitah Hunter.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Govt blocks plans to build R15bn opencast iron ore mine near Richards Bay
Indian steel and mining giant Jindal and its BEE partner want to build a R15-billion iron ore mine and processing facility on 20 000ha of land about 70km inland from the port.
Continue ReadingNews24 | SONA debate: How the ANC contradicted Ramaphosa on state capture, load shedding
President Cyril Ramaphosa claimed his administration's "first priority" was to end state capture, but Gwede Mantashe told Parliament the ANC would continue to implement a policy which the Zondo Commission found had facilitated state capture.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Richards Bay assassination: Residents speculate about motives for executive’s murder
Gunmen who killed Sifiso Mncube, a Richards Bay executive, used an AK-47 and shot at him 25 times before fleeing the scene.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Lesufi cries foul, says opposition parties are blocking ANC from campaigning in parts of Gauteng
The ANC in Gauteng cried foul and claimed it had been blocked from campaigning in parts of the province.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Mpumalanga farmer shot multiple times and left for dead stumbles 2km to get help
With multiple gunshot wounds and a broken right arm, a bloody, bruised and battered Johan le Roux stumbled 2km to get help.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Low key Valentine’s Day welcome expected for Bafana Bafana at OR Tambo
A muted welcome for the third-best team in Africa, Bafana Bafana, is expected when they touch down on South African soil the Ivory Coast, with their Africa Cup of Nations bronze medals in tow in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
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