Month: February 2024
News24 | SONA and yet so far: Malema makes another attempt to attend SONA 2024, targets rules of Parliament
EFF leader Julius Malema and five of his top brass are relentless in their attempt to attend the state of the nation address next week.
Continue ReadingNews24 | New evacuation order issued for parts of Pringle Bay as wildfire flares up again
Residents of Pringle Bay in the Western Cape have been issued an evacuation notice as firefighters battle to contain a blaze that has been burning since Monday afternoon.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Ebrahim Harvey | ICJ ruling: A great success or Pyrrhic victory?
The difficulty in an analytical appraisal of the recent ICJ ruling is enhanced by the apparently contradictory nature of the ruling, writes Ebrahim Harvey.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Rassie’s move back to coach’s box may necessitate him leaving director of rugby role
Rassie Erasmus' two-year extension to 2025 will be bumped up to a full World Cup cycle deal due to end after the 2027 World Cup. This means SA Rugby may be looking for another director of rugby.
Continue ReadingNews24 | SA vs Israel: ICJ order prompts direct confrontation and accusations at UN Security Council
South Africa is a Hamas supporter, says Israel. Israel is violating a World Court order, says South Africa. And almost everyone wants more from the UN Security Council on the Israel-Hamas war, just not the same things.
Continue ReadingNews24 | 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.
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