Day: March 29, 2024
News24 | Limpopo bus crash: Eight-year-old survivor recovering well in hospital – Health MEC
The eight-year-old girl who is the sole survivor of the horrific bus crash that claimed the lives of 45 people from Botswana who were travelling on a pilgrimage in Limpopo is recovering well in a Limpopo hospital.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Sharks still ‘very excited’ by Hooker as coach Plumtree explains benching
Sharks coach John Plumtree says everyone at the franchise is very excited by the emergence of centre Ethan Hooker.
Continue ReadingNews24 | A not-so-good Friday for some Johannesburg residents as taps run dry
It's dry taps this Good Friday for some Johannesburg residents plagued by water outages caused by system challenges from Johannesburg Water and the bulk water supplier Rand Water.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Chocolate prices to keep rising as West Africa’s cocoa crisis deepens
Surveying the stripped landscape of her farm - dotted with waste left by illegal gold miners - is enough to make Janet Gyamfi break down. Only last year, the 27-hectare plot was covered with nearly 6 000 cocoa trees. Today, less than a dozen remain.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Israel’s Netanyahu approves new Gaza ceasefire talks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved Friday new talks on a Gaza ceasefire, a day after the world's top court ordered Israel to ensure urgent humanitarian aid reaches people in the Palestinian territory.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Louis Gossett Jr, first Black man to win Oscar as best supporting actor, dead at 87
Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win an Academy Award as best supporting actor, has died aged 87, a family statement confirmed on Friday without revealing the cause of death.
Continue ReadingNews24 | A ‘peaceful election’: Ramaphosa seeks divine intervention, asks church to pray for IEC
President Cyril Ramaphosa attended a Good Friday service at the Eagle Christian Church in Bloemfontein, Free State. He asked the church to pray for the government, for peaceful elections, and for the Electoral Commission of South Africa.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Mounting fears over SABC funding as controversial bill delayed
A decision by Parliament to defer the SABC Bill has made government increasingly worried about the finances of the public broadcaster.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘He’s a special person’: Dayimani shuts out Springbok, contract noise in milestone match
Hacjivah Dayimani will earn his 50th Stormers cap in Saturday's URC clash against Ulster in Cape Town as uncertainty remains over his future at the franchise.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Elon Musk’s Starlink black-market trade is growing fast – also in South Africa
The sheer availability of Starlink on the black market suggests that its misuse is a systemic global problem, raising questions about the company’s control of a system with clear national security dimensions.
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