Month: March 2024
News24 | Elections 2024: Cape Independence Party wants answers after being excluded from IEC candidates’ list
The Cape Independence Party is demanding answers from the Electoral Commission of South Africa after its name was absent from the political party candidates' lists released this week.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Easter feasts: Families under pressure this year as they navigate rising food costs
Traditional pickled fish, an old time favourite for South Africans, may be off the menu in many households this Easter thanks to the rising cost of living.
Continue ReadingNews24 | FRIDAY BRIEFING | The populists are in town
In this week's Friday Briefing, we take a look at the phenomenon of populist politicians and whether their "promises", such as removing "foreigners" or changing the Constitution, attract voters.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Malema doesn’t know how much bread costs, but it’s not such a simple question
EFF leader Julius Malema doesn’t know how much a loaf of bread costs, but it’s not such an easy question to answer accurately, as a fairly wide range of prices are offered to South Africans at different outlets.
Continue ReadingNews24 | SA vs Israel: ICJ unanimously orders Israel to let food into Gaza ‘without delay’
Israel must do more to ensure Gazans have food, water, and basic necessities, the International Court of Justice ruled in response to a South African request.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Twin blows for Zuma as ambition to contest elections blocked, on top of SCA flop
Former president Jacob Zuma faced two major setbacks when he was ruled out of the 2024 general elections and when he suffered his sixth legal loss in his bid to privately prosecute prosecutor advocate Billy Downer and journalist Karyn Maughan.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Stellenbosch University’s Wilgenhof residence not ‘racist or homophobic’ – alumni association
The Wilgenhof Alumni Association made a 27-page submission to a panel investigating the contents of two rooms at a Stellenbosch University men's residence.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Bulls look in the mirror as they seek to outwit Leinster’s ‘South African’ defence
There may be some doubt in Ireland about whether former Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber's defence methods have caught on - but the one thing Bulls coach Jake White knows is he can't have made them worse.
Continue ReadingNews24 | UPDATE | At least 45 dead in R518 bus crash in Limpopo
The Department of Transport said the bus was believed to be transporting passengers from Botswana to Moria.
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