Month: March 2024
News24 | Stuart Johnston | A rare South African split-window Volkswagen Beetle from 1951
It's been 45 years since the last bug was produced here, yet the Volkswagen Beetle remains a common sighting in every city or town country-wide.
Continue ReadingNews24 | How Bulls can curb free-running Leinster: A finger-lickin’ good recipe, stopping them at source
There's one constant poser in the URC: how to stop Leinster's unchained attacking game? The Bulls have that problem next, and defence coaches Joey Mongalo and Norman Laker give their two cents' worth.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Trading posters and blows: ANC and MK Party lock legal horns over party logos
Former president Jacob Zuma's uMkhonto weSizwe Party's (MK Party) strategy behind the use of the MK logo is to stir confusion and the ruling party wants the posters taken down, while the MK Party argued that the ANC doesn't even own the uMkhonto weSizwe trademark.
Continue ReadingNews24 | AKA, Tibz hit: Durban businessman source of R800 000 payment for murders, court hears
A Durban businessman is alleged to be the source of an R800 000 payoff to one of the five men accused of killing Kiernan "AKA" Forbes and his friend, businessman Tebello "Tibz" Motsoane, according to the police.
Continue ReadingNews24 | MMH to grow sales force and boost productivity as value of new business slumps
MMH CEO Jeanette Marais says the group wants to double its 800-strong distribution force at Momentum and boost the productivity of Metropolitan’s 3 000 advisors.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Is it an earthquake? Is it a blast? Cape Town ‘unconfirmed seismic-like event’ being investigated
The City of Cape Town's disaster risk management division is investigating the source of an extremely loud rumble or blast, which was heard by many people - from Mowbray to Parklands on Wednesday afternoon.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Thursday’s weather: Morning fog and a chance of rain in at least three regions
The South African Weather Service predicted morning fog patches along the coast and over the interior of the Northern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, with morning drizzle expected along the escarpment in Limpopo.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Centre for quadriplegics may have to close if Gauteng funding cuts are implemented
July Mathebula, who manages the House Otto Self-Help Centre for quadriplegics in Kempton Park, fears that looming budget cuts by the Gauteng Department of Social Development may force him to close down.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Eastern Cape town’s R7.6m taxi rank left unused for years
Ngqamakhwe, a town near Butterworth in the Eastern Cape, received a brand new taxi rank in 2021. It took more than two years to construct and cost R7.6 million - but it is not in use.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Former company man Everitt ‘will definitely psych up’ Edinburgh, warns Sharks prop Koch
Sharks prop Vincent Koch said Edinburgh coach Sean Everitt will give his team every reason to perform when they meet at Kings Park on Saturday.
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