Day: April 2, 2024
News24 | ‘Miracle child’ to return home after surviving deadly Limpopo bus crash, victims to be repatriated
The sole survivor of a horrific accident, in which 45 people were killed, is expected to return home to her family in Botswana on Wednesday.
Continue ReadingNews24 | NPA charges Zuma backer and MK Party leader Visvin Reddy with inciting violence
uMkhonto weSizwe Party leader Visvin Reddy will appear before the Chatsworth Magistrate's Court on Wednesday after he threatened violence should the IEC and the courts take unfavourable decisions against former president Jacob Zuma.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Mkhwebane’s ‘very obvious’ conflict of interest tanks process to appoint deputy Public Protector
Months of work to appoint a deputy Public Protector have gone down the drain thanks to ousted Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, now an EFF MP, who failed to declare her relationship with two of the shortlisted candidates.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Judge dismisses Mapisa-Nqakula’s ‘weak’ corruption case claims as ‘pure speculation’
The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has struck National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s urgent bid to block her arrest for corruption from the roll, after dismissing her claims that the case against her was weak as “pure speculation”.
Continue ReadingNews24 | UPDATE | One victim dies after Finland school shooting, 12-year-old suspect held
Three 12-year-old children were shot at a school outside the Finnish capital on Tuesday and one of the victims later died, police said, with a 12-year-old fellow pupil suspected of the attack taken into custody
Continue ReadingNews24 | OPINION | Wesley Seale: Leon’s effort to evoke extremists is beneath him
Wesley Seale responds to Tony Leon's critique on Naledi Pandor, which, he writes, is simply trying to evoke extremists and is beneath him.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Blades of glory: Mitchells Plain speed skaters bag 9 medals at SA Rollersport competition in Joburg
Eight speed skaters from Mitchells Plain, who bagged nine national medals in the recent SA Rollersport national competition in Johannesburg, are on a mission to raise more awareness about the sport so that more Cape Flats youth can be kept off the streets.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Dramatic decline in condom distribution in SA, new figures show
The South African government distributed 45% fewer male condoms in 2022 than it did in 2018. The total number of male condoms distributed dropped by over 300 million from 728 million in the financial year from March 2018 to February 2019 to 403 million in...
Continue ReadingNews24 | Harmful beetle among the 32 invasives introduced into SA in 10 years
A new report shows that in the past 10 years, at least 32 invasive species have been introduced in the country, this includes a beetle that carries a fungus deadly to trees.
Continue ReadingNews24 | University of Fort Hare killings: Police on high alert as 15 new suspects set to appear in court
Eastern Cape police are maintaining high visibility at the Dimbaza Magistrate's Court ahead of the appearance of 15 accused who were arrested over the Easter weekend in connection with killings at the University of Fort Hare.
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