Day: April 2, 2024
News24 | ‘We are a better ball-playing team’: Confident Swart certain Banyana can swat Super Falcons
Kaylin Swart spoke with confidence and conviction about how the last two years have prepared the team well for their biggest challenge to date - getting past Nigeria to book a place at the Olympics.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Aid workers killed in Israeli strike on Gaza
An Israeli strike killed several people delivering food aid to the besieged Gaza Strip on Monday, their organisation said, with the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory reporting that four of them were foreigners.
Continue ReadingNews24 | English RFU apologises after SA lock is sent back from sin-bin three minutes early
The English RFU has issued an apology after Harlequins lock Irne Herbst spent seven minutes in the sin-bin instead of 10 during a Premiership match at the weekend.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Exit perks: Outgoing MPs need not worry, they will still get (some) taxpayer-funded benefits
South African legislators not returning to Parliament after the elections are set to cash in on subsidised medical aid, free flights and more than R20 000 for furniture removals – all bankrolled by the taxpayer.
Continue ReadingNews24 | No evidence Ramaphosa influenced or coerced Rhoode over Phala Phala, insists PP investigator
The lead investigator in the Public Protector's Phala Phala investigation is adamant there is no evidence that President Cyril Ramaphosa "influenced, coerced or dictated" to his security chief about how he should deal with the notorious break-in.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ON THE ROAD | Mkhondo residents grapple with illegal dumping and generally ‘f***ed up’ town ahead of polls
Mkhondo residents live among piles of rubbish, as illegal dumping is pervasive and the local municipality is seemingly incapable of dealing with refuse removal. Residents say they are looking to vote differently on 29 May, in hopes of a change in their situation.
Continue ReadingNews24 | SA a key player in ‘global explosion’ of synthetic drugs like meth, report finds
There has been a "global explosion" in the production, trafficking and use of synthetic drugs, according to an international report - and South Africa is at the geographic centre of this illicit economy.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘We want VIP security’: Joburg councillors vote for easy access to bodyguards
The Johannesburg council has adopted a policy that allows its members easy access to VIP protection.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Damming report: Water woes set to ramp up in Gauteng, three other provinces as Rand Water flounders
Fourteen million people in four provinces and several cities, including Johannesburg, who depend on Rand Water for potable water face the risk of increased water shortages and supply disruptions as the water utility struggles to cope with demand.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Ahmed Areff | This thought experiment can change your politics and worldview
Only when we have stripped ourselves of all our context, prejudice, experience and beliefs, we will be able to figure out what is right for South African society, writes Ahmed Areff.
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