Month: April 2024
News24 | ‘My son died in a death trap set up for poor people’: Toddler who drowned in pit toilet buried
It was an emotional and sombre moment for the community of Diphini Village in East London on Friday morning as they buried little Unecebo Mboteni, three, who drowned in a pit toilet last week.
Continue ReadingNews24 | WATCH | A symbol of resilience: News24 honours burns survivor on her 30th birthday
News24 celebrated the birthday of Dorah Jones, who defied the odds after surviving a devastating fire in Johannesburg. Several donations were made to Children of Fire, an organisation that empowers young burns survivors.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Zulu royal rumble: Prince Mbonisi dealt major blow, King Misuzulu’s supporters claim
Aspects of AmaZulu Prince Mbonisi's application to have state support of his nephew, King Misuzulu kaZwelithini, halted, pending the contest for the throne, have been deemed inappropriate to be heard by a court of law.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Electoral Court rules Zuma’s 15-month jail term was not a ‘sentence’ because he couldn’t appeal it
An Electoral Court majority has found that former president Jacob Zuma qualifies for appointment to the National Assembly because the 15-month prison term he received from the Constitutional Court for contempt could not be appealed, therefore it did not qualify as a "sentence".
Continue ReadingNews24 | Eskom quietly shed tender that would have given its logo a makeover
Eskom cancelled its controversial tender to appoint a service provider to build a new corporate identity for the Eskom group of companies in March. This included designing a new logo for the utility.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Load shedding a golden thread in Amnesty International’s report on human rights in SA
South Africa's energy crisis formed a golden thread through several concerns international human rights watchdog Amnesty International raised about the country in its latest report on the global state of human rights.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Campaign trail: Load shedding is not an elections ploy, says Ramaphosa
The president of the ANC, Cyril Ramaphosa, said the government was not using load shedding as a strategy to influence voter behaviour in the forthcoming elections.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Winter load shedding to be contained at Stage 2 – Eskom
Eskom has not ruled out load shedding for winter, but said its base case would be limited to Stage 2.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Probe into FNB app glitch that leaked home loan applicant info nearly complete
The Information Regulator is close to finalising its investigation into FNB after a banking app glitch caused a security compromise last year which resulted in the personal information of home loan applicants being leaked.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Don’t try to force a trophy hunting ban on Africa, says UK conservationist backed by Prince William
The UK is close to banning the import of wildlife trophies. A campaigner for wildlife conservation with royal support says it should let African countries decide for themselves.
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