Day: May 1, 2024
News24 | Table Mountain blaze: Light rain aids firefighting efforts, 200 hectares of veld destroyed
A massive 220 hectares of veld were destroyed in the Skeleton Gorge fire in Table Mountain National Park that started over the weekend, according to South African National Parks.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Thousands of Post Office job cuts set to go ahead as TERS bid fails
Business rescue practitioners for the Post Office say their application for TERS funding has been rejected, meaning thousands of job cuts will have to go ahead.
Continue ReadingNews24 | HOME TOWN | Howick transformed: A tale of progress, diversity and Mandela’s legacy
Once a symbol of stagnation and exclusion, Howick has emerged as a vibrant example of South Africa's progress 30 years after democracy. Alex Patrick revisits her hometown and discovers it's a very different place from her childhood.
Continue ReadingNews24 | SA strike activity dipped in 2023, but more than half were wildcat actions – report
The number of workers' strikes that took place in 2023 has decreased to 83, according to the Casual Workers Advice Office.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘It has become all too easy to point fingers’: Ramaphosa supports Mbeki’s national dialogue proposal
Agreeing to go back to basics by canvassing South Africans' views on addressing pressing challenges, President Cyril Ramaphosa gave the thumbs up to former president Thabo Mbeki's proposal for a national dialogue after the general elections.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Disgraced ex-advocate Malesela Teffo seeks leave to appeal order that saw him disbarred
Erstwhile advocate Malesela Teffo has applied for leave to appeal the Gauteng High Court ruling that saw him struck from the roll of advocates.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Mkhwebane demands 15-month jail term for Gcaleka, says her ‘contempt of court’ worse than Zuma’s
Impeached Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane wants her successor to be jailed for 15 months for contempt of court – because, she claims, Kholeka Gcaleka did not file a “proper" record of the watchdog body’s decision not to pay her a R10 million gratuity.
Continue ReadingNews24 | WATCH | Tears, kisses, winks in Gqeberha court as dad reveals gruesome details of wife’s murder
The Gqeberha businessman who stabbed his estate agent wife, Cheryl-Ann Kannemeyer, two days after Christmas last year "until her blood sprayed in his face", messaged his youngest son and called his pastor seconds after the murder to tell them what he had done.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘I’m disappointed’: Struggle stalwart Mavuso Msimang slams ANC candidates amid state capture concerns
When ANC veteran Mavuso Msimang agreed to renew his ANC membership following a brief resignation in November, he was told the party would deal with state capture-implicated leaders once and for all.
Continue ReadingNews24 | For clicks and giggles: Hardcore hacker hijacks Eastern Cape municipality with porn video posts
For more than a week, technicians at an Eastern Cape municipality have been battling to delete pornographic videos on its social media page.
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