Day: May 2, 2024
News24 | While SA relations are strained, US lawmakers want Kenya’s Ruto to make a rare speech in Congress
Kenya's President William Ruto will become the first African head of state to address a joint session of the US Congress in 18 years, if powerful American lawmakers have their way.
Continue ReadingNews24 | South African factory mood surges to near two-year high
A gauge measuring South African manufacturing sentiment rebounded to a near two-year high in April, boosted by a full month without power cuts for the first time since January 2022 and improved domestic demand.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘Passion, dedication, visionary leadership’: Dr Rassie, captain Kolisi bring house down in Potch
Springbok boss Rassie Erasmus and captain Siya Kolisi brought NWU to a standstill on Thursday.
Continue ReadingNews24 | The fire that fuels Chiefs, Sundowns rivalry: ‘The new generation must never forget that goal’
A questionable call in 1998 added fire to an already fiery contest between Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns, and it has shaped clashes between these two giants in the decades that followed.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Joburg Mayor ‘Gwami’ praises city’s resilience, but ignores bridge fire in State of the City Address
Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda opened his State of the City Address with a joke, saying that he was a resilient man, "and the city manager is a resilient man".
Continue ReadingNews24 | Cosatu wants leftist coalition partner for ANC, not DA that could ‘reverse many progressive policies’
The DA is not the ANC's best choice for a coalition partner, says Cosatu president Zingiswa Losi.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Two children killed in crossfire, five adults shot dead on Workers’ Day in Cape Town
Police had their hands full on Workers' Day in Cape Town after two children, aged one and 8, and five adults were killed in separate shooting incidents.
Continue ReadingNews24 | John Steenhuisen | South Africa’s crime crisis: A tale of two provinces
Given that policing is the sole mandate of the national government, and in the vacuum of competent leadership by disgraced Police Minister Bheki Cele, many provincial and local governments have taken proactive steps to address rampant crime in recent years.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Murder of Chiefs star Luke Fleurs: Suspects were told to confess by mystery messenger, court hears
A message from a mystery sender to the cellphone of one of the six men implicated in the murder of Kaizer Chiefs player Luke Fleurs instructed the accused to confess to the crime, the Roodepoort Magistrate's Court heard on Thursday.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘The true heroes’: Volunteer firefighters lauded as Table Mountain blaze now largely under control
A fire that has burnt on Table Mountain since the weekend has largely been contained, authorities say.
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