Month: May 2024
News24 | 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.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Junior Springboks battle adverse weather to earn thrilling draw against New Zealand
South Africa and New Zealand played to a 13-13 draw in atrocious conditions in their opening Under-20 Rugby Championship clash at the Sunshine Coast Stadium.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Patrice Motsepe-backed solar rental company GoSolr plans R10bn SA expansion
GoSolr, a company backed by South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe and the continent’s biggest bank, plans to spend R10 billion to roll out a model of renting solar panels and batteries to homes in the nation plagued by blackouts.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Sasol CFO quits after just two years
The resignation comes as the group's new CEO is still finding his feet.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Eastern Cape cops on high alert as taxi operators embark on ‘shutdown’ amid payment dispute
Eastern Cape police are on high alert as taxi operators blockade major roads in the province in protest against non-payment of their scholar transport invoices.
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