Day: June 3, 2024
News24 | Beloved ‘Pastry Princess’ Thembekile Letlape found dead at boyfriend’s home
Former South African Medical Association chairperson Dr Kgosi Letlape and his family are inconsolable following the death of their daughter, Thembekile, a celebrity pastry chef known as the Pastry Princess, whose body was discovered at the home of her boyfriend.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Lungani Zama | Plenty for Doc Rassie to work with for Wales ‘friendly’
The Springbok head coach has some interesting choices to make for the 22 June fixture against Wales at Twickenham, writes Lungani Zama.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Ernie Els sets scoring record in Iowa to win 4th PGA Tour Champions title
South African golfer Ernie Els reigned supreme in Iowa as he set a tournament scoring record to win the Principal Charity Classic.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Mpumelelo Mkhabela | From vision to decay: The ANC’s unheeded advice
In 2022, the ANC issued a prescient warning to itself that its support was likely to drop below 50% in the 2024 national and provincial elections. As, the results show, the party failed to listen to itself, writes Mpumelelo Mkhabela.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Diamond dealer Louis Liebenberg loses election deposit after dismal tally
The independent candidate, who hitched his bid for Parliament to the sharing of SA's mineral wealth, has fallen well short of winning a seat in the National Assembly.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Busisiwe Mavuso | Most voters chose parties that support clean govt. They deserve a solid coalition
SA does not need a spectacle of votes of no confidence and repeat elections that we see in some countries where coalitions are the norm. The deals struck now must be capable of going the distance for a full five-year term, writes Busisiwe Mavuso.
Continue ReadingNews24 | URC Round 18 recap | Bulls and Stormers fly SA flag; 14th-place inexcusable for Bok-laden Sharks
News24 Sport's Herman Mostert recaps Round 18 of the United Rugby Championship.
Continue ReadingNews24 | KZN police, residents ready themselves for July unrest 2.0 after Zuma’s threats
Police are preparing for possible unrest in KwaZulu-Natal, fearing an outbreak of riots similar to those that occurred in the province in July 2021, following the announcement of the results of the 2024 general elections.
Continue ReadingNews24 | SA’s post-election wrangling leaves investors in limbo
Investors braced for further upheaval in South Africa’s financial markets in the wake of last week’s elections that produced no outright winner, with the outcome of ongoing coalition talks remaining highly uncertain.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Big Apple awaits Proteas’ new T20 World Cup challenge as questions over form, history linger
South Africa's T20 World Cup journey starts against Sri Lanka in New York on Monday with the question of bad form hanging over them, along with their notorious bad T20 World Cup run.
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