Month: June 2024
News24 | Nelson Mandela Bay floods: Hundreds evacuated from informal settlement, while some refuse to leave
Some residents of the Lapland informal settlement in Nelson Mandela Bay have refused to leave their homes despite the South African Weather Service issuing a Level 6 warning for disruptive weather conditions for the next few days.
Continue ReadingNews24 | WATCH | SA tenor Innocent Masuku wows BGT judges with ‘magical’ finals performance
South African opera singer Nkululeko Innocent Masuku performed in Britain's Got Talent (BGT) finals on Sunday.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Christo Wiese-linked Brait slumps 13% on massive recapitalisation plan
Brait has announced a massive recapitalisation plan that includes issuing R1.5 billion in new shares and extending bond repayments by three years
Continue ReadingNews24 | A ‘weakened’ opposition: ANC shrinks from 12 seats to 8 in Western Cape legislature
The Western Cape legislature will welcome two new political parties that are representing the provincial populace, while the DA retains its 24-seat majority and the ANC declines from 12 seats to eight in the opposition benches.
Continue ReadingNews24 | 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.
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