Day: July 8, 2024
News24 | Veld fires ravage homes, cars across KZN amid damaging winds warning
KwaZulu-Natal disaster management teams have been deployed in the wake of widespread veld fires that have damaged homes, businesses and cars in several districts.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Eskom employee, service provider in court over theft, fraud at Hendrina power station
An Eskom employee and a service provider face charges of theft and fraud for allegedly colluding in the stealing of Eskom infrastructure and later supplying the same stolen items back to the utility through a tender.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Ireland hooker Sheehan ruled out of second Springboks Test
Ireland hooker Dan Sheehan will miss the second Test against world champions South Africa in Durban on Saturday, a member of the touring party told AFP on Monday.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Codeine addiction in SA: New guideline aims to curb abuse
Codeine, which is found in certain pain relief medicines and cough syrups, is used by some people in large doses to get high.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Military leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger to form own confederation in a move that shuns ECOWAS
The Sahel's three coup-led countries - Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso - are at an advanced stage of planning to form a confederation of their own rather than rejoining the Economic Community of West African States.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘Sonny Bill’ du Toit warns Boks job against Ireland is only half done
Having put ball security above all else in his Bok career, it was surprising to see Pieter-Steph du Toit channel his inner Sonny Bill Williams against Ireland. A sign of the Tony Brown effect?
Continue ReadingNews24 | Electoral Court gives political parties until Wednesday to file papers in ATM vote rigging case
The Electoral Court in Bloemfontein has given political parties until Wednesday to file answering papers in the African Transformation Movement's (ATM) quest to declare the May general elections null and void.
Continue ReadingNews24 | French airport worker unions call for strike week before Paris Olympics
Unions representing workers at Paris' airports said Monday they had called for a strike the week before the Paris Olympics over a dispute about bonuses for staff.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Tuesday’s weather: Storm surges, heavy downpours, snow forecast in several regions across SA
The South African Weather Service has forecast storm surges, heavy downpours and snow in several regions as cold fronts continue to sweep across the country.
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