Month: July 2024
News24 | Boks v Ireland facts: A rankings reshuffle, Bok prop without a try, and a long time since 1906
Top-ranked Springboks host second-placed Ireland on July 6 and 13 in a Test series that has captured the imagination of the rugby world.
Continue ReadingNews24 | R6m insurance scam murder: How police pieced together investigation into Gauteng nurse
It took Gauteng police two years to piece together their case as they investigated the murder of a domestic worker, who was allegedly killed as part of an insurance fraud scam.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Man, 2 teens die of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning after using braai to keep warm while sleeping
Two teenage boys and a 22-year-old man died of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in Limpopo on Thursday when they put a braai stand in an enclosed room in an apparent effort to find warmth.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘Spend it’: New environment minister George vows action on climate billions
New minister Dion George did not mince words in an interview, saying there was "not enough movement in terms of projects" to build renewable energy plants and transmission lines and there "hasn't been the political will".
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘We as drivers are losing our only livelihoods’: Bolt bans 6 000 drivers from e-hailing platform
E-hailing company Bolt has permanently blocked more than 6,000 drivers across the country due to misconduct, non-compliance with strict platform regulations and safety-related concerns.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Eastern Cape pupils win top prize for green stove powered by dung and food waste
Using a 20l bottle and pipes lying in their family's backyard, these learners built a DIY green stove to tackle unsustainable waste management and power cuts affecting their communities - and powered it using waste like cow dung and cabbage.
Continue ReadingNews24 | 77 000 jobs lost: Eastern Cape economy officially in recession after consecutive declines
It's official. The Eastern Cape economy has entered a recession. The largest contributors to the negative growth were construction, manufacturing and mining.
Continue ReadingNews24 | From ordering a Coke in Cuba to Sama’s top seat: Meet Mzulungile Nodikida
In February, Mzulungile Nodikida stepped into the top seat at the South African Medical Association. He tells Sean Christie how he went from playing soccer and cricket while at school in the Eastern Cape to studying medicine in Cuba.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Defiant Biden says no intention to exit presidential race in TV interview
US president says his recent debacle in a televised debate with Donald Trump was due to ‘exhaustion’ and a ‘bad cold’.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Soweto tavern massacre: Alleged mastermind linked to murder of one of his co-accused
The leader of a zama zama gang allegedly behind the 2022 Soweto tavern massacre has been linked to the killing of one of his lieutenants in May and is also being sought by the Lesotho Mounted Police Service for another massacre in the kingdom.
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