Month: July 2024
News24 | Blitzboks, golfers added to Team SA Olympic squad
The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee provided an updated list of athletes that have been selected to represent Team South Africa at this month's Paris Olympics.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Boks v Ireland: Battle between number one and two feels like an ambush waiting to happen
With Bok fans seemingly expecting the Ireland series to right the "wrong" of the four time World Champions never having beaten them in that run, the series has the hallmarks of a carefully planned ambush.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ANALYSIS | UK’s Labour actually did worse than the ANC… under SA’s system of voting
The right-wing Reform UK would be kingmakers - and Labour in a worse position than the ANC - if Britain had South Africa's system of proportional representation.
Continue ReadingNews24 | WATCH | Teen held in prison hospital due to suicide threat after being caught on camera beating elderly woman
The 19-year-old man caught on video allegedly beating an 82-year-old woman will be held in the hospital wing of Pollsmoor Prison, for fear that he may take his own life.
Continue ReadingNews24 | IN-DEPTH | GNU parties can’t come with a ‘vat alles’ mentality – analyst
As the work of government begins under the new GNU dispensation, we chat to governance expert Dr Harlan Cloete to find out how this newly multi-party Cabinet and National Executive will be run and take decisions.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Roy Havemann | Six things to unf**k South Africa
Author Roy Havemann reflects on six priority areas incoming Cabinet members need to reflect on if they want to get the country working: Eskom, education, exports, environment, equality, and an effective and ethical state.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Two more SA languages are now available on Google Translate
With the addition of Tshivenda and siSwati, Google Translate now supports translations in nine official South African languages.
Continue ReadingNews24 | SA’s inflation expectations dip ahead of rate meeting
South African inflation expectations for the next two years declined, signaling progress in the central bank’s efforts to rein them in before its policy meeting later this month.
Continue ReadingNews24 | R6m insurance scam murder: Nurse did not tell court about previous fraud conviction
A nurse accused of hiring someone to kill her domestic worker after she had taken out multiple life insurance and funeral policies on the woman, appears to have been dishonest with the court about her criminal history.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘I wish I could play forever,’ says tearful Murray at Wimbledon farewell
Andy Murray suffered a losing start in his farewell to Wimbledon on Thursday, weeping openly in front of his adoring fans before admitting: "I wish I could play forever."
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