Day: August 9, 2024
News24 | The Fed has cut rates amid market turmoil before. Not this time
A sharp slowdown in the US job market that touched off days of global stock-market turmoil also fueled speculation the Federal Reserve may not wait until its next scheduled meeting, in September, to cut interest rates.
Continue ReadingNews24 | All eyes on Sacha as Boks back new No 10 in crucial Wallabies clash: ‘He doesn’t shy away’
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu's first start at flyhalf is one of the major talking points heading into Saturday's clash between the Springboks and Wallabies.
Continue ReadingNews24 | WATCH | One champion to another: Bok skipper Siya ‘so proud’ of SA’s Olympic star Tatjana
Springbok skipper Siya Kolisi was full of praise for his Olympian sister-in-law Tatjana Smith, who became the greatest South African Olympian when she claimed gold and silver medals at the Paris Olympics in the swimming pool.
Continue ReadingNews24 | David Africa | Reforming SA’s national security: Lessons from the Mpumalanga training camp incident
Following the Libyan military camp incident, we now have an opportunity to look at intelligence and national security with fresh eyes, design suitable and future-oriented capabilities and do the hard work of actually building those capabilities, writes David Africa.
Continue ReadingNews24 | WATCH | Raging blaze destroys popular Bushman’s Nek resort in Drakensberg
A raging runaway veld fire has gutted the popular KwaZulu-Natal tourism destination Bushman's Nek Berg and Trout Resort, situated in the foothills of the southern Drakensberg mountains.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘We stand on the shoulders of giants’: Ramaphosa says he’ll tackle issues affecting women head-on
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the government of national unity (GNU) will do everything in its power to prioritise issues affecting women.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Sundowns Ladies’ Thato Letsoso calls on sponsors to invest in women’s grassroots football
Mamelodi Sundowns' Thato Letsoso wants to see the next generation of women's footballers not having the same challenges that she and those who came before her experienced in their journey to the top.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Prime Minister Keir Starmer says UK ‘on high alert’ for more far-right rallies
Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned Friday that UK authorities must "stay on high alert" in the coming hours and days, amid fears of further far-right riots in English towns and cities.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Discovery of tiny bone sheds light on mysterious ‘hobbit’ humans
The discovery of a tiny arm bone suggests that an ancient human dubbed "hobbits" only shrank down to their diminutive size after they arrived on an Indonesian island a million years ago, scientists said.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Nicki Minaj vs the world? Spotify exhibition exclusion highlights Minaj’s infamous rap rivalries
Spotify's new exhibition celebrating women in hip-hop ignited fan outrage due to Nicki Minaj's exclusion. The platform and the commissioned artist addressed the controversy.
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