Month: August 2024
News24 | ‘We have heard the people’: Eastern Cape unemployment keeps Premier Oscar Mabuyane awake at night
Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane says the high rate of unemployment in the province is keeping him awake at night.
Continue ReadingNews24 | We are not going to beg Helen. ‘If she wants to, she can leave the GNU,’ says Mbalula
The ANC will not beg Helen Zille and the DA to remain in the government of national unity (GNU) as it holds 40% of the vote, insisting the GNU will not collapse.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Medical aids must limit 2025 increases to 4.4% to protect members, regulator says
The Council for Medical Schemes says the cost-of-living crisis facing consumers could cause health cover to be perceived as a discretionary expense, resulting in lapses in medical scheme coverage.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Braai food now cheaper than last year, new suvey shows
The falling price of pap — a beloved South African cornmeal dish that forms part of a township shisanyama barbecue — good news for the central bank as it weighs interest rate cuts.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Preliminary report into George building collapse handed over to Western Cape government
A preliminary report into the widely publicised collapse of a building in George has been handed over to the provincial government - about three months after the incident, Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has said.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Wilgenhof alumni rejects proposed closure of controversial Stellenbosch University residence
An association representing past and current students of Stellenbosch University's Wilgenhof residence has rejected a recommendation to close it, saying "it could lead to a rupture between SU and its loyal alumni network".
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘I blacked out’: Witness tells court VIP cops kicked him in the face, hit him on back of his head
A second witness in the N1 assault case involving VIP officers, who were assigned to Deputy President Paul Mashatile, detailed how he was allegedly assaulted and blacked out.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Winde’s opening address: Opposition parties not impressed with premier’s ‘shallow’ speech
Opposition parties were critical of Western Cape Premier Alan Winde's opening of the legislature address, accusing him of delivering a "shallow" speech.
Continue ReadingNews24 | R2bn Groblersdal drug lab: Farm owner claims ignorance in bid for bail
Frederick Botha claims he has no idea of what was happening on a portion of his Groblersdal farm, where a clandestine drug laboratory and Mexican nationals were discovered during a police raid in July.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Mashaba threatens to withdraw support if ANC fails to remove Johannesburg mayor
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba will dine with ANC leadership on Thursday night to discuss their agreement to work together.
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