Month: August 2024
News24 | Severe weather off coast of Port St Johns results in 46 containers going overboard MSC Antonia
The MSC Antonia, a Liberian container ship en route from Colombo to New York, encountered severe weather conditions off the coast of Port St Johns on Wednesday.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Inmate, 75, in court for intimidation, extortion of Minister Aaron Motsoaledi
Jacob Yende, a 75-year-old inmate, appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Thursday on charges of intimidation and extortion.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Political parties declare ‘colossal’ R189 million in run-up to elections, despite gap in funding law
Despite a gap in electoral funding legislation, political parties declared what the Electoral Commission of South Africa described as a "colossal" R189 million between 1 April and 30 June – the highest amount declared since the Political Party Funding Act came into effect in April...
Continue ReadingNews24 | Health DG’s attempt to seal cellphone records, Standard Bank exec shake-up: Today’s top 7 stories in 7 minutes
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Continue ReadingNews24 | Saturday’s weather: Windy weekend on the cards – and there’s a risk of fire
Saturday will be a windy weekend with high fire danger expected over the western interior.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘We are very thankful’: 2 arrested a year after triple murder at daycare centre in Bloemfontein
The family of three people, who were found murdered at a daycare centre in Bloemfontein in June 2023, has welcomed the arrest of two suspects on Friday morning.
Continue ReadingNews24 | SuperSport, SABC join hands to broadcast Springboks’ Test against All Blacks
The SABC and SuperSport have agreed on a once-off partnership to jointly live televise Saturday's Rugby Championship Test between South Africa and New Zealand at Ellis Park.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Springboks v All Blacks: Key battles that could steer the outcome at Ellis Park
The Boks and the All Blacks have significant individual battles that form part of the wider rugby war that will take place at Ellis Park on Saturday.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Tadaa! A new good-times ice cream eatery has opened its doors on Cape Town’s Kloof Nek Road
A new ice cream eatery has opened its doors along Kloof Nek in Cape Town, just as sun-starved Capetonians welcome the turn of the season. Tadaa! Ice Cream specialises in all natural ingredients sourced locally in the Mother City. .
Continue ReadingNews24 | The ANC’s Zuma ‘mistake’ that led to the party being unseated as the largest in KZN
The ANC's delay in acting on former president Jacob Zuma's defection may have led to the loss of KwaZulu-Natal in the 29 May election.
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