Day: October 19, 2024
News24 | Charlotte Bauer | Diary of a Semigrant: In praise of Fish Hoek, False Bay’s frog prince
Charlotte Bauer shares her experience of exploring Fish Hoek, the unassuming town with treasures behind murky windows.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘What a joke’: Buffalo City multi-million Water World Fun Park in ruins as contractor abandons site
If Buffalo City Metropolitan Development Agency (BCMDA) officials were true to their word, the metro's residents and visitors would be enjoying themselves at the multimillion-rand Water World Fun Park this summer.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Rice looks set to become more popular in SA as prices fall and local drought bites
Tiger Brands says that some price-sensitive consumers may switch to rice as prices fall globally and they continue to grapple with the affordability of maize amid local drought conditions.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘I’m excited to serve South Africans’: Workaholic Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie on ‘battle stats’
Thanks to a fondness for a tweet, Minister of Sport Gayton McKenzie ran the risk of being seen as the Minister of Likes. But his first 100 days, he has done enough to vindicate the president's choice.
Continue ReadingNews24 | City of Cape Town to probe urban waste boss over refuse collection collapse
The City of Cape Town's mayoral committee member for Urban Waste Management, Grant Twigg, may face consequences for his role in a failed waste management project.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Constitutional challenge to sentencing laws for victims of gender-based violence looms
Lawyers representing a Palm Ridge woman, who was jailed for killing her abusive partner and plans to lodge a historic constitutional challenge to the country's sentencing laws, say her case is not unique.
Continue ReadingNews24 | The only way to fix municipalities is to ‘disbar’ unscrupulous municipal managers, says Salga
Corrupt municipal managers and other senior officials should suffer the same fate as lawyers who are disbarred for misconduct, says the SA Local Government Association.
Continue ReadingNews24 | HELLO WEEKEND | Birthed by an icon: Coachella Randy has all the makings of a superstar and he knows it
The latest edition of News24's weekly digital weekend magazine is stuffed full of interviews, reviews, excerpts, and in-depth stories. Enjoy the read.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Wendy Knowler | The high-steaks courier collection that went horribly wrong
What does 75kg of prime steak have in common with an envelope? Not a lot, but a good deed backfired when a courier driver collected steak instead of an envelope, and it ended up rotting in a warehouse instead of at the restaurant it was...
Continue ReadingNews24 | This life with Nthabi Nhlapo | Can Sharpeville choose human rights over hatred?
The streets of Sharpeville, written in history and contributing so much to our country's liberation, are now filled with something reminiscent of a darker past, writes Nthabi Nhlapo.
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