Month: December 2024
News24 | Man found with 14 Mozambican girls in his taxi sentenced
Moises Armando Mate pleaded guilty to unlawfully assisting the minors, aged between four and 16, enter the country on 6 December.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Police hunting driver who killed two pedestrians, then hit another six before fleeing
Mpumalanga police are on the hunt for a driver who mowed down eight pedestrians, killing two, on Sunday morning.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘We’re going to Lord’s’: SA rejoice as Proteas secure nail-biting Test win at Centurion
The Proteas found two unsung heroes as Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen saw South Africa to a dramatic win over Pakistan in the opening Test at Centurion.
Continue ReadingNews24 | UPDATE | South Korean emergency workers say 179 killed in Jeju Air crash, 2 rescued
At least 179 people have been killed in the deadliest air accident ever in South Korea, after an airliner belly-landed and veered off the runway, erupting in a fireball as it slammed into a wall at Muan International Airport.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘I was not drunk, I was sober as a judge’ – FlySafair passenger threatens to sue airline
The woman at the centre of a viral drama, after a mid-air tussle with Safair crew members, says she was not intoxicated during an altercation with flight attendants.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Rabada, Jansen batting heroics rock Pakistan as Proteas book Test Champs final spot
A Mohammed Abbas bowling masterclass at SuperSport Park put the Proteas on the ropes, but Kagiso Rabada's masterclass saw the Proteas negotiate their way to win by two wickets and secure their place in the final of the World Test Championship next June.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Global trade in wild animals is soaring – South Africa’s laws aren’t doing enough to prevent harm
The quantity and complexity of commercial wildlife trade laws has grown globally over the past century. A new study examines wildlife trade laws in 11 countries and finds that a country’s Global Biodiversity Index does not correlate with the extent of its legislation that addresses...
Continue ReadingNews24 | DA also condemns unruly passenger for alleged racist remarks to flight attendant
The Western Cape DA has also renounced an unruly passenger on a FlySafair flight who allegedly made a racist remark to a flight attendant.
Continue ReadingNews24 | UPDATE | South Korea plane crash: Death toll hits 174, ‘little chance of survival’ for 181 on board
South Korea's fire agency has said that the death toll from a Jeju Air plane crash had risen to 174, with just two people rescued and hopes of finding more survivors fading.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Sikonathi Mantshantsha | Solving the ‘illegal’ mining conundrum: Why turn citizens into criminals?
The Constitution directs the government to "respect, protect, promote and fulfil" the rights contained in the Bill of Rights. Yet the government continues to criminalise the victimless work of self-employed mining, argues Sikonathi Mantshantsha.
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