Day: January 8, 2025
News24 | Naspers group loses R230bn as US labels Tencent a ‘Chinese military company’
Shares of Naspers and Prosus crashed on Tuesday on news that Washington has added Chinese tech giant Tencent to a list of firms that work with the Chinese military.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Questions remain over South African involvement in Champions Cup
Doubts are still lingering over the future participation of the three South African teams in the Champions Cup as clubs continue to send weakened sides to Europe.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Rescuers search for survivors after quake in China’s Tibet kills at least 126
Thousands of rescuers were searching for survivors in freezing conditions Wednesday after a devastating earthquake in China's remote Tibet region killed at least 126 people.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Little girl the only passenger to survive horror KZN crash, death toll revised to 17
Preliminary investigations into a deadly road accident at Van Reenen's Pass in KwaZulu-Natal on Monday have revealed that a little girl was the sole taxi passenger survivor.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Severe weather warnings in several provinces, increased accident risk as holidaymakers head home
Weather warnings are in place for a number of provinces, and transport authorities say there is an increased likelihood of road accidents as holidaymakers return home this week.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Lenasia structure collapses, leaving one hospitalised and another trapped under rubble
One person has been rushed to hospital, while emergency rescue teams are digging through rubble searching for another, after a structure collapsed in Lenasia on Tuesday evening.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Joburg finally has (acting) City manager as Tshepo Makola steps in, ending political drama
Despite what some residents may think, Johannesburg has a manager - sort of. It has an acting City manager, whose position may be officially ratified "sometime next week".
Continue ReadingNews24 | Wildfire rages in Los Angeles, forcing 30 000 to evacuate
A rapidly growing wildfire raged across an upscale section of Los Angeles on Tuesday, destroying homes and creating traffic jams as 30 000 people evacuated beneath huge plumes of smoke that covered much of the metropolitan area.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Desperate Mozambique activists send SOS to Ramaphosa as Chapo’s inauguration approaches
Mozambican civil society organisations are urging President Cyril Ramaphosa to intervene in the escalating political violence in their country, drawing parallels with South Africa's recent actions regarding Gaza.
Continue ReadingNews24 | SACP will vanish like EFF, MKP if it contests election on its own, says Mantashe
Should the SACP break away from the ANC and contest the 2026 municipal elections on its own, it will vanish from the country’s political spectrum, suffering the same fate that awaits small parties such as the EFF, MK Party and the ATM, said ANC national...
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