Month: January 2025
News24 | ‘It violates children’s rights’: Gauteng’s compulsory teen contraceptive plan stirs debate
To implement or not to implement: South African moms have weighed in on a proposal to make implant contraceptives compulsory.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘Mighty Mitch’ of Big Bash fame joins Paarl Royals ahead of SA20 playoffs
Hobart Hurricanes' Big Bash League hero Mitchell Owen will be gracing South African shores when he joins the Paarl Royals for the SA20 playoffs as replacement for England batsman Joe Root.
Continue ReadingNews24 | High Court demands transparency in Gauteng’s on-off NPO funding list
The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has ordered the Gauteng Department of Social Development to compile a detailed list identifying non-profit organisations (NPOs) that will either receive or be denied funding.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Pretoria and Kigali smoke peace pipe after diplomatic fallout
The Southern African Development Community is meeting in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Friday to discuss the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘She thought I was charming’: Zuluboy opens up about love story with new wife Keisha Lamothe
Rapper Zuluboy recently tied the knot to his American sweetheart executive producer Keisha Lemonthe.
Continue ReadingNews24 | George building collapse: Western Cape premier hands findings over to police
The Western Cape government's investigation into the collapse of the George building has been finalised, and the findings of the report have been handed over to the police.
Continue ReadingNews24 | SPAR racks up yet another loss as SCA slaps down appeal bid against major franchisee
SPAR has lost out on its attempts to get the Supreme Court of Appeal to reconsider its decision to allow the retailer to appeal a previous high court decision that it acted in bad faith against the Giannacopoulos Group.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘I want him to be better than me’: Why Jele won’t go easy on promising Pirates starlet Sesane
Former Orlando Pirates captain Happy Jele says he will be harder on his protégé, Thabiso Sesane, now that the centreback is getting more game time at the club and managed to break into Bafana Bafana.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Susan Booysen | Unity or uncertainty? Unravelling South Africa’s coalition chessboard
Conflicts, contradictions, frequently contrasting party agendas, proxy wars, grandstanding for internal factions and broader electoral target markets are in vogue for SA's coalition politics, writes Susan Booysen.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘For the country’: 2023 pain gives way to hope as SA U19s set up World Cup final date with India
Opener Jemma Botha admits her side battled nerves to become the first SA U19 women's team to reach a World Cup final.
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