Month: February 2025
News24 | DR Congo conflict advances as UN warns of regional escalation
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group was threatening another key town in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday as the United Nations warned that the risk of violence spreading regionally had "never been higher".
Continue ReadingNews24 | F-bombs and insults: Dricus, Strickland promise epic showdown in Sydney score-settler
South African mixed martial arts fighter Dricus du Plessis is looking to fight until the end when he goes toe to toe with American Sean Strickland in their UFC 312 bout in Sydney on Sunday.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Stranded students vow to shut down CPUT as management says accommodation has reached capacity
Angry Cape Peninsula University of Technology students still waiting for accommodation have threatened to shut down all campus-related activities if their demands are not met.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Cardoso’s wet blanket on a fiery Sundowns v Pirates showdown: ‘It’s just one game’
Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso put a gigantic wet blanket over what should be a fiery showdown between the Brazilians and Orlando Pirates on Saturday, in a top-of-the-table clash in Pretoria.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Timing is everything as De Zorzi’s 78 for Sunrisers revives ambition in ‘unforgiving’ T20 format
Proteas batsman Tony de Zorzi is happy to have repaid the faith Sunrisers Eastern Cape coach Adrian Birrell and captain Aiden Markram placed in him with a match-winning knock to send them to their third SA20 final.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Navy ammunition depot, surroundings in Simon’s Town are an ever growing fire hazard – experts
The land managed by the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) in the Cape Peninsula is a serious fire hazard, experts say.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘I feel much more strongly’: Trump launches US task force to protect Christians
At a prayer breakfast, Trump said the task force would prosecute the ‘targeting’ of Christians within government.
Continue ReadingNews24 | SEE | Cape Town gets SA’s first electric buses
Cape Town's rollout of electric buses has kicked off, with Golden Arrow Bus Services bringing its first 20 EVs into service and another 120 electric buses set to be added to the fleet by the end of the year.
Continue ReadingNews24 | WATCH | Dread of night: Broken streetlights make for risky, pitch black drive from OR Tambo airport
Vast swathes of highway between Johannesburg and OR Tambo International Airport are dark at night because the streetlights do not work.
Continue ReadingNews24 | State withdraws theft charges against SAFA boss Danny Jordaan, but fraud charges remain
The State has withdrawn theft charges against South African Football Association boss Danny Jordaan and his co-accused, SAFA chief financial officer Gronie Hluyo.
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