Month: February 2025
News24 | Man shot dead at taxi rank in Strand
Police in the Western Cape are investigating the murder of a 48-year-old man, who was gunned down at a taxi rank in Nomzamo, Strand, on Saturday morning.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Trump says he ordered airstrikes on Islamic State in Somalia
US President Donald Trump on Saturday said he ordered military airstrikes on a senior Islamic State attack planner and others from the organisation in Somalia.
Continue ReadingNews24 | WhatsApp says its users targeted by Israeli spyware
An official at the Meta-owned platform says it detected attempts by Paragon to hack its users’ accounts.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Seven private testing station officials sentenced for fraud in roadworthy certificate scam
Seven officials at a privately owned vehicle testing station company have been sentenced for issuing roadworthy certificates to vehicles that were not tested.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Contingency plans in place if refugees flee war-torn DRC to SA, says Home Affairs minister
South Africa's contingency plans for a possible influx of refugees fleeing the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), are 'on the back burner'.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Pirates steal the spotlight: Last-minute penalty sinks Chiefs in fiery Soweto Derby drama
In a dramatic Soweto Derby, Orlando Pirates edged Kaizer Chiefs 1-0 thanks to a controversial stoppage-time penalty by Patrick Maswanganyi.
Continue ReadingNews24 | OPINION | Rewriting history: The subtle erasure of Jews in Holocaust narratives
Ilan Preskovsky highlights the disturbing trend of diminishing the Jewish identity in Holocaust narratives, emphasising the need to remember Jews were the primary targets of Nazi persecution, and critiques recent events where this essential historical truth is being overshadowed or ignored.
Continue ReadingNews24 | 30 oil-covered penguins rescued, treated as officials investigate mystery spillage
A total of 30 penguins have so far been treated at a Table View sea bird sanctuary after they were found covered in oil at Hout Bay, Noordhoek and Kommetjie beaches in Cape Town.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Wandile Sihlobo | Expropriation Act: 3 key reasons not to panic
We shouldn't be worried about it, but stay vigilant, writes Wandile Sihlobo.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Trump is getting the lower interest rates he demanded from everyone but the Fed
US President Donald Trump is getting his wish that interest rates drop across the world, just not at home where a strong economy and uncertainty over his own policies have set the stage for the Federal Reserve to diverge from its central bank peers.
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