Month: February 2025
News24 | Extraditions in limbo after NPA drops appeal in lynchpin case of US-based ‘celeb artist’
What do an artist in the United States, allegations of precious metals theft, and the extraditions of 89 fugitives have in common? A lot, potentially.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Cabinet rejects Godongwana’s reworked Budget as ‘unworkable’
President Cyril Ramaphosa's Cabinet has rejected Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's revised Budget, without the two percentage-point VAT increase, saying it is not workable.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Parker remains silent as judges detail how he accused Hlophe of jealousy-fuelled assault
Western Cape High Court Judge Mushtak Parker swore under oath that then-Judge President John Hlophe had attacked him in the apparent belief that he had harassed his wife – but, given the chance to explain why he backtracked on those accusations, he has stayed silent.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Digital nomad influx: Cape Town wants Airbnbs to pay commercial property rates
Cape Town is scrambling to find a solution to make the city more affordable for locals as digital nomads continue to raise rental costs.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Human settlements dept spent R16m on travel, as GNU breaches R100m mark for expenses
Under Mmamoloko Kubayi, the Department of Human Settlements has spent around R16 million on travel - including R11 million on unspecified domestic travel - since July last year.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Web of intrigue: Mystery surrounds daring Namibian diamond heist
The Namibian police have thrown a blanket of silence over a daring heist that ended with two people dead, two in custody, and 466 parcels of diamonds worth R1.3 billion missing.
Continue ReadingNews24 | List of ‘race laws’: A tool for insight or a catalyst for misunderstanding?
A list of "race laws" has gained some attention since Donald Trump's executive order stating that white Afrikaners are being discriminated against by racial laws in South Africa. Does a list of this nature, without much context, offer any value?
Continue ReadingNews24 | SA pushes ahead with megadeal to bring ‘Olympics’-size F1 weekend to Mzansi
As the clock winds down to 18 March, the closing date for expressions of interest bids regarding a potential South African Formula 1 race, the costs of the event are set to get tongues wagging.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Trump’s abrupt USAID freeze left staff in SA without grid power, claims lawsuit
The payment freeze caused "chaos" for staff in SA, blocking operational payments for essential expenses like electricity.
Continue ReadingNews24 | National team player welfare is SA football’s ticking time bomb: ‘It needs to be looked at’
Bafana Bafana and Mamelodi Sundowns are on a collision course, and the impact could be dire for SA football if the welfare of national team players is not managed in an important year.
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