Month: February 2025
News24 | Trump’s funding freeze: SA’s fight against HIV in jeopardy, warns Prof Abdool Karim
In an exclusive interview with News24, Professor Salim Abdool Karim maps the effects of US President Donald Trump's immediate withdrawal of USAID funding for South Africa's HIV/Aids response.
Continue ReadingNews24 | GEPF pensioners shocked by low pension increases
Pensioners receiving their income from the Government Employees Pension Fund were shocked to discover that they would see an increase of just 2.9% from 1 April 2025.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Implats warns some of its mines in SA and Canada are fighting for their lives
Following a recent restructuring, Impala Platinum has warned another portfolio response may be required if the low metal price environment persists.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘I don’t mind winning 1-0’: Ambitious Cardoso prefers victory over goal gluts for Sundowns
With 24 goals scored in the month of February, Sundowns further demonstrated just how far ahead of the rest they are as the other Premier Soccer League clubs try to keep up.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Why Bok passage may be clearing nicely for Cameron Hanekom
Rob Houwing explains why Bulls loosie dynamo Cameron Hanekom could be an indirect Springbok beneficiary of Steven Kitshoff’s retirement.
Continue ReadingNews24 | WATCH | ‘Fix our city’: Protesters put pressure on City of Joburg to prioritise water crisis
Residents supporting WaterCAN and JoburgCAN gathered on Thursday to voice their frustrations with how City officials have handled the water crisis.
Continue ReadingNews24 | DSW fraud case: Ex-eThekwini city manager’s defence shows he did not approve tender extension
While former eThekwini city manager Sipho Nzuza, who is an accused in a R320 million fraud and corruption case, gave the green light for a three-month extension of the Durban Solid Waste (DSW) tender to four companies, he did not approve a further six months.
Continue ReadingNews24 | US funding crisis: 500 000 more HIV deaths possible, say organisations
The harrowing impact of the decision to can US funding for local HIV/Aids organisations was laid bare at a press conference hosted by CHANGE South Africa on Thursday afternoon, with the virus now expected to claim more than 500 000 additional lives over the next...
Continue ReadingNews24 | Open wounds, fractured teeth: Owner of Hartenbos dog breeding farm sentenced for animal cruelty
Three years after the horrors of animal cruelty were discovered on the Plaasweg Boerboels breeding dog breeding farm, its owner Lionel Marias was sentenced to a fine of R50 000 or twelve months in prison.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Bajabulile Swazi Tshabalala eyes African Development Bank presidency
Financial guru Bajabulile Swazi Tshabalala has officially announced her candidacy for the African Development Bank presidency.
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