Month: March 2025
News24 | Controversy erupts over Athletics Free State president’s past rape conviction
Wayde van Niekerk's stepfather has a rape conviction hanging over his head.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Police accused of thwarting probe into tycoon’s death and missing funds
Two family members following up on the case have been killed, with the family believing the deaths were linked to the tycoon’s death and the raid on his bank accounts.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Ticking time bomb: The slumlords that Nsfas built
Businesspeople are buying middle-class residential properties and retrofitting them to accommodate between 20 and 25 students.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Top home affairs official suspended for ‘soliciting’ bribes
The official was suspended on Tuesday after a law firm hired to probe the service providers' allegations uncovered evidence that cash had been deposited into his account, and he will now face further investigation.
Continue ReadingNews24 | The harsh reality about Trump’s funding decision: People will die
The decision by the US president to halt funding for HIV medication and associated research will have a deep and lasting impact in the battle to contain the disease.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Court cancels unlawful land sale, gives it back to dispossessed owners
The land, part of a total of 1 465 hectares for which the state paid R18.8 million, was returned to 500 dispossessed owners following a successful land claim.
Continue ReadingNews24 | UIF registration hurdles: securing rights for SA’s domestic workers
Research shows that only 14% of domestic workers who lost their jobs were registered for UIF in 2023, and only 57% of those registered claimed compensation from the UIF.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Dubai or not Dubai? The Champions Trophy semi-finals question… for all but India
South Africa and Australia's travel tangle at the Champions Trophy speaks to the power imbalance of India's hold over world cricket, something that will make victory over the team in blue even sweeter
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘I felt like Tiger Woods out there’: SA’s Dylan Naidoo joint leader after moving day at SA Open
Dylan Naidoo walked onto Durban Country Club’s 18th green and threw his arms up as Durban’s golf fans stood on their feet cheering the young South African, who shares the lead with England’s Laurie Canter in the South African Open.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Woman dies after being run over in Joburg, allegedly by Pikitup truck
A woman was killed after being run over by a truck in Bordeaux South in Johannesburg this week, allegedly by a refuse collection truck belonging to Pikitup.
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