Day: April 14, 2025
News24 | Why City Power is crumbling; Scramble to stop VAT: Today’s top 7 stories in 7 minutes
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Continue ReadingNews24 | WATCH | Second arrest made in Wynberg court shooting as alleged mastermind appears in dock
A second suspect has been arrested in connection with last week's fatal shooting inside the Wynberg Magistrate's Court, said Western Cape deputy police commissioner Major General Bongani Maqashalala on Monday.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Lusikisiki massacre: Six in court for murder of 18 people in Eastern Cape
Six men appeared in the Eastern Cape High Court in Mthatha on Monday in connection with the murder of 18 people in Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape last year.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Luthuli inquest: Cop tells KZN court how he struggled to find evidence from 1967 probe
The investigator who probed the death of ANC stalwart Chief Albert John Luthuli 56 years later, ahead of the 1967 initial inquest being reopened, painted a picture of the difficulties he faced in tracing and tracking evidence used in the initial inquest.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘I’m going to kill your f***ing child’: Dad recalls chilling threat from ex-girlfriend
A grieving father whose ex-girlfriend allegedly raped and murdered his 4-year-old daughter has told the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg how in the months leading up to the tragedy, she threatened him – saying, "I'll show you how I'm going to kill your f***ing child".
Continue ReadingNews24 | Rand rebounds – is the worst behind us?
The rand led emerging-market currency gains against the faltering dollar after weekend reports raised hopes that a rift in South Africa’s governing coalition will be ironed out.
Continue ReadingNews24 | NPA to present new evidence into the death of ANC leader Chief Albert Luthuli
New evidence that the National Prosecuting Authority plans on presenting in the reopened inquest into the 1967 death of former ANC president Chief Albert Luthuli includes the scene simulation and testimony from a witness who drives and owns a similar train to the one that...
Continue ReadingNews24 | Caiphus Nyoka murder: Apartheid-era cop who pleaded guilty still not sentenced
It has been five months since former police officer Johan Marais pleaded guilty to the 1987 murder of student activist Caiphus Nyoka, yet sentencing proceedings were delayed again on Monday.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Boost for Springboks, Sharks as Etzebeth returns after long layoff
Springbok star Eben Etzebeth will make his long-awaited return for the Sharks' trip to Scotland for their United Rugby Championship clashes, bringing a much-needed boost to the Boks.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Competition watchdog dismisses MultiChoice’s bid to halt SABC merger case
The Competition Tribunal said on Monday it has dismissed a bid by MultiChoice seeking to declare an accusation it and the SABC implemented a merger transaction in 2013 as without legal merit, meaning a hearing will now proceed in due course.
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