Day: April 19, 2025
News24 | Royal rumble: Eastern Cape royal family challenges appointment of acting AmaMpondo king
An Eastern Cape royal family has outright rejected Premier Oscar Mabuyane's recognition in the gazette last month of Prince Freeman Dumelani Sigcau as the acting king in the deeply divided AmaMpondo kingship.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Rayners raring to taste continental success with Sundowns: ‘I came to win trophies’
Iqraam Rayners looks back at his frustrating spell at SuperSport United with a hint of pride, as that time laid the foundation for the free-scoring forward that he is today for Sundowns and Bafana.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Boy, 4, critically injured after attack by a ‘family dog’ in KZN
A four-year-old boy suffered serious injuries after being attacked by a family dog at Main Road in Malvern, Durban, on Friday night.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Braai Briefing: AI gets saucy with sick notes, calling your mom, and stoking trolling wars
From AI calling your mom to tripping up in science and stoking international trolling wars, AI’s wild ride is reshaping technology one algorithm at a time. Jonathan Ancer unearths some AI tech bits, bytes and bots you can share around the braai.
Continue ReadingNews24 | The wheels on the bus can’t go round and round in Bo-Kaap. And tour operators aren’t happy
While Bo-Kaap residents have welcomed a City of Cape Town decision restricting large tour buses from entering the area, the move has angered tour bus operators who say it is likely to negatively impact the tourism sector and lead to a drop in revenue.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Joshlin Smith trial: What the law says about protecting kids in high-stakes trials
The widely publicised Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial thrust her two siblings into the spotlight when their names were mentioned during the evidence of State witnesses.
Continue ReadingNews24 | INTERVIEW | Agri SA’s Johann Kotzé on SA farmers’ passion, hating the limelight, and loving pigs
In the heart of South Africa's agricultural landscape, Johann Kotzé is a paradoxical figure - a man who never wanted to be in the limelight now leads one of the country's most influential agricultural organisations. Anneliese Burgess spoke to him on his return from America...
Continue ReadingNews24 | Gold’s glittering run brings risk – also to SA mining shares
The gold price has climbed to record highs of beyond $3300 an ounce but could run still with global turmoil likely to continue.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Nick Mallett | Bulls are SA’s best bet, but Leinster look heavy favourites for URC title
The Bulls are South Africa's best bet at URC glory this season, but Irish powerhouses Leinster will be incredibly hard to stop this time around, argues Nick Mallett.
Continue ReadingNews24 | WEEKEND ESSAY | ‘Great Replacement’: How race science fuels modern hate… from Darwin to Musk
When Donald Trump announced that he’d cut off aid to South Africa because the country was confiscating land of "certain people", he was playing into the far-right race-based narrative of the "Great Replacement" that has frequently been expressed in violence. Gavin Evans traces its 150-year...
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