Day: April 26, 2025
News24 | Community assaults off-duty Flying Squad officer accused of attempted hijacking
Western Cape police commissioner Lieutenant-General Thembisile Patekile has expressed shock, disappointment and concern after an off-duty Flying Squad member was arrested for allegedly trying to hijack a vehicle in Makhaza, Khayelitsha.
Continue ReadingNews24 | DA files supplementary affidavit seeking to officially can the VAT hike
The DA has bolstered its legal bid in the Western Cape High Court to officially block the ANC-proposed 0.5 percentage point VAT increase.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘Pope among the people’: Francis laid to rest as 400 000 mourn leader ‘with an open heart’
Pope Francis was laid to rest in Rome on Saturday after a Vatican funeral for the "pope among the people" attended by hundreds of thousands of mourners and world leaders, including US President Donald Trump.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Simbine powers home against big boys to win men’s 100m Diamond League final in China
South African sprinter Akani Simbine turned on the after burners to win the men's 100m final at the Diamond League in Xiamen, China, on Saturday.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘Boggles the mind’: Man accused of killing daughter’s alleged rapist walks after appeal
The Supreme Court of Appeal has set aside the conviction and seven-year sentence of a Mpumalanga father, who was accused of killing a man who allegedly raped his daughter.
Continue ReadingNews24 | OPINION | The Rainbow Nation: A case of a dream deferred, or a pipe dream?
If we continue down our current path, the children born in 2025 will inherit not the promise of the Rainbow Nation, but its failure, writes Martha Fakude.
Continue ReadingNews24 | RAF officials splurge R1m on travel, accommodation in R2bn project to reduce backlog
The Road Accident Fund spent over R2 billion to source a contractor to help reduce its claims backlog, and on top of this, its own officials spent nearly R1 million on travel and accommodation costs just for the project.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Plumtree sidesteps criticism that URC is weaker than Super Rugby: ‘It’s different rugby’
Sharks coach John Plumtree has brushed off suggestions that the URC is at a weaker level than Super Rugby.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Braai Briefing: While AI sucks power and robots run races, Mzansi wins the misery World Cup
From polite AI users funding eco-disasters to Finland’s smug happiness and twins in sync, Jonathan Ancer's weekly news to share around the braai proves the world’s as tjatjarag as ever - especially here at home.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Help sought to find 3 constables who went missing on journey from Bloemfontein to Limpopo
Police have launched an urgent appeal for assistance from the public in locating three constables who went missing when travelling from Bloemfontein to Limpopo
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