Day: May 3, 2025
News24 | ‘Miracle reunion’: Holly the dog back with owner after 3 days on burning Cape Town mountain
Holly, a brave dachshund-cross dog, was heroically reunited with her owner, Peter Deering, this week after surviving three days on a mountain engulfed by flames in Table Mountain National Park in Cape Town.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Legal blow for ACSA as it battles for control of baggage security screening
In its long-running legal battle to take control of baggage security screening, the Airports Company on SA (ACSA) was dealt another blow on Friday.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Govt shuts down SA embassy in Bulgaria in cost-cutting move
The governemnt has decided to close the South African embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria, effective from 30 June this year.
Continue ReadingNews24 | From bullied to building OffCourse?! Crawford alumni launch platform to empower youth online
Crawford alumni Thato Ramoshaba and Lebaka Morallane are launching OffCourse?!, a social media platform tackling bullying, hate speech, and addictive behaviors. Inspired by personal struggles, it combines AI and human moderation to create a safe digital space.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Braai Briefing: A slimy comeback, high tree-son, and finger-yanking lads in lederhosen
In this week's Braai Briefing, Jonathan Ancer brings you nature’s gentle giants and human nutters, so grab a chop, crack a cold one, and dive into wacky stories about slimy snails, cosmic snoops, and finger-yanking lunatics in lederhosen that made international headlines this week.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Trump’s next 100 days: Now comes the hard part
President Donald Trump spent his first 100 days issuing a blitz of executive orders to deliver rapidly on campaign pledges, drastically downsize the government and reshape America's role on the global stage.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Mercedes’ Wolff backs Hamilton to come good with Ferrari
Mercedes chief Toto Wolff believes his former star driver Lewis Hamilton will be back to his best despite a difficult start to life with Ferrari.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Official funerals to be held for three officers whose bodies were found in Hennops River
The three police officers whose bodies were recovered from the Hennops River this week will be honoured with official funerals.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Limpopo University threatens parliamentary committee head with court over ‘damaging’ remarks
Walter Tebogo Letsie, the chairperson of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, is in hot water after he was accused of making "unfounded and defamatory" remarks about the University of Limpopo during media interviews.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Vrygrond and Capricorn reel from deadly violence between taxi operators and gang members
The Cape Town communities of Vrygrond and Capricorn are reeling from months of deadly violence linked to a turf war between taxi operators and the JFK gang, which has claimed dozens of lives since March.
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