Day: May 30, 2025
News24 | Chainsaw politics: How Elon Musk shot up in Trump orbit before flaming out of DOGE
Elon Musk stormed into US politics as President Donald Trump’s chainsaw-brandishing sidekick. Four turbulent months later it’s the tech tycoon himself on the chopping block.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Missing teen found dead in stepfather’s locked Mpumalanga home
A missing teenager has been found dead inside her stepfather’s locked home in Mpumalanga.
Continue ReadingNews24 | US proposes 60-day Gaza ceasefire that calls for Hamas to release hostages
A US plan for Gaza seen by Reuters on Friday proposes a 60-day ceasefire and the release of 28 Israeli hostages alive and dead in the first week and the release of 125 Palestinian prisoners sentenced to life and the remains of 180 dead Palestinians.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘He’s going to kill me’: Second former Diddy staffer testifies to Cassie’s harrowing pleas
A second former assistant to Sean “Diddy” Combs testified Thursday in the music mogul’s federal trial, alleging he committed acts of violence against her and others, including sexual assault.
Continue ReadingNews24 | amaBhungane | IDT mistrust: How minister Zikalala and his ‘comrade chair’ nixed probes into CEO
Documents obtained by amaBhungane suggest that former public works and infrastructure minister Sihle Zikalala and his close comrade, then-Independent Development Trust (IDT) chair advocate Kwazi Mshengu, mounted parallel efforts to shield the parastatal’s chief executive from investigations into a R45-million lease scandal.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Olorato Mongale murder suspect killed during shootout with police in KZN
The main suspect wanted for the murder of Olorato Mongale has been shot and killed during a shootout with police in the early hours of Friday morning.
Continue ReadingNews24 | FRIDAY BRIEFING | Fear and loathing: Fixing the system in a country at war
Can SA’s violent crime rate be fixed in the face of fear, politics and a crumbling criminal justice system?
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