Month: May 2025
News24 | China launches challenging mission to retrieve asteroid samples
China embarked on its first mission to retrieve samples from a nearby asteroid, with the nighttime launch of its Tianwen-2 spacecraft, set to make the fast-growing space power the third nation to fetch pristine asteroid rocks.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Interest rates cut, Kganyago punts 3% inflation target
As expected by most economists, the South African Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee lowered the repo rate by 25 basis points to 7.25% — a level last seen in January 2023.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Kenyan author Ngugi wa Thiong’o has died – daughter
Kenyan author Ngugi wa Thiong’o, considered one of east Africa’s greatest literary figures, died on Wednesday, his daughter announced on Facebook.
Continue ReadingNews24 | French doctor labelled ‘atomic bomb of paedophilia’ jailed for 20 years for child sex abuse
A French court on Wednesday gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, most of them children, but victims, some in tears, expressed disappointment with the verdict.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Judge rejects Diddy’s mistrial plea as alarming abuse allegations pile up
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ lawyers requested a mistrial, alleging unfair fingerprint evidence implications, but the judge denied it.
Continue ReadingNews24 | No, Joel Netshitenzhe did not call Starlink a Trojan Horse for US military control
A viral post circulating on social media falsely claims to be a “concise analysis” by South African policy analyst and former politician Joel Netshitenzhe. The post alleges that Elon Musk’s Starlink is a covert instrument of the United States military and geopolitical dominance.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Israel announces ‘historic decision’ of 22 new settlements in the West Bank
Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced the creation in the occupied West Bank of 22 new settlements, which are considered illegal under international law.
Continue ReadingNews24 | No Sundowns players as Broos names new-look Bafana squad for important June friendlies
With the road to the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations sharpening into view, Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos has named his 23-man squad for a pair of international friendlies next month against Tanzania and Mozambique.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Two men wanted for Olorato Mongale’s murder had prior kidnapping, robbery arrests
Two of the people wanted for the murder of Olorato Mongale were arrested earlier this year for the alleged kidnapping and robbery of another woman.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Sponsored | TCL Unveils Mini LED TVs
Global Olympic partner, and leading consumer electronics brand, TCL Electronics has unveiled its 2025 Mini LED TVs, incorporating HVA (High Vertical Alignment) panels and their own “All-domain Halo Control” technology to consumers in South Africa.
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