Month: May 2025
News24 | Jonny Steinberg | Disconnected realities: What our politics tells us about ourselves
South Africa is much more like it was during apartheid than some would think, writes Jonny Steinberg.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘We have a final to save our season’: Nabi and Kaizer Chiefs face defining title moment
Kaizer Chiefs coach Nasreddine Nabi says the Nedbank Cup final against Orlando Pirates at Moses Mabhida Stadium is a chance to save their dismal season and an almost decade-long drought.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘There were no secrets’: McKenzie says he delivered amid R3m Central Karoo fundraising probe
Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie has insisted that he delivered on his service delivery promises during his tenure as district mayor of the Central Karoo, despite allegations of financial irregularities.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Budget 3.0 to take centre stage at top ANC meetings, says Mbalula
When ANC officials meet on Monday, they will discuss issues the party wants addressed as Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana prepares to have his third fiscal framework passed in Parliament on 21 May.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Buffalo City’s ‘white elephant’: R111m ‘Baby Lee’ park in state of disrepair after 17 months
Buffalo City's Leighandre "Baby Lee" Jegels Recreational Park, dubbed "The Stoep" by locals who were outraged by its whopping R111.7 million price tag, is already in a state of disrepair following its unveiling in November 2023.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Blame game as Eastern Cape schools fail to feed thousands of pupils after funding runs dry
Thousands of pupils in the Eastern Cape have gone hungry since the start of the second term on 8 April, after schools ran out of "surplus" funds to buy food.
Continue ReadingNews24 | SANITISED | How City of Johannesburg failed to act on ‘unlawful’ R18m tender by top official
The Special Investigating Unit rejected a legal opinion that effectively sanitised a dodgy R18.6 million Covid-19 cleaning tender, which could have resulted in the axing of the City of Johannesburg's acting chief operations officer, Helen Botes.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘Concerned’ Nzimande to appoint working group to look into impact of US funding termination
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Blade Nzimande has appointed a working group to look into the impact of the United States' funding termination.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Proteas handed Lord’s Test final boost by Zimbabwe as Rabada’s suspension sparks concerns
The Proteas will play their neighbours Zimbabwe in a four-day Test in England a week before South Africa's date with destiny at Lord's.
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