Month: June 2025
News24 | No power meant no weather warnings, Mthatha residents tell Ramaphosa
Decoligny village residents in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape, an epicentre of deadly floods that have led to the loss of at least 78 lives, claimed they did not hear weather warnings because they were disconnected from the power supply.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Putin condemns Israeli strikes on Iran, says ready to mediate
Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned Israel’s wave of strikes on Iran, the Kremlin said on Friday, following separate phone calls with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Saturday’s weather: Cool to warm temperatures expected across SA
Hot and windy conditions are expected in the north-western parts of the Northern Cape, according to the South African Weather Service.
Continue ReadingNews24 | News24 uncovers disinformation network; Top cop arrested: Today’s 7 stories in 7 minutes
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Continue ReadingNews24 | Man recounts saving himself and mother with rooftop escape during severe floods in Mthatha
Despite his small stature, Loyiso Mkhayindana had to summon all his strength to save himself and his mother from rising waters on Tuesday morning.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Ramaphosa takes residents’ calls for probe into deadly Mthatha floods on board
President Cyril Ramaphosa has assented to pleas from residents of Mthatha’s Decoligny village who insist that an investigation is needed into the deadly deluge that has claimed at least 78 lives.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Farewell to Louis Moholo-Moholo: Jazz revolutionary and anti-apartheid voice dies at 85
Legendary drummer Louis Tebogo Moholo-Moholo, who died at 85, transformed jazz through his fusion of African rhythms and free-form experimentation.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Two Free State officers in court in connection with guesthouse rape
The incident allegedly happened after the officers met two women at a nightclub and took them to a guesthouse in Kroonstad.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Israel shuts global embassies after attacking Iran
Israel is shutting its embassies around the world and has urged citizens to stay alert and not display Jewish or Israeli symbols in public places, statements posted on embassy websites said on Friday after Israel launched large-scale attacks on Iran.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Mass layoffs at Lesotho garment factories as US tariffs bite
After the Trump administration’s threat of 50% import duty on Lesotho, orders have dried up and production lines have shut down
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