Month: July 2025
News24 | SEE | 20 bottles a second: How Coca-Cola’s new R365m Midrand line ramps up Powerade, Bonaqua output
Coca-Cola Beverages Africa has invested R365 million in a new line at its Midrand plant to produce 72 000 bottles an hour and supply South Africa, Eswatini, and Lesotho with its Bonaqua water and Powerade energy drinks.
Continue ReadingNews24 | UN chief blasts ‘lack of compassion’ for Palestinians in Gaza
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday slammed the international community for turning a blind eye to the suffering of Palestinians starving in the Gaza Strip, calling it a “moral crisis that challenges the global conscience”.
Continue ReadingNews24 | 138 000 flee fighting, martial law declared in Thai border districts
Thailand’s acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai warned on Friday that cross-border clashes with Cambodia that have uprooted more than 130 000 people “could develop into war” as the countries traded deadly strikes for a second day.
Continue ReadingNews24 | DR Congo: Little hope for robust truce with M23 rebel group
The recent truce between the Congolese government and the M23 rebel group - along with an earlier DRC-Rwanda peace deal - was expected to usher in new era of regional stability. Yet even the signatories show little hope.
Continue ReadingNews24 | UPDATE | R171m Fort Hare fraud case split up to fast-track prosecution
The State has decided to separate the fraud case of the remaining 15 accused in the University of Fort Hare’s R171 million fraud scheme case, to “simplify prosecution”.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Russia strikes ‘the living heart of Odesa’ after peace talks with Ukraine
Ukraine and Russia attacked targets on each other’s territory after brief direct talks between the two sides failed to make any progress on steps to end nearly three-and-a-half years of war.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Jayden-Lee murder: Lawyer says blood on pillow could have been from his nosebleeds
Blood found on a pillow in Tiffany Nicole Meek’s apartment, which was recovered as evidence in the investigation into the murder of her 11-year-old son, Jayden-Lee Meek, became a focal point in the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Creamy and comforting chicken fettuccine Alfredo
This creamy and comforting chicken and mushroom Fettuccine Alfredo puts a wholesome twist on a classic dish.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Hawks raid City Power Joburg HQ in R500m corruption investigation
The Hawks have raided City Power’s Johannesburg headquarters as part of an investigation into alleged fraud and corruption worth more than R500 million at the municipal entity.
Continue ReadingNews24 | 11 boys die in Eastern Cape winter initiation despite government’s no-fatality pledge
Eleven boys have been confirmed dead while about 50 were taken to hospital during the Eastern Cape’s winter initiation season.
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