Day: August 4, 2025
News24 | US warns of heavy gunfire near its embassy in Haiti
The United States on Monday issued a security alert after heavy gunfire erupted near its embassy in Haiti, with the impoverished Caribbean country engulfed by escalating gang violence.
Continue ReadingNews24 | UK teen jailed for a year for torturing two kittens to death
A UK judge on Monday sentenced a 17-year-old boy to one year in prison for the “sadistic” torture and killing of two kittens.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Flood-hit Beijing prepares for new round of heavy rain as rescuers retrieve bodies
Beijing on Monday warned residents in its mountainous suburbs to brace for another round of heavy rainfall, a week after catastrophic floods killed dozens in the deadliest deluge to hit the Chinese capital since 2012.
Continue ReadingNews24 | PODCAST | The Lead: Shades of Babita – another auditor, another hit and more tender billions
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Continue ReadingNews24 | Tuesday’s weather: Chilly in Western Cape, Northern Cape, with light snow in Eastern Cape
The South African Weather Service has forecast very cold, wet and windy conditions in parts of the Western Cape and the Northern Cape.
Continue ReadingNews24 | MKP vs Ramaphosa; How Emma Powell rattled the DA: Today’s top 7 stories in 7 minutes
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Continue ReadingNews24 | UPDATE | 10 cops arrested for allegedly ransacking store in Edenvale
Ten officers from the police and the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department were arrested on Monday for alleged corruption.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Huge admin costs threaten fund for sick miners
People who fought for miners with TB or silicosis to be compensated have raised the alarm, but mining companies defend the process.
Continue ReadingNews24 | At least 76 migrants die as boat sinks off Yemen
At least 76 people have been killed and dozens are missing after a boat carrying mostly Ethiopian migrants sank off Yemen, in the latest tragedy on the perilous sea route, officials said.
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