Month: August 2025
News24 | Ramaphosa speaks to Trump on the phone amid global tariff imposition
Amid ongoing global tariff impositions, President Cyril Ramaphosa had a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump on Wednesday morning.
Continue ReadingNews24 | After decades-long struggle, court order, Primrose Modisane finally has a birth certificate
Stateless since birth, she was called a “border hopper” by Department of Home Affairs officials.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Grok, is that Gaza? AI image checks mislocate news photographs
An image AFP photojournalist Omar al-Qattaa shows a skeletal, underfed girl in Gaza. But when social media users asked Grok where it came from, the artificial intelligence chatbot was certain that the photograph was taken in Yemen nearly seven years ago.
Continue ReadingNews24 | As SA’s 30% duty takes effect, Trump celebrates ‘billions’ from tariffs
Higher US tariffs came into effect for dozens of economies Thursday, drastically raising the stakes in US president Donald Trump’s wide-ranging efforts to reshape global trade.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Israel bans Muslim cleric from Al-Aqsa Mosque over sermon ‘which contained nothing inappropriate’
Israeli authorities have banned Jerusalem’s top Muslim cleric from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound for six months over a recent sermon, his attorney told AFP.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Emergency services on high alert as thunderstorm warning issued in three provinces
Emergency services are on high alert after the SA Weather Service warned of severe thunderstorms in central and northern Gauteng, parts of Limpopo, and most of the Mpumalanga Highveld.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Protesters in Cape Town bring R300 to a standstill, causing major peak-hour disruptions
Protesters are causing widespread traffic disruptions in Cape Town on Thursday morning by using burning tyres to close off sections of the R300 in Mitchells Plain.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Nigeria issues flood alert for over half of its 36 states
Nigerian weather forecasters on Wednesday warned that parts of 21 of the country’s 36 states are likely to experience flooding in the coming days due to heavy rains, as Lagos officials warned residents in some areas to evacuate.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Here are the Lotto and Lotto Plus results
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Continue ReadingNews24 | World record: 1 100 marimba players unite in Cape Town for largest ensemble
“It’s impossible to feel sad when you play marimba.”Coordinator Kiara Ramklass said this was the joy that more than 1 100 young musicians set out to capture when they broke the Guinness World Record for the largest marimba ensemble.
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