Day: September 10, 2025
News24 | From throttling to tragedy: The human cost of Johannesburg’s water crisis
On Friday, 5 September City officials announced progress on major interventions in the Commando water system. Barely 24 hours later the system collapsed, leaving residents without water until Monday morning or later. The Commando network is the most fragile of the Joburg water systems, and...
Continue ReadingNews24 | Meta, TikTok win challenge against EU tech fees
EU regulators have to recalculate a “supervisory fee” imposed on tech companies — money to be spent on monitoring what happens on social-media platforms.
Continue ReadingNews24 | UPDATE | Stun grenades, teargas and rubber bullets: Tensions flare in Westbury water protest
Violent protests erupted in Westbury and Coronationville on Wednesday as residents demanding water clashed with police.
Continue ReadingNews24 | UPDATE | Court outburst after Chinese traffickers jailed for 20 years over Joburg sweatshop
The daughter of one of seven Chinese nationals sentenced for human trafficking, was unable to contain herself afterwards and charged that “everyone is lying” and the court got it wrong.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Strike on Qatar ‘is the right one’ to target Hamas, despite US criticism, says Israel
Israel’s UN envoy defended targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar as the “right” decision, after the strikes on the US ally’s soil drew a rare rebuke from US President Donald Trump.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Baked fish breyani
Breyani, a traditional Cape Malay speciality, is the proud heritage dish of the old “Breyani queens” of Cape Town.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Teck shareholder says higher price might be needed in Anglo deal
A Teck Resources shareholder says the company is worth more than what Anglo American has agreed to pay, and a sweetener might be needed to cinch one of the biggest mining deals ever.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘Second night, second drone attack’: Gaza flotilla attacked as it prepares to break Israel blockade
Organisers of a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying aid and pro-Palestinian activists said that another of their boats had been struck in a suspected drone attack off Tunisia’s coast.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Ramaphosa open to merger of Postbank and African Bank for new state bank
President Cyril Ramaphosa said that government will have to utilise all of its assets to create a state bank, and he didn’t rule out a possible merger between African Bank and Postbank.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Mamelodi hostage standoff ends in murder-suicide after 16 hours
After 16 hours of tense negotiations, a hostage drama in Mamelodi East, Pretoria, ended in tragedy when a police constable killed his teenage nephew before turning the gun on himself.
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