Month: September 2025
News24 | OPINION | At 25, anachronistic PAIA is showing its age
The Promotion of Access to Information Act is turning 25, and it shows. The regulations, for example, still refer to a stiffy disk and a CD as formats in which records can be provided. The Act is deeply rooted in the technologies of a bygone...
Continue ReadingNews24 | SEE | The top 5 things South Africans secretly do in their cars
According to a local study, South Africans commute more than 16 days a year. AutoTrader recently surveyed thousands of local drivers to discover what happens behind the wheel....
Continue ReadingNews24 | France’s Sarkozy given 5-year sentence, must go to prison
A Paris court has sentenced former French president Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison after finding him guilty of criminal conspiracy in his trial into accusations the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi helped fund his victorious 2007 presidential run.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Paracetamol and pregnancy: SA doctors debunk Trump’s claim linking drug to autism
There is no evidence to show that the use of paracetamol (also known as acetaminophen) during pregnancy is linked to autism spectrum disorder, doctors have said.
Continue ReadingNews24 | POWER CONNECTIONS | Hawks raid City Power as arrests loom in R500m corruption probe
The elite graft-busting unit’s latest visit follows a July raid on the power utility’s Johannesburg headquarters.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Slow cooked beef ragu
A robust slow cooked beef stew in a rich tomato and red wine sauce. It improves with standing and freezes well.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy convicted of criminal conspiracy in Gaddafi finance scheme
A Paris court convicted former French president Nicolas Sarkozy on charges of criminal conspiracy but acquitted him of corruption and accepting illegal campaign financing in his trial into accusations late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi helped fund his victorious 2007 presidential run.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Mahmud Abbas addresses UN despite being barred, amid push for Palestinian state
Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas will address the United Nations virtually as the US, despite its opposition to him, weighs whether to try to stop Israeli annexation of the West Bank.
Continue ReadingNews24 | SA stagnates on world ranking of economic freedom
SA’s bloated government and challenges with trade remain the two factors limiting economic freedom, according to the 2025 Economic Freedom of the World report.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Trump’s lawsuit threats flop as Jimmy Kimmel’s return attracts record-breaking viewership
Jimmy Kimmel strongly defended free speech during his emotional return to US screens, describing government pressure to silence him as “anti-American.”
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