Day: October 30, 2025
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Continue ReadingNews24 | Hamas to return bodies of two more Israeli hostages under ceasefire deal
Hamas’s armed wing said it would hand over the remains of two more hostages on Thursday as demanded under the US-brokered ceasefire agreement in Gaza.
Continue ReadingNews24 | UPDATE | Gunmen kill Joburg taxi association boss Molefe Moekeletsi
The chairperson of the Alexandra Randburg Midrand Taxi Association (Armta), Molefe Moekeletsi, was gunned down in Marlboro Gardens, Johannesburg, on Thursday.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘The most terrifying experience’: Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction in Jamaica
A demolished church, roofs blown off homes, shattered windows and debris-strewn, impassable roads: Hurricane Melissa dealt a direct hit to Jamaica’s southwestern coastal communities that face a long haul picking up the pieces.
Continue ReadingNews24 | SEE | The spectacular but contested Drakensberg source of Johannesburg’s water
It is well known that Johannesburg receives most of its potable water from the Lesotho Highlands Water Project via the Vaal Dam, but there is another equally voluminous inter-basin water transfer scheme that feeds into the Vaal, called the Thukela-Vaal Transfer Scheme.
Continue ReadingNews24 | SA to lean on private power generation as coal plants retire
South Africa will rely heavily on private companies to build power generation as coal-fired plants that produce the bulk of its electricity are gradually retired, according to the IRP 2025.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Floyd Brink reappointed as Johannesburg city manager
Floyd Brink was appointed as Johannesburg city manager for the second time on Thursday.
Continue ReadingNews24 | AB InBev launches R100bn share buyback as global volumes fall
Stella Artois owner Anheuser-Busch InBev has announced a bigger-than-expected share buyback programme, even as beer sales disappoint.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Red Cross visits to prisoners would ‘seriously harm’ Israel, says Defence Minister Israel Katz
Israel has banned the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from visiting Palestinian prisoners detained under a law targeting “unlawful combatants”, the country’s defence minister said.
Continue ReadingNews24 | High school raid leads to arrest for Westbury teen murders
A 20-year-old man has been arrested at a high school in Diepkloof, Johannesburg, for the murder of two teenagers in Westbury last week.
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