Day: November 28, 2025
News24 | Lisa Vetten | GBVF declared a national disaster. Now the statistics disaster must be fixed
While the declaration of gender-based violence and femicide as a national disaster signals the gravity of the crisis, the response remains largely performative as long as police continue to provide inconsistent statistics – giving three different femicide totals for the same year. This makes it...
Continue ReadingNews24 | Petrol, diesel prices to rise next week — but fuel still cheaper than in 2024
It is a great idea to fill up your car’s tank before Wednesday – before an expected increase of between 20c and 77c per litre, depending on the fuel you use, sets in.
Continue ReadingNews24 | UPDATE | Trump says to ‘permanently pause migration from all Third-World Countries’
US President Donald Trump said Thursday he planned to suspend migration from what he called “third world countries,” a day after an Afghan national allegedly shot two National Guard soldiers in Washington.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Putin says he is ready to guarantee in writing no Russian attack on Europe
President Vladimir Putin has said he is ready to guarantee in writing that Russia will not attack another European nation, as he dismissed claims that Moscow intends to invade another country as a “lie” and “complete nonsense”.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Fit and proper? Menzi Simelane an NDPP candidate despite ConCourt questioning his integrity
Despite the Constitutional Court’s prima facie findings of dishonesty against then-prosecutions boss Menzi Simelane, he is one of six chosen candidates vying for the National Director of Public Prosecutions position he was ousted from.
Continue ReadingNews24 | FRIDAY BRIEFING | War on women: Is national disaster declaration progress or politics?
This week’s Friday Briefing examines whether the NDMC’s announcement will break the pattern of slow progress that has characterised the country’s response to this crisis.
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