Year: 2025
News24 | OPINION | Lulama Madyaka: Activist repression in the shadow of South Africa’s democracy
As South Africa prepares to commemorate Freedom Day, a date symbolising the triumph of democracy over apartheid, a darker truth shadows the celebrations: despite constitutional promises, dissent remains a dangerous act for human rights defenders, writes Lulama Madyaka.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Lions show character to return to winning ways but still in a sticky URC spot
The Lions finally snapped a four-match losing streak in the United Rugby Championship with a 26-7 win against Connacht on Saturday at Ellis Park, but their playoff hopes are still in doubt after failure to get five points.
Continue ReadingNews24 | EFF demands Budget be ‘reset’, Malema slams govt’s ‘lack of courage’ on land expropriation
How can a single member of the executive, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, unilaterally withdraw a decision of Parliament related to the proposed 0.5 percentage point VAT increase, without the legislature's involvement?
Continue ReadingNews24 | SEE | Reviving Joburg’s polluted Jukskei River
Local activists, artists and environmental experts are working together to revive the polluted Jukskei River, one of Johannesburg’s largest rivers.
Continue ReadingNews24 | DA councillor killed in Eastern Cape car crash
The DA in the Eastern Cape is mourning the death of long-serving Nelson Mandela Bay councillor Johnny Arends, who died in a car crash on Friday night.
Continue ReadingNews24 | SA Champs: Dambile gives late uncle fitting send-off, Nene stuns with jaw-dropping time
Sinesipho Dambile continued the sentimental theme of the SA champs by winning a tightly contested 200m to honour of the memory of his late uncle, while Zakithi Nene produced the performance of the meet.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Engineer-General’s office to boost oversight after construction disasters – Zikalala
Public Works and Infrastructure Deputy Minister Sihle Zikalala says the department is fast-tracking the establishment of the Office of the Engineer-General to tighten regulation and ensure compliance with engineering standards across South Africa.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Community assaults off-duty Flying Squad officer accused of attempted hijacking
Western Cape police commissioner Lieutenant-General Thembisile Patekile has expressed shock, disappointment and concern after an off-duty Flying Squad member was arrested for allegedly trying to hijack a vehicle in Makhaza, Khayelitsha.
Continue ReadingNews24 | DA files supplementary affidavit seeking to officially can the VAT hike
The DA has bolstered its legal bid in the Western Cape High Court to officially block the ANC-proposed 0.5 percentage point VAT increase.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘Pope among the people’: Francis laid to rest as 400 000 mourn leader ‘with an open heart’
Pope Francis was laid to rest in Rome on Saturday after a Vatican funeral for the "pope among the people" attended by hundreds of thousands of mourners and world leaders, including US President Donald Trump.
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