Year: 2025
News24 | UPDATE: Walter Sisulu University denies that person who was shot dead on campus is its student
Walter Sisulu University says a person who died after being shot in the Mthatha campus on Tuesday morning was not a student at the institution.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Eastern Cape man facing almost 800 child porn charges is ‘misleading’ court, State argues
A man facing nearly 800 charges, ranging from the rape of his daughter to possession and distribution of child pornography, has been misleading the court, the State has submitted in the Eastern Cape High Court in Gqeberha.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Call for probe into ‘sangoma ritual’ at NWU residence smacks of ‘intolerance’, says academic
AfriForum has demanded an investigation after what they have called a "sangoma ritual" in a student residence at the North-West University.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Wandile Sihlobo | Jonas and the whale of SA’s American problem
South African leadership is actively working to mend fences with the US. Mcebisi Jonas has his work cut out, writes Wandile Sihlobo.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Nurse accused of R6m insurance scam murder turns to Legal Aid after losing lawyer
The trial of a nurse and her gardener who are accused of the murder of her domestic worker as part of a R6 million life insurance scam was postponed in the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday after she was left without a lawyer.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Forensic pathologist does not believe 4-year-old drowned by herself, abuse suspected
The forensic pathologist who conducted the post-mortem on four-year-old Nada-Jane Challita has told the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg she does not believe the child drowned by herself.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘Cut the fat’: Mashaba criticises government’s R3.4bn foreign missions bill
The government spent R3.4 billion on foreign missions in the financial year ending March 2024, according to a parliamentary reply to questions from ActionSA MP Alan Beesley.
Continue ReadingNews24 | From children in Soweto to 100 000 worldwide: Meet the woman ‘changing the world’
Mental health advocate Ncazelo Mlilo scooped up two prestigious awards at the Women Changing the World Awards in London for her globally recognised work on narrative therapy, which reaches 100 000 people worldwide.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Cape dreams collide: Stormers’ URC surge sends Stellenbosch to Durban for CAF semi-final
The Stormers face a critical stretch of URC matches in Cape Town to secure a playoff spot, but that means Stellenbosch FC must play their historic CAF Confederation Cup semi-final "home" leg against Simba SC in Durban.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Mbhazima Shilowa | Expect a prayer or two for the ailing GNU and its leaders this Easter
Mbhazima Shilowa asks how our leaders can faithfully mouth, "Forgive us for our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us," on Sunday and seek revenge against each other a day later.
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