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Four men were sentenced for their role in the mob justice murder of a 27-year-old man. (mathiasalexander/Getty Images) Four men who were part of a mob justice attack that resulted in the death of a 27-year-old have been sentenced to life imprisonment.On Monday, the Seshego Magistrate’s Court in Polokwane, Limpopo, convicted and sentenced four men to jail for the murder of a man known as Phooko T. Two received life sentences, while the other two were handed 18-year sentences. South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed…

Sasol CFO Hanré Rossouw will be stepping down at the end of October. (Sasol website/Supplied) Sasol’s CFO Hanré Rossouw has tendered his resignation and will step down after little more than two years in the top job.Rossouw has informed the company that he will step down from the board and his role as executive director at the end of October, the chemicals and synthetic fuels group said in a statement on Thursday.Following a lengthy handover process, Rossouw joined Sasol in April 2022, taking over from long-time CFO Paul Victor in July of that year. South Africans need to be in the…

US director-author, Paul Auster poses, 11 October 2007 in Paris.(Stephane De Sakutin/AFP) Paul Auster, celebrated American author known for his existentialist novels and the “New York Trilogy”, has died at 77 due to complications from lung cancer.Auster’s life was marked by both literary acclaim, with his works translated into over 40 languages, and personal tragedy, including the deaths of his granddaughter and son to overdoses.His final work, “Bloodbath Nation”, explored America’s gun violence crisis, showcasing Auster’s continued engagement with pressing social issues until his death.American author Paul Auster, who made his name with noirish, existentialist novels about lonely writers,…

Taxi operators block the N2 in Mooiplaas near East London on Thursday morning (Supplied) Eastern Cape police are on high alert as taxi operators blockade major roads in the province in protest over the non-payment of their scholar transport invoices.The major roads that were blocked off are the N2, N6, R72 and R63.Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane and his management officials tried in vain to stop the shutdown. South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to enter a new chapter…

The Puma is one of those cars that does most of its talking out on the road rather than on paper.Naturally, it can be typecast by the usual anchor points that have underpinned car evaluation since the beginning: market segmentation, rivals, proportions, and drivetrain, but there’s more to it than these conventional guidelines. Those guidelines, for the record, include inheriting some sporty Fiesta genes and an EcoBoost 1.0-litre engine that, in addition to defining Ford’s small cars for the last decade, also started the trend for three-cylinder turbocharged engines. South Africans need to be in the know if we want to…

Firefighters responded to a fire affecting the power supply to various parts of Johannesburg. (@visiontactical/X) While the cause of the underground fire that broke out along the M1 in Johannesburg has not yet been determined, tools typically used to steal electricity cables were recovered at the site.City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena said in a statement on Wednesday evening that significant progress had been made in fighting the fire in the underground tunnels along the M1 near Smit Street and the double-decker section.”The team is now working on clearing the smoke in the area,” Mangena said. South Africans need to be…

Modern house with solar panels for energy storage. GoSolr plans to spend R10 billion for a larger roll out of its model of renting solar panels and batteries.The company, which charges between about R1 400 and R2 900 a month for most of its products, is looking into cheaper systems to target less affluent households.The company has attracted investment and financing from Patrice Motsepe’s African Rainbow Capital Investments and Standard Bank.For more financial news, go to the News24 Business front page.GoSolr, a company backed by South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe and the continent’s biggest bank, plans to spend R10 billion…

Affies had a good evening out against Paarl Boys High. (SuperSport Schools) Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Affies) sent out their most menacing message to Grey College on Wednesday with their comprehensive 43-21 dismantling of Paarl Boys’ High in the main game on the first day of the Under-19 rugby section of the Wildeklawer Festival in Kimberley.Of course, Affies must still play Oakdale on Saturday at the festival at Hoërskool Diamantveld, with Grey having two games against Maritzburg College and Garsfontein on Thursday and Saturday.The two sides will meet in Pretoria on 18 May, with Affies having a bye on 11 May…

Julius Malema Foto: Argief/Felix Dlangamandla While polls suggest that the EFF’s growth depends on making inroads in KwaZulu-Natal, party leader Julius Malema admits that penetrating the support base there is proving to be difficult.”KZN is a virgin area for us; we are a new organisation, and there have always been two traditional parties in KZN, the ANC and the IFP. To break that ground and be introduced as a new baby is not going to be easy,” Malema said. But he said the party was working hard to make inroads there. South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous…

EFF president Julius Malema addressed a Workers’ Day rally in Hammanskraal. (X/@EFFSouthAfrica) If the EFF gains control after the 29 May general elections, it will resolve water issues in Hammanskraal within three months. This was the promise from EFF president Julius Malema at one of the party’s three Workers’ Day rallies in Gauteng. Malema told Hammanskraal residents that resolving their water issues would be an urgent concern for his government because people had died after consuming unclean municipal water. In May 2023, Hammanskraal became the epicentre of a cholera outbreak, with Health Minister Joe Phaahla confirming that numerous cases and 23 deaths had been recorded in…