Author: staff
A sangoma, a cash sum of R20 000, and a container on its way to West Africa are among some of the most startling revelations that have emerged since the start of the Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial. But there seem to be more questions than answers.
Former heavyweight champion George Foreman, who fought and lost against Muhammad Ali in boxing’s iconic 1974 “Rumble in the Jungle” before reclaiming the title two decades later, died Friday aged 76, his family announced in a statement.
Roger Eskinazi, managing partner at trading platform Tickmill SA talks to News24’s Ahmed Areff about ice baths, looking for things “beyond the obvious” in employees, and why you need to be careful to only trade “what you can afford to lose”.
Kirsty Coventry says she has “learned the best lessons by failing” and the Zimbabwean swimming great’s mantra appears to have served her well after she became the first woman and African to be elected president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The health department’s delay in paying companies that provide medical technology to provincial hospitals has resulted in a substantial rise in overdrafts and loans, heightened stress, and, in some cases, possible closure for businesses.
Gugulethu Twala says she is haunted by regret over her role in the murder of her friend’s teenage love rival – but says a FIFA-run Kaizer Chiefs training project gave her hope she will one day be able to deter young people from following in her path.
The South African Human Rights Commission has decided not to investigate a complaint filed by the South African Municipal Workers’ Union regarding the City of Cape Town’s ‘naming and shaming’ of staff members found guilty of various offences and dismissed.
The defence team for alleged underworld boss Ralph Stanfield, his wife Nicole Johnson, former Cape Town mayoral committee member Malusi Booi, and 26 others are pushing to have their charges struck off the roll, claiming the State charged them before completing its investigation.
When the national government negotiates with the City of Johannesburg regarding the proposed renaming of Sandton Drive to Leila Khaled Drive, the executive will attempt to discourage the metro from taking decisions that might exacerbate tensions between Pretoria and Washington.
Prominent Durban security boss Ferrel Govender had his bail appeal dismissed in the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Durban on Thursday. He is accused, along with his brother and business partner Darren, of the murder of businessman Shailen Singh.