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Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality’s ANC councillor, Mpho Mahleza, was shot and killed at his Bedford, Eastern Cape, on Thursday night. (Supplied/Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality) 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 of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.
A scene in Die Groot Twis. (Supplied) 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 of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu. (Gallo Images/Die Burger/Theo Jeptha) Almost 6 200 people were murdered in South Africa between the start of April and the end of June.Police recorded 6 198 murders across the country, according to the South African Police Service’s quarterly crime statistics. Although the number of murders decreased for the quarter year-on-year, four of the country’s nine provinces experienced an increase in murder, according to Police Minister Senzo Mchunu.The police shared data from the last quarter of the previous financial year (January to March) and the first quarter of the current financial year (April to June).”When I…
CEO of Standard Bank’s corporate and investment banking unit, Kenny Fihla has been named the new SA CEO. (Standard Bank/Supplied) 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 of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.
Princess Märtha Louise and Durek Verrett attend the celebrations of Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s Official Day at Deichman Museum on 16 June 2022 in Oslo, Norway. (Rune Hellestad/Getty Images) Princess Märtha Louise of Norway is set to marry American shaman Durek Verrett on Saturday in Geiranger.The couple’s unconventional beliefs and commercial ventures have sparked controversy in Norway.Public support for the Norwegian monarchy has declined, partly due to the couple’s actions.Norwegian Princess Märtha Louise is set to marry American self-proclaimed shaman Durek Verrett on Saturday, a union of two alternative therapy devotees that has raised eyebrows in Norway.Märtha Louise, a 52-year-old…
Asiphe Dwane died after she was stabbed in front of a tavern in Qonce on 3 August. (Nwabisa Dwane / Supplied) 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 of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.
(Tamar Dundua/Getty Images) African vaccine manufacturers are readying themselves to make mpox shots as a lethal outbreak of the disease spreads across the continent. The Biovac Institute, a South African vaccine maker, is able to produce the shots and is waiting for “more intimate discussions” with companies such as Bavarian Nordic A/S, one of a few companies with an approved mpox dose, Biovac Chief Executive Officer Morena Makhoana said in an interview on Bloomberg Television.Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention is working to ensure that it avoids mistakes that cost lives during the Covid-19 pandemic, starting with the slow acquisition of…
Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos is optimistic that Nasreddine Nabi will change Kaizer Chiefs’ fortunes as Amakhosi are on the brink of going 10 years without a trophy. Broos admitted that the drastic changes the club has made to turn things around under the coach who holds a Belgium passport would probably have not happened with a South African coach. While Broos hopes that Chiefs return to their former glory, he however doesn’t think that Fawaaz Basadien should leave Stellenbosch FC for Amakhosi. For more Kaizer Chiefs news, please visit the News24 dedicated local soccer page. Hugo Broos applauded the appointment of Nasreddine Nabi…
Patric Tariq Mellet and his book, The Truth About Cape Slavery. (Supplied) 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 of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.
Residents and police officers walk through flooded and damaged roads in Riverlands, in the Swartland district, on 8 August 2024. (Gianluigi Guercia/AFP) 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 of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.