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The Hawks made significant inroads in apprehending individuals involved in high-profile cases (@SAPoliceService/X) 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.

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(Andriy Onufriyenko/ Getty Images). Chinese companies are developing battery powered humanoids to replace humans.The goal is to use the robots to replace human workers on electric vehicle assembly lines. An analyst believes that it will take more than 20 years for the technology to achieve large-scale commercial application.For more financial news, go to the News24 Business front page.China dominates the market for electric vehicles. Now it’s chasing Tesla in the race to build battery-powered humanoids expected to replace human workers building electric vehicles (EVs) on assembly lines.At the World Robot Conference this week in Beijing, over two dozen Chinese companies…

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Telegram chief Pavel Durov is due to appear in court on Sunday. (Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Telegram chief executive Pavel Durov will appear in court on Sunday after being arrested in France.He was arrested for offences related to the popular messaging app.He is accused of failing to take action to curb the criminal use of the platform.For more financial news, go to the News24 Business front page.Telegram chief executive Pavel Durov is to appear in court Sunday after being arrested by at a Paris airport for offences related to his popular messaging app, sources told AFP.Russia has accused…

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EFF leader Julius Malema used the podium at a funeral to reassure party members and supporters of EFF’s future. (Twitter/X/@EFFSouthAfrica) 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.

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Space debris hit the ocean off the coast of St Francis Bay on Sunday. (ER Lombard/Gallo Images) 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.

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Aerial view of South African spinner Nalo Jivhuho (40) also known as Dankie Darlie, as she spins one of her cars during a practice in Nasrec, Johannesburg, on August 07, 2024. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI / AFP) Tyres screech across an empty parking lot in Soweto as 40-year-old Nalo Jivhuho sends her black BMW skidding and spinning in a cloud of white smoke and fumes.As soon as she slips into the hotseat, the human resources developer becomes “Dankie Darlie”, impassioned enthusiast of South Africa’s increasingly popular daredevil motorsport of spinning.In a tank top and braids, Jivhuho uses her tattooed…

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A South African company is in the early stages of converting tyre waste into shoes. (Narvikk/Getty Images). 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.

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0:00 Subscribers can listen to this article Gambling addiction is on the increase. Picture: iStock Read this for free 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. Try our free 14-day trial Already a subscriber? Sign in Next on City Press Corruption allegations pile up for Ceta as yet another tender scandal…

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