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Ten-year-old Abigail de Lange is fighting for her life in an East London hospital. (Supplie by family) 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.
Kwena Maphaka is getting his first taste of international cricket in the West Indies. (Daniel Prentice/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.
KZN disaster management teams are on high alert as a cold front brings strong winds up to 80 km/h to southern parts of the province. (Jason Persoff/@Stormdoctor/Getty Images) Disaster management teams are on high alert after warnings of a cold front in southern KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday, bringing strong southerly to south-westerly winds. The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) said the warning had been issued by the South African Weather Service.”The South African Weather Service has issued a warning that wind gusts of up to 70-80km/h are being experienced between Port Edward and Richards Bay, and are expected…
Lesetja Kganyago, governor of the SA Reserve Bank. (Photo by Gallo Images/Frennie Shivambu) South Africa’s real interest rate is at the highest level in 18 years, meaning the central bank may consider lowering borrowing costs by 50 basis points at least once this year.The spread between the South African Reserve Bank’s policy benchmark and the annual inflation rate rose to 365 basis points in July as consumer price growth at 4.6% was the lowest in three years.That’s the biggest gap since May 2006, when the SARB was commencing an aggressive hiking cycle.Forward rate agreements — used to speculate on…
Jannik Sinner (AELTC/Joe Toth – Pool/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.
Concerns have been raised over a letter on the letterhead of a taxi association warning scholar transport drivers not to pick up schoolchildren older than 10 so that they are forced to use minibus taxis. (Thabo Monama/Daily Sun) A letter on a Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (CATA) letterhead has been circulated on social media.It warns scholar transport drivers not to pick up schoolchildren older than 10 so that they are forced to use minibus taxis.The SA Taxi Association said it did not promote such letters and CATA is investigate the matter internally.Parents in some parts of Cape Town fear…
The 2 492 carat diamond discovered in northeastern Botswana. Source: Lucara Diamond Corporation/Facebook One of the world’s largest diamonds ever unearthed – a rough 2 492-carat stone – has been found in Botswana, a Canadian mining company that discovered the gem announced Thursday.The diamond was found in the Karowe Diamond Mine in northeastern Botswana, about 430 kilometres (270 miles) from the capital Gaborone, Lucara Diamond Corporation said in a statement.Lucara did not give a value for the find or mention its quality.In terms of carats, the stone appears to be not far behind the largest gem-quality diamond ever…
Taylor Swift performs onstage during Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour at Wembley Stadium on 15 August 2024 in London, England. (Gareth Cattermole/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management ) Taylor Swift broke her silence about the cancellation of three Vienna concerts over an alleged suicide attack plot. The star said that the incident filled her with “fear” and “guilt”.The shows, part of the European leg of the record-breaking Eras tour, were cancelled after authorities warned of a terror plot by sympathisers of the Islamic State armed group.Pop megastar Taylor Swift on Wednesday broke her silence about the cancellation of…
Intercape has reported more than 170 criminal cases, ranging from assault, vandalism, intimidation and murder, mainly in the Eastern Cape. (Darren Stewart/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.
The 2022 census, which cost taxpayers R2.3 billion, is unreliable and incorrect. (Alet Pretorius / 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.