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Brace for cold fronts and freezing conditions as temperatures continue to drop. (John Lund/Getty Images) The South African Weather Service has forecast significant drops in temperatures in multiple regions, with some provinces reaching below 0°C as cold fronts and freezing conditions sweep across the country.Impact-based warningsA Yellow Level 2 warning has been issued for damaging waves between Port Edward and Sodwana Bay, leading to disruption of beachfront and harbour/port activities, difficulty in navigation, as well as small vessels at risk of taking on water and capsizing.A Yellow Level 4 warning for damaging wind and waves has been issued between…

(Nigel Jared/Getty Images) In a quieter day for corporate news, mining giants Glencore and South32 both reported they have gotten nods for important acquisitions or sales respectively, while the Competition Commission has dropped a probe into Johnson & Johnson over the price of a TB drug. In international news, South Korean electronics giant Samsung expects second-quarter operating profits to rise more than 15-fold as chip prices bounce back and demand for generative AI continues to grow.  South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25…

Thanks to the global season – an idea first floated roughly a quarter of a century ago – remaining a figment of rugby officialdom’s imagination, the incoming (southern hemisphere) and autumn (northern hemisphere) tours have always been viewed as something of a chore by players itching to give their battered body a break.It’s a readymade, and valid, excuse that has often ended up with the visiting teams almost resigning themselves to losing – and promptly doing so – on tour. As a result, the occasions on which northern hemisphere teams have come down south and won series tend to be…

MKP wants to send its parliamentary leader, John Hlophe, to the JSC, whose finding of gross misconduct against him led to his removal. (Jan Gerber/News24) ANC alliance partner, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), called on Parliament to show some “moral fortitude and leadership and crack the whip over the increasing numbers of delinquent” MPs.Among their concerns is the possibility that the National Assembly could elect disgraced former Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe, now the MK Party’s parliamentary leader, as a delegate to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC).The JSC is the body that appoints judges and conducts…

Francesco Carto/Getty Images Bitcoin sank to a four-month low on Friday, breaking below technical supports as traders anticipated the dumping of long-lost tokens from a defunct Japanese exchange and further selling by momentum-spooked leveraged players.The price of the world’s largest cryptocurrency slid more than 8% to $53,523, below chart support around $55,000 and its lowest since late February.It has lost some 12% for the week so far, even as many of the risk-sensitive assets it tends to track, such as the Nasdaq, have gained. South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future.…

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi is happy to be back home in SA and playing in front ifof his home crowd. (Gaspafotos/MB Media/Getty Images) Springbok captain Siya Kolisi jokingly fobbed off Racing 92 chairman Jacky Lorenzetti’s remarks about his fitness and impact, preferring to focus on the herculean task of trying to get a rare Test win over Ireland when they meet at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.The Springboks haven’t beaten Ireland since their 19-13 win in Gqeberha on 25 June 2016, a game where hooker Bongi Mbonambi made his Test debut. South Africans need to be in the know if we…

Your cardiorespiratory fitness level is calculated through your VO2 max, an important measure of your health levels and quality of life. (Cavan Images/Getty Images) On Wednesday this week, Discovery Vitality hosted experts and health professionals in Sandton to discuss cardiorespiratory fitness and how it correlates with a person’s VO2 max.They also announced the launch of their latest fitness platform, Vitality Fitness.VO2 max, simplified, is the maximum volume (V) of oxygen (O2) your body can process and is usually how cardiorespiratory fitness levels are measured. Your VO2 max can be calculated in a lab or using fitness devices. There are also…

A police vehicle overturned while in possession of suspects who robbed officers in Umbumbulu on Friday. (Supplied/SAPS) Two KwaZulu-Natal police officers were on Friday robbed of their service firearms and a state vehicle in the Umbumbulu area, south of Durban.According to police spokesperson Brigadier Jay Naicker, the officers were on patrol at 11:00 when they stopped a suspicious-looking vehicle.He said: “As the police officers were searching the [four] men, they were attacked and overpowered. The suspects robbed the police officers of firearms as well as the keys to the police vehicle.” South Africans need to be in the know if…

Rassie Erasmus looks on during the World Cup match between the Springboks and Ireland at Stade de France. (Harry Murphy/Sportsfile via Getty Images) South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus gazed across the Stade de France in Paris at celebratory Ireland supporters and was overheard saying “this is a bitter one to swallow”.The dust had barely settled on a stirring 2023 Rugby World Cup pool match in which the Irish came from behind to win 13-8 through two penalties from since-retired Johnny Sexton.South Africa did have the last laugh, recovering to win back-to-back world titles, while Ireland were eliminated by New Zealand…

Nehawu plans to strike over looming retrenchments at the Durban University of Technology. (Lulama Zenzile/Netwerk24) The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) is gearing up for a strike amid talks of looming retrenchments at the Durban University of Technology (DUT).The union’s provincial secretary, Ayanda Zulu, told News24 on Friday that, towards the end of last year, they were informed via a letter that DUT had implemented a restructuring process for operational purposes. Zulu said they believed the university was using the process to purge certain workers. South Africans need to be in the know if we want to…