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Kabelo Matsunyane and Winchester Mansion win the race during the Durban July 2023 at Hollywoodbets Greyville Racecourse in Durban. (Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images) There are high hopes for the organisers of the Durban July as they seek to increase attendance at this year’s event.The Durban July, which dates back to 1897, takes place at the Greyville Racecourse and has been dubbed Africa’s biggest horseracing affair. Devin Heffer, of Hollywoodbets, which has been sponsoring the event since 2022, said early indications suggested that this year’s event was going to be successful. South Africans need to be in the know if we want…

Dane van Niekerk has spoken to CSA’s director of cricket Enoch Nkwe over a possible return to the women’s national team. (Stefan Gosatti/Getty Images) Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) director of cricket, Enoch Nkwe, said conversations with former speedster Shabnim Ismail and all-rounder Dane van Niekerk had taken place, with the view of the duo returning to the national women’s team.Ismail, who turns 36 in October, hasn’t dipped in pace and continues to be a sought-after bowler on the women’s T20 circuit, despite her retirement after last year’s T20 World Cup final. South Africans need to be in the know if…

Sean “Diddy” Combs. (Angela Weiss/AFP) Sean Combs has been sued by a former adult film star for sexual assault and sex trafficking.The complaint alleges Combs used Adria English as a “sexual pawn” at parties from 2004-2009.Since November 2023, nine total claims have been filed against Combs.Superstar rapper and music industry mogul Sean Combs has been sued by a former adult film star for sexual assault and sex trafficking, court filings showed.Combs is the target of several civil lawsuits that characterise him as a violent sexual predator who used alcohol and drugs to subdue his victims, and his homes were raided…

Police arrested a person in connection with the kidnapping of a businessman in Johannesburg. (SAPS/Facebook) Another kidnapped businessman has been rescued in Johannesburg.He is the second to be rescued this week, and the 13th since the start of the year.Five people have been arrested.A Portuguese businessman who was kidnapped in South Gate, Johannesburg, last week, has been reunited with his family in the police’s second rescue operation this week.The butchery owner was found at Nancefield Hostel in Soweto on Thursday night, according to police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe.”An intelligence-driven operation led by the South African Police Service, Special Task Force…

The executive committee member of the Heidelberg CPF, Etienne du Preez, was shot and killed. (Supplied/George Booker) George Booker stumbled on two of his friends sprawled on the cold pavement in Heidelberg – the one dead, the other is currently in critical condition. The chairperson of the Heidelberg Community Policing Forum (CPF) in Gauteng, Flip Minnaar, was critically injured in a shooting that claimed the life of his colleague, Etienne du Preez.Booker, the chairperson of the Bergsig CPF and one of the first respondents to the scene on Wednesday afternoon, said: “I was approaching the scene on the main road…

Microlending industry faces potential avalanche of recision cases for infamous garnishee abuses in the past.Accompanying restitution claims could cost the industry hundreds of millions, with both major and obscure lenders in the crosshairs.A pending case against Capitec may determine whether the campaign takes off or is stillborn. For more financial news, go to the News24 Business front page.A widespread past practice of procuring unlawful emoluments attachment orders (EAOs –  better known as garnishee orders) to recover debts directly from defaulting debtors’ salaries may soon result in significant restitution claims against major microlenders.A garnishee is a third party (such as an employer) who is…

Lionel Messi and Emiliano Martinez of Argentina line up for the national anthem prior to the Copa America 2024 quarter-final match between Argentina and Ecuador at NRG Stadium on July 04, 2024 in Houston, Texas. (Buda Mendes/Getty Images) A Lisandro Martinez header had put world champions Argentina 1-0 up ten minutes before half-time but Kevin Rodriguez headed in a stoppage-time leveller for Ecuador, who had risen to the occasion in front of 69,456 fans at Houston’s NRG Stadium. South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed…

Thulani Dlomo headed up the special operations unit at the State Security Agency. (GCIS/Supplied) Thulani Dlomo, the elusive spy who did former president Jacob Zuma’s bidding during the height of the state capture years, has fallen on hard times.Dlomo and his wife, Oarabile, voluntarily filed for debt counselling in 2020, a year after he was recalled from Japan where he was the ambassador, and while he was absent without leave from the State Security Agency (SSA).In October last year, the SA Revenue Service (SARS) obtained a default judgment against Dlomo for R4.1 million. South Africans need to be in the…

All prepaid electricity meters will stop working on 24 November unless they are updated. Authorities in KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, and the Eastern Cape are behind pace. (Gallo Images/Fani Mahuntsi). Almost five million prepaid electricity meters in South Africa are still vulnerable to cease functioning on 24 November, the majority of which are in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape.This comes as many prepaid electricity meters are still operating on old software programs that will stop working owing to a date rollover problem.It can be avoided by moving the meters onto a new numbering system, which is done by inserting two unique…

Quinton de Kock’s future with the T20 men’s team is unclear. (Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) Proteas white-ball coach Rob Walter says explosive wicketkeeper batter Quinton de Kock has not made a call on his future after the T20 World Cup.De Kock, who shrugged off a slow start on understandably difficult pitches in New York to play a crucial role in the West Indian leg of the tournament, had a resigned and weary look when he walked off the pitch after being dismissed for 39 in the seven-run loss to India in last week’s final at the Kensington Oval in Barbados.De Kock…