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Leon Schreiber during his swearing-in at Cape Town International Convention Centre on 3 July. (Gallo Images/Misha Jordaan) Foreign tourists, students and visitors who have applied for visa extensions will be allowed to stay in the country until the end of this year, new Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber has announced in his first official act as minister. Schreiber, one of six DA ministers in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s new Cabinet, said the temporary extension to 31 December will safeguard applicants who applied for visa or permits extension from being declared undesirable and forced to leave the country. It will also allow the…
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag and midfielder Bruno Fernandes celebrate with the FA Cup trophy. (Alex Pantling/Getty Images ) There had been intense speculation over the Dutchman’s future after a poor 2023/24 Premier League campaign but he guided the club to FA Cup success against Manchester City.It was widely leaked in the British media last month that after a review by the club’s new part-owner, British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe, Ten Hag would be staying at the club. South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed…
Bonginkosi Khanyile (left) and Visvin Reddy have been found guilty of inciting violence ahead of the May elections. (Darren Stewart/Gallo Images) The Electoral Court in Bloemfontein has fined firebrand MK Party leaders Visvin Reddy and Bonginkosi Khanyile R150 000 each, wholly suspended for five years, for “inciteful” comments made in the lead-up to the 2024 general elections.This after the Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) asked the court, in documents filed in early May, to sanction them.In a 94-page affidavit, IEC chief electoral officer Sy Mamabolo asked the court to nullify Reddy’s parliamentary candidature and fine him R200 000, submitting that he had…
A section of the current SABC+ website. The South African public broadcaster has relaunched its SABC+ video streaming app for the second time in seven months, but it now requires users to register again, adding catch-up content functionality and advertising.SABC+ users must re-download the app, create a new user account, and provide a cellphone number to register.With the relaunched SABC+ app, the public broadcaster is again starting from scratch to build a user base for the third time. South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed…
(Eujarim Photography/Getty Images) Fuel price cuts were implemented a day later than usual as the changes waited to be signed off by Minister Gwede Mantashe.Robert Maake, director of fuel pricing in the Department of Mineral Resources and Petroleum, said petrol and diesel prices reductions were implemented on Thursday rather than the first Wednesday of the month, as is the norm, due to the timing of the swearing in ceremony of new Cabinet ministers.”All the ministers, the new cabinet, were sworn in on Tuesday afternoon. So basically there was no minister to approve [the change] until the minister was sworn in. That’s…
Rhulani Mokwena credits his mother for helping him be a better man manager, focusing on making the players into good human beings first and not just better athletes. (Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images) Rhulani Mokwena has revealed he felt his “hand was forced” following the shocking announcement of his departure from Mamelodi Sundowns.The 37-year-old and club agreed to part ways on Wednesday, confirming week-long rumours.Reports suggest Mokwena’s exit stemmed from a challenging working relationship with sporting director Flemming Berg, though the club has denied these claims. South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous…
All Blacks playmaker Beauden Barrett has been named on the bench for the first Test against England. (Hannah Peters/Getty Images) New All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson said on Thursday that star playmaker Beauden Barrett took being named on the bench for the first Test against England “like a pro”. 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…
Shebeshxt has been discharged from hospital following his close brush with death in the tragic car accident that claimed his nine-year-old daughter’s life. (Philip Maeta/Gallo Images) Following the tragic accident that saw him hospitalised for most of last month and claimed the life of his nine-year-old daughter, Lehlogonolo Chauke, better known as Shebeshxt, is recovering at home.”He has been discharged, which is a good sign for his recovery,” family spokesperson Lot Ramusi told News24.The Limpopo rapper was reportedly discharged from hospital on Tuesday after sustaining a broken leg, fractures to his rib cage, and other additional injuries to his body…
SANDF soldier Luntu Basil Hatta has been missing for more than three weeks. (Luntu Hatta/Facebook) The distraught mother of a missing South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldier wants to know what has happened to her son and why the army is keeping the family in the dark.The SANDF confirmed that 53-year-old Lance Corporal Luntu Basil Hatta went missing from the Lohatla base in the Northern Cape on 31 May.”We are busy with an active investigation and cannot divulge information at this current stage,” police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Sergio Kock told News24. South Africans need to be in the know if…
Liam Wright, centre, will skipper the Wallabies in their first Test against Wales in Sydney on Saturday. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images) Liam Wright was handed the Wallabies captaincy on Thursday as coach Joe Schmidt gambled on a new-look team to get his reign off to a flying start against a Wales side reeling from seven straight defeats.The Queensland Reds flanker takes over from Will Skelton, who skippered them during their disastrous Rugby World Cup campaign under Eddie Jones last year. Read this for free South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous…