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Three men accused of being part of the “Grindr Gang” appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. (Jenni Evans/News24) Another two charges have been added to the case against three men accused of being part of the “Grindr Gang” which allegedly kidnaps and extorts matches on the dating app, the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court heard on Wednesday. Prosecutor Luzaan Williams and the investigating team have been steadily building their case since the arrests of Mlungisi Vincent Mbutu, Bongani Zulu and Zwelakhe Ngwenya over the Youth Day weekend. Ngwenya was the last to be arrested as he languished in a yard…
Bulk purchases from Shoprite Cash & Carry can now enjoy free delivery within a 50km radius. (Supplied/Shoprite) Africa’s largest supermarket group, Shoprite, has launched a new ecommerce offering at wholesale-focused Cash and Carry stores that will offer SA’s spaza shops access to an online delivery platform similar to its successful Checkers Sixty60 service. 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…
Kaizer Motaung Jr (Gallo Images) In a bold move to prepare for the upcoming 2024/25 Premier Soccer League season, Kaizer Chiefs will embark on their first pre-season tour outside of South Africa in over two decades.MUST READ | Kaizer Chiefs in ‘restructuring process’ as Johnson leaves, but new hope arriving soonOn Thursday, the Glamour Boys will jet off to Turkey for a three-week training camp with much riding on the trip that could aid the club in what is expected to be a gruelling campaign for the Soweto giants. South Africans need to be in the know if we want…
Miss South African runner-up Bryoni Govender. (Papi Morake/Gallo Images) Miss South African runner-up Bryoni Govender captivated audiences as she strutted her stuff in a crystal-encrusted gown during preliminary evaluations ahead of the Miss Supranational finale. The finale will see Ecuador’s Andrea Aguilera crown her successor when the finale takes in Poland on Saturday. Host Nico Panagio said audiences should expect a great show.Johannesburg-born beauty queen and legal eagle Bryoni Govender was a vision in motion as she left the audience green with envy when she sashayed across the long platform during the elegance round of preliminary evaluation of judging for…
A 41-year-old woman died while queueing at the Sassa office in Bloemfontein on Monday afternoon. (Deaan Vivier/Netwerk24) A 41-year-old woman died while queueing at the South Africa Security Agency (Sassa) office in Bloemfontein, Free State, on Monday.Department of Social Development spokesperson Thembile Nqabeni said the woman was at the offices to apply for a disability and child support grants.He added that the woman had arrived at 10:00 and waited for her turn after taking her numbered ticket. South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for…
The Bulls’ sign, posted here by Blue Bulls Rugby Union president Willem Strauss on X (formerly X (formerly known as Twitter)), is a cautionary station stop before getting onto the field at Loftus Versfeld. (Willem Strauss/X) Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus isn’t too fazed by the advantage that comes with altitude, saying it’s only of real benefit when teams aren’t fit – and that won’t be the case with Ireland.Ahead of Saturday’s first Test against Ireland, the team’s first visit to the ground in 26 years, Erasmus said Ireland are a fit enough side to negate the effects of altitude.At United…
Phindulo and Innocent Sadiki. (Instagram/@innosadiki/Screengrab) Skeem Saam actor Innocent and her husband, pastor Phindulo Sadiki, recently lost their Fourways home in a fire that broke out on Monday. The actor took to her Instagram account in the evening to share a video of the house going up in flames, asking her followers to keep her and her family in their prayers during this time. “From what we called our home, we now have nothing! Our house burnt down today. Lord, you are still our God. We are shattered. We thank God none of us are injured. Pray for us,” she captioned her…
Kamal Vasram, the former sole director of the Estina dairy farm. (Mlungisi Louw/Netwerk24) Pasteurising plant equipment imported for use on the Estina Dairy Farm cost more than double what new equipment was worth, the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court heard on Wednesday.Not only that. The imported equipment, the court heard, was second-hand but was not declared as such.The revelation came from State witness Dawid Maree, the agriculture information and marketing head at FNB South Africa, who testified that although the customs declaration for the equipment was for more than R37.7 million, brand new equipment would have cost just over R14 million. South…
Multinational services giant Bidvest is selling its banking unit as part of what it called a “strategic restructure” that aims to recycle any capital from the sale into continued local and offshore growth. 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.
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, on the bench for the Springboks for the first Test against Ireland cover fullback, flyhalf and centre, thanks to his versatility. (Paul Harding/Gallo Images) If the Springbok starting XV for Saturday ruffles few feathers, the Bomb Squad leans just a little the other way, says Rob Houwing.For one renowned for his unconventionality and defiance of expectations (plus sometimes the rugby establishment), Rassie Erasmus has stuck noticeably to the straight and narrow in his latest Springbok starting selection.FIRST TAKE | Rassie’s selection shows Ireland are World Cup-winning Springboks’ last box to tick South Africans need to be in the…