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England manager Gareth Southgate looks on during the Euro 2024 campaign as England search for glory. (Franco Arland/Getty Images) England manager Gareth Southgate has pinpointed expectation for the festering unease among his side’s travelling support but demand on the Three Lions to deliver at Euro 2024 has only risen after landing in the soft side of the draw.Southgate’s men begin what they hope will be a road to Berlin for the final on 14 July against Slovakia in Gelsenkirchen on Sunday.A rematch of the Euro 2020 final with Italy or Switzerland would then await in the quarters, while Austria, Turkey,…
Masibulele Xaso, secretary of the National Assembly, suggested last week that 17 oral questions per session could be posed to a minister POLITICSParliamentary portfolio committees will henceforth each have four more permanent members to accommodate the bulk of new parties in the National Assembly.Representation in portfolio committees – where legislation is compiled and refined before being accepted by the National Assembly – had to be increased because 18 parties are now represented in the assembly, since the election. In the previous administration, there were 14 parties.A portfolio committee will henceforth have 15 permanent members: five from the ANC, three…
The Department of Social Development has defended it’s DSDTV streaming platform, arguing that it is saving the department money by cutting out third-party communication fees. (Screenshot/DSDTV). Amid a proliferation of government communication channels, the Department of Social Development has defended its decision to launch and maintain DSDTV, its internet streaming platform.DSDTV, which has no affiliation with the MultiChoice-owned DStv, was launched a year ago by the Department of Social Development as a channel to share content about the activities of the department.The decision to create and launch the platform at a monthly cost of R81 000 was slammed by opposition…
Former Wallabies skipper Michael Hooper. (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) Former Wallabies captain Michael Hooper has called time on his international career.Hooper, 32, had an eye on playing at Olympic Sevens event for Australia but was not picked in their final squad.Hooper became the youngest-ever Wallabies captain in 2014 at the age of 23For more rugby news, visit our dedicated section.Michael Hooper, who holds the record for the most caps as Australia captain, put an end to his international rugby career on Sunday after missing out on selection for the Paris Olympics. The 32-year-old, who played 125 Tests for the Wallabies…
A Limpopo man was tracked down and arrested after the brutal murder of his girlfriend. (Nkosikhona Duma/News24) A Limpopo man was arrested in connection with the murder of his girlfriend.The woman was found with stab wounds to her head and face.The suspect was arrested in his hideout after fleeing the scene.A 48-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of his girlfriend in Moretsele Village, Limpopo.Police say the 43-year-old woman was found brutally stabbed to death on Thursday.According to police, they were called out to a complaint of people being attacked at their home.When they arrived, they…
Junior Springbok coach Bafana Nhleko at training. (Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images) Junior Springbok coach Bafana Nhleko was chuffed with their comprehensive win over Fiji to open their World Rugby U20 Championship campaign, but admitted there were “work-ons” ahead of tougher challenges lying in wait.The South Africans scored eight tries to thrash Fiji 57-7 at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday night.Nhleko said his team did well to swat aside a physical Fijian side. 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…
(File photo): Warren Masemola at the official party of the launch of Fenty Beauty and Fenty Skin at Monarch Restaurant in Sandton on May 26, 2022. In 2024, Masemola was crowned the winner of the second season of The Masked Singer South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images/Oupa Bopape) South African actor Warren Masemola, popularly known for portraying Lentswe Mokethi on the soap opera Scandal! and Alex Khadzi on House of Zwide is the winner of The Masked Singer SA season two.The actor impressed judges at the singing competition while wearing his funky giraffe costume.Social media users have weighed in…
Parts of Joburg experienced a magnitude 3 earthquake on Saturday. (Jenkins Kuyoh/Getty Images) Johannesburg experienced a magnitude 3 earthquake on Saturday night.Earthquake Track, a website that monitors seismic activity worldwide, recorded the quake at 20:25.The site could not determine the depth of the activity, but residents reported feeling two tremors in Midrand, Roodepoort, Weltevreden Park, Auckland Park, Kensington, Turffontein, and Soweto.After the event, Johannesburg residents took to social media to record their experiences.@Murdoch_123 posted on X: “That was not light. When the house and windows shake violently, it is not light.””Big tremor and aftershock a little bit after. Johannesburg…
The two-pot system kicks off in September. (Zen Rial/ Getty Images) The two-pot system gives you early access to the cash lump sum you can take at retirement.If you access it before retirement, you may have less or nothing to take in cash at retirement.If you access your cash lump sum before retirement, you may reduce or lose the tax benefit you could enjoy at retirement.For more financial stories, go to the News24 Business front page.The two-pot retirement system splits your contributions after 1 September 2024 into your savings and retirement pots. Your savings pot funds the cash you can take a retirement…
The Proteas were seemingly cruising to victory with David Miller and Heinrich Klaasen at the crease… (Pankaj Nangia/Gallo Images) Yes, it was a chokeThe Proteas produced a gallant effort in attempting to achieve the biggest chase ever in a T20 World Cup final.And they came oh-so-close after solid batting performances from the likes of Quinton de Kock (39), Tristan Stubbs (31), Heinrich Klaasen (52) and David Miller (21). 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…