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Young people may benefit from having a will. (William Whitehurst/ Getty Images) It is definitely worth having a will – even if you are in your 20s or 30s, and even if you don’t own big assets or property. It doesn’t have to cost you a cent – banks and lawyers might charge for it, but there are wills and estates specialists who do not charge, says Grant Fietze.Wills are only for old people or rich people, right? Not true! Believe it or not, but you are never really too young to have a will. Nor do you have to…
Marco Jansen and the Proteas celebrate a wicket in their T20 World Cup semifinal against Afghanistan (Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) The SABC made a deal with SuperSport to broadcast Saturday’s T20 World Cup final against India in Barbados.The Proteas vie for their maiden World Cup title as they look to defeat favourites and world No 1 India.The SABC will also broadcast the Springboks’ two Tests against Ireland next month.For more, please visit News24 Sport’s T20 World Cup zone.The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has successfully negotiated a deal with SuperSport to broadcast the highly anticipated T20 World Cup final between the Proteas…
Monyatso Mahlatsi was appointed by new Free State Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae on 20 June and sworn in as a member of the executive committee on 23 June by Judge President Cagney Musi. (@Universitas_AH/X) Monyatso Viceroy Mahlatsi is the Free State’s new Health MEC.He served as Cosatu’s provincial secretary since 2014. The Free State’s health department is struggling with a shortage of healthcare workers.Newly-appointed Free State Health MEC Monyatso Viceroy Mahlatsi has vowed to deliver quality health services, while also ensuring the department is attractive to various types of healthcare workers. “The road is long, but we are hitting the…
27 Pollsmoor Prison inmates received certificates after completing an eight-week creative writing course. (AFP/Rodger Bosch) For a group of inmates incarcerated at Pollsmoor Prison in Cape Town, it was a case of art imitating life after some of them wrote short stories based on the shocking crimes they committed.One of them is budding author Joshlita Kamfer who relived the moments she fatally stabbed a family friend after he physically abused her and tried to “touch” her when she was 14.Kamfer, now 18, who was convicted of murder in 2021 and sentenced to six years’ imprisonment, has penned her story about…
Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe. (Gallo Images) Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has again lost a court case against anti-nuclear activist Peter Becker, who he controversially fired from the board of SA’s nuclear regulator in early 2022 over his nuclear-sceptic stance. 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…
Proteas captain Aiden Markram will lead South Africa in their first-ever T20 World Cup final. (Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) 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.
A number of houses had their roofs blown off as a result of the tornado. Tongaat residents living in temporary shelters want urgent government intervention to rebuild their homes. (Darren Stewart/Gallo Images). Tongaat residents who are temporarily being housed in tents following the devastating storm that wreaked havoc in the province want government to speed up humanitarian relief so that they can return to normal life.The storm, which locals described as a tornado, wreaked havoc in Tongaat, killing at least seven people, leaving over 200 others injured and damaging thousands of homes in the area. Many people remain homeless following the…
So-called ‘big hit’ exports are rare. They represent less than 2% of all export spells, yet remarkably they account for over two-thirds of a country’s export growth. Most remarkably of all, big-hit makers are usually not one-hit wonders either. What’s their secret? asks Johan Fourie. In 1922, a young and ambitious Belgian jam maker, Édouard Materne, acquired a small apple processing factory in the town of Boué on the French border. With his vision and determination, he steered the factory towards expansion, reaching markets in Paris and central France. His efforts bore fruit, and he soon found himself among the…
North West police have recovered remains believed to be that of baby Keamogetse Setshego. (Jamie Grill/Getty Images) North West police have discovered what are believed to be the remains of seven-month-old Keamogetse Setshego, who went missing five years ago.The remains were found in a pit toilet this week in Kabe village, near Mahikeng. On Friday, teams of forensic officials were still sweeping the area in search of more body parts of the baby.The newborn and her then 27-year-old mother both went missing from the village on 29 April 2019. The mother’s remains were found a month later in another…
South Africa’s Danie van Heerden in the Power Slap Super Heavyweight title against Koa Viernes in Las Vegas. (Screenshot/Twitter – @PowerSlap) South African Danie ‘Pitbull’ van Heerden couldn’t klap his way to victory as he lost Koa ‘Da Crazy Hawaiian’ Viernes the Super Heavyweight title in Friday’s Power Slap 8 in Las Vegas.After five rounds, Viernes defeated Van Heerden via unanimous decision to retain the title.Power Slap, established in 2022, is an American slap fighting promotion company under the ownership of Dana White, the CEO of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create…