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South African batter and T20 captain Aiden Markram hopes they’ll be able to channel their nerves positively in the semi-final against Afghanistan. (Richard Huggard/Gallo Images) Proteas T20 captain Aiden Markram says it is normal for them to feel anxious and nervous ahead of Thursday’s T20 World Cup semi-final against Afghanistan in Tarouba.The Proteas have already shredded plenty of nerves in their seven consecutive wins through the tournament.They won all four group stage games, having had to fight tooth and nail across the three fixtures in New York and the one in Kingstown, where they weren’t given a quarter and didn’t…
Removed judge John Hlophe after he was sworn in as an MK Party MP on Tuesday. (Jan Gerber/News24) The first judge to be removed in democratic South Africa, John Hlophe, is now the official leader of the opposition in the very House that removed him four months ago – and he now wants to amend the Constitution to end private land ownership.The MK Party’s 58 MPs were sworn in despite its court challenge to the outcome of the 29 May elections.The party has approached the Electoral Court to force a re-run of the elections, arguing, through unsubstantiated allegations, the polls…
Sophie Ndaba stars as Charity in Showmax’s 016FM. (Supplied/Showmax) Sophie Ndaba might have bid her character as Queen Moroka farewell almost a decade ago when she formed part of the 16 striking actors fired from Generations in August 2014, but the name has continued to follow her throughout the years.Preparing for yet another return to screens since leaving the soapie, the award-winning actor described her newest character, Charity, in the brand new Showmax drama series, 016FM, as “very, very different” to the one many once knew as the face of New Horizons and Ezweni Communications.”Charity is a very different character,…
City of Cape Town employee Wendy Kloppers was killed at a Delft construction site on 16 February. (Facebook) Two men appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday for the murder of City of Cape Town official Wendy Kloppers and the attempted murder of a second person, both shot in her car, in a tragedy allegedly linked to businessman Ralph Stanfield. The court heard that Warren-Lee Dennis and Imtiyaz Sedick would become accused nine and 10 in the expanding case against Stanfield, his wife, Nicole Johnson, and eight others arrested so far. Forty-eight-year-old Kloppers was murdered in her BMW, and a…
A report into Wilgenhof mentioned that the two rooms and its contents were made known in the media on 27 January when unauthorised photos were published on News24. (Graphic by Sharlene Rood/News24, Images supplied) An association representing past and current students of Stellenbosch University’s Wilgenhof residence has welcomed the council’s decision to hold further consultations over the proposed closure of the controversial men’s hostel.In a communiqué to the university community on Tuesday, the council said it had met on Monday to extensively debate Vice-Chancellor Wim de Villiers’ recommendation – which was unanimously supported by the rectorate – that the residence…
The three appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. (Jenni Evans/News24) Three Sowetan men alleged to be part of the “Grindr Gang”, which catfishes and then holds to ransom online matches, appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court again on Tuesday. Mlungisi Vincent Mbutu, Bongani Zulu and Zwelakhe Ngwenya of Soweto were arrested in connection with the kidnapping and extortion of a man who was held hostage in Woodstock over the Youth Day weekend.Prosecutor Luzaan Williams said since their first appearance in court last week, other alleged victims have come forward. South Africans need to be in the know…
Western Cape police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Malcolm Pojie said Mfuleni police were investigating a case of murder after a vigilante attack left one man dead. (Alfonso Nqunjuna/News24) Residents of Mfuleni in Cape Town allegedly assaulted and cut off the fingers of four suspected thieves believed to have been stealing clothes from washing lines in the suburb.Western Cape police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Malcolm Pojie said Mfuleni police were investigating a case of murder. This after one of the men, a 25-year-old, was found dead by the police in the Covid informal settlement shortly after 12:50 on Friday. South Africans need to…
Sarrel Petrus du Plessis was sentenced to life behind bars for murdering 14-year-old Bhekimuzi Ziko. (Supplied/South African Police Service) The Mpumalanga High Court sitting in Middleburg on Tuesday sentenced a 53-year-old man to life imprisonment for the murder of 14-year-old Bhekimuzi Ziko on a farm in Kamhlushwa, Nkomazi.Sarrel Petrus du Plessis was found guilty of murdering Ziko, who he shot in December 2018 on a farm where he had been hired as a security guard.Mpumalanga police spokesperson Colonel Donald Mdhluli said the boy was with his brother and friends when Du Plessis fired at him using an unlicensed firearm. South Africans…
Novak Djokovic’s third round match against Lorenzo Musetti ended after 3:00 in the morning at Roland Garros on Sunday. (Dan Istitene/Getty Images) Novak Djokovic says he will only play at Wimbledon if he is fit enough to “fight for the title” but his recovery from knee surgery is going well. 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…
Colourised transmission electron micrograph of mpox virus particles (red) found within an infected cell (blue) cultured in the laboratory. (NIH-NIAID/IMAGE POINT FR/BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Another person has died of Mpox in KwaZulu-Natal, raising the death toll to three since the outbreak of the disease in May. According to the Department of Health, the 40-year-old man from Ladysmith, who presented with Mpox-like symptoms including a rash, died at his home.Department spokesperson Foster Mohale said the man did not go to a hospital. South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24…