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Bulls director of rugby Jake White. (Lee Warren/Gallo Images) In his latest Rucking with Rob newsletter, Rob Houwing backs Jake White’s Bulls to bust their URC mini-bogey next season.Boy, didn’t Bulls mastermind Jake White look bleak and shaken during his press briefing after the dramatic United Rugby Championship final on Saturday?His downbeat, almost trembling demeanour as losing coach to Glasgow’s Franco Smith reminded me very much of one of those incredibly rare opportunities, a dozen years ago, where Stormers (and soon to be national) captain Jean de Villiers noticeably broke away from his trademark wise-cracking, optimistic characteristics in similar circumstances.…
Simon Mogale was arrested in Limpopo by police officers investigating the murder of Busiswa Msimango. (Ntwaagae Seleka/News24) The mother of a gardener who was allegedly recruited to kill his employer’s domestic worker for her to benefit from R6 million life cover payouts is worried about his safety.The mother, who is in Bolebodu, Limpopo, poured her heart to the police who visited her home last week. They visited her to confirm if Simon Mogale lived there. 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,…
One person was killed during a shooting outside a spaza shop in Cape Town. (Paul Fleet/Getty Images) Western Cape police are on the hunt for gunmen who shot four customers, instantly killing one and seriously injuring three others, as they attempted to rob Africa Shop – a local spaza in Zwelitsha Drive, Nyanga – on Monday night. Police spokesperson Warrant Officer Joseph Swartbooi said a 19-year-old man had been declared dead, while the others – aged between 17 and 20 – were rushed to a nearby hospital with gunshot wounds.”The circumstances and the motive for the attack form part of ongoing…
Neil Phillips. Photo: LinkedIn US District Judge Lewis Liman on Tuesday instead sentenced the 53-year-old Phillips to two years of probation and the one month he already served in a Spanish jail after his 2022 arrest. Prosecutors had asked that the former hedge fund manager be sentenced to two years behind bars to deter others from similar conduct.Phillips was convicted in October of a single count of commodities fraud after a weeklong trial. He directed more than $700 million in trades on 26 December 2017, that raised the value of the rand to 12.50 against the US dollar, the barrier…
David Warner of Australia and Virat Kohli of India embrace following the ICC Mens T20 Cricket World Cup West Indies & USA 2024 Super Eight match between Australia and India at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium on 24 June 2024 in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia. (Gareth Copley/Getty Images) David Warner’s 15-year international career came to an anti-climactic end on Tuesday as Australia were dumped out of the T20 World Cup in excruciating fashion.Australia and Warner could only watch on powerless as Afghanistan instead reached the semi-finals by beating Bangladesh by a nail-biting eight runs. South Africans need to be in…
Sithembile Xulu and Simon Mogale appeared briefly in the Lenasia Magistrate’s Court, facing charges of murder and fraud. (Ntwaagae Seleka/News24) The family of Busiswa Nxumalo, the domestic worker allegedly murdered by her employer for a R6 million insurance payout, claimed they were given R14 500 by the nurse accused of orchestrating and carrying out the murder.According to Nxumalo’s uncle, Njabulo Nxumalo, the family were oblivious that the murder accused and professional nurse Sithembile Happiness Xulu, 47, had pocketed R700 000 just 24 hours after her death in 2022.Addressing the media outside the court on Tuesday, Nxumalo claimed that on 18 January 2022, he…
Subscribers can listen to this article Kuben Naidoo, former SA Reserve Bank deputy governor and head of the budget office in the National Treasury, said 18 months ago, SA had been “close to falling off a precipice”. (mirsad sarajlic/Getty Images) Operation Vulindlela (OV) — the delivery unit in the Presidency — averted the economic collapse the economy was headed for and could add 2% to future GDP if the momentum for economic reform is maintained. These were some of the contributions to the discussion on OV’s successes and its agenda for the next five years at a conference hosted by…
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus speaks to the media. (Lee Warren/Gallo Images). Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus says the 14 players placed on standby could come into the reckoning when they face Portugal in Bloemfontein on 20 July.Erasmus on Tuesday named a 39-man squad for the upcoming two-Test home series against Ireland and one-off encounter against Portugal.Several World Cup winners have returned to the fray after missing last weekend’s match against Wales at Twickenham. 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…
Partly cloudy conditions with fog and light rain are expected in multiple provinces. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) The South African Weather Service has forecast partly cloudy conditions with fog and light rain in multiple provinces. Impact-based warnings:A Yellow Level 2 warning has been issued for damaging waves resulting in localised damage to coastal infrastructure and disruption of small harbours or ports between Alexander Bay and Cape Point in the morning.The weather in your regionFine and cool temperatures are forecast in Gauteng.The expected UVB sunburn index is high.Mpumalanga will be partly cloudy and cool, but cloudy at first with morning drizzle and fog patches expected in…
All the IT systems of the National Health Laboratory Service are down after an attempted cyber attack this weekend. (boonchai wedmakawand/Getty Images) The IT systems at the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) are down following an attempted cyberattack this weekend.Lab reports are being communicated to clinicians by telephone.The NHLS CEO said that client data is safe. For more financial news, go to the News24 Business front page.All the internal and external IT systems of the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) remain down following an attempted ransomware attack by an unidentified actor this past weekend.”All our systems remain inaccessible both internally and…