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Fikile Mbalula during the First Sitting Of The National Council of Provinces at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) on 15 June 2024 in Cape Town. (Gallo Images/Jeffrey Abrahams) The representation of parties should be based on the electoral mandate that they received, reflected in the number of seats they hold in the entire National Assembly.This is what ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has told DA leader John Steenhuisen in a leaked letter. The correspondence between the two leaders has also confirmed that the tussle for ministerial Cabinet positions resulted in a deadlock in the government of national unity negotiations. South Africans…

South Africa, the world’s second-biggest citrus exporter, has asked the World Trade Organization to set up two panels to adjudicate disputes over its exports of citrus fruit to the European Union.South Africa disagrees with EU measures taken against its exports to combat incidences of Citrus Black Spot, a fungal disease, and to combat the spread of the false codling moth, which damages the fruit. “The European Union said it regretted South Africa’s decision to pursue panel proceedings in the two cases but maintained that its pest control measures are entirely justified,” the WTO said in a statement on Monday. “The EU…

Ireland assistant coach Mike Catt. (Matt Browne/Sportsfile via Getty Images)) Six Nations title holders Ireland are motivated enough for their upcoming Tests with Rugby World Cup champions South Africa not to be wound up by barbed comments from Springbok players, assistant coach Mike Catt said on Monday.WATCH | Boks break into song and dance at Heathrow Airport despite flight cancellationIreland travel to South Africa on Tuesday, bidding to win a series there for the first time. South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25…

Will Smith attends the Los Angeles Premiere of Columbia Pictures Bad Boys: Ride or Die at TCL Chinese Theatre on 30 May 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic/Getty Images) Will Smith is making a musical comeback at the 2024 BET Awards.He is set to perform a new original song and is reportedly working on a new album.His appearance follows a 10-year ban from the Academy Awards.Will Smith is making a musical comeback at the 2024 BET Awards, which will take place on Sunday, 30 June.”From his start as a rapper to The Fresh Prince to being a box office king…

Age-old traditions and dark secrets held in two rooms at the Wilgenhof men’s residence at Stellenbosch University were exposed in fine detail in a report by a panel tasked with investigating its contents. (Graphic by News24, Images supplied) Stellenbosch University’s (SU) council has concluded that vice-chancellor Professor Wim de Villiers’ recommendation to close the controversial Wilgenhof men’s residence “warrants further consultation and consideration”.In a communiqué to the SU community, the council said it had met on Monday to extensively debate De Villiers’ recommendation – which was unanimously supported by the rectorate – that the residence in its current form should…

Few South Africans have life cover. (Jacques Stander, Gallo Images) Capitec has officially launched life insurance to address what it regards as a chronic lack of mortality cover in SA.The Stellenbosch-headquartered lender says only about 1 in 10 South Africans has life cover, down from about 12% in 2019, according to data from the Financial Sector Conduct Authority’s (FSCA) 2022 outlook for the financial sector. Capitec says this concerning drop is likely due to SA’s moribund economy, which is forcing clients to cut expenses, coupled with challenges in life over application process that can involve medical tests and navigating complex…

Siya Kolisi captained the Springboks to World Cup glory in 2019 and 2023. (Paul Harding/Getty Images) Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus on Tuesday named a 39-man squad for the upcoming two-Test home series against Ireland and one-off encounter against Portugal.Erasmus, who also picked an additional 14 players to be on a standby list, was able to recall several stalwarts who weren’t available for last weekend’s 41-13 win over Wales at Twickenham.This was because the match fell outside World Rugby’s Test window, while players from the Bulls were also not available as they played in the URC final. South Africans need to…

An Eastern Cape police constable shot his girlfriend, her cousin dead and turned the gun on himself on Sunday. (Alfonso Nqunjana/News24) An on-duty Eastern Cape police officer shot his girlfriend and her cousin dead at a tavern in Wesley in Ngqushwa on Sunday night before speeding away from the scene and later turning the gun on himself in Port Alfred.”It is alleged that on Sunday evening at 20:00, while on duty, a 34-year-old constable from SAPS Bell entered a local tavern in Wesley location in Bell and aggressively demanded that she (his girlfriend) accompany him outside,” provincial police spokesperson Colonel…

(Richard Du Toit/Gallo Images) South Africa is risking a $9.3 billion (R170 billion) climate finance pact by delaying the closing of a number of coal-fired power plants, a panel appointed by the country’s environment minister said. In an agreement known as the Just Energy Transition Partnership, South Africa won the bulk of the pledges from some of the world’s richest nations in loans, grants and guarantees in 2021. They offered to help the country reduce its dependence on coal for power generation on condition it phased out a number of its older plants using the dirtiest fuel. The worst power cuts…

Pep Guardiola, Manager of Manchester City, looks on as he smokes a cigar whilst on the Open Top Bus during the Manchester City trophy parade on May 26, 2024 in Manchester, England. (Ben Roberts Photo/Getty Images) The “big five” European leagues generated total revenue of 19.6 billion euros, up 14 percent on the previous campaign, and reported an aggregate operating profit (0.5 billion euros) for the first time since 2018/19. 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…