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Springbok flyhalf Handre Pollard is happy to be part of a Bok team that’s growing while winning. (Bertram Malgas/News24) 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.
Caledon residents protest outside the Caledon Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. (Marvin Charles/News24 Making sure the community’s voice is heard in the case of the 17-year-old boy accused of the murder of Grade 10 Overberg High School pupil Deveney Nel, activists handed a memorandum to the Caledon Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.It contained the signatures of more than 1 000 residents.”We were calling for the accused to be placed in a juvenile facility and not in a place of safety. We also want the accused to be [tried] as an adult,” community activist Tanya Bippert said.The teen accused appeared briefly…
While Prasa’s audit outcome improved to a qualified audit opinion, the rail agency failed to manage and report irregular and fruitless and wasteful expenditure. (Gallo Images/ER Lombard) 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.
Members of the metro police clash with angry members of the Khayelitsha community over land invasions in 2020. (Gallo Images/Die Burger/Jaco Marais) 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.
Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane celebrates during the UEFA Champions League match against GNK Dinamo at Football Arena Munich on 17 September 2024. (Daniel Kopatsch/Getty Images) Bayern Munich hammered Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb 9-2 in the Champions League on Tuesday night.Elsewhere, reigning champions Real Madrid beat VfB Stuttgart 3-1 and Liverpool came from behind to win 3-1 away to seven-time champions AC Milan.Aston Villa enjoyed a 3-0 win away to Swiss champions Young Boys in their first-ever match in the modern Champions League, 41 years after they last appeared in the old European Cup.For more soccer news, visit our dedicated page.Bayern…
The Eastern Cape government government has called for the deployment of soldiers to infrastructural projects in the Wild Coast including Mtentu Bridge. 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.
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the opening of Parliament address on Thursday. (Supplied/GCIS) President Cyril Ramaphosa asked the country’s biggest business lobby group to submit proposals on its concerns with a recent law that will lay the groundwork for the National Health Insurance (NHI) system.The president has requested Business Unity South Africa “put forward specific proposals on the remaining issues of concern as a basis for further engagement,” the presidency said in a statement Tuesday, after Ramaphosa met with the lobby’s leadership. “Government remains committed to engaging with all stakeholders in good faith on the process of health-care reform, and to…
Mamelodi Sundowns’ coach Manqoba Mngqithi made it clear that he isn’t afraid to let go of the club’s influential players, as he has done in the past, when he feels they aren’t serving the club. (Darren Stewart/Gallo 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.
Sean Diddy Combs on 26 August 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Paras Griffin/Getty Images) Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was denied bail on sex abuse and conspiracy charges that could land him in prison for life.Prosecutors allege that the 54-year-old was the don of a criminal enterprise that ensnared women and forced them to commit sex acts under the threat of violence, financial insecurity and reputational ruin.Calling Combs a “serial abuser and a serial obstructor,” the State successfully argued that Combs should remain in custody pending trial.For decades, Diddy and his myriad aliases loomed large in pop culture as an impeccably dressed…
The Department of Water and Sanitation has warned of water restrictions if Rand Water continues to draw more water than it is allowed. (Manolo Guijarro/ 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.