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News24 | 'I can't deny my complicity': Social activist urges Wilgenhoffers to face 'our responsibility'

A legalistic response to the Wilgenhof fallout is not the route Stellenbosch University should follow in dealing with the furore, says Dr Wilhelm Verwoerd, a senior researcher at the institution. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/CEJYcOV

News24 | He said, Sead said: 'He is crying out for attention,' reckons Sundowns coach Mokwena

Rhulani Mokwena was calm, measured and even empathetic when he spoke about TS Galaxy coach Sead Ramovic, who is fanning a one-sided beef between him and the Mamelodi Sundowns coach. from News24 news24/topstories/rss https://ift.tt/pEZJoiy

News24 | 'On the path to renewal': Strict control measures helped ANC finances, Ramakgopa says

The ANC spared no cost in putting on a spectacle worthy to be remembered at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, at the weekend. from News24 news24/topstories/rss https://ift.tt/j1grhSa

News24 | Regulator rules Canal+ must make a takeover offer for MultiChoice

The Takeover Regulator Panel (TRP) has ruled that French media giant Canal+ must make a mandatory takeover offer for DStv owner MultiChoice after concluding SA's restrictions on foreign ownership don't completely eliminate all of its voting rights. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/FvXUyH5

News24 | 'Learning' to walk again: Cape Town cyclist on the mend after allegedly drunk sailor knocked him down

Cape Town cyclist Dewald van der Westhuizen says his life has changed forever after he was knocked down by a speeding motorist while cycling with his coach, Mike Moriarty, in Simon's Town in December. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/sHflpoZ

News24 | Kieswetter to stay on as SARS boss for two more years

Edward Kieswetter's term as SA Revenue Service (SARS) commissioner has been extended by President Cyril Ramaphosa for two more years. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/VLXIHsE

News24 | KZN bus crash: Families to identify deceased after autopsies completed

Families of the eight people who died in a horror bus crash after they left the ANC's election manifesto rally in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, are expected to identify their loved ones after post-mortem examinations were carried out. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/qurtf9d

News24 | Nick Hedley | What SA could do with Eskom's enormous diesel budget

Eskom has an eye-watering diesel budget that quite literally goes up in smoke. Nick Hedley ?takes a look at how that money could be spent elsewhere.? from News24 news24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/Q51uA4x

News24 | Broken streetlights: Residents live in fear as criminals take advantage of dark suburbs

There's been a noticeable increase in crime in some Cape Town suburbs - including crime and gang hotspots - as street lights remain out of order, some for several years, due to burnt or stolen cables. from News24 news24/topstories/rss https://ift.tt/48aMo5f

News24 | Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s message to SOEs

It is therefore important to understand the ideology of the minister of finance when it comes to the national budget. We know that former finance minister Trevor Manuel had a great fear of being reliant on IMF loans. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/oDdSKvH

News24 | Russell urges Scots to learn from Springbok blitz in England Six Nations clash

Finn Russell hopes Scotland can turn the pain of a Rugby World Cup defeat by South Africa to their advantage when they face England in the Six Nations. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/j8CHUT6

News24 | 'Donkie' Booysen back in court after his 60th, and annoyed by drug trial delays

Jerome "Donkie" Booysen and his five co-accused, whose drugs trial was supposed to start last year, shook their heads in irritation and snorted "ridiculous" when they heard that the next available date for them in the Western Cape High Court is in 2025. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/BCciMpJ

News24 | 'Anticipatory punishment': Wife of alleged 28s gang boss says State is intentionally delaying bail bid

Businesswoman Nicole Johnson’s legal team has accused the State of intentionally hindering her bid for freedom by employing delaying tactics to keep her behind bars. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/kEh38pD

News24 | Motsoaledi's bid to appeal Zimbabwean permits ruling dismissed in court

The Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed an application by Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi to appeal a Gauteng High Court in Pretoria judgment declaring the termination of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit programme to be unlawful, unconstitutional and invalid. from News24 news24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/TawKFS6

News24 | JSE censures hospital group's chair for trading shares in closed period

The JSE on Friday issued a public censure for non-executive chairman of Advanced Health Carl Grillenberger after finding he purchased shares during a closed period without the necessary clearance. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/xeT8fJa

News24 | The five newbies at camp: Fresh faces who earned Rassie's attention for Bok look-in

The 43-man Springbok alignment camp taking place in Cape Town has introduced new names that have asked pressing "look at me" questions throughout the 2023/24 season. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/f24z1M6

News24 | Maties fraud: How 3-digit codes cleared Stellenbosch University students' debt and funded rugby club

It was through the creation of false transaction codes that former Stellenbosch University employee Chris de Beer managed to defraud his employer of almost two decades of close to half a million rand. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/TEXUHDM

News24 | Khanyiso Tshwaku | Stress test provided by New Zealand tour not the worst experience for Proteas

The Proteas have every reason to be despondent after the New Zealand series defeat, but it also informed the cricket nation of who is really good to go in the future. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/qfjiTQa

News24 | DA loses bid to have ANC's cadre deployment policy declared unconstitutional

The DA's bid to have the ANC's cadre deployment policy declared unconstitutional has been dismissed with costs in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/CFygr62

News24 | Survé targets senior judge after dismissal of racism claims against Nedbank

Iqbal Survé has told the Constitutional Court that Nedbank’s closure of his Sekunjalo Group’s accounts will put 44 of his companies out of business and prevent them from making BEE "donations" – and he’s going after an SCA judge to stop that from happening. from News24 news24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/TXc4H3b

News24 | Northam slumps 5% as it warns production was not enough to offset prices

Shares of Northam Platinum fell almost 5% on Monday morning after it warned shareholders that a climb in production in its six months to end-December hadn't been enough to offset slumping prices. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/JGSkU36

News24 | URC Round 10 takeaways: Stormers continue derby dominance as Sharks head for 'annus horribilis'

News24 Sport's Herman Mostert recaps Round 10 of the United Rugby Championship. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/igrf6h7

News24 | Network breakdown at OR Tambo under control, says Air Traffic Navigation Services

According to ATNS, the breakdown affected the navigation and communication of various aircraft, resulting in a backlog and the delay of numerous flights on Saturday. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/XJusOBQ

News24 | African swine fever outbreak in George confirmed by agriculture department

Small farms on the outskirts of Groeneweide Park, in George, have been placed under precautionary quarantine following a confirmed outbreak of African swine fever. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/D4S2y1n

News24 | Facing South Africa's Kolisi a day 'to remember' for Montpellier skipper

Montpellier skipper Lenni Nouchi said facing South Africa's two-time World Cup winning captain Siya Kolisi in the Top 14 was a day "to remember", made extra special by a 44-20 win over Racing 92. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/FvCPEmf

News24 | Stormers coach cuts frustrated figure despite win over Sharks: 'I'm still feeling a little iffy'

Despite his side beating a determined Sharks side without their Springboks and extending their unbeaten streak to seven matches, Stormers coach sounded an awful lot like a coach who'd lost the game. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/jca7KFI

News24 | SAFA set the record straight on Bafana Bafana's Afcon bonuses

The South African Football Association felt it prudent to set the record straight following reports that claimed Bafana Bafana would not be paid their bonuses after they finished third at the Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/gm0dnD5

News24 | 'I know that I am supposed to be dead': Palestinian relives horror of Israeli bombardments in Gaza

Professor Haidar Eid, an associate professor of postcolonial and postmodern literature at Gaza's Al-Aqsa University, says he would not have fled Palestine had it not been for his South African passport. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/EUkJRhr

News24 | Mcebisi Ndletyana | Death of Buthelezi and the rise of Zuma open the doors for a new phase in KZN

Following the death of Mangosuthu Buthelezi and the changing fortunes of the ANC after Jacob Zuma disowned the party, Mcebisi Ndletyana writes we are on the cusp of witnessing a new, and third phase in KwaZulu-Natal since the country's democratic breakthrough. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/rJzPq96

News24 | Five months on, inquiry into Kommetjie submarine tragedy still not finalised

A board of inquiry to probe the tragic incident that left three sailors dead after a huge wave hit their submarine in Kommetjie in September has still not been finalised. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/kRb0AWC

News24 | 'Has to be policy': Jake insists equity deal won't bring back top Boks unless Rassie rule changes

Bulls mentor Jake White believes that even if SA Rugby manages to secure a private equity deal, it won't translate into a flood of top Springboks coming back to play in SA. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/luMjcdF

News24 | Ebrahim Harvey | ICJ ruling: A great success or Pyrrhic victory?

The difficulty in an analytical appraisal of the recent ICJ ruling is enhanced by the apparently contradictory nature of the ruling, writes Ebrahim Harvey. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/LgjY507

News24 | Rassie's move back to coach's box may necessitate him leaving director of rugby role

Rassie Erasmus' two-year extension to 2025 will be bumped up to a full World Cup cycle deal due to end after the 2027 World Cup. This means SA Rugby may be looking for another director of rugby. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/LAcNWqx