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News24 | Sonny Bill labels 'fearless' France favourites: 'They don't have the fear factor of the All Blacks'

When Sonny Bill Williams retired from rugby union after the 2019 World Cup, he brought an end to one of the most glittering careers in the sport. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/vh4MaS9

News24 | FACT CHECK | Lady R panel report leaves more questions than answers around Russian ship's true purpose

A News24 fact check of the Lady R panel's summary report shows the panel led by retired Judge Phineas Mojapelo may have fallen short of answering the Lady R riddle with any credibility. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/C4iXvGZ

News24 | Joburg fire: Fears of arrest, deportation and xenophobia prevent some foreigners from going to shelters

Displaced foreigners who lived at the inner-city building that caught fire and claimed the lives of more than 70 people fear deportation to the extent that they don't want to look for their loved ones who could be dead or in hospital. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/ZnkwfKr

News24 | Helen Suzman Foundation rushes to court to stop arrests, deportation of ZEP holders

The Helen Suzman Foundation has launched a court application to suspend the arrests or deportation of Zimbabwean Exemption Permit holders. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/aqI3h8x

News24 | Joburg fire: Former ConCourt Judge Sisi Khampepe to lead inquiry into deadly Marshalltown blaze

Retired Constitutional Court Justice Sisi Khampepe will chair the commission of inquiry into the Johannesburg CBD blaze that killed more than 70 people. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/MsotDFc

News24 | Eastern Cape parents sue fumigation company three years after children die of alleged gas poisoning

Three years following the tragic death of two young Gqeberha siblings from alleged gas poisoning, their parents, Selina and Stanton Ingram, are suing the fumigation company they allege is responsible for their children’s death. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/ybznT4Y

Amazon To Invest $3 Million In Nature-Based Projects In India

E-commerce major Amazon on Monday said it will make an initial investment of $3 million in nature-based projects in India. The allocation is part of the company's $15 million fund it has allocated for nature-based projects in Asia Pacific (APAC). "The first USD 3 million from the fund's APAC allocation will support nature-based projects in India. "For its first project, Amazon will be working with the Centre for Wildlife Studies (CWS) to support communities and conservation efforts in the Western Ghats, which is home to more than 30 per cent of all of India's wildlife species, including the world's largest population of wild Asiatic elephants and tigers," the company said in a statement. Amazon will provide $1 million to help CWS establish the "Wild Carbon" program, which will support 10,000 farmers in planting and maintaining one million fruit-bearing, timber and medicinal trees, according to the statement. "The Asia-Pacific region is ...