SPOTLIGHT | A fantastical musical spectacle hits the big screen
This week’s episode of Spotlight includes everything ‘Wicked’, a local series in time for the holiday spirit and a heart-warming cinema release sure to make you laugh.
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Bo-Kaap residents demand action on tour buses to protect heritage and safety in historic suburb
Residents of a suburb forming a significant part of Cape Town’s cultural heritage are concerned about an influx of tour buses blocking their streets.
Inside Italy’s designer bag sweatshops
101 East goes undercover in Italy to expose the sweatshops making bags for some of the world’s leading luxury brands.
Snow and ice shut schools as Storm Bert looms
Yellow weather warnings for snow and ice remain in place in the UK as the cold weather continues.
Serbia arrests 11 as anger surges over roof collapse at train station
Deadly incident occurred after Novi Sad station was renovated, protesters blaming sloppy work led by corrupt officials.
Vodacom has been making money from Makate’s ‘Please Call Me’ idea without paying him for 24 years: lawyer
Advocate Scott, for Makate, told the Constitutional Court that Vodacom has made an about turn despite having initially praised the accountant’s idea as novel
Israeli attacks on Gaza kill at least 88, including children in their sleep
Air raids on Beit Lahiya and Gaza City come as humanitarian crisis worsens in besieged territory.
Australia vs India: Bumrah backs Kohli to shine in Border-Gavaskar series
Fresh from a shock home defeat by New Zealand, India begin Australia tour with question marks over Virat Kohli’s form.
Ramokgopa visits Soweto amid lengthy queues and reported ‘death’ before prepaid meter deadline
With millions of prepaid electricity customers yet to have their meters recoded before the key revision number rollover project’s Sunday deadline, electricity and energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa embarked on an information drive to tackle the issue in Soweto.
Electricity upgrade chaos claims man’s life
A Soweto man collapsed and died while in the queue waiting for his turn to have his Eskom prepaid meter upgraded on Thursday.
RB’s Tsunoda interrogated for hours while in his pyjamas on US arrival
Japanese Formula One driver Yuki Tsunoda said he was interrogated in his pyjamas for several hours by US border control officials before being let into the country for Saturday’s Las Vegas Grand Prix.
News24 | Don’t fall for fake Ozempic: Sahpra urges caution and how to detect counterfeits and stay safe
Sahpra has urged consumers not to buy unregistered Ozempic products.
News24 | REVIEW | Netflix’s Umjolo: The Gone Girl is a comically dramatic cautionary tale about modern love
A couple’s seemingly perfect relationship falters when one of them learns about the other’s infidelity.
News24 | COP 29: Climate change is speeding up the spread of diseases, top SA scientist warns
Climate change is accelerating the global health risk, with pathogens spreading across borders faster than ever before thanks to rising temperatures.
WATCH LIVE | SARB governor Lesetja Kganyago announces decision of MPC on interest rates
South African Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago is on Thursday announcing the decision of the monetary policy committee on interest rates.
News24 | ANALYSIS | Empty promises: The struggle for equitable access to water
Despite the Constitution and the progressive pro-poor promises, administrative practices have largely abandoned this approach and instead focused on a cost-recovery, user-pays model in which poor households are seen as a problem, and not a priority, writes Tracy Ledger.
T20 fixtures include 52 men’s and women’s double bills
The T20 Blast fixture list for 2025 is released – including women’s fixtures alongside men’s for the first time.
Son of IRA murder victim calls Disney drama ‘horrendous’
The drama, aired on Disney+ in the UK, depicts the lives of several people during The Troubles.