Climate action will continue despite Trump’s return, US envoy tells COP29
John Podesta seeks to reassure, countries agree carbon market rules, and Taliban in attendance on first day of summit.
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News24 | Ransom demand made in Eastern Cape kidnapping case of foreign student
After two days of radio silence since the abduction of a young foreign national in Gqeberha on Saturday night, the kidnappers have finally made contact with the victim’s family, demanding an undisclosed ransom amount.
Britain’s ‘best new building of 1996’ to be demolished
Salford University’s award-winning Centenary Building has been vacant for the past eight years.
TAPPED OUT: Joburg’s water restrictions set to tighten further as crisis deepens
Office of the Chief Justice reveals Constitutional Court has been unable to sit because of unreliable water supply.
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Mark Chapman and guests debate the weekend’s football.
UKRAINE UPDATE: 12 NOVEMBER 2024: Moscow’s attacks on Dnipropetrovsk region kill two, wound 19; Kyiv battles 50,000 troops in Russia’s Kursk
Russian attacks on Monday killed two in Ukraine’s central-east Dnipropetrovsk region and injured at least 19, with more people probably trapped under the rubble, said officials.
News24 | Transnet scrambles with equipment delivery as peak fruit exports loom
Transnet has said essential equipment, including rubber-tyred gantries and ship-to-shore cranes, will only arrive by the next peak fruit export season at the Cape Town Port.
TAPS RUN DRY: Gauteng municipalities owe Rand Water R7.3bn, excluding three metros
Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina held an urgent meeting on Sunday with Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi and Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero to address severe water shortages affecting Johannesburg communities.
Far-right Israeli minister orders preparations for West Bank annexation
Israel’s Finance Minister Smotrich hopes US President-elect Trump will support plan to annex occupied West Bank in 2025.
Review of England’s defeat by Australia ‘brutal’
England’s review of their last-gasp defeat by Australia was “brutal” but exactly what the squad needed, says wing Ollie Sleightholme.
News24 | Manhunt for gunmen who killed two women in crime-ridden Mthatha area
Two women were shot and killed by two suspects in their Ntokozweni homestead outside Mthatha on Sunday.
Limpopo school asks lower grade pupils to stay home to contain spread of measles and rubella
A private school in Groblersdal in Limpopo has decided that pupils in grades RRR, RR1, 1 and 3 should stay at home after they are done with their end-of- year assessments.
News24 | Social worker testifies about how daughters said mom who allegedly pimped them out ruined their lives
The two minor girls who were allegedly forced into prostitution by their mother have detailed how their lives were destroyed by the alleged sexual abuse and the actions of their mother.
News24 | Hyundai’s affordable Exter is a value-packed SUV – here’s how it’s doing in SA’s new car market
The Exter is the latest entrant to Hyundai’s stable, positioned below the Venue as an entry-level offering. We take a look at how well the SUV sold these past two months.
MUNICIPAL FINANCE MANAGEMENT ACT: Landmark SCA ruling opens door for Nelson Mandela Bay to reclaim millions in wasteful expenditure from officials
In a watershed judgment, the Supreme Court of Appeal clarified Section 32 of the Municipal Finance Management Act, ruling last week that municipal officials can be held personally responsible for intentionally or negligently incurring unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure.
Newsdeck: Netherlands to impose land border controls from Dec. 9
AMSTERDAM, Nov 11 (Reuters) – The Netherlands will impose controls on its land borders, all of which are with fellow countries in the EU’s Schengen border-free zone, and some flights from within the Schengen zone from Dec. 9, the Migration Ministry said in a statement on Friday.
News24 | Water supply issues halt Constitutional Court hearings in Hillbrow
The Constitutional Court has been unable to conduct physical case hearings due to unstable water supply in the court building in Hillbrow.