News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: The ‘Cat’ and a dozen cops in cuffs for alleged graft
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News24 | Tehran dismisses US peace proposal, says war will end on its terms – report
Iranian state television, citing an unidentified senior official, said on Wednesday that Iran had rejected a peace plan proposed by the United States to end the Middle East war.
University of Pretoria study challenges ‘70% wildlife decline’ narrative
A new study co-authored by a University of Pretoria conservation scientist argues that widely cited claims of catastrophic global wildlife decline may overstate biodiversity loss in Africa
Chinette Gallichan killed in Johannesburg CBD: ‘attack on rule of law’
Labour lawyer Chinette Gallichan was fatally shot outside the CCMA offices in Johannesburg CBD. Civil society groups say the attack represents a threat to South Africa’s rule of law, highlighting rising risks faced by legal professionals in the justice system
Thando Mama steals the spotlight at Spier Light Art Festival
A twilight visit to Spier Light Art unfolds into a layered reflection, as two voices capture the power, intimacy and meaning of contemporary South African art
Police Commissioner Masemola served with warrant for involvement in Matlala’s R360 million Medicare24 contract
Matlala’s Medicare24 contract was approved during Masemola’s tenure and later cancelled by the police commissioner after reports of poor service delivery and illegal procurement
BREAKOUT TALENT: Connor Esterhuizen announces himself as a future cornerstone for Proteas with standout series
With his match-winning performances in the five-match T20 series against New Zealand, wicketkeeper/batter Connor Esterhuizen has handed the Proteas’ technical team a good headache.
New Citroën Basalt rocks into Mzansi: pricing and specs
The newcomer introduces a sleek SUV coupé body style to the French brand’s local line-up and will compete in the B-segment passenger vehicle market.
News24 | The Cat and ‘cop cronies’; AfriForum guns for Mbalula: Today’s top 7 stories
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WATCH | SA’s basketball admin blasted for ‘destroying the sport’
The captain of a Johannesburg-based basketball team has slammed the basketball administration in the country for its “lack of progress”.
The South African brothers who became multi-millionaires through online education
In 2008, brothers Sam and Rob Paddock founded GetSmarter, a platform that transformed online education in South Africa, and sold for R1.4 billion less than a decade later.
GRASSROOTS GUARDIAN: ‘Malo’: The woman who became a mother to Soweto’s lost children
Long after the height of South Africa’s HIV/Aids crisis, its consequences remain. In Soweto, Carol Dyantyi – known as Mum Carol – continues to care for the children left behind.
BHEKISISA: A R60 test could help SA find millions more TB patients — but will it miss the most dangerous cases?
South Africa is trialling a cheap, portable TB test that costs a third of the current standard. But the new test can’t detect drug-resistant TB, raising questions about how much diagnostic accuracy a national programme can afford to trade for reach.
Kaizer Chiefs: Two foreign internationals leave Naturena
Kaizer Chiefs may not have representatives in the latest Bafana Bafana squad but that’s not the end of the world for them.
AGE OF THE ASSASSIN: Illegal mining emerges as possible link to murder of Sibanye lawyer Chinette Gallichan
Illegal mining syndicates operate in a landscape defined by fear, loathing and intimidation: compliance and collusion are extracted by threats directed at the kith and kin of employees.