LISTEN | More than 2,000 buses to travel to Moria as JMPD sets up 24-hour roadblocks
While Moria remains the primary destination due to the Zion Christian Church (ZCC) Easter pilgrimage, travel demand extends across the country and beyond.
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KZN boxing body is ready for action
New leadership pledges swift progress
CPS giving ‘investigative advice’ to police over Andrew and Mandelson probes
Police are carrying out inquiries into Lord Mandelson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s links to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
SA is moving backwards with water, says WaterCAN
The latest Green Drop report shows how the country’s rivers are being “turned into sewage channels”
News24 | Thursday’s weather: Heatwave hits Eastern Cape; warm, isolated showers elsewhere
The South African Weather Service has warned of high temperatures in parts of the Eastern Cape, which are expected to persist until Friday, while warm weather and isolated showers are forecast across most of the country.
Businessman escapes rape conviction due to victim’s poor memory
Pule Ashley McDonald Mokou was convicted by the regional court in Benoni in 2023, and was given a life sentence behind bars. However, Pretoria high court judge FMM Reid found that the magistrate misdirected himself.
News24 | EFF’s Nkululeko Dunga is new Gauteng Finance MEC as Lesufi shuffles executive council
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has reshuffled his executive council, introducing significant changes, including the appointment of the EFF’s Nkululeko Dunga as the new finance MEC.
Reinventing the Cape Town International Jazz Festival without losing the jazz
Co-director Georgia Jones says the festival’s future depends on championing African artists, drawing younger audiences and making space for genres like amapiano without losing its core identity
The man who went from failing his university degree to becoming the best chef in South Africa
Johannes Richter went from failing at university to being named the best chef in South Africa for the second year in a row.
Suspected drug lord nabbed, drugs worth R19m seized in KuGompo City
Investigation after police receive tip-off regarding distribution base in Quigney
New Mercedes-Benz GLS brings updated styling, comfort and tech
Flagship SUV offering has been treated to a comprehensive overhaul.
Trump to give primetime address on Iran war as questions swirl over his next move
The US president finds himself under growing pressure at home to avoid a protracted conflict.
News24 | Iranian nationals face tough new restrictions to enter UAE: airlines, agencies
Iranians have been barred from entering the UAE with only a few exceptions, Dubai-based airlines said, while travel agencies reported high visa rejections for Iranians since the Middle East war began.
Six Met officers investigated after black child suffers broken knee during search
The IOPC is investigating six Met officers, looking at the level of force and whether race was a factor.
Suspects arrested after kidnapped KuGompo City woman’s body set alight
‘Mastermind’ allegedly confesses to paying three suspects R11,000, say police
Will Trump really leave Nato?
Trump considers leaving Nato, as Starmer says he won’t change his position on Iran.
Stella McCartney’s clifftop ‘forever home’ gets planning consent
The fashion designer and her husband plan to build the house overlooking a sea loch in the Highlands.
Top economist questions Ramaphosa’s R2 trillion ‘marketing exercise’
President Cyril Ramaphosa hopes to attract R2 trillion in investments to South Africa by 2028, with some questioning how these investments will be used.