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News24 | Rise Mzansi criticised for senior leaders’ anti-Israel stance, accused of ‘antisemitic defamation’
Questions are being raised about political newcomer Rise Mzansi’s senior party leaders and their pro-Palestine views.
SATURDAY, 20 APRIL 2024, 09:25
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Questions are being raised about political newcomer Rise Mzansi’s senior party leaders and their pro-Palestine views.
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Record-chasing Nelly Korda is one shot off the lead after the second round of the Chevron Championship.
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As the war enters its 786th day, these are the main developments.
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The Attorney General’s Office says it has received a referral arguing the sentences were too lenient.
South Africa
The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and national broadcaster CBC unveiled the branding campaign video “Brave is Unbeatable” on Friday with the aim of rallying the country behind athletes who will compete at the Paris Games. Narrated by Canadian actor Michael J. Fox and Grammy winning singer Celine Dion, the first ever collaboration features the stories… Read More »“Brave Is...
South Africa
KZN recorded a high number of rhino poaching cases, with 325 rhinos killed in the past year alone.
South Africa
Chelsea players need to respect on-field discipline as they focus on Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final against holders Manchester City, manager Mauricio Pochettino said. Nicolas Jackson and Noni Madueke had a row over who would take a penalty kick during Monday’s 6-0 win over Everton, with Madueke initially refusing to hand the ball over to Cole… Read More »Chelsea’s Pochettino Urges...
South Africa
A Western Cape High Court judge has raised the alarm on a “pandemic” of extortion engulfing Cape Town, as two more extortionists were sentenced for seven murders in Khayelitsha at the birthday party of a rival.
World
North Korea has tested a “super-large warhead” designed for a strategic cruise missile, state media said Saturday, the most recent test since UN sanctions monitoring against the nuclear-armed nation was upended last month by Russia.
World
Maxwell Azzarello doused himself in liquid before throwing conspiracy-theory pamphlets, police said.
World
A selection of striking images from around the world, taken over the past seven days.
World
Watch: Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio turns green for indigenous day
Africa
The train rammed into a lorry parked along the Tema-Mpakadan railway line, damaging its cabin area.
Africa
Gen Francis Ogolla was in the west of the country when his helicopter went down killing 10.
Africa
Sprinter Christine Mboma says an enforced hiatus impacted her mental health but she did not lose hope of a return.
Africa
A selection of the week’s best photos from across the continent and beyond.
Business
Protected strikes can often turn violent in South Africa, but this does not necessarily allow employers to fire all the workers involved.
Business
The world of chocolate is facing such immense cocoa shortages that trading has gone wild, and prices are surging.
Business
An app to ease predicted queues under a new EU border system won’t be ready in time, says Eurostar boss.
Business
Japan is seeing if artificial intelligence can tackle its increasing shortfall of workers.
Politics
Bakgatla factions are fighting over the use of Moruleng stadium for the ANC’s volunteers’ assembly.
Politics
Some residents in Ekurhuleni believe DA leader Steenhuisen will help rescue South Africa.
Politics
Given the opportunity to govern South Africa, the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party pledges to streamline governance by consolidating the current nine provinces into four.
Politics
Fight for control of the second biggest voting province goes to the wires this weekend.
Sport
The schoolboy rugby season has taken its strongest turn so far as regions like Paarl, Stellenbosch, Pretoria, Cape Town and Komani allow derbies to take centre stage.
Sport
Erik ten Hag claimed Manchester United’s squad is not fractured after revealing Alejandro Garnacho apologised for liking social media posts criticising the manager’s handling of the Argentine forward.
Sport
Weekend fixtures and results from all the schools rugby matches around South Africa this weekend.
Sport
The Miami Heat and the New Orleans Pelicans win the final play-in games to complete the NBA play-offs line-up.
Education
University says it is ‘redesigning’ commencement plans days after it decided to prevent Asna Tabassum from speaking on 10 May
The University of Southern California is “redesigning” its entire commencement plans – just days after making the controversial decision to cancel the valedictorian speech of a Muslim student – and will also cancel the keynote speech by film-maker Jon M Chu.
The Los...
Education
Nick Bostrom’s Future of Humanity Institute closed this week in what Swedish-born philosopher says was ‘death by bureaucracy’
Oxford University this week shut down an academic institute run by one of Elon Musk’s favorite philosophers. The Future of Humanity Institute, dedicated to the long-termism movement and other Silicon Valley-endorsed ideas such as effective altruism, closed this week...
Education
Protesters into seventh day of hunger strike in support of Palestinians and in effort to demand university divestment
A group of students at Yale University were on Friday into the seventh day of a hunger strike in support of Palestinians in Gaza and in a protest to pressure the university to divest from any weapons manufacturing companies potentially supplying the Israeli military.
The group...
Education
Labour also turns down European Commission’s proposal, which would allow young Britons to live, study and work in EU
Rishi Sunak has rejected an EU offer to strike a post-Brexit deal to allow young Britons to live, study or work in the bloc for up to four years.
The prime minister declined the European Commission’s surprise proposal of a youth mobility scheme for people aged between 18 and 30...
Lifestyle
‘Older than she looks’: Social media influencer Sithelo Shozi is trending after she revealed her age in an Instagram post.
Lifestyle
Virgin Active SA announced it would allow transgender members to choose a change room according to their ‘gender identity’.
Lifestyle
GBV activists Women For Change have backed author Melinda Ferguson’s new book about Anele Tembe and the circumstances around her death.
Lifestyle
Entertainment
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Entertainment
The feud between RHODurban stars Zama Ngcobo and Ameigh Thompson has spilled over from the small screen onto social media platforms.
Entertainment
President Ya Straata’s new single Pressure is aptly titled because it highlights the attitude of overcoming constraints to perform at your best as artists and athletes.
Science/Tech
If the South African government does not want to repeat the mistakes of the past, it must urgently end the current crisis by shifting decisively towards a renewable energy economy based on South Africa’s extraordinary wind and solar resources.
Science/Tech
The once-every-four-years event cut in half the so-called mining reward, which is the amount of Bitcoin released from the network to compensate companies known as miners for validating transactions.
Science/Tech
Tether, the issuer of the world’s most used stablecoin, has teamed up with TON Foundation to allow customers to send crypto payments using the popular Telegram encrypted instant messaging service.
Science/Tech
The recall provides a first glimpse of how many Cybertrucks have been sold since chief executive officer Elon Musk handed over the first pickups to customers in November.
Motoring
Despite its rich heritage in South Africa, not a single small bakkie in on sale anymore
Motoring
Motoring
Motoring
Health
Novo Nordisk’s factories work nonstop turning out Ozempic and Wegovy, its blockbuster weight-loss drugs, but the Danish company has far bigger ambitions.
Health
Testing for H5N1 infection has been limited, and the outbreak was thought to be confined. But asymptomatic cows in North Carolina may have changed all that.
Health
Among those with substance use disorders who have been referred to child welfare, less than half received medication or counseling.
Health
Mammography can miss tumors in women with dense breasts, so their doctors often include ultrasound or M.R.I. scans. Patients often wind up paying the bill.
Nature
Sustainable Energy Africa is helping municipalities across the country build their capacity to register rooftop solar PV.
Nature
Corporate climate lobbying is recognised globally as a threat to effective climate change policy, the private and public sectors in SA do not perceive closed-door engagements to be problematic, write Caroline James and Emma Schuster.
Nature
Industry stakeholders requested guidelines be put in place for up to Stage 16 of load shedding in order to reduce the risk of human error in an emergency situation, says Vally Padayachee.
Nature
While battery electric vehicles have dominated the transition conversation in transport, it’s looking increasingly likely that other technologies will also have a role to play.