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News24 | Equal Education heads to court over unplaced pupils in Cape Town
Education lobby group, Equal Education, has taken the Western Cape education department to court over unplaced pupils in the province.
WEDNESDAY, 24 APRIL 2024, 18:51
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Education lobby group, Equal Education, has taken the Western Cape education department to court over unplaced pupils in the province.
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Police have spent over R42.67 million on petrol and diesel for its VIP Protection fleet – the unit that ferries President Cyril Ramaphosa and his ministers.
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MEP releases dove as he calls for peace, to the consternation of other members in the European Parliament chamber.
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Distant weather warnings are now full-on alerts in Bangladesh as it faces the brutal effect of climate change.
South Africa
Chronic kidney disease is damage to the kidney that happens over a period of time – and affects its ability to filter waste products and get rid of fluid properly, Dr Nina Diana tells Spotlight.
South Africa
The learners who drowned during a discipline camp have been laid to rest.
South Africa
NPA says there’s a need for a strong political push to accelerate the extradition of the Guptas.
South Africa
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World
Prospective migrants trying to reach the UK from France say smuggling operations are continuing after Tuesday’s tragedy.
World
In this war, it is a huge challenge to find out how people whose bodies were exhumed at Nasser hospital died.
World
Five military horses got spooked during a training exercise, bolting and weaving a path of destruction across the city before being captured. Several people and horses are being treated for injuries.
World
A number of horses ran amok in London and several people were injured, with the army called in to help locate the animals, authorities in the British capital said on Wednesday.
Africa
Allowing independent candidates to contest the next general election in South Africa is a boon for democracy. Prof. Colin Thakur asks if it is time to move to an electronic voting system?
Africa
The World Bank said on Tuesday it has suspended funding for a tourism and conservation project in Tanzania following allegations of human rights abuses.
Africa
The Rwandan government says it is safe and ready to receive deportees from Britain, and the passage of the fraught Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill is testament to that.
Africa
It follows allegations of evictions and other rights abuses during the expansion of a national park.
Business
An overview of the biggest business developments in SA and beyond.
Business
The former Post Office boss was against stopping postmaster prosecutions in 2013, former top lawyer says.
Business
Agricultural investment group Zeder has said it will consider the sale of its Zaad and Pome Investment assets, following the appointment of Rabobank as its special advisor.
Business
John Barnes Media Ltd failed to pay £190,000 in taxes despite a turnover of over £400,000.
Politics
The IEC says defacing or illegally removing election posters is a criminal offence.
Politics
Dali Tambo has urged the party to ensure a decisive victory in the upcoming elections.
Politics
The MPC wants to secure socioeconomic development needed to address inequality, hunger and create a more equitable and resilient society.
Politics
President Cyril Ramaphosa leads the 20th anniversary celebrations of the EPWP.
Sport
An Orlando Pirates DDC star is yet to make his much anticipated debut for the first team and is set to go out on a loan deal next season.
Sport
More details and additional highlights have emerged of the local schoolboy who can successfully launch missile-like kicks from inside his own half.
Sport
“I was an assistant coach to the previous coach for a very long time and had eight years to try to win the Champions League,” Mokwena.
Sport
The agent of an Orlando Pirates top target has confirmed that there is a contract offer on the table for the soon to be free agent star.
Education
Readers discuss a column by Nicholas Kristof. Also: Donald Trump, “unprecedented”; tech in school; how sorrow changes us; California’s property taxes.
Education
A Dunstable school given an inadequate rating by watchdog Ofsted begins a High Court challenge.
Education
President, scheduled to speak at the historically Black campus before the start of the Israel-Gaza war, will give speech on 19 May
Joe Biden will be the commencement speaker at Morehouse College in Georgia, giving the Democrat a key spotlight at one of the nation’s pre-eminent historically Black campuses but potentially exposing him to uncomfortable protests as he seeks re-election against...
Education
The Agriculture Department finalized a new rule to bring the meals more in line with federal dietary standards.
Lifestyle
MaMkhize – whose ‘Carte Blanche’ interview courted controversy – is estranged from millionaire Durban cop Sbu Mpisane. Where is he now?
Lifestyle
Rugby legend Bryan Habana is trending against the backdrop of the 2024 Laureus World Sports Awards. Take a look…
Lifestyle
Watch this viral pet video that will leave you in “awes” and “lols”. Buckle up, you are not ready for this cuteness overload!
Lifestyle
Entertainment
Scotland’s only Taylor Swift asserts that she encounters difficulty finding employment because employers suspect her celebrity name is a prank.
Entertainment
The former co-stars are collaborating on how to appropriately commemorate the upcoming 20th anniversary of the Friends finale, which drew in 52.5 million viewers for the event on 6 May 2004.
Entertainment
Ofentse Pitse is the first and youngest black South African woman to conduct and own an all-black orchestra, Anchored Sound.
Entertainment
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader shares a report: It used to be that you could pay for a retail version of Windows 11 and expect it to be ad-free, but those days are apparently finito. The latest update to Windows 11 (KB5036980) comes out this week and includes ads for apps in the “recommended” section of the Start Menu, one of the most oft-used parts of the OS. “The Recommended section of the Start menu...
Science/Tech
Defense lawyers for Changpeng Zhao, the founder of the crypto exchange Binance, countered that he should receive no prison time.
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader shares a report: Diamonds may be forever but they are also seriously on sale. Natural rough diamond prices have collapsed 26 per cent in the past couple of years. Tepid US and Chinese demand for diamond jewellery hasn’t helped. But most ring fingers point at the increasing popularity of cheaper laboratory grown diamonds (LGD). This fracturing of the diamond market is set to...
Science/Tech
Sources suspect China is behind the targeted exploitation of two zero-day vulnerabilities in Cisco’s security appliances.
Motoring
Gaydon firm’s first and so far only SUV has kept the same exterior, but now with a better appointed interior.
Motoring
Urus becomes the Raging Bull’s third plug-in hybrid after the Revuelto and previously, the limited edition Sián.
Motoring
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Health
A single spillover, from a bird to a cow, led to the infections, a review of genetic data has found.
Health
Lisa Friedman, who covers climate change, discussed the fight to regulate toxic chemicals found in nearly half of America’s tap water.
Health
Two women describe the life-changing impacts of immunoglobulin in treating their health conditions.
Health
The milk poses virtually no risk to consumers, experts said. But the finding suggests that the outbreak in dairy cows is wider than has been known.
Nature
The World Bank is advising South Africa’s National Treasury on a climate risk strategy after floods in recent years caused billions of dollars of damage.
Nature
More than 530 stranded loggerhead turtle hatchlings have been admitted to the Cape Town aquarium’s Turtle Conservation Centre in just two weeks.
Nature
Last week, the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal was mopping up damage after being battered by heavy, unexpected rainfall over the weekend. How seriously should your political party take such issues? Here’s what voters think.
Nature
Red Rocket, a South African independent power provider, hired Goldman Sachs Group to advise on the next steps for the closely held business — including a possible sale. Shareholders of the Cape Town-based company “have decided to explore strategic options,” for the business.