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News24 | Celebrity bodyguard Anwar Khan gets R200k bail in Fort Hare university corruption case
Celebrity bodyguard Anwar Khan has been granted R200 000 bail in the Dimbaza Magistrate’s Court, but his co-accused has been denied bail.
FRIDAY, 19 APRIL 2024, 15:33
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Celebrity bodyguard Anwar Khan has been granted R200 000 bail in the Dimbaza Magistrate’s Court, but his co-accused has been denied bail.
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The Ukrainian military says it shot down a Russian Tu-22M3 long-range bomber over Russian territory. Russia denies this,
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Fiona Beal denies murder but admits the manslaughter of Nicholas Billingham.
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Iran deployed air defence batteries to intercept three drones, but downplayed the incident.
South Africa
Investigating officer Batho Mogola, has been recalled to the stand.
South Africa
The first batch of 4 500 trainees will report for training at the various SAPS academies next week.
South Africa
Health addressing 2 000 unfunded vacant posts of medical doctors
There are currently 2 012 unfunded vacant posts of medical doctors in the health sector across nine provinces and government requires R2.4 billion to fill them.
This number excludes other categories of health professionals such as nurses, pharmacists, radiographers, dentists and so on.
However, Health Minister, Dr...
South Africa
Transport Department says suspected negligence could be the cause of the accident.
World
India began voting Friday in a six-week election with an all but assured victory for Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
World
Twenty-six hotels that already have permits can move forward, but after that a hotel can only be built if one shuts down. Tourists spent about 20.7 million nights in Amsterdam hotels last year.
World
Israel has launched a strike against Iran, a U.S. official tells NPR. Taylor Swift’s highly anticipated “Tortured Poets Department” is here.
World
Polish authorities have arrested two men suspected of attacking a close ally of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Vilnius in March, Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nauseda said Friday.
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
Vivo has launched its V30 5G and V30e smartphones in South Africa.
Business
Investors are starting to process that big changes are likely coming in the 2024 South African election – and focus is now shifting to what happens next.
Business
Business
2024 global equity returns show promise amid market turbulence, driven by healthcare and technology sectors.
Politics
Malema says his party has 110% confidence in the IEC.
Politics
EFF leader Julius Malema says the party is open to forming coalitions with all parties.
Politics
The Electoral Court oversees the conduct of elections and the Electoral Commission (IEC).
Politics
Police Minister Bheki Cele says efforts to revitalise crime intelligence are yielding results.
Sport
Leicester’s Premiership hopes hinge on Saturday’s East Midlands derby against Northampton Saints, says Tigers hooker Charlie Clare.
Sport
Everton and Scotland right-back Nathan Patterson is ruled out for the rest of the season.
Sport
The Women’s Super League season continues to sprints towards its conclusion with intriguing games at both ends of the table.
Sport
Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele said Kelvin Kiptum will always have a special place at the London Marathon after the Kenyan’s tragic death.
Education
Compulsory maths and English retakes speak of a system that ignores pupils’ real talents. But hope is on the horizon
That time of year approaches when we ritually sacrifice 40% of our 16-year-olds to mark them down as failures. Exam season is coming up – that summer rite when we sit down all the young, hunched over cramped desks day after day for weeks, to sit far too many GCSE papers. The...
Education
[Liberian Observer] The Education Advocacy Coalition recently concluded a meeting with lawmakers to rally for an increase in the national educational budget from 16.3 percent to 20 percent.
Education
Will more stringent tactics subdue protests? Or fuel them?
Education
The new regulations extended legal protections to L.G.B.T.Q. students and rolled back several policies set under the Trump administration.
Lifestyle
Two years after his family suffered a double murder tragedy, former ‘The Voice SA’ singer Craig Lucas celebrated his university graduation.
Lifestyle
DJ Maphorisa is trending after his shopping spree at Galxboy. The muso splurged R91.9k on designer clothes and shared the receipt on Insta.
Lifestyle
Leash training a cat involves using specific equipment designed for felines, such as a well-fitted cat harness and a lightweight…
Lifestyle
Jennifer Lopez’s alleged stunt with her co-star Ryan Guzman to promote her 2015 film, ‘The Boy Next Door’ has social media on edge.
Entertainment
The feud between RHODurban stars Zama Ngcobo and Ameigh Thompson has spilled over from the small screen onto social media platforms.
Entertainment
Entertainment
The South African musician and parody artist posted an election meme on his X timeline asking South Africans who they will be voting for, but the now viral meme struck the wrong chord.
Entertainment
Science/Tech
When The Tortured Poets Department leaked, some Taylor Swift fans swore it must be AI. Expect that to be a common refrain.
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR: Major cities across China are sinking, putting a substantial portion of the country’s rapidly urbanizing population in harm’s way in the coming decades, according to a sweeping new analysis by Chinese scientists. Subsidence is the technical term for when land sinks relative to its surroundings, and it’s a major threat for cities around the world. It...
Science/Tech
An AI-powered wearable from startup Limitless promises to make meetings more productive. It’s the beginning of a wider transformation of human interactions.
Science/Tech
TechCentral looks back at the most ground-breaking Nokia devices, and why they deserve to be described as iconic.
Motoring
Motoring
KTM rider Brad Binder reveals that having mates over in abundance affords him the luxury of overseeing things.
Motoring
Motoring
Reigning champion has brushed aside a speculative move to Mercedes in 2025 as replacement for Ferrari-bound Lewis Hamilton.
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.
Health
As record heat enveloped the nation, the rate of emergency room visits increased compared with the previous five years, a sign of the major health risks of high temperatures.
Health
The change followed a sweeping review by England’s National Health Service that found “remarkably weak” evidence for youth gender treatments.
Health
The company has told countries that it can supply only 18.8 million of the 29.6 million doses it was contracted to deliver this year.
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
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.
Nature
South Africa is among 175 countries negotiating on a global treaty to end plastic pollution.