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Wed, 04 Aug 2021 10:38:32 +0000News24.com | SA editors' forum calls on SABC to remove 'illegal' surveillance clause from employees' contracts
Reports of interception of communication and surveillance of staff members at the SABC have emerged, prompting the SA National Editors' Forum to intervene.
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 10:29:23 +0000News24.com | JUST IN | Jacob Zuma's plea hearing moved to open court
Imprisoned former president Jacob Zuma is expected to appear in person in an open KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg for his plea hearing.
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 09:25:10 +0000News24.com | Only 79 of 424 primary schools in Northern Cape return to full attendance amid staff, space shortages
The Northern Cape Department of Education has said that maintaining the 1.5-metre social distancing requirement for pupils means only 79 of its 424 primary schools could return to normal attendance.
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 08:47:26 +0000News24.com | Court battle looms over R4 billion redevelopment of The River Club in Cape Town
The battle over the controversial redevelopment of The River Club in Cape Town is headed for the courts.
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 07:26:02 +0000News24.com | WATCH | Police storm KwaZulu-Natal mayor's home, lawyer condemns 'police brutality'
CCTV footage of the incident shows police forcefully entering the property before kicking and trampling on the heads of private security guards reportedly employed by the mayor.
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 07:24:09 +0000News24.com | Man arrested after Northern Cape police station robbed of firearms, ammunition
A 41-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly robbing a Northern Cape police station of firearms and ammunition.
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Wed, 04 Aug 2021 06:58:47 +0000News24.com | Covid-19: Death toll climbs by 555 as cases increase by 8 988
To date, 1 578 862 people have been fully vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine, while 1 634 960 have been vaccinated with the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 06:31:26 +0000News24.com | Digital Vibes contract: R1m allegedly spent on Mkhize's son, daughter-in-law's beauty shops - report
Zweli Mkhize's son and daughter-in-law allegedly benefitted to the tune of more than R1 million from the controversial Digital Vibes contract.
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 06:00:37 +0000News24.com | VIEWFINDER | Cops who rape are rarely disciplined, watchdog data reveals. Many stay on the job
Policemen have been accused of nearly 1 000 rapes since 2012. Many of these suspects stand accused of abusing the authority of their positions to aid them in these crimes, a new investigation by Viewfinder has found. Yet, police management rarely dis...
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 05:46:06 +0000News24.com | Why tension over homeless people is reaching boiling point in Sea Point
Homeless people complain that they are being treated as outcasts by the community at large, while ratepayers are lobbying authorities, arguing the homeless should be removed.
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 19:30:45 +0000News24.com | Cape Town baby born with intestines protruding from his body reunited with family
A Cape Town baby who was born with his intestines and half his liver protruding from his body in a translucent "bubble", has been discharged from hospital.
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 19:30:45 +0000News24.com | Western Cape farm workers now able to purchase their electricity directly
Farm workers in the Breede Valley Municipal in the Western Cape will be in charge of their own electricity supply after 1 156 direct connections were completed.
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 20:30:05 +0000News24.com | I am not stepping down, says gender activist after skin colour furore
Gender activist Mbuyiselo Botha is not stepping down following his utterances against a colleague over the colour of her skin.
Thu, 22 Jul 2021 14:38:33 +0000News24.com | Covid-19 vaccine myths debunked: Get the facts here
While recent research found that over 71% of South Africans are willing to take the Covid-19 vaccine, government has indicated its concern with increasing reports of vaccine hesitancy.
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 18:35:03 +0000News24.com | Dlamini-Zuma sets date for local govt elections to 'fulfil her office's constitutional obligations'
Addressing the media virtually on Tuesday, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said, after seeking a legal opinion, it was clear that she was still, by law, obligated to proclaim the elections "and gazette the date".
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 18:35:03 +0000News24.com | Limpopo mom in court for allegedly beating 11-month-old child to death
Mutavhatsindi Ndishavhani, 42, appeared in the Tshaulu Periodical Court after she was arrested in June at her home in Ha-Limbani, Tswinganani village.
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 17:35:41 +0000News24.com | Cape Town pupil suspended after fight over chips
A Table View High School pupil was suspended and three others face a disciplinary hearing after a fight over a packet of chips.
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 18:14:03 +0000News24.com | #UnrestSA: State wants to adds treason charges to lawyer Ike Khumalo's incitement case
The State in the incitement case against lawyer Ike Khumalo intends on applying the National Director of Public Prosecution to have treason charges added to his charged sheet.
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 17:26:20 +0000News24.com | Covid-19: Motshekga concerned about physical distancing in primary schools
A day after primary schools were asked to receive full classes, there were problems in adhering to the one metre physical distancing rule, which Cabinet implemented.