OPINION | Democracy in action: The power of grassroots community ownership in Botswana's election
Madibelatlhopho, an initiative founded by the Umbrella for Democratic Change in 2021, emerged as a vital force for political activism and the rule of law in the recent...
23 Nov, 2024News24
Come 'door-to-door' like elections: Fed-up Soweto residents queue to register electricity meters
Frustration filled the air in Soweto on Friday as long lines of residents, including several who have managed to avoid paying their electricity bills for years, gathered to...
23 Nov, 2024News24
Matric exams: Errors in questions worth 79 marks found in matric Geography paper
A total of 967 candidates who sat for the matric Geography Paper 2 set by a private assessment body had to be 'quarantined' after it was discovered that...
23 Nov, 2024News24
Best Boks ever? A compliment, but it's about more than that for Rassie's rugby giants
Given how the game has changed over time, it's probably a case of comparing apples and oranges, but there is growing consensus that this current generation of Springboks...
23 Nov, 2024News24
Fire breaks out at Steve Biko Academic Hospital, ICU patients evacuated
The intensive care unit of Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria was engulfed in smoke when a fire broke out in a plant room on the seventh floor,...
23 Nov, 2024News24
Arrested Sharpeville official denies involvement in alleged R2m extortion racket
One of the two men arrested for allegedly being part of a network of extortioners who sent threatening emails to a contractor responsible for installing fibre cables in...
23 Nov, 2024News24
COP29: Big disappointment as rich world makes underwhelming pledge for climate funding
Developing countries have responded with fury to the rich world's $250-billion year offer of financial support to deal with the impact of climate change, an amount that falls...
23 Nov, 2024News24
R600m court bid launched over alleged illegal mining at Optimum
The new owner of the Optimum Coal mine is seeking damages for coal it alleges was unlawfully extracted while the assets were under curatorship and subject to a...
23 Nov, 2024News24
Legal council says Gqeba misappropriation acquittal not final, lawyer investigating him speaks out
The lawyer who investigated suspended attorney Steven Kuselo Gqeba's finances has told the Legal Practice Council (LPC) that a disciplinary committee's decision to acquit him of misappropriation –...
23 Nov, 2024News24
The beauty behind Bloemfontein's football scene where everyone is at home: 'They never forget you'
Mamelodi Sundowns and Magesi FC might have travelled hundreds of kilometres to the Toyota Stadium, where they will square off in the Carling Knockout final on Saturday night,...
23 Nov, 2024News24