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SA government's decision to end permits for Zimbabweans is shameful
SOUTH AFRICA: When 31 December 2022 arrives, Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi, like his peers in Cabinet, will be with their families and will not have to fear being displaced from a country the...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 12:32hrs | 3 | by News24 editorial
'I helped Kagame turn Rwanda's economy around,' says Chete Chete - Throw back Friday
Zimbabwean opposition Movement for Democratic Change party leader, Nelson Chamisa, has reportedly claimed to have helped Rwandan leader Paul Kagame to turn around his country's economy which had been ...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 10:12hrs | | by news24
Ramaphosa admits corruption-accused Bosasa paid him R2m
President Cyril Ramaphosa's son Andile has admitted that corruption-accused company Bosasa paid him R2m in a business deal he "sincerely regrets".In an exclusive interview on Monday, Ramaphosa...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 09:33hrs | 1 | by news24
Gugu Ncube drama: Unisa employee cleared of sexual assault
The University of South Africa (Unisa) says one of its employees has been cleared of wrongdoing following a woman's claims that he asked her to perform sexual favours so she could keep her job at the ...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 09:52hrs | 2 | by News24
Bushiri's private jet attached
Self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri's multimillion-rand private jet has been attached by the Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) - part of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) - amid allegations that...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 08:32hrs | | by news24
SA's elite cops focus on Beitbridge as car smuggling into Zimbabwe spikes
SOUTH Africa's elite Hawks police unit has is increasing its focus on Beit Bridge border post in Musina where luxury vehicles stolen from other provinces were recovered during the festive season....Published: 01 Jan 2019 at 11:40hrs | 1 | by News24.com
Stampede at Bushiri's church kills 3 people
A case of defeating the ends of justice has been opened against Prophet Shepherd Bushiri's Enlightened Christian Gathering Church following a stampede that claimed the lives of three women in Pretoria...Published: 01 Jan 2019 at 10:40hrs | | by News24
Zimbabwe national rugby team forced to sleep on the streets of Tunisia
The Zimbabwe rugby team has reportedly taken to sleeping on the streets of Tunisia allegedly as a result lack of funds.The Zimbabweans, who lost 45-36 to Kenya in a Rugby World Cup qualifier l...Published: 03 Jul 2018 at 09:54hrs | 7 | by News24
Malema hits out 'house niggars'
Firebrand EFF leader Julius Malema has lashed out at the way Africans are perceived when talking about white or Indian racism, calling some black reporters who are critical of his party "house niggars...Published: 25 Jun 2018 at 14:27hrs | | by news24
Malema warns of 'unled revolution' in South Africa
Economic Freedom Fighter leader Julius Malema has warned of an "unled revolution" in South Africa, as black people "are worse off in democracy than they were under apartheid"."If things are go...Published: 15 Jun 2018 at 07:19hrs | 2 | by News24
Zimbabwe media 'failing to play its role effectively'
Award winning Zimbabwean journalist, Hopewell Chin'ono, has criticised the state of the media in the southern African country ahead of crunching election on July 30.In an interview with News24...Published: 13 Jun 2018 at 16:40hrs | | by news24
Ramaphosa speaks on Zimbabwe, DRC, Lesotho and Madagascar
Southern African Development Community (SADC) Chairperson and President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed satisfaction that peace and security are being consolidated in the region....Published: 25 Apr 2018 at 15:05hrs | | by News24
ANC denies Malema sell-out allegations
The ANC "intervened" on Monday and stopped disgruntled former ANC Women's League (ANCWL) national executive committee members (NEC) from responding to allegations levelled at them by EFF leader Julius...Published: 18 Apr 2018 at 06:41hrs | | by News24
New Grace Mugabe photo goes viral
Harare - A picture of former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe together with his wife Grace and the African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki has gone viral on social media.Faki was in...Published: 20 Feb 2018 at 13:35hrs | 1 | by News24
Zuma face arrest today
As a dramatic raid is carried out on the Gupta family’s Saxonwold compound, City Press has learnt of the imminent arrest of at least two Gupta brothers as well as Duduzane Zuma.City Press wa...Published: 14 Feb 2018 at 07:45hrs | | by news24
'Zuma is like South Africa's Mugabe'
Pretoria – If President Jacob Zuma is not recalled by Sunday evening, a group claiming to comprise ANC and SACP members vowed they would take to the streets and march to the Union Buildings in Preto...Published: 12 Feb 2018 at 12:48hrs | | by news24
Grace Mugabe tells Mnangagwa's wife to 'beat up' expelled Zanu-PF members
Bindura - Zimbabwe's controversial First Lady Grace Mugabe was at it again when she called for violence against former ruling Zanu-PF party members during a youth rally addressed by her husband in Bin...Published: 11 Sep 2017 at 07:21hrs | | by News24
Kenya's 'Mandela' is hoping for a presidential victory that has long eluded him
Kenyan four-time presidential hopeful, Raila Odinga, is hoping for some Madiba magic. That much is clear from his Facebook page.On the banner behind his profile picture, faded to the backgroun...Published: 08 Aug 2017 at 17:36hrs | | by News24
WATCH: Man snatches baby in 10 seconds
A Johannesburg mother has urged parents to be vigilant after her young son was snatched at a family restaurant.A video of the incident which took place in a Johannesburg Spur on November 1, 20...Published: 20 Jun 2017 at 16:17hrs | | by News24
ANC wants a judicial inquiry into state capture from 1994
Johannesburg - The African National Congress now wants a judicial commission of inquiry into state capture established without delay. ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe said the propos...Published: 29 May 2017 at 15:10hrs | | by Mahlatse Gallens, News24
Zuma a hero of the masses
Johannesburg - When the real history is told, President Jacob Zuma will be remembered for bringing hope to millions of South Africa's citizens, Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister...Published: 29 May 2017 at 13:14hrs | 2 | by Lizeka Tandwa, News24
Foreign agents behind attempt to remove Zuma
A defiant President Jacob Zuma survived a bid by some members of the African National Congress's top leadership to order his removal from office, according to three members of the ruling party's natio...Published: 29 May 2017 at 09:02hrs | 1 | by Bloomberg's Sam Mkokeli, Paul Vecchiatto and Mike Cohen, with News24
Motion of no confidence tabled against Zuma at ANC meeting
Johannesburg - President Jacob Zuma is fighting for political survival after another motion of no confidence was tabled against him at a meeting of the ANC's national executive committee (NEC) in Pret...Published: 28 May 2017 at 09:41hrs | | by Tshidi Madia and Mahlatse Gallens, News24
President Lungu must reject attempts by rogue bishops to set him on a feud with Prophet Bushiri
For nearly a month now, Prophet Bushiri and his Enlightened Christian Gathering Church have been the recipients of attack after attack from an orgy of Bishops in Zambia, who first called a whole press...Published: 25 May 2017 at 15:05hrs | | by Maynard Manyowa (News24)
Mugabe has been looking a bit frail of late – and it may be deliberate
President Robert Mugabe has been looking a bit frail of late - and, according to News24, it may be deliber...Published: 24 May 2017 at 09:10hrs | | by Carien du Plessis, News24
Laughable survey claims 70% of South Africans want Zuma to resign
Cape Town - Seven out of ten South Africans believe President Jacob Zuma should step down, a TNS survey has revealed.Pollsters flubbed the 2016 US presidential election in seismic fashion ...Published: 05 Apr 2017 at 17:35hrs | | by News24
Zimbabwean men guilty of SA gruesome murder
Johannesburg - The three men who raped two women and killed their husbands in Rhodes Park, Johannesburg were found guilty in the North Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday, ...Published: 28 Mar 2017 at 12:33hrs | 1 | by News24
R24 million heist at South Africa's OR Tambo Airport
A total of R24 million was stolen from a plane at OR Tambo International Airport on Tuesday evening, sources told News24.After the SAA flight landed, people in a marked police vehicle inte...Published: 07 Mar 2017 at 22:39hrs | | by news24
Malema might consider resigning from Parliament
The Economic Freedom Fighters might consider resigning from Parliament if they had the support of the Democratic Alliance, ...Published: 06 Mar 2017 at 09:17hrs | | by news24.com
WATCH: Grace Mugabe, Zanu-PF very very cruel to 'ancient' Mugabe
Zimbabwean opposition leader and former finance minister, Tendai Biti, says President Robert Mugabe’s wife, Grace and the ruling Zanu-PF party are cruel for pushing the nonagenarian to continue ...Published: 02 Mar 2017 at 11:56hrs | | by news24.com
Mugabe went for Singapore check-up at same time in 2016
President Robert Mugabe's spokesperson has stressed that the 93-year-old president's departure for Singapore on Wednesday is for a "scheduled" medical check-up."His Excellency the presiden...Published: 02 Mar 2017 at 10:23hrs | | by News24.com
Things you didn't know about Robert Mugabe
Heard of the president who always made sure to buy his little daughter uniforms from Marks and Spencer each time he made a trip to London?According to ...Published: 25 Feb 2017 at 09:19hrs | | by news24.com
Zuma losses ICC withdrawal bid in court
Pretoria - The High Court in Pretoria has ruled that government's decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) was unconstitutional and invalid. Deputy Judge President Phin...Published: 22 Feb 2017 at 09:29hrs | 1 | by News24
Pastor Mawarire 'may stand against Mugabe and Tsvangirai' in 2018 election
Harare - A Zimbabwean pastor accused of subversion for protests against the government of President Robert Mugabe says he is open to the idea of running for office.By challenging Mugabe, Pasto...Published: 19 Feb 2017 at 08:12hrs | | by News24
Zimbabwean student swept out to sea in South Africa
Port Elizabeth - A 22-year-old Zimbabwean man studying in Port Elizabeth was swept out to sea in rip currents on Sunday afternoon, NSRI spokesperson Chris Lambinon said.According to ...Published: 30 Jan 2017 at 07:17hrs | | by news24.com
'We love President Mugabe than all those Zanu-PF cowards,' says Malema party
Cape Town - The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) on Wednesday continued its assault on Zimbabwe's Zanu-PF, saying it rejected the phenomenon of "lead to the grave" that the ruling party had "created ou...Published: 26 Jan 2017 at 16:59hrs | 1 | by News24
Ramaphosa, 'Being deputy president no shortcut to the ANC presidency'
Being deputy president of the ANC is not a "shortcut" to the presidency, said ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe at the party's birthday rally in George on Sunday, the ...Published: 16 Jan 2017 at 09:08hrs | | by News24.com
Thabo Mbeki appointed as Unisa's new chancellor
Unisa has named former president Thabo Mbeki as its new chancellor, in a bid to reposition itself as an African university, it said on Thursday."As we welcome [former] president Mbeki as o...Published: 09 Dec 2016 at 08:41hrs | | by News24.com
Did Johannesburg Mayor say 'immigrants should leave his City?'
Mayor Herman Mashaba’s statements on illegal immigrants are being misinterpreted, but this doesn't mean he will keep quiet on the matter, a spokesperson said on Tuesday.Mashaba's comment...Published: 07 Dec 2016 at 05:14hrs | | by News24.com
WATCH: Gays force SA minister to bar US Pastor
Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba has announced that anti-gay American pastor Steven Anderson will not be granted a visa to visit South Africa."Mr Steven Anderson and members and/or asso...Published: 13 Sep 2016 at 13:54hrs | | by news24.com facebook
Kevin Malunga eliminated from SA Public Protector race
Cape Town - Five candidates will now be vying for the Public Protector position after a swift cutting down of the candidate list on Thursday, ...Published: 18 Aug 2016 at 21:24hrs | 1 | by Thulani Gqirana, News24 | News24
The full list of people in line for Madonsela's job
The full list of candidates who have been nominated for the post of Public Protector has been released.There will be 59 people vying to fill Public Protector Thuli Madonsela's shoes.Th...Published: 28 Jun 2016 at 18:18hrs | | by news24
People having sleepless nights plotting my demise, says Zuma
Durban - There were people spending sleepless nights plotting his downfall, President Jacob Zuma told a supportive crowd in his home province on Sunday, ...Published: 04 Apr 2016 at 13:35hrs | 1 | by Amanda Khoza, News24
Pastors threaten govt with court action to force arrest of 4,000 gays
A coalition of young pastors in Malawi have threatened to drag the government to court to force it arrest 4,000 homosexuals living in northern Malawi's city of Mzuzu.The Young Pastors Coal...Published: 29 Mar 2016 at 10:02hrs | | by news24
Man beheads friend for muti
Durban - A KwaZulu-Natal man is accused of luring his friend to a secluded forest, hacking him to death with a panga and, with the help of a traditional healer, using his severed head for muti, ...Published: 10 Nov 2015 at 12:59hrs | | by news24
Zimbabweans watch SA's #FeesMustFall with envy
In a country where riot police have routinely crushed demonstrations, some Zimbabweans are watching South Africa's #FeesMustFall student protests with admiration and something approaching envy, ...Published: 23 Oct 2015 at 11:15hrs | | by news24
Escapee shoves his own poo in cop's mouth
A man in the back of a Cape Town police car in South Africa found an unusual way to escape - by apparently shoving his faeces into a police officer's mouth, ...Published: 17 Sep 2015 at 14:41hrs | | by News24
WATCH: Cecil the lion advert a hit
The popular Lion Lager brew is using Cecil to market its beer.The brand placed adverts in the Zimbabwean press on Thursday saying, "Our pride lives on - A tribute to Cecil the Lion"."...Published: 08 Aug 2015 at 14:51hrs | | by News24
SA court bars Al-Bashir from leaving SA
Pretoria - The High Court in Pretoria on Sunday granted an interim order preventing Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir from leaving South Africa, pending an urgent application for his arrest, ...Published: 14 Jun 2015 at 13:39hrs | | by News24
SA court bid to have Al-Bashir arrested
Johannesburg - The Southern African Litigation Centre (SALC) will on Sunday bring an urgent application in the High Court in Pretoria to compel South African authorities to arrest Sudanese President O...Published: 14 Jun 2015 at 11:04hrs | | by News24
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