Photos posted on Facebook – and which quickly spread to other social media outlets – appear at first glance to show a black doll priced cheaper than a white doll. This prompted critics to accuse the supermarket chain, one of the biggest in southern Africa, of deeming a black doll inferior to a white doll. […]
Although the responses to the six questions started off with a repeated clearing of the throat, this was soon replaced by laughter – and a presidential acknowledgement: “I don’t know how to stop my laughter. Is it hurting? No.” “Yes!” came the heckles from the opposition benches. Earlier, EFF MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi already had objected […]
Lomu had for decades struggled with the kidney illness that cut short his playing career, but close acquaintances said his sudden death still came as a shock. He passed away at his Auckland home, family spokesman John Mayhew said, after returning from a trip to Britain. “It was totally unexpected, Jonah and his family arrived […]
“It’s quieter than normal, especially in the areas close to where the attacks took place. People are subdued, they are very serious,” former head of the Journalism department at Rhodes University Guy Berger told News24. Paris is known for its street culture, where people are often out and about in public areas at all hours. […]
The vortex of violence around the Marikana mine during a wildcat strike in August 2012 culminated in the police shooting 34 striking miners dead. The total death toll from the violence was 44, with 10 people killed in clashes leading up to the shooting, including two police officers. Ramaphosa was a director and shareholder at […]
The brand, which dates its history back to 1947 when it launched in Sweden and has 3 733 outlets around the world, was slammed in a Twitter post on Tuesday. A shopper said: “I was at your CT store. Most, if not all your posters in store have no black models. Please work on that […]
“I can do whatever,” a police officer screams at a Pretoria motorist as the heated argument between the two escalates into violence. The altercation, near the N4 Bakwena/N1 South interchange on Friday, takes place in broad daylight. The maze of traffic could be seen passing the scene, but this doesn’t stop the exchange of profanities. […]
The 23-year-old was stabbed to death in a house in Bezuidenhout Valley, Joburg, around 4pm on Saturday, allegedly by someone he knew. This is according to the Department of Defence and Military Veterans. Police spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Lungelo Dlamini said a 24-year old man was arrested at the scene of the stabbing, where Chumani was certified […]
Vice-Chancellor Adam Habib said the two bodies reached a resolution on a series of proposals put forward. “We have agreed to postpone the examinations and a new examination timetable will be shared with students before the end of the week,” he said. Among the agreements was the matter of outsourcing of workers. Habib said the […]
“He was on a flight and before the flight could leave he had to go out,” ANCYL spokesperson, Mlondolozi Mkhize, told News24. “He had problems with breathing, so he was advised to go to the hospital.” Maine was meant to fly to Cape Town where he was expected to visit the University of Stellenbosch and […]