A house fire has killed two and injured another in Soweto on Saturday, 26 June 202. A house fire in Soweto has killed two people and injured another on Saturday, according to ER24. The cause of the fire is unknown.Police and firefighting authorities were on the scene to investigate the cause. A house fire has claimed the…
Forty-four years ago today more than 600 people were killed when 10 000 marched against Afrikaans as a language of instruction. Today it is celebrated as Youth Day, and marks one of the turning points in South Africa's march to democracy. News24 spoke to three South Africans who were in Soweto on 16 June 1976. This year marks…
READ: Joburg residents get physical as lockdown restrictions easeSydney Ngobeni and Tom Baloyi said they have been patiently waiting to return to the road.Ngobeni added he was addicted to running and soccer."I play for a local team and I run every evening to keep myself fit. During Level 5, we didn't want to jog because we…
Here are the fast food outlets that are now openSome shoppers at Maponya Mall complained about having to queue at almost every shop they went to, over and above queuing to enter the mall itself.Lebo Tshisebe arrived at the mall at around 09:00 and was denied entry because he was not wearing a mask.He was…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…