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…
A man has been sentenced for a string of crimes. Phomolo Ngo's crime spree started in 2013 and ended when he was arrested in 2018.He was found guilty of several charges, including rape, kidnapping and housebreaking.The prosecutor described him as a serial rapist who would have continued if he was not arrested.A 33-year-old from Bloemfontein in…
Nelson Mandela and seven others were sentenced to life imprisonment 56 years ago today. Mandela would go on to spend 27 years in prison before he was released. This is what happened at the Rivonia Trial, and the sentence they received. Fifty-six years ago, Judge Quartus de Wet, sentenced Nelson Mandela and seven others to life imprisonment in…
Soccer World Cup (Gallo Images) Thursday marks the 10th anniversary of South Africa hosting the 2010 Soccer World Cup, the first and only time Africa has staged the biggest single-sport global tournament.A decade on, the report card about football in the country is mixed with successes including a thriving national league and multi-sport use of…
Zukisa Sibango was sentenced to 42 years in prison for the hijacking of an abalone truck in the Western Cape in 2017.Sibango is currently serving a life sentence for a murder he committed in the Eastern Cape.He committed the hijacking with three other men, including his uncle. However, his uncle and one suspect have since…
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Two years ago, RFK Jr. found a home in the second Trump administration as Secretary for Health and Human Services. Published: August 16, 2026, 8:00 am Quick bites from around the food safety arena The CDC has confirmed nearly 14,000 cases of Cyclospora infections across multiple outbreaks. And, more than 3,000 cases have been added to the
In early December 2025, the waiting room at Inspire Change Clinic in south Minneapolis, which services a predominantly Hispanic population, was unusually quiet. The reason: A few days earlier the Department of Homeland Security and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), had begun a surge of arrests in the neighborhood that had the community scared