News24 names Jerusha Raath as its new publisher

Jerusha Raath Raath currently leads the team responsible for Media24’s world-class commercial content – recently relaunched as Brand Story. Her journey at News24 started as a junior journalist in 2012, and her return marks a homecoming for the Wits alum. “Being appointed publisher for News24 is a full-circle moment. It’s where I belong, and I…

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More than R80 million in child maintenance funds unclaimed

Justice Minister Mamoloko Kubayi held a public hearing in KaBokweni, Mpumalanga. The Justice Department says more than R80 million of unclaimed child maintenance funds are sitting in their coffers. The department has embarked on a process to track people who claimed child maintenance and wants them to visit the department’s offices to get their money….

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IFP calls on Parly to improve protection of MPs

FILE: IFP Deputy Chief Whip, Khethamabala Sithole. 1 minute The Inkatha Freedon Party (IFP) has called on Parliament to urgently improve the protection of its members. This follows the killing of IFP MP and Deputy Chief Whip, Khethamabala Sithole. He was shot dead in Katlehong on the East Rand on Saturday. The motive for the…

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Lack of mammogram units in rural areas a concern: Experts

Breast Cancer Awareness Ribbon. As Breast Cancer Awareness Month is marked this October, health experts have raised concerns that there are too few mammography units, especially in rural areas and public health centers. Experts say breast cancer is increasingly affecting younger, pre-menopausal women in South Africa. Unlike high-income countries, where only five to seven percent…

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Zuma to brief media on current political climate in SA

MK Party leader Jacob Zuma (C) before addressing party members 1 minute uMkhonto weSizwe Party leader Jacob Zuma will brief the media in Durban today. He is expected to focus on the current political climate in the country. This after the Western Cape High Court ruling yesterday that the National Assembly’s decision to designate party’s…

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FIFA lifts Congo Republic’s suspension

Player taking a corner kick. 1 minute  FIFA has lifted its suspension on the Republic of Congo’s soccer federation three months after it was imposed over third-party interference in its affairs amid a dispute with the country’s sports ministry, the global governing body said on Wednesday. The long-standing dispute had resulted in the closure of some sports…

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Austria thrash Proteas at Indoor Hockey World Cup

File image: Hockey sticks. 1 minute The South African women’s indoor hockey team has suffered its first defeat at the Indoor Hockey World Cup in Croatia, losing to the third ranked team in the world, Austria. The Proteas who played to a four-all draw with Thailand on day one, had a much tougher assignment on…

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