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Singh Yadavs do it again!
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OPINION | The EFF won't solve our energy or climate crisis
news24.com > fin24 > energy...But the EFF's leadership should not be trusted to deliver us from the crisis, writes Alex Lenferna.... ...OPINION | The EFF won't solve our energy or climate crisis.... ...For example, a key demand of the South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) was for a just transition away from fossil fuels.... ...Consider EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu, who has been on an anti-renewable energy propaganda campaign....

Vicki Terblanche murder: Cullis sentenced to 18 years in prison
news24.com > news24...One of the accused in the Vicki Terblanche murder case, Dylan Cullis, has been sentenced to 18 years" imprisonment in the Gqeberha High Court this... ...Cullis sentenced to 18 years in prison....

Hefty sentences for two men who raped, robbed and killed Western ...
news24.com > news24 > SouthAfrica > news...The Western Cape High Court sitting in Swellendam sentenced John Lee Bron, 20, to three years for housebreaking and theft;... ...Two men have been handed hefty sentences for the rape, robbery and murder of Barrydale woman Erna Gericke.... ...20 years for murder, said police spokesperson, Sergeant Christopher Spies.... ...The second man, Jacobus Simon Skondo, 26, was sentenced to 18 years for rape, 20 years for murder and three years for theft of a motor vehicle, added...

Bismarck backs safer rugby rules but takes umbrage with "soccer style simulation" after sin-bin
news24.com > sport > Rugby...on Ulster No 10 Billy Burns.... ...Bismarck backs safer rugby rules but takes umbrage with "soccer style simulation" after sin-bin. - Bismarck du Plessis took a dim view of the "simulation... ...Burns collapsed to the floor in his team's 32-23 United Rugby Championship (URC) win last weekend, where he remained until the referee stopped the... ..."Rugby is a contact sport. And, as our great coach (Peter de Villiers) said, so is ballet....

News24.com | Boost for Proteas as Christchurch washout hits Sri Lanka World Cup hopes
news24.com > sport > cricket...Boost for Proteas as Christchurch washout hits Sri Lanka World Cup hopes. - The second ODI between New Zealand and Sri Lanka was abandoned without... ...World Cup. - To make the top eight, Sri Lanka must win the third ODI and pray that South Africa loses at least once in their upcoming series against... ...To make the top eight, Sri Lanka must win the third ODI against New Zealand in three days time and pray that South Africa lose at least once in their... ...Having also lost the first ODI in the three-match series, Sri Lanka are now ninth in the table with 82 points, six points behind West Indies....

Ex-Goldman Sachs economist who coined BRIC, disagreed with SA inclusion, warns on new members
news24.com > fin24 > Economy...population, its members have less than 15% of the voting rights in the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.... ...Ex-Goldman Sachs economist who coined BRIC, disagreed with SA inclusion, warns on new members. - Jim O"Neill, the former Goldman Sachs economist... ...Brazil, Russia, India and China established BRIC in 2009 and the bloc became BRICS a year later when South Africa was admitted.... ...The group's aims should include gaining a stronger voice in global institutions such as the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, O"Neill said...

News24.com | Walter unfazed by mauling of Proteas bowlers in T20s ahead of Netherlands series: "Just execution"...
news24.com > sport > cricket > Proteas.... - Proteas white-ball coach Rob Walter isn't too bothered about the confidence implications for his bowlers ahead of the Netherlands series after... ...that it's an easy remedy. - Skipper Aiden Markram didn't want to blame Heinrich Klaasen's dropped catch and Kagiso Rabada's last over as the factors... ...against the Netherlands, following a chastening T20 series against the West Indies.... ...The Proteas" bowling talisman seemed to lose focus when Klaasen dropped Romario Sheppard, who had skyed a pull to fine leg....

South Africa's biggest-ever mobile network quality test kicks off
news24.com > news24...MyBroadband has partnered with Analytico, Afristay and Keysight distributor Coral-i to conduct in-depth testing of Vodacom, MTN, Cell C, and Telkom's... ...networks across South Africa.... ...Professor Andre Fourie and Dr Derek Nitch assisted with the design.... ...Voice and data network quality tests will be conducted in all major cities and towns across South Africa, which has not been done before, as part...

News24.com | Six Cape Town cops arrested in corruption clampdown
news24.com > news24 > SouthAfrica > news...The Western Cape Anti-Corruption Unit arrested two sergeants and four constables, aged 31 to 42, at the Maitland Flying Squad on Tuesday morning... ...Six Cape Town cops arrested in corruption clampdown. - Six police officers have been arrested in connection with a Western Cape corruption investigation... ...Western Cape police commissioner, Lieutenant General Thembisile Patekile, warned that "corrupt members masquerading as police officers will be brought... ...police spokesperson, Colonel Andrè Traut....