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News24 | Kim Jong Un fires ‘incompetent’ senior North Korea official, lambasts party members
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has fired a senior official tasked with economic policy and condemned “incompetent” party members, according to state media, in a rare public rebuke of officials in the secretive state.
News24 | Worker fired for taking home one toilet roll wins R120 000 back pay, reinstatement
A court has ordered a packaging company to reinstate a worker it fired for allegedly stealing a single toilet roll, describing parts of the company’s case as “rather bizarre” and “unbelievable”, and its investigation as “botched”.
Kaizer Chiefs’ first major January signing announced
Kaizer Chiefs had been quiet in this transfer window but they have now secured their first major and surprise signing!
News24 | EU vows ‘unflinching’ response to Trump’s Greenland gambit
European leaders drew a clear line over Greenland on Tuesday, vowing an “unflinching” response to Washington’s threats even as US President Donald Trump said he was ready to hold a meeting in Davos about his plans to take the autonomous Danish territory.
UK defends Chagos deal after Trump calls it ‘act of great stupidity’
The US president says it is “another in a very long line of National Security reasons why Greenland has to be acquired”.
Man jailed for putting father’s body in fridge
John Garrett O’Sullivan, 56, admitted preventing the lawful burial of his father, a retired orthodontist.
South Africans Abroad: Magidigidi unveiled, contract details revealed
Siviwe Magidigidi has been unveiled in Europe, and he has agreed to a long-term deal with Belgian side Beerschot.
Graduate unemployment in SA: The overqualified crisis
SA graduates are more qualified yet more unemployed than ever. We explore the ‘experience trap’ and the crisis of graduate unemployment.
Prince Harry ‘clutching at straws’ with claim against Mail publisher, court told
The publisher says it has presented ‘a pattern of legitimate sourcing’ in its defence against alleged unlawful information gathering.
BUSINESS REFLECTION: After the Bell: Water, water everywhere, but not a drop for Gauteng
In Gauteng, despite full dams, a water crisis looms as inefficiencies plague the system, and amid calls for rationing arise, political interference complicates solutions… as usual.
CAPITAL FLIGHT: British American Tobacco prioritises London shareholders as SA industrial footprint withers
While British American Tobacco blames the illicit trade for its exit from local manufacturing, a look at its London ledger reveals a company prioritising multibillion-pound shareholder returns over its South African industrial footprint.
News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: ‘Day Zero’ looms large for drought-stricken Knysna
Seasoned broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer brings you The Lead, News24’s definitive podcast for in-depth reporting.
News24 | Trump calls UK’s Chagos deal with Mauritius ‘stupid’ and ‘weak”
US President Donald Trump lambasted Britain’s deal to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago – including an island with an important US-UK air base – as an act of “total weakness” and “great stupidity” that underlines why he wants to acquire Greenland.
News24 | Kganyago hints at drop in interest rate, saying inflation will meet new target this year
SA Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago said on Tuesday that inflation was on course to meet the bank’s new target of 3% in 2026 as prices remained stable.
Why does Trump want Greenland and what could it mean for Nato and the EU?
The US president’s repeated demands to control Greenland could threaten the Nato military alliance.
Eskom tackling new crisis worse than load-shedding
Eskom has begun tackling load reduction, launching a nationwide programme to eliminate it by 2027, though infrastructure failures, illegal connections, and weak municipal investment remain major obstacles.