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News24 | What’s in City Press: Steenhuisen’s message to his successor | Groenewald’s successful prison shake-up
A selection of the top stories in this week’s edition of City Press, all in one convenient place.
Online gambling is eating into South African grocery budgets
A survey has found that South Africans are increasingly spending grocery money on online gambling.
Clock is ticking for critical South African employer
The extension of AGOA offers minimal short-term relief for export manufacturers, providing a short window for the industry to reduce its heavy reliance on traditional markets and the government to improve relations with the United States.
News24 | Level 5 storm warning puts KZN on high alert as Eastern Cape battles deadly floods
A Level 5 severe thunderstorm warning has placed large parts of KwaZulu-Natal on edge, with provincial disaster teams on high alert.
Investors are rushing to buy these South African properties
Multifamily rental housing is emerging as one of South Africa’s most resilient and investable property sectors, supported by stable demand, improving economic conditions, and consistently high occupancy levels.
South African learners taught in mud brick classrooms built by parents in 1958
More than 2,000 learners at Lwamondo Secondary School in Thohoyandou are being taught in classrooms originally built by parents in 1958 with mud bricks.
Marabi to Masekela: How to spend a jazz-filled weekend in Joburg
Joburg’s cultural calendar is officially on fire. If you haven’t booked for Hugh’s Jazz Club on Quicket yet, you’re already late — the new Braamfontein hotspot is selling out nightly.
Cape Town mansion breaks sales record
A renovated Victorian mansion in Lynfrae sold for a record R11.54 million, breaking the suburb’s previous high of R9 million.
News24 | Checkers expands smart trolley pilot as festive checkouts prove 75% faster
Shoprite is rolling out its smart trolley pilot to a second Checkers store, saying use has quadrupled since launch and that festive season data shows that the Xpress checkout lanes were 75% faster than regular lanes.
News24 | Crypto firm accidentally sends more than R700bn in bitcoin to users
Cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb said on Saturday it had accidentally given away more than $40 billion worth of bitcoins to customers as promotional rewards billion worth of bitcoins to customers as promotional rewards.
Questions surround shutdown of important 51-year-old factory in South Africa
Trade union Solidarity says the decision to close BAT’s Heidelberg factory has not adequately been explained to employees.