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Ethical failure often begins quietly inside everyday human resource decisions and practices
Ethical failure in South Africa’s organisations often begins not in boardrooms, but in everyday human resource practices that quietly erode trust and accountability. Fixing governance requires rebuilding ethical people management systems that shape culture long before misconduct surfaces.
News24 | Eastern Cape cop shot dead, another critically injured in ambush
A police officer was killed, while another was injured, after they were ambushed while returning home from duty in the Eastern Cape on Wednesday afternoon.
FINANCE WELLNESS COACH: Paying off credit card debt with a bond only works with discipline
It can be a good strategy to refinance your high-interest debt, but there are behavioural risks involved.
MONEY HABITS: Why earning more is not enough to fix South Africans’ financial stress
South Africans are under financial pressure, but many are responding with a new kind of discipline: cutting extras, paying down debt, boosting emergency savings and trying to take more control of their money.
BANK ON IT: Why Capitec’s latest results signal a much bigger threat to SA’s banks
Capitec’s strong annual results show a bank still growing fast, but the deeper story is how it is building a broader ecosystem across payments, insurance, mobile and business banking to stay sticky as economic pressure mounts.
News24 | Chelsea sack manager Rosenior after dismal run
Liam Rosenior has been sacked as Chelsea manager following a run of five successive Premier League defeats
A tale of two Middle East voyages
A country cannot simultaneously invoke the Genocide Convention in the Hague and be the fuel supplier of the genocide it is holding to account. Alas, we found ourselves in this very contradiction
Tolashe faces second wave of criminal complaints as DA enters SUV probe
The move comes amid mounting political pressure and follows ActionSA’s earlier criminal complaint, which it says the Hawks are investigating
News24 | Chinese car scandal: Parties call on Ramaphosa to fire Tolashe as charges pile up
On Thursday, additional charges will be laid against Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe in connection with the escalating scandal over two cars donated to the African National Congress Women’s League, which ended up in her family’s possession, with one later sold. Tolashe is the ANCWL president. The DA is bringing the charges about two weeks after ActionSA did the same.
News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: Fannie Nkosi shares a prison with the ‘Cat’ in Pretoria
Seasoned broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer brings you The Lead, News24’s definitive podcast for in-depth reporting.
NORDIC DIVIDE: Reporter’s Notebook — A Finnish mining operation is a stark contrast to SA’s mines
This is all ultimately a reflection of two very different societies.
News24 | Thursday’s weather: Severe thunderstorms with strong winds, hail, heavy rain in 4 provinces
The South African Weather Service has warned of severe thunderstorms with damaging winds, hail, excessive lightning, and heavy rain in parts of the North West, Gauteng, Northern Cape and Limpopo.
Earth Day: Confessions of a shopping bag and plastic bottle
For Earth Day, a different take on eco-friendly habits through the eyes of a reusable shopping bag and a plastic bottle.
News24 | Trump administration proposes Congo resettlement for 1 100 Afghan allies denied US visas
The Trump administration is in talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo to resettle 1 100 Afghans who have been stranded in Qatar awaiting US visas, according to an advocacy organisation that works on their behalf.
News24 | Road rage shooter claims self-defence; Load shedding milestone: Today’s top 7 stories
News24 brings you the top stories of the day, summarised into neat little packages. Read through quickly or listen to the articles via our customised text-to-speech feature.