April Fools’ Day: Where did it all begin?
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Coca-Cola pouring R17.6 billion into South Africa
Coca-Cola and its two authorised bottling partners in South Africa plan to invest R17.6 billion in domestic operations through 2030 to expand capacity and bolster distribution.
South African rand dodged a bullet
While they have taken a beating due to the Middle East war, South Africa’s rand and bond market are avoiding the worst effects of the conflict.
Kaizer Chiefs Ladies Team: Who are the coaches?
The Kaizer Chiefs Ladies team, launched on Tuesday, will be campaigning in the Gauteng Sasol League, but who are the coaches?
Women, Parliament and the return of the ‘Cult of Femininity’
A senior South African woman leader’s BBL twirl in Parliament created a spectacle of embarrassing consumption. This reduction to ‘bodies‘ risks reversing transformation and embracing the ‘cult of femininity’.
Eight South African taxpayers paid SARS R90 billion
Eight major South African banks contributed R90.45 billion in taxes and tax-related payments in 2024, representing nearly 5% of government revenue and 1.24% of GDP.
NWU hosts IORA event as call for multilateral co-operation grows
The event, held in partnership with the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, brought together stakeholders from across the Indian Ocean region.
FIFA World Cup: Africa has 10 teams at the finals!
Africa will be represented by 10 nations at the 2026 FIFA World Cup after DRC secured their place by beating Jamaica.
News24 | ‘We’ll be leaving very soon’: Trump hints at winding down Iran war – even without a deal
US President Donald Trump said the United States could end its military attacks on Iran within two to three weeks and Tehran did not have to make a deal as a prerequisite for the conflict to wind down.
UK working holiday visa for South Africans approved and set to launch in 2026
For years, young South Africans have had to navigate a complicated system just to get a foothold in the UK. This new visa changes that entirely.
Golf — Woods says he is stepping away for treatment after DUI arrest
March 31 (Reuters) – Tiger Woods said on Tuesday he is stepping away to seek treatment and focus on his health after pleading not guilty to DUI charges stemming from his rollover crash in Florida last week.
Judge orders Trump to halt $400m White House ballroom project, for now
WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) – A US judge said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump cannot construct his planned $400m ballroom on the site of the White House’s demolished East Wing without approval from Congress, halting for now one of the Republican president’s most visible efforts to reshape the seat of American power.
Haiti gangs keep up attacks in breadbasket region after massacre
PORT-AU-PRINCE, March 31 (Reuters) – Armed men mounted further attacks in Haiti’s breadbasket Artibonite region on Tuesday, days after a gang’s weekend assault in the area of Jean-Denis left some 70 people dead, according to human rights groups and local residents.
Trump says the US could end the Iran war in two to three weeks
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/CAIRO, April 1 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said the United States could end its military attacks on Iran within two to three weeks and Tehran did not have to make a deal as a prerequisite for the conflict to wind down.
News24 | Ubuntu in the UAE: Durbanite in Dubai opens doors to stranded South Africans
At just 24 years old, Makida Kumalo left South Africa for the UAE’s Airbnb industry, but she carried with her the spirit of Ubuntu, opening her doors to stranded fellow South Africans during the Dubai bombings.
News24 | This South African mom sold her house, bought 34 tonnes of salt – and built a global brand
When the world’s salt brands were pouring chemicals into white powder and calling it seasoning, Samantha Skyring was sitting on a sand dune in north-west Namibia with a crocodile spear made from a bread knife lashed to a stick.
News24 | Coach delivers dream to take Cape Flats kids to see Bafana Bafana for the first time
Fitness coach Leroy Maluka is on a mission to give underprivileged children from Cape Town’s Cape Flats the opportunity to watch Bafana Bafana live at Cape Town Stadium.
News24 | Meet the six-year-old author who’s turned storytelling into a business
Six-year-old Tlotlo Tsheka, a Grade 2 pupil at SPARK Witpoortjie, is turning imagination into impact, publishing three books and launching a literacy mission to inspire other children to read, write, and dream bigger.
AMABHUNGANE: Robert Gumede – Tongaat Hulett’s not-so-sweet suitor
The Special Investigating Unit smells something rotten in Red Roses as the net closes on Robert Gumede’s involvement in alleged Covid-19 tender scandal.
News24 | Good News Day Top 10 | A mom’s salt empire, a coach’s Bafana dream and more April Feels
It’s Good News Day on News24 and we have 10 brilliant stories to give you this April Feels Day. From a local success story of a SA mom who created the Oryx salt brand, to a soccer coach who raised money to take 50 Cape Flats kids to see Bafana Bafana for the first time, these 10 stories will give you the April Feels, all free to read.
FIFA World Cup: Bafana Bafana’s third opponents confirmed!
Bafana Bafana have the next few months to adequately prepare for the FIFA World Cup with all their Group A opponents now known.