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20 March 2026
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News24 | Iran hits Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar oil zones as war with Israel and US escalates
An AFP journalist heard three blasts over the Tel Aviv area, after the Israeli military announced it had detected missiles fired from Iran.
SUM AND SUBSTANCE: Inside a damaged Gqeberha museum, art confronts a city in decay
A young Gqeberha artist is staging her master’s exhibition in the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum’s Arts Hall, even as parts of the building remain closed. Sum Nil explores urban decay, local history and the responsibility of residents to respond to the city around them.
FINANCE WELLNESS COACH: Should you set up a trust for your child’s education in South Africa?
There are pros and cons to trusts that require serious consideration, particularly when it comes to tax.
CAPACITY CLASH: Renewable energy boom meets bottleneck as grid space becomes the real battleground
A high court dispute between Mulilo and Eskom highlights intensifying competition for scarce grid capacity in South Africa’s renewable energy sector, after 240 MW of previously allocated access was reassigned to rival projects. The case underscores how transmission constraints, regulatory uncertainty and allocation decisions are emerging as critical — and increasingly contested — factors...
BUSINESS REFLECTION: After the Bell: Back to the future… with the Post Office
For urban dwellers a post office might be a relic from the past they never visit, but for a great many South Africans there is a compelling case to be made to keep it running somehow, for whom the consequences otherwise would be truly awful.
News24 | PODCAST | The Lead is On The Record: Hear insights from Paton, Ramaphosa, Manuel, Kieswetter
Seasoned broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer brings you The Lead, News24’s definitive podcast for in-depth reporting.
FUTURE FORWARD OP-ED: Decades of colonial policies leave SA needing urgent political and economic overhaul
SA’s colonial-era economic model and century-long nationalist politics have left the country with a moribund mining-driven economy, high unemployment, and deep inequality. Reforming political power and driving industrialisation are essential to revive growth and create opportunities for the underclass and investors alike.

The man who wanted to become a doctor now running South Africa’s oldest bank
Harry Kellan, who originally aimed to become a doctor before switching to accounting, rose through the ranks at FNB and FirstRand to become CEO of the country’s oldest bank.
News24 | Friday’s weather: Thundershowers in most parts; hot and humid in KZN
The South African Weather Service has warned of hot and humid conditions in KwaZulu-Natal, while thunderstorms with heavy downpours are forecast for parts of the Eastern Cape.

The secret behind billionaire Patrice Motsepe’s banking giant
GoTyme Bank has credited its decade-long partnership with payment solutions provider BPC for its meteoric rise over the past seven years.

Africa’s coastlines hit record sea level surge during 2023–2024 El Niño
From Lagos to Dar es Salaam, major cities are increasingly vulnerable as ocean warming and climate variability combine to intensify sea level rise