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News24 | PODCAST | Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week: WeBuyCars backs itself as Chinese brands shake the showroom. Plus: Southern Sun’s best year yet
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News24 | ‘I’m not greedy’: Trump allies, 6 January rioters plan how to get share of $1.776bn fund
Since US President Donald Trump’s administration announced the creation of a $1.776 billion fund for Americans deemed to be victims of political “weaponisation”, 6 January Capitol riot defendants and other Trump allies have scrambled to figure out how to get their share.

News24 | eThekwini moves foreign nationals to refugee facility
The eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality said migrants staying at the Diakonia Centre in Durban’s CBD are being relocated to a refugee reception facility, where the Department of Home Affairs will process them and determine their legal status in South Africa.

News24 | Trump hold of MAGA is solid – despite ‘shrinking the party’ fears before midterm elections
Sixteen months into his second presidency, Donald Trump may be as unpopular as he’s ever been among the American electorate – but his grip on his core base of MAGA voters remains unshaken.

News24 | ‘I’m the top dog’: Babes Wodumo names Beyoncé and Tyla as her only competition
In a viral interview clip circulating on social media, Queen of Gqom Babes Wodumo made it clear that, as far as she is concerned, the list of artists who can genuinely compete with her is very short.

News24 | eThekwini metro under fire as irregular spending skyrockets to R4.4bn
The eThekwini Municipality has been rocked by a staggering R4.4-billion irregular expenditure bill for the 2024/25 financial year, driven by controversial water tanker contracts and severe supply chain management failures.

South Africans Abroad: It’s back to square one for Percy Tau
Percy Tau is again on the lookout for a new club ahead of next season following his release from Thep Xahn Nam Dinh.

Major South African airline faces massive fine for overbooking
The National Consumer Commission has referred a prominent SA airline to the Tribunal, seeking a massive fine for systemic overbooking.

News24 | UK finds no evidence for Epstein-linked ex-Prince Andrew’s trade role due diligence
The British government published historic documents on the 2001 appointment of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor as a trade envoy, saying it found no evidence that formal due diligence or security vetting was carried out at the time.