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Water rights at risk: Johannesburg communities urge immediate government intervention
While acknowledged in the Sona, Johannesburg’s water woes continue to threaten public health and equity, prompting demands for emergency funding, accountability and sustainable infrastructure
Gauteng water crisis: Majodina approves extra Rand Water abstraction to stabilise supply
Emergency measures include a temporary increase in Rand Water allocation, leak repairs, illegal connection removal and accelerated capital works
South Africans Abroad: Campbell’s Club Brugge hold Atleti!
Shandre Campbell and his Club Brugge teammates twice fought back to hold Spanish giants Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Champions League.
Barbara Adair’s unconventional journey
More than a chronicle of Namibia, Barbara Adair’s book experiments with language and structure
News24 | TotalEnergies in high-stakes French trial over climate change
TotalEnergies faces cutting back oil and gas production if NGOs prevail in a trial that began Thursday over accusations the French energy giant failed to properly consider environmental risks.
News24 | Meet the frontrunners in the race for SA’s best LISPs
On 2 March, the News24 FundHub Industry Performance Awards will reveal this year’s top fund managers, tested by tough benchmarks.
US immigration enforcement crisis: What Minneapolis revealed
The US immigration enforcement crisis came into focus in Minneapolis, where ICE operations, political theatre, and deadly force collided.
News24 | Fuel price hikes loom for March as Iran-US war fears drive oil higher
Surging oil prices are threatening to put a stop to South Africa’s fuel price-cut party, for now.
The luxury bar on top of the tallest building in South Africa’s richest area
At the top of South Africa’s tallest building, The Leonardo, lies Alto234, a premium bar with extensive views of the nation’s richest area.
WHO calls for stronger taxes on sugar and alcohol while South Africa lags behind
The World Health Organization is urging governments around the world to strengthen health taxes on sugar and alcohol, to save lives and raise money. It says improving policy design and increasing taxes so that sugary drinks become less affordable ‘should be pursued more systematically by countries’.
Improvement or not? How Orlando Pirates compare to last season
Orlando Pirates find themselves at the summit of the log with 13 games to go, but have they improved or not from last season?
Godongwana lost South Africa’s social grant fight
The National Treasury previously said any extension of the SRD grant would need to be funded by a new revenue source, but it appears this is no longer an option.
BHEKISISA: Decoding Big Tobacco’s lobbying and policy manipulation in SA
The tobacco industry is getting ready for the final showdown as South Africa’s Tobacco Bill heads into its last rounds, pulling out its well-worn talking points on illicit trade and high taxes. We talked to tobacco economics expert Corné van Walbeek to unravel fact from industry fiction.
South African hotel empire on the mend
South African hospitality giant City Lodge Hotels reported a mixed bag for the first half of its 2026 financial year, with a decline in profit alongside its highest occupancy rate since pre-Covid-19.
News24 | PODCAST | Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week: Gold Fields cashes in. Plus: Ocean Basket’s overseas wins
This is Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week, a weekly News24 podcast that respects your time and intelligence.
SPOTLIGHT: How medicine pricing works in SA and how it might change in future
In South Africa, as in many places, pharmaceutical companies are not free to change medicine prices as they wish. Dr Andy Gray unpacks how medicines prices are regulated in the country and considers how this regulatory framework might change.