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Godongwana raises the alarm about petrol and diesel prices in South Africa
Sustained higher oil prices resulting from conflict in the Middle East may fuel inflation in South Africa, though the buffers built by the government should help keep its debt-consolidation plans on track.
News24 | ANC threatens legal action over DA billboard targeting Panyaza Lesufi
The ANC is demanding the removal of a massive DA electioneering billboard depicting Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi in a shower, with the words: “The ANC showers in hotels. You have no water. Vote DA to put water in your taps.”
News24 | Iran war is ‘failure’ of international order, says Canada’s PM Mark Carney
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the ongoing conflict in the Middle East was a “failure” of the international order, and the United States had not consulted its allies before striking Iran.
News24 | VW recalls 25 000 Vivos over handbrake issues
Owners impacted by the recall have been urged to get a free inspection from a VW dealership.
News24 | Ex-ANC MP Vincent Smith jailed for 7 years over Bosasa kickbacks and tax fraud
Former ANC MP Vincent Smith has been sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment for corruption charges, including kickbacks he received from Bosasa.
NHI will never see the light of day
South Africa’s NHI is unlikely to ever be implemented due to funding and design flaws, and warns that pursuing it risks further damaging the healthcare system instead of fixing its underlying governance problems.
Barbie Kyagulanyi Ordeal: How love is animating the struggle for meaningful democracy and good Governance
Barbie Kyagulanyi’s ordeal reveals how love can become a powerful, non-violent force driving resistance, courage and conviction in Uganda’s struggle for meaningful democracy and good governance
Protected: Debt may have peaked but discipline reform and infrastructure must now carry the weight
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MultiChoice shuts showmax amid global streaming challenges
MultiChoice, part of Canal+ SA, has announced it will discontinue Showmax after a strategic review found the streaming platform’s mounting losses unsustainable in an increasingly competitive global market; but jobs are safe
Iran’s envoy in South Africa defends retaliatory attacks on US bases in the Middle East
The Iranian embassy in South Africa has defended the country’s targeting of American military installations in the escalating confrontation with the US and Israel. Tehran insists its actions fall within its right to self-defence under international law. “Our act is our inherent right,” ambassador Mansour Shakib Mehr told a media briefing in Pretoria on Wednesday. […]
News24 | Finance Minister sounds the alarm over oil spike
Sustained higher oil prices resulting from conflict in the Middle East may fuel inflation in South Africa, though the buffers built by the government should help keep its debt-consolidation plans on track, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said.
Soli Philander, beloved South African entertainer and storyteller, dies at 65
The actor, comedian, playwright and presenter leaves a legacy of humour, storytelling and decades of work across theatre, television and radio
South Africa’s biggest landlord is betting R578 million on the Western Cape
Growthpoint Properties is expanding its Western Cape footprint with a R578 million logistics development in Montague Gardens.
Private ‘universities’ are raking in the cash in South Africa
Private higher education provider STADIO Holdings expects strong earnings growth for 2025, supported by continued expansion in its student base.
Markram and Conrad confront the reality of a T20 World Cup semi-final thrashing
The Proteas were dumped out of the T20 World Cup by New Zealand at the semi-final stage
News24 | Service provider at centre of health department fraud and theft case arrested
The service provider at the centre of fraud and theft allegations against the director-general of the national Department of Health, Sandile Buthelezi, has been arrested.
End of Showmax in South Africa
MultiChoice has announced the shutdown of Showmax following a comprehensive review of its streaming activities.
South Africa’s oldest bank is shooting the lights out
FirstRand reported solid interim results driven by strong growth at FNB and RMB, despite macroeconomic headwinds in parts of Africa.
EXCLUSIVE: ANC offers DA council speaker position in Ekurhuleni, sidelines EFF and ActionSA
If the Democratic Alliance declined the position, the African Transformation Movement would be next in line, sources said