Important piece of South Africa’s infrastructure is in critical condition
Almost half of South Africa’s wastewater facilities are in a critical state, raising the risk of them discharging untreated water into rivers and the environment.
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News24 | Elon Musk moves to list Starlink owner in record IPO
SpaceX has filed confidentially for an initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter, bringing billionaire Elon Musk’s rocket, satellite and AI company closer to delivering the biggest-ever listing.
News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: April Feels Day stories to beat those fuel price blues
Seasoned broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer brings you The Lead, News24’s definitive podcast for in-depth reporting.
News24 | Supreme Court hears landmark citizenship case – with Trump in audience
The US Supreme Court was weighing Donald Trump’s historic bid to end birthright citizenship on Wednesday – with the Republican president smashing protocol by sitting in the audience.
SA is moving backwards with water, says WaterCAN
The latest Green Drop report shows how the country’s rivers are being “turned into sewage channels”
News24 | Thursday’s weather: Heatwave hits Eastern Cape; warm, isolated showers elsewhere
The South African Weather Service has warned of high temperatures in parts of the Eastern Cape, which are expected to persist until Friday, while warm weather and isolated showers are forecast across most of the country.
News24 | EFF’s Nkululeko Dunga is new Gauteng Finance MEC as Lesufi shuffles executive council
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has reshuffled his executive council, introducing significant changes, including the appointment of the EFF’s Nkululeko Dunga as the new finance MEC.
Reinventing the Cape Town International Jazz Festival without losing the jazz
Co-director Georgia Jones says the festival’s future depends on championing African artists, drawing younger audiences and making space for genres like amapiano without losing its core identity
The man who went from failing his university degree to becoming the best chef in South Africa
Johannes Richter went from failing at university to being named the best chef in South Africa for the second year in a row.
News24 | Iranian nationals face tough new restrictions to enter UAE: airlines, agencies
Iranians have been barred from entering the UAE with only a few exceptions, Dubai-based airlines said, while travel agencies reported high visa rejections for Iranians since the Middle East war began.
Top economist questions Ramaphosa’s R2 trillion ‘marketing exercise’
President Cyril Ramaphosa hopes to attract R2 trillion in investments to South Africa by 2028, with some questioning how these investments will be used.
News24 | More than 400 popular Ford Ranger bakkies recalled
More than 500 mostly bakkies and trucks have been recalled by Ford and Toyota for manufacturing faults that may cause accidents – in one case, because driving slowly might cause engine failure.
News24 | BBC defends action in new sex abuse scandal
The BBC defended on Wednesday its handling of a DJ sacked years after he was the subject of a police investigation into allegations of sexual offences against a teenage boy.
End of the line for one of South Africa’s largest chicken producers
The PIC is seeking a buyer for Daybreak Foods, its wholly owned chicken business in South Africa that has been plagued by scandals and a business-rescue process.