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News24 | Mugabe’s son arrested for shooting; Ex-prince Andrew detained: Today’s top 7 stories
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News24 | Cristiano Ronaldo invests millions in Herbalife health tracker
Cristiano Ronaldo, football’s first billionaire, is putting a small part of his personal fortune into a new health and wellness tracking service owned by Herbalife.
South Africa is chasing millionaires out of the country
With just 2.9% of taxpayers paying nearly a third of South Africa’s personal income tax, experts warned that SARS is driving wealthy people to leave the country.
News24 | Eastern Cape police hunt gunman who shot two women, killing one, in e-hailing vehicle
Eastern Cape police are on the hunt for a man who opened fire on an e-hailing vehicle in East London on Wednesday night, killing a woman and wounding another.
Jesse Jackson’s legacy: The global moral authority who refused to stay in his lane
The Jesse Jackson legacy spans civil rights, anti-apartheid activism, LGBTQ advocacy, and global moral leadership.
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.
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.