From 0 to 600 million trips per year
PRASA is looking to undo years of decline and mismanagement, and while strides have been made, the passenger rail agency is still far from where it needs to be to survive.
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News24 | Friday’s weather: Storms, flooding risk across multiple provinces; hot, humid in KZN
Wet weather is expected on Friday, with severe thunderstorms bringing heavy downpours, strong winds, hail and lightning across much of the country, according to the South African Weather Service.
Top international CEO slams South African government for watching 35,000 jobs disappear
British American Tobacco warned South Africa’s government for years that it would be forced to end production there if illegal cigarette sales weren’t stamped out.
FIFA World Cup: How much it costs to watch Mexico vs Bafana Bafana?
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South African political parties’ expectations ahead of SONA 2026
Newsday unpacked represented political parties’ expectations ahead of the 2026 State of the Nation Address.
News24 | Double whammy: Pork prices spike as FMD and swine flu hit supply
Pork producers warn of a massive jump in wholesale prices that will affect consumers.
ANC tells members to be careful what they say after Lesufi’s hotel blunder
The ANC has issued a rebuke of its Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi, after his recent comments about having to bathe in a hotel due to water outages caused widespread outrage.
Cape Town is coming after Airbnbs
The City of Cape Town plans to tighten enforcement on commercial-scale short-term letting to ensure properties primarily used for Airbnb-style accommodation pay commercial rates.
News24 | PODCAST | Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week: SAB defies the global beer slump. Plus: Bargain Basement retail booms
This is Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week, a weekly News24 podcast that respects your time and intelligence.
News24 | Roedean apologises to King David for cancellation of tennis match
Roedean School in Johannesburg has apologised to King David High for the cancellation of a tennis fixture and has acknowledged that its “actions were deeply hurtful to the Jewish community”.
South Africans Abroad: Siyabonga Ngezana out for six weeks
Siyabonga Ngezana has been ruled out for the next six week with a knee injury, and he’s likely to miss Bafana Bafana’s match against Panama.
Prominent South African industry begging for help
Five years after President Cyril Ramaphosa promised to support the local sugar industry, SA Canegrowers said the sector faces collapse, with urgent intervention needed.
DA doubles down on push to make BEE exceptions for Elon Musk
The Democratic Alliance (DA) is once again lobbying for South Africa to drop Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) laws to get Starlink internet into the country.
News24 | Blind woman and trusty dog complete 65km Pondo Trail, raising R300k
Angela Blackwell and her trusty dog Jaydee have become the first blind-person-and-guide-dog pair to trek the 65km Pondo trail over four days.
Disaster for South African farmers as foot-and-mouth disease rages
South Africa’s beef exports fell 26% in 2025, despite growing global demand, partly due to China’s ban on the African country’s red meat products as it battles its worst foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in recent memory.
Real reason South Africans are paying more for electricity than ever before
Experts argue that South Africa’s municipal electricity tariff system is fundamentally broken due to NERSA’s technically flawed and legally inconsistent methodology.
News24 | Opposition parties to Ramaphosa: Fix municipalities before promising bullet trains
Municipalities are collapsing and they can’t continue to be a footnote in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address.
Iconic 134-year-old South African company on the brink of bankruptcy
Tongaat Hulett, a 134 year-old South African sugar maker, is on the brink of collapse again as its administrators prepare to place the firm into bankruptcy.
Historic Telkom property going under the hammer
Telkom’s 247,000 m² training centre in Clayville East, Gauteng, is set to go under the hammer soon, offering investors a largely vacant, strategically located property with strong redevelopment potential.
Orlando Pirates sign new five-year deal with Adidas
Orlando Pirates and Adidas have been working together as brands since 1996, meaning it is their 30th anniversary this year.
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