‘Hey Neighbour Festival’ organisers in trouble over unpaid refunds
The consumer ombudsman has referred the organisers of the ‘Hey Neighbour Festival’ to the National Consumer Commission for failure to refund festivalgoers.
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Mphela urges Bafana to go with four strikers to the World Cup
Mphela wants Bafana coach Hugo Broos to go with four strikers to the World Cup
WATCH | Mphela urges Bafana to go with four strikers to the World Cup
Mphela wants Bafana coach Hugo Broos to go with four strikers to the World Cup
News24 | Proteas spinner Maharaj returns to India as IPL’s Mumbai replace Santner
The Indian Premier League’s Mumbai Indians have signed South African spinner Keshav Maharaj as a replacement for the injured Mitchell Santner.
Bellarmine Mugabe to be deported, cousin gets 3-year jail term
The pair have been jailed since the shooting of a worker at the luxury Hyde Park home.
Why BBBEE must shift from ownership deals to productive participation
A shift towards productive participation and improved financing for SMEs is essential for South Africa to escape its low-growth trap and drive economic transformation.
Irish government announces further fuel supports after protests
The Irish government has announced further fuel supports for a number of sectors after nationwide protests in recent weeks.
Oil price jumps to $115 after reports of ‘extended’ Iran blockade
The price of crude oil has swung sharply as uncertainty over the war in the Middle East continues.
BYD posts steepest profit drop in six years as China sales falter
Chinese EV maker BYD’s quarterly profit fell at its fastest pace since 2020, a stock market filing showed on Tuesday, hit by sluggish sales at home and intensifying competition.
Starbucks shares rise as turnaround efforts show results
Customer traffic increased across all income cohorts
GROUNDUP: ‘Nightmare’: Joburg mom faces bankruptcy over R2.9m water bill
Experts say a leak this size on her property is unlikely, while the City insists on a 50% payment before engaging in dispute resolution.
News24 | North West municipality awarded R25m contract over the phone, SIU reveals
The Ditsobotla Local Municipality in the North West granted a service provider a R25-million contract over the phone for the supply of generators for a pump station.
RECORDED | SIU briefs Scopa on municipal investigation findings
Special Investigating Unit briefs parliament on its municipal investigation findings
EXTREMELY EXTREME: SA runner goes the distance to set record in brutal last-man-standing race
Johannesburg ultra-runner Donovan Shirley recently set a new South African soil backyard ultra record after completing 43 laps. He now has his sights set on an ambitious double Comrades attempt in June.
WATCH | Sentencing of Bellarmine Mugabe and Tobias Matonhodze
Bellarmine Mugabe pleaded guilty to being in SA illegally as well as pointing a gun
News24 | SA film sets ditch diesel in green energy shift
Solar panels are replacing diesel generators on some major film sets in South Africa, as streaming giants come under growing pressure to clean up one of the film industry’s dirtiest habits – its addiction to diesel generators.
Inquiry into ‘sickening’ waste dump at protected site
After the public reported odours, officers found “significant amounts of household waste” at Cave’s Inn Pits.
UN applies sanctions to brother of Sudan’s RSF leader
UN sanctions brother of head of Sudan’s RSF and three Colombian mercenaries
Fresh inquiry into Malawi military plane crash to exhume Chilima and eight victims
More than a year after the fatal Malawi Defence Force plane crash that killed Saulos Chilima, lawmakers have ordered forensic exhumations amid lingering questions over the official findings
Philippine vice president faces impeachment vote in Congress after panel find probable cause
The Philippine House justice committee on Wednesday found probable cause to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte, moving a step closer to a process that could derail her bid to become the next president.