Governments scrambled to limit the impact on economies and consumers from the widening Iran war, which fuelled a record surge in oil prices on Monday after key producers cut output and Tehran signalled that hardliners would remain in charge.
Mpact plans to run its Springs Mill until May 2026 while completing existing orders before likely closing the facility due to weak demand, cheaper imports, utility disruptions, and shrinking margins.
Having first broken into the industry as the dancing sensation called Charmaine on Backstage, seasoned actress Lorcia Cooper says her latest role as Rochelle Booysen in Paradys may be one of the timidest yet nurturing characters she has played to date.
South Africa is teeming with success. And we need to hear the stories. News24’s weekly series SA Success Stories seeks to tell the origin stories of successful SA businesses, NGOs and individuals, proudly sponsored by Old Mutual Wealth.
My favourite author and scholar in leadership, John C Maxwell, reminds us that “a leader is great not because of his or her power, but because of his or her ability to empower others”.
Tatjana Smith’s gold-medal pool has found an unlikely new home in Pietermaritzburg, where St Charles College’s AquaPark is bringing Olympic-standard swimming to South Africa, with ambitions far beyond elite sport to include para-swimming, learn-to-swim programmes and wider community access.
Decades of mismanagement by the ANC-led government have weakened South Africa’s SOEs so severely that private companies are increasingly taking over their roles, resulting in the “stealth privatisation” of entire industries.
Agriculture minister John Steenhuisen and Gauteng MEC for agriculture and rural development Vuyiswa Ramokgopa were in Ekurhuleni over the weekend to spearhead continuing efforts to curb the Foot-and- Mouth Disease (FMD).
Vincent Smith’s seven-year sentence for Bosasa bribes is the first major state capture conviction after years of waiting. The NPA must now prosecute others Zondo identified, writes Busisiwe Mavuso.