Month: January 2024
News24 | Mpumelelo Mkhabela | SA’s foreign policy unassailable when it focuses on right to human dignity
Mpumelelo Mkhabela writes that those questioning South Africa's intervention at The Hague should read a bit about how your ancestors may have been victims of something that has some similarities with what's going on in Gaza.
Continue ReadingNews24 | The incredible boom in rooftop solar – which now outstrips SA’s biggest power plant
The installed capacity of privately owned solar doubled in 2023 according to an Eskom estimation, as persistent load shedding and rising electricity tariffs has driven South Africans to secure their own electricity supply.
Continue ReadingNews24 | How the 2024 elections could shift markets, rand – and hit SA’s credit rating
With the ANC facing the prospect of its electoral support falling below 50% for the first time in the upcoming general election, investment experts are preparing for the likely market impact of different coalition government possibilities.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Bafana Bafana v Morocco: Two of Afcon’s biggest underachievers go face-to-face
The last quarter-final spot in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations will go to one of the tournament's two underachievers, who have been trying for decades to add a second Afcon title to their names.
Continue ReadingNews24 | OPINION | Steinhoff’s dogged battle to keep its secrets
Almost everything we know about the R200-billion collapse of Steinhoff has been uncovered by the media and Steinhoff's continued refusal to provide access hampers journalists' ability to tell the full story, says Caroline James.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘It’s simple, the DA does not like black people,’ says the ANC’s Cameron Dugmore
The ANC's Cameron Dugmore spoke to journalists during a press briefing at the ongoing national executive committee meeting in Birchwood, Ekurhuleni, on Sunday.
Continue ReadingNews24 | MASHATILE UNMASKED | Deputy president’s son-in-law snaps up R28m Constantia palace – but owes Gauteng R7m
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has a luxury Cape Town property at his disposal – a R28.9 million Constantia mansion which his son-in-law, Nceba Nonkwelo, bought late last year – despite owing the Gauteng government R7 million for a failed housing project.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Late payments, power cut threats, budget readjustment: Is the City of Johannesburg broke?
Allegations of non-payment, a budget 'rebase' and threats to cut off electricity are signs that all is not well with the City of Johannesburg's finances.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Taken for a ride: Businessman believes parking company used his car ‘as an Uber’
Durban businessman Martin Stander is convinced his vehicle was used as an Uber while it was in the possession of Aryans ParkandSmile, a park-and-fly long-term parking service.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Taxi boss and two bodyguards killed in drive-by shooting
Police did not release the identities of the deceased, but said the taxi boss was 34, and the two other men who were killed were his bodyguards.
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