Month: February 2024
News24 | Business brief | Sasol inks deal for more wind energy and Uber reportedly eyes stake in Moove
An overview of the biggest business developments in SA and beyond.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘Sexual predator who abused his position’: Ex-Oudtshoorn mayor jailed for sexual assault
The Oudtshoorn Magistrate's Court has sentenced the former mayor of the Klein Karoo town to five years imprisonment for sexually assaulting an employee in his office.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Tuesday’s weather: Sweltering heat expected in at least two provinces
The South African Weather Service has advised bracing for sweltering conditions in places over the Western Cape and Northern Cape.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Cruise ship quarantined due to stomach-related illness granted permission to dock in Mauritius
A Norwegian Cruise Line vessel, the Norwegian Dawn, has docked in Port Louis after being quarantined off the coast of Mauritius while officials test for an undisclosed stomach-related illness.
Continue ReadingNews24 | PEP owner is now more interested in deals as it eyes market share gains
Pepkor, which has 6 000 stores across brands such as Ackermans and PEP, could increasingly look to more merger and acquisition activity in its quest to grow market share.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘We thought it was a cat crying’ – church members find newborn baby buried alive in Eastern Cape
The cries of a newborn child found at a structure, which was still under construction, halted a Dikeni Methodist Church Sunday Service.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘The best money we’ve ever spent’ – Cape Town pays customers R26m for their power
City of Cape Town customers have earned R25.8 million in feed-in tariffs and incentives for selling their excess power.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Judge in Zandile Gumede corruption case reprimands State for being ill-prepared
The case against former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede and 21 others resumed with little progress on Monday amid complaints by Judge Sharmaine Balton that the State should have been better prepared.
Continue ReadingNews24 | KZN cops say two men arrested in Eswatini not linked to murder of AKA
KwaZulu-Natal police have not linked the two South African men arrested in Eswatini on Friday to the murder of rapper Kiernan "AKA" Forbes.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘Election timetable cast in stone’: IEC tells political parties ‘the moving train’ can’t be stopped
The Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa was puzzled that some political parties claimed the election timetable was "unjust", but no objections were raised when the parties met at the weekend.
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