Month: February 2024
News24 | JSE initiative will help South Africans get their R4.5bn in unclaimed dividends
The JSE wants to match unclaimed dividends with claimants and says it will apply "robust digital capabilities" to verify shareholders via a direct link to Home Affairs.
Continue ReadingNews24 | SEE | 14 young sea turtles released from Cape Point to track their ‘lost years’
Fourteen young loggerhead turtles have released back into the ocean from Cape Point in January as part of an international research project that will provide insights for their conservation.
Continue ReadingNews24 | SA20 play-off permutations: JSK, MI Cape Town and Capitals in bottom-dweller shoot-out
The big talking point for the run-in of the round robin stage is how the bottom three sides - Joburg Super Kings, Pretoria Capitals and MI Cape Town - are vying for one last spot in the knockouts.
Continue ReadingNews24 | MultiChoice takeover will help Canal+ take on US giants, says CEO
Vivendi SE’s Canal+ has offered to buy the shares of South African pay-TV company MultiChoice Group that it doesn’t already own in a deal that values the business’s shares at R46 billion.
Continue ReadingNews24 | KPMG agrees to cough up R500 million to quash lawsuit for flawed VBS Mutual Bank audit
While the parties have tried to conceal the details of the settlement from the public, News24 can reveal the local arm of KPMG has agreed to a R500 million settlement to make the matter go away.
Continue ReadingNews24 | DStv owner MultiChoice surges as French giant Canal+ makes buyout offer
French entertainment giant Canal+ is already the largest shareholder in DStv owner MultiChoice.
Continue ReadingNews24 | SA factory mood at worst level since Covid-19 lockdown
A gauge measuring South African manufacturer sentiment slumped to the lowest level since the strictest months of a Covid-19 lockdown in 2020, as demand and activity deteriorated sharply.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Gqeberha man on trial for murder of ex-wife appears in court virtually to minimise flight risk
A former Gqeberha high school teacher accused of murdering his ex-wife Desiree and dumping her body in a stormwater drain last year made a virtual appearance in the Gqeberha Magistrate's Court.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘Rise of hate worrying’: Trolls charged after online abuse of referees at Rugby World Cup
World Rugby has announced that legal action is being taken after match officials and players suffered online abuse during last year's World Cup in France.
Continue ReadingNews24 | OPINION | Theuns Opperman: The Cambridge Curriculum misunderstanding
Several institutions are attempting to capitalise on the surge of popularity of the Cambridge Curriculum. Quite often, Theuns Opperman writes, none of the parties involved have a full understanding of the actual post-school pathway with this qualification.
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