Month: July 2024
News24 | After spending $400m, Total to ditch SA offshore gas finds – choosing Namibia instead
TotalEnergies plans to exit its discoveries of gas-condensate off the tip of South Africa to prioritise exploration in other areas closer to Namibia, according to people familiar with the matter.
Continue ReadingNews24 | MK Party’s Zuma-Sambudla to represent SA at Pan-African Parliament
The MK Party's Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla will represent South Africa at the Pan-African Parliament, after the National Assembly, in a short sitting, made appointments to this body and the Magistrates Commission and revived the Appropriations Bill.
Continue ReadingNews24 | US imposes sanctions on SA, Chinese firms for ties to Oudtshoorn flight school
The US is concerned that the SA flight school trains Chinese fighter pilots, with the help of former American and European fighter pilots.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Calls for calm amid ‘surge’ in shootings across Cape Flats as ‘gang violence flares up’
Parts of Cape Town saw a surge in shootings over the weekend, with scores of bullets being fired in affected communities.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘It’s a complete joke!’: Entertainers, comedians weigh in on Gayton McKenzie’s Cabinet appointment
SA entertainers, artists and comedians have weighed in on the appointment of PA leader Gayton McKenzie as the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, with some saying the move is outright laughable and others hoping he will bring about change.
Continue ReadingNews24 | South Africans happier after Cabinet announcement, index finds
South Africans have been happier since the announcement of the government of national unity Cabinet, a happiness index has found.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Johannesburg’s electricity costs surge with new tariffs, R200 surcharge for prepaid users
Johannesburg residents have received a double whammy of charges as new electricity tariff increases kick in and City Power's R200 surcharge for prepaid electricity takes effect.
Continue ReadingNews24 | UPDATE | Standard Bank denies systems breach as clients report stolen funds
Three-times Comrades marathon winner Gerda Steyn was among the throng of Standard Bank clients who took to X to complain about fraud though the lender has denied a systems breach.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Impeached judge Hlophe looks set to make huge comeback with Judicial Service Commission nomination
The first judge to be removed in a democratic South Africa, former Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe, has been nominated to serve on the Judicial Service Commission.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Treasury: SA is on track to get off the grey list next year
South Africa has until February to address items flagged by the Financial Action Task Force to get off the so-called grey list by June 2025.
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