Month: July 2024
News24 | Another Richemont exec change: New boss of Cartier named
Richemont named the head of its watch brand Vacheron Constantin as the new chief executive officer of Cartier, the latest in a series of senior management changes.
Continue ReadingNews24 | SA slaps solar panels with new import tariff
In a bid to drive solar panel manufacturing in South Africa, a 10% duty has been instituted on imported solar PV panels, cells and modules. But some say the tax will simply discourage solar adoption.
Continue ReadingNews24 | From classroom to barracks: Motshekga’s shift from education to defence sparks social media frenzy
After announcing the matric results to the nation for the past 15 years, former basic education minister Angie Motshekga is preparing for battle, figuratively speaking, after becoming the minister of defence and military veterans.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Clem Sunter | PraGNUmatism: Getting things done for the greater good of all
We are at a tipping point, writes Clem Sunter. Either the government of national unity inspires us all to work together to create a better life for all, or we face the prospect of becoming a failed state full of division, disillusionment and misery.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘How can we live like this?’ Gauteng residents struggle as water maintenance continues
Residents of Coronationville and surrounding areas have been without a consistent water supply for more than a week. Residents are forced to push wheelie bins to the local primary school to collect water from its borehole. The elderly have been left stranded.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Why Bok ref guru Jaco Peyper’s retirement about-turn cost him dinner and a bottle of wine
Retired referee Jaco Peyper made a big deal of revealing to his wife that he would be retiring from the game to spend more time with her and their two daughters. Two weeks later, he was back in the game.
Continue ReadingNews24 | EXTRACT | Great Johannesburg, News24’s Book of the Month: Examining crisis in the City of Gold
Nickolaus Bauer's portrait of the City of Gold goes back into its past, and looks at its difficult present, asking about solutions.
Continue ReadingNews24 | IN-DEPTH | Praise for Lamola, Hlabisa and Gwarube – but no love for Motshekga in bloated Cabinet
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced his first Cabinet on Sunday evening, with analysts praising some of the appointments, but scratching their heads over others.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘It was unfair’: KZN siblings take conviction for ‘murder they didn’t commit’ to SCA
Two siblings from Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal, who were sentenced and convicted for the murder of a man who allegedly invaded their home on Christmas Day in 2016, insist they are innocent.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Labour Court rules Prasa must reinstate former CEO Zolani Matthews
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has been ordered to reinstate Zolani Kgosietsile Matthews as its chief executive officer after a bruising Labour Court loss.
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