Month: July 2024
News24 | Samsung workers declare immediate strike
Workers at Samsung Electronics will go on immediate strike, a union chief announced Monday, as a dispute over pay and benefits at the tech giant escalates.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Partner with private sector, government tells municipalities battling with water supply issues
Department of Water and Sanitation director-general Dr Sean Phillips says metros and other municipalities are struggling to raise sufficient funds to maintain infrastructure and attend to leaking pipes.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Tuesday’s weather: Mainly partly cloudy and cool to warm, but showers in some parts of SA
The South African Weather Service has forecast partly cloudy and cool to warm conditions in multiple regions across the country, with isolated rain expected in some parts.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘It was like they were killing a hardcore criminal’: Eastern Cape teen couple found dead
A 16-year-old pupil and her 18-year-old boyfriend were found dead in Libode, Eastern Cape, in the early hours of Saturday.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Business brief | Orion gets investment boost; Boeing reportedly to get plea deal over fatal crashes
An overview of the biggest business developments in SA and beyond.
Continue ReadingNews24 | SA’s Lloyd Harris launches epic fightback to get Wimbledon off to a winning start
South African tennis ace Lloyd Harris is into the second round at Wimbledon after defeating American Alex Michelsen in an epic five-setter.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘We don’t dwell on being number one’: Grant Williams says World Cup medals won’t count against Ireland
With the first Test of the much-anticipated series against Ireland imminent, Springbok scrumhalf Grant Williams has diffused the growing tensions by saying winning the World Cup is in the past.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘World, here we are’: Spinners outshines Succession as the SA drama takes top honours in Shanghai
SA's Spinners won in the best foreign TV series category at the 29th Shanghai TV Festival's Magnolia Awards in China, beating the wildly popular HBO series Succession.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Business confidence in SA manufacturing jumps to two-year high
An index tracking expected business conditions in six months’ time for the South African manufacturing industry jumped to the highest level since February 2022, on easing political uncertainty and expectations of improving demand.
Continue ReadingNews24 | UN calls for tourism investors in South Sudan as study finds it hosts earth’s biggest mammal migration
South Sudan's first comprehensive aerial wildlife survey has revealed that it hosts the largest land mammal migration on Earth. Global recognition can change the narrative on South Sudan and offer tourism opportunities, says the UN.
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