Month: January 2025
News24 | Makro owner claims ‘blatant, calculated copying’ of its ads by Mr D – and regulator partly agrees
Makro owner Massmart believes that Mr D imitated the signature features of its 'Makro Mood' campaign by, among other things, hiring the same voiceover artist for a radio advertisement and asking him to speak in his 'Makro-style' voice.
Continue ReadingNews24 | EXPLAINER | GNU conflict: ‘The issue of constitutionality becomes weaponised for politics’
After President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Expropriation Bill into law last Thursday, he triggered a fallout with coalition partners in the GNU. The most outspoken parties against this action have been the DA (the second biggest partner), IFP, FF Plus and PA.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Game-changer: SA-made locos to break coal line dependence on Chinese spares
Transnet has set plans into motion to overcome the Chinese spares challenge, with locally made locomotives expected to stabilise the critical coal export line.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Adriaan Basson | The JP Smith case is a scandal – for either the DA or cops
Cape Town's security strongman JP Smith is either the victim of an elaborate political conspiracy or he was ensnared by one of the city's mightiest gang bosses. Both scenarios have dire consequences, writes Adriaan Basson.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Prescient unveils SA-focused fund as local investing gains momentum
Prescient's new SA-only balanced fund was seeded with an initial investment of R200m and targets an asset mix that includes infrastructure, clean energy and corporate credit alongside traditional asset classes like of equities, bonds and property.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Man killed by Kruger elephant had been trying to save grandchildren who ‘ran into the bush’
South African National Parks has revealed further details about the circumstances of the death of Shaik Adam Shabir Ammed, who was killed at the Kruger National Park by an elephant in a herd on Saturday.
Continue ReadingNews24 | On ‘pitch up’ day, Stormers’ pack strangely turned to puddings
In his latest Rucking with Rob newsletter, Rob Houwing expresses disappointment in the Stormers pack's showing against Leinster.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Rwandan-backed rebels enter Congo’s Goma in major escalation
Rwandan-backed rebels marched into east Congo's largest city Goma on Monday and Congolese troops exchanged fire with the Rwandan military across the border, in the worst escalation of a long-running conflict for more than a decade.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Sinner destined for greatness – but first comes doping hearing
Jannik Sinner leaves Melbourne being talked about as a potential tennis great but first comes a hearing into his doping case at sport's highest court that could see him banned for up to two years.
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