Day: February 5, 2025
News24 | Game of loans: Parliament grills banks on high fees and ‘discriminatory’ lending
While banks are not directly discriminating by race, South Africa's history means many black people do not have assets and often have student loans or lower incomes, leading to "racial profiling due to history", oversight committees heard.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Reserve Bank finally wins access to Markus Jooste’s seized phone and email
For the past two years, Jooste - and, after his death, the executor of his estate - opposed sharing the data with the central bank, citing attorney-client privilege, privacy, and lack of relevance.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Limpopo school that refused to accept mobile classrooms accused of racist fee-exemption practices
?After rejecting a provincial education department move to supply two mobile classrooms to accommodate Grade 8 pupils who were denied admission this year, a Limpopo school has been rocked by racism allegations.
Continue ReadingNews24 | I ate lunch at the Pollsmoor prison restaurant – and got far more than a really good R50 meal
Karyn Maughan has spent years writing about the depressing state of South Africa's criminal justice system. But it was inside the inmate-run Pollsmoor prison restaurant that she experienced something quite foreign to her life as a court reporter: hope.
Continue ReadingNews24 | In shock announcement, Trump says US wants to take over Gaza Strip
President Donald Trump said the US would take over the war-ravaged Gaza Strip and develop it economically after Palestinians are resettled elsewhere.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘Entrepreneur par excellence’: The legacy insurance billionaire Douw Steyn leaves behind
Douw Steyn changed the face of the insurance industry in SA and abroad, founded a massive luxury golf estate, and donated vast sums to charity. He once took Madiba for a spin in his convertible Rolls-Royce, and was fantastic at magic tricks.
Continue ReadingNews24 | SEE | 3 new ladder-frame SUVs set to launch in South Africa in 2025
When it comes to overall off-road capability, there's no doubt ladder-frame SUVs hold a distinct advantage over their unibody-crossover cousins. So, what do local fans have to look forward to in 2025?
Continue ReadingNews24 | WATCH | World Read Aloud Day: Beloved Spud author John van de Ruit entertains kids with poetry
The author of the bestselling four-novel Spud series shows how it's done as he reads poems for kids on video.
Continue ReadingNews24 | NPA’s request for non-Free State judge to decide Magashule, Sodi case turned down
Free State Judge President Cagney Musi says the State has not produced sound evidence to support its request that an "outside judge" should decide the asbestos scam case of the province's former premier, Ace Magashule.
Continue ReadingNews24 | MPs ask for proof that donors influence political parties’ policies
MPs have questioned the notion that mega-donors to political parties could influence policy.
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