Day: March 29, 2025
News24 | Controversial Parly demolition contractor faces penalty for delays
The company contracted for demolition work on the razed parliamentary buildings, despite a chequered track record with government contracts, faces penalties after failing to complete its work on time.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Western Cape matric markers will have to attend marking course
Teachers applying to become markers of matric papers in the Western Cape will have to attend a marking course from 2027.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Stormers dazzle then crash and burn in Belfast roller-coaster: ‘Our own worst enemies’
The Stormers, with the thrilling Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu now looking right at home pulling the strings in the No 10 jumper, raced out to a 17-0 lead against Ulster at Kingspan Stadium on Friday night only to go down 38-34.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘Uncharted waters’: ANC keeps VAT hike door open as Budget debate intensifies
The ANC is not confining itself to a 0.5 percentage-point VAT increase, and the door to engagement on the matter remains wide open, says the party's secretary-general, Fikile Mbalula.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘This is extortion’: JMPD fines Fourways group for ‘illegal’ advertising in clean-up effort
The JMPD has found itself in the crosshairs of a non-profit organisation that aims to better the suburb of Fourways after the department issued the NPO a hefty fine for alleged "illegal advertising".
Continue ReadingNews24 | Bulls v Zebre: White almost keen for Zebre to chance arm in broken play like they did against Sharks
Most teams would have to guard against complacency after taking top-placed URC side Leinster's undefeated record. But Jake White reckons there will be no such issues against lowly but dangerous Zebre.
Continue ReadingNews24 | OPINION | My life and death got corporatised, but the kindness of South Africans may change the odds
There is something sick about a world in which a corporate entity literally holds the power of your life and death in its hands. However, the dehumanising corporate emperor stands in stark contrast to ordinary South Africans, writes Andrew Trench.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Load shedding as ‘a proxy for black incompetence’: Nyati on the mission to save Eskom
At a gathering of actuaries in Cape Town, Eskom chair Mteto Nyati reflected on his decision to join the embattled utility amid a full-scale power crisis. A deciding factor was the opportunity to address prejudice.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Wendy Knowler | How a recorded call exposed a R1m pension payout error
When Nicky Troll questioned why her late sister’s pension fund had "no funds left", she was met with robotic indifference—until she recorded the call. Her persistence uncovered nearly R1 million owed to her family. How many others walk away without knowing?
Continue ReadingNews24 | Sundowns shed their pretty wings to scrap for a win as Esperance loom large
Sekhukhune United tested Mamelodi Sundowns' character to the limit in their Nedbank Cup quarter-final on Friday night, but a creepy crawly of a goal from Jayden Adams with a minute of play left in extra-time crushed their semi-final dreams.
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