Month: March 2025
News24 | Water reforms or another talk shop? Delegates come up with interventions as annual Water Indaba ends
Deputy President Paul Mashatile said the plan to safeguard South Africa's water was "here" and that "without action, all our intended objectives will be in vain".
Continue ReadingNews24 | Etzebeth injury timeout extended as Plumtree searches for the finished Sharks product
Sharks coach John Plumtree said star Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth won't be available for the next two weeks as he continues to convalesce from his hamstring injury.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana to anchor new Waterfront mall
Dolce & Gabbana, LVMH's Louis Vuitton and Kering's Gucci are set to anchor a new luxury retail development in South Africa's V&A Waterfront, according to the head of one of the continent's most visited shopping and tourism destinations.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ANC unfazed by Majingo’s dramatic defection to DA, says Mbalula
A day after the ANC's caucus leader in the City of Cape Town, Banele Majingo, defected to the DA at a dramatic council meeting on Thursday, ANC secretary Fikile Mbalula downplayed the matter.
Continue ReadingNews24 | SA’s plan to reset US relations: Back-up trade deal, business delegation to New York
South Africa is working to reset US relations that have been under assault by Donald Trump since his return to the White House.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Zandile Gumede trial: Court hears application for report on company that probed R320m tender
The KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Durban reserved its ruling on an application brought on Friday in the R320 million fraud and corruption trial of former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede and others.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Saturday’s weather: Isolated showers, thundershowers to persist across SA
The South African Weather Service has warned of isolated showers and thundershowers across all regions except the Western Cape.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Church burglaries: Three men in court after shootout with police over stolen music equipment
Three men, who were arrested for allegedly stealing music equipment worth R2 million from a church and shooting at police, appeared in the Roodepoort Magistrate's Court on Friday.
Continue ReadingNews24 | SA research grants potentially on hold, says leaked US govt’s National Institutes of Health memo
A leaked memo for grant management staff of the US government's National Institutes of Health, dated 25 March, instructs officers to hold "all [research] awards to entities located in South Africa".
Continue ReadingNews24 | Ramokgopa takes step forward for private sector to expand SA’s grid
Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has gazetted a decision that would allow the state to procure 1 164km of transmission infrastructure to be developed by the private sector.
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