Month: March 2025
News24 | SA farm exports reach record high
Despite a mid-summer drought impacting grains and oilseed harvests, South Africa's agricultural exports rose 3% to a record $13.7 billion in 2024. This marks the sixth straight year of growth, as noted by Agbiz.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Acting CEO for PetroSA and SFF appointed as National Petroleum Company readies to trade
The South African National Petroleum Company is set to begin trading next month.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Miserly Maharaj is Proteas’ main man with runs set to flow in Lahore semi-final
Keshav Maharaj, as South Africa's attacking and containing lead spinner, will come to the fore for Wednesday's Champions Trophy semi-final against New Zealand at the run-friendly Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘First fix the existing issues’: Shallcross residents say no to housing for KZN flood victims
Residents of Shallcross in Durban have rejected a provincial Department of Human Settlements proposal to build houses on land in the suburb for victims of the April 2022 floods in KwaZulu-Natal.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Santam profit surges 51% despite pricey car repairs, weather woes
Though Santam achieved a 7.6% underwriting margin for the year to end-December 2024, CEO Tavaziva Madzinga said this may become volatile going forward if extreme weather conditions persist.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Dad braces himself for ‘difficult’ evidence in Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial in Saldanha Bay
As the kidnapping trial of 7-year-old Joslin Smith's mother, Kelly Smith, and her two co-accused, started in the Western Cape High Court, sitting in Saldanha Bay, on Monday, her father said he had braced himself for the evidence he would hear.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Government gossipmongers would rather play games than respect civil servants
We should be grateful to people like Edward Kieswetter for standing their ground and expressing their expert opinion. We need more confident experts who will not lend credibility to the bad policy choices of politicians, writes Mpumelelo Mkhabela.
Continue ReadingNews24 | The unyielding grip of SA’s gun violence: How better crime analysis can turn the tide
With President Cyril Ramaphosa's directive to prioritise reducing gun-related crimes, a targeted approach using existing data could be key to making communities safer.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Ex-St John’s Prep teacher gets R10 000 bail in decades-old abuse case
A former St John's Preparatory School teacher has been granted R10 000 bail in a two-decades-old case in which he is accused of molesting a then 12-year-old boy.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Small reprieve for Gauteng with lighter afternoon showers from Tuesday
Gauteng residents can expect more heavy rain into Tuesday but lighter, afternoon showers over the rest of the week, according to the SA Weather Service.
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