Day: April 13, 2025
News24 | ‘Sloganism, policy inertia, and unfunded mandates must end’ – Holomisa on defence crisis
To avoid a tit-for-tat blame game on the defunding crisis plaguing the Department of Defence and Military Veterans, Deputy Minister Bantu Holomisa has called for a two-day working session to address the matter.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Khaya Sithole | AGOA was a missed opportunity long before Trump
Twenty-five years after Bill Clinton Africa an economic lifeline, how did a stroke of a pen expose the fragility of its economic fortunes? Africa has been caught in today's global trade wars, but the trouble didn't start today, says Khaya Sithole.
Continue ReadingNews24 | As new 25% tariff bites, Mercedes SA urges talks between US, SA and others
Washington's 90-day pause on higher tariffs is of little comfort to southern African economies facing the collapse of a preferential trade deal and a 25% hike on car imports, analysts say.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘I’ll be able to handle it’: McIlroy braces for DeChambeau déjà vu as Masters title beckons
Rory McIlroy is on the verge of winning the Masters and completing golf's career Grand Slam and he's ready to face the pressure and painful memories head-on at Augusta National.
Continue ReadingNews24 | SA Civil Aviation Authority probes cause of fatal light aircraft crash near Pretoria
The Accident and Incident Investigations Division (AIID) of the South African Civil Aviation Authority (Sacaa) will be investigating the cause of a light aircraft crash, which claimed the life of a pilot near Pretoria on Saturday.
Continue ReadingNews24 | George building collapse: SAPS investigations past the halfway mark
The SA Police Services investigation into the cause of the five-storey building collapse in George, which claimed 34 lives, is 65% complete.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Wendy Knowler Win of the Week | Exploding charger: Takealot steps in after supplier ghosts
A customer whose recently purchased laptop charger exploded got a happy ending to his story, says Wendy Knowler.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Adriaan Wildschutt breaks national record to become fastest South African over 10km
Adriaan Wildschutt sent shockwaves through the South African road running scene on Sunday morning when he obliterated the national 10km record at the opening race of the Absa Run Your City Series in Gqeberha.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘We conceded 14 points in seven minutes’: White on slow start that knocked Bulls out
By losing their Challenge Cup quarter-final against Edinburgh, the Bulls avoided a fifth week on tour and can now focus on the URC. But Jake White was still carping about the one that got away.
Continue ReadingNews24 | LIVE BY DESIGN | Facing Loss: Acceptance as the cornerstone
Live by Design is a weekly News24 column by Dr Helena Dolny and Mapi Mhlangu on mortality and the conversations around it.
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