Day: April 25, 2025
News24 | SARS instructs vendors to make U-turn on VAT hike by mid-May
With the new Rates Bill published, SARS has said that firms will be expected to reverse measures taken to accommodate the VAT hike and ask customers to pay 15% VAT come 1 May.
Continue ReadingNews24 | SA National Champs: New 100m king Leotlela denied gift of sprint double by hamstring tweak
On the morning after his surprise victory in taking the national 100m title after a lengthy injury absence, sprinter Gift Leotlela was denied a comeback to end all comebacks by injuring his hamstring in the 200m.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Carletonville United Taxi Association cracks down on errant drivers with strict fines
If your taxi driver swears at you or any other passengers, they could be slapped with a R1 500 fine. And if they are thinking of sipping an alcoholic beverage at the taxi rank or going to work without bathing, it will set them back...
Continue ReadingNews24 | Durban flood disaster: One dead, dozens taken to hospitals in Umlazi
One person was killed, and others were rushed to hospitals and clinics after floods destroyed houses and roads in Umlazi, south of Durban, on Friday afternoon, said KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport and Human Settlements, Siboniso Duma.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Implats slips amid third-quarter hits from heavy rains, safety stoppages
Implats reported a 5% fall in production to 2.6 million ounces for its nine months to end March, weighed down as it reset its operational footprint at Impala Canada. Other factors were low labour activity, heavy rainfall and safety stoppages in SA.
Continue ReadingNews24 | IMF now projects SA government debt to soar far above Treasury estimates
While Treasury has projected that consolidated government debt will fall to 73% of GDP by 20230, the IMF now sees it rising to a record 88.7%.
Continue ReadingNews24 | PODCAST | Driving with J9: Why every South African petrolhead should attend the Knysna Hillclimb
Ian Shrosbree speaks to News24 Motoring editor Janine van der Post about what it takes to pull off the biggest motorsport event in South Africa, the Knysna Hillclimb.
Continue ReadingNews24 | WATCH | War cry battles: St Stithians Boys, Jeppe Girls, and Redhill win 5FM’s challenge
South African schools have long been celebrated for their electrifying war cries, a spirited cultural legacy that echoes nationwide across sports fields and school grounds.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Battling the world’s best and meeting a hero: SA’s chess twins back from Greece adventure
Twin chess prodigies Deauwin and Beauwin Rens, fresh from competing at the World Youth Rapid and Blitz Championships in Greece, have returned to South Africa with cherished memories.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Matatiele child rape: Mchunu admits mistake, apologises to principal he wrongly accused
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has admitted that he wrongly identified Jaco Pieterse, the principal of Bergview College in Matatiele, as a suspect in the rape of a 7-year-old - and says he is prepared to apologise to him.
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