Month: September 2025
News24 | Standard Bank says net effect of East Africa pipeline ‘worth it’
Standard Bank CEO Sim Tshabalala said the benefits of an oil pipeline the continent’s biggest lender is funding in East Africa outweigh the environmental risks.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Macron under pressure to name a new prime minister as French government collapses
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou was to submit his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron after parliament ousted the government, with the French leader rushing to find a successor and stave off a new political crisis.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Tripe and trotters curry
Nothing is more comforting than a hearty bowl of tripe and trotters curry.
Continue ReadingNews24 | How SA influencers help the tobacco industry to spread confusing messages
Sbusiso Leope, better known as DJ Sbu, is part of a social media campaign that’s been pushing back on parts of the tobacco Bill that is in front of Parliament. He’s just one of many influencers who say they are defending informal traders, but public...
Continue ReadingNews24 | Green Cross stores to close after failing to withstand cheap imports
JSE-listed consumer goods group AVI said on Monday it had decided to shut down its Green Cross retail business, with 10 of its stores closed during the year to June.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Minority of Israel soldiers ‘refuse to take part’ in Gaza war over Netanyahu’s ‘political survival’
Since completing nearly three months of deployment in Lebanon during Israel’s war with Hezbollah, Israeli reservist Natan Ruchansky has refused a fresh call-up order for Gaza, declaring himself a conscientious objector.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Rand bounces as markets bet on deep US rate cuts
The dollar sank to an almost seven-week low against major currencies on Tuesday as investors braced for US data revisions that could show the jobs market in worse shape than initially thought, shoring up the case for even deeper Federal Reserve interest rate cuts.
Continue ReadingNews24 | US giant Walmart to open first stores in SA before end of the year
US retail giant Walmart will open its first namesake-branded stores later this year, selling fresh groceries, essential household goods, apparel, and technology.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Palestinian gunmen shoot dead six people in east Jerusalem attack: foreign minister
Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a bus stop in east Jerusalem on Monday, killing six people and wounding several others, according to Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar, in one of the deadliest anti-Israeli attacks since the outbreak of the Gaza war.
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