Day: October 20, 2025
News24 | ‘Stop right now at the battle lines’: Trump calls on Russia, Ukraine to halt war, ‘cut up’ Donbas
US President Donald Trump has called for Russia and Ukraine to freeze the war along current battle lines - a proposal that would see Moscow keep large areas of Ukrainian territory.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Nonprofit run by former Eskom exec cancels carbon credits for Zim forest project
After a two-year probe, the world’s largest certifier of carbon offsets has determined that most of the credits from a massive forest-protection project in Zimbabwe, which powered green claims of Volkswagen, Gucci, Nestlé and McKinsey & Co., failed to benefit the atmosphere.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Matlala claims State misled court with boat, private jet claims as he seeks bail
Lawyers representing attempted murder-accused tenderpreneur Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala have accused the State of misleading the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court during his failed bail application, with unsubstantiated claims that he owns a boat and a private jet.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Maya on Money | What’s behind the ‘disappearance’ of your GEPF savings
Maya Fisher-French explains why a reduction in the current benefit value does not mean that the money has “disappeared”.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Bok squad: Rassie calls up Stormers prop Zachary Porthen for November tour
Former Junior Springbok prop and captain Zachary Porthen earned his first senior call-up on Monday in Rassie Erasmus’ 36-man squad announced for their November tour.
Continue ReadingNews24 | DA takes aim at BEE with bold new bill focusing on poverty, not race
In a move that will almost certainly rock an already precarious Government of National Unity, the DA has unveiled an “economic inclusion for all” bill, hoping it will one day replace the ANC’s Black Economic Empowerment policy.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Global companies hit by more than $35bn in US tariffs
Global companies have flagged more than $35 billion in costs from US tariffs heading into third-quarter earnings.
Continue ReadingNews24 | UPDATE | AWS services recover after glitch caused global outage
Amazon Web Services (AWS), the world’s largest cloud provider, said its service had recovered after a widespread disruption on Monday degraded services for a range of customers including government agencies, AI companies and financial platforms.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ANC, Cosatu tackle governance, economic revival, alliance challenges ahead of elections
When senior leaders of the Congress of South African Trade Unions meet ANC officials on Monday, the state of governance, public service delivery, and economic revival are expected to be among the key topics of discussion.
Continue ReadingNews24 | US envoy Kushner wants Israel ‘to find a way to help the Palestinian people thrive’ after the war
Israel should help the Palestinians “thrive” if it seeks regional integration after the Gaza war is over, said US envoy Jared Kushner, who has been involved in mediation efforts for a ceasefire.
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