Month: March 2026
News24 | Iran fires at US carrier as backchannel diplomacy aims to end war
Iran said on Wednesday it fired a volley of cruise missiles at a US aircraft carrier, as strikes rained down across the Middle East despite back-channel diplomatic efforts to end the nearly four-week war.
Continue ReadingNews24 | WATCH | Black vs white funerals: Culture and the cost divide
In the debut episode of our new vodcast, Money: It is not black or white, co-hosts Mapalo Makhu and Maya Fisher-French tackled one of the most controversial conversations and one that so many of us avoid: the cultural and financial weight of funerals in South...
Continue ReadingNews24 | Work from home back on the table in SA amid fuel price crisis
Remote work is one of the few ways for households to limit the impact of a looming fuel-price shock.
Continue ReadingNews24 | UPDATE | Cat Matlala’s ‘cop cronies’ granted bail
The 12 cops who allegedly pushed through Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala’s R360-million police health tender have been granted bail ranging from R40 000 to R80 000.
Continue ReadingNews24 | US voters sour as high fuel prices sink Trump approval to lowest level so far
US President Donald Trump’s approval rating fell in recent days to its lowest point since he returned to the White House, hit by a surge in fuel prices and widespread disapproval of the war he launched on Iran, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
Continue ReadingNews24 | AfriForum says it will privately prosecute Mbalula if NPA doesn’t reverse decision
AfriForum’s private prosecutions unit will “develop the law” to privately prosecute ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula if the National Prosecuting Authority doesn’t reverse its decision not to institute money laundering and corruption charges against him.
Continue ReadingNews24 | SA can find the money to cut fuel levies by 50% for 6 months – DA
The DA is demanding a 50% reduction of the fuel levies as of April to shield South Africans from the impact of the Iran war.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Namibia turns down Starlink’s licence bid over ownership
Namibia turned down a bid by billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink service to operate in the country, denying the satellite internet provider both a telecommunications service licence and access to radio spectrum because it doesn’t comply with local ownership rules.
Continue ReadingNews24 | AfriForum gears up to scrutinise coal, diesel contracts after Eskom’s court defeat
The lobby group secured a decisive and final victory over Eskom that it says will “lift the veil of secrecy” surrounding the power utility’s coal contracts.
Continue ReadingNews24 | State won’t oppose bail for 12 cops linked to R360m SAPS health tender scandal
The State is not opposing bail for the 12 cops said to have greased the wheels so the notorious Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala could scoop a R360-million SAPS health tender.
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