Month: March 2026
News24 | Inside Vincent Smith’s plea deal; Motsepe crushes ANC rumours: Today’s top 7 stories
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Continue ReadingNews24 | Rand, JSE bleed in worst week for emerging markets since 2020
Interest rate traders moved to price in a chance of a South African interest rate hike later this month as the Iran conflict pushed oil prices higher, reviving concerns about inflation.
Continue ReadingNews24 | NSPCA charges Phalaborwa mother, son after dog dies due to prolonged neglect
The National Council of Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has laid criminal charges against a Phalaborwa man and his mother, who were allegedly responsible for the death of a dog that endured approximately 14 months of prolonged and preventable suffering.
Continue ReadingNews24 | US says it will escort ships in the Strait of Hormuz ‘soon’
The US energy secretary said on Friday the US Navy was preparing to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz “as soon as it’s reasonable to do it,” as traffic through the key trade route remains strangled due to the US-Israel war on Iran.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Oil rockets as Trump demands Iran’s surrender
Crude prices surged higher Friday as oil fields in Iraq came under attack and US Donald Trump demanded Iran’s unconditional surrender.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Spur beefs up security after being hacked
Spur Steak Ranches has suffered a data breach affecting less than 5% of its restaurant membership database. An unknown party gained access to a database containing customer names, emails, and phone numbers.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Greece to deploy Patriots to protect Bulgaria amid Iran war fears
Greece will deploy a Patriot missile battery and two F-16 jets in the north of the country to help defend neighbouring Bulgaria as the Middle East war flares, Defence Minister Nikos Dendias said on Friday.
Continue ReadingNews24 | SA parents asked to return 3 000 tins of baby formula over toxin fears
Another major European food group has launched a recall of baby formula, with parents asked to return almost 3 000 units sold in South Africa.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Iran faces Israel-US war machine alone as friends Russia and China offer only diplomacy
With its supreme leader killed and its war machine under relentless US pressure, Iran now stands largely alone - its longtime partners Russia and China offering nothing more than diplomatic condemnations and expressions of concern.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘Don’t reward this conduct’: Tau blasts liquidation plans in battle over sugar giant Tongaat
Minister Parks Tau opposes liquidation, saying it will cause a “jobs bloodbath”.
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