Month: March 2026
News24 | Iran war costs US $900m per day, dividing Trump’s ‘America First’ base
The United States-Israeli war on Iran is estimated to have cost Washington $3.7 billion so far in its first 100 hours alone, or nearly $900 million a day, driven largely by the huge expenditure of munitions, according to new research.
Continue ReadingNews24 | New records accuse Trump of sexual assault on girl introduced to him by Jeffrey Epstein
The US Justice Department published additional FBI documents describing interviews with a woman who said US President Donald Trump sexually assaulted her after she was introduced to him by Jeffrey Epstein.
Continue ReadingNews24 | VAT increases: Court rules Parliament must clip Finance Minister’s wings
A year after 2025’s Budget bungle over a proposed increase in value-added tax, the DA has scored a court victory that will curtail the power of the minister of finance.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Israel hits Iran ‘regime infrastructure’, US warns firepower ‘about to surge dramatically’
Heavy attacks were reported in Tehran after Israel said it was hitting “regime infrastructure” in a “new phase” of the war it launched with the United States against Iran.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Johannesburg emergency teams on high alert ahead of rain, severe thunderstorms
Johannesburg emergency services teams are on high alert ahead of predicted heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorms in most parts of the city on Friday and into the weekend.
Continue ReadingNews24 | US investigators suspect US military forces of bombing Iran girls’ school
US military investigators believe it is likely that US forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls’ school that killed scores of children, but have not yet reached a final conclusion or completed their investigation, two US officials told Reuters.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx wins SA Rugby Player of the Year award
Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx was named the 2025 SA Rugby Men’s Player of the Year in Cape Town on Thursday.
Continue ReadingNews24 | FRIDAY BRIEFING | BEE and EE: Criminalise cronyism, focus on the poor
While Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) has successfully deracialised ownership and created a new class of wealthy black South Africans, it has fallen short of meaningfully reducing poverty for the majority.
Continue ReadingNews24 | REPORTING NOTES | Smith goes down – now Mantashe must face the same Bosasa music
It has taken eight years, but the consequences of Bosasa corruption have finally claimed a significant casualty in Vincent Smith.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Woman killed, infant among four injured in Westbury shooting
A woman was killed and four others, including a 15-month-old baby, were injured in a shooting in Westbury, Johannesburg, on Thursday.
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