Month: March 2026
News24 | UPDATE | Six dead, others missing and trapped in Joburg building collapse
Six people have been confirmed dead, while others remain missing and trapped beneath rubble following a building collapse in Johannesburg on Monday.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Should an industry-funded ad regulator be able to block public health messaging?
A pending court complaint alleges bias after the regulator voted to block radio advertisements about the dangers of sugar.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Iran crisis: Marine insurers cancel war risk cover, tanker costs to rise
Marine insurers are cancelling war risk coverage for vessels and oil shipping rates are set to surge further after the widening Iran conflict left at least three tankers damaged, a seafarer killed and 150 ships stranded around the Strait of Hormuz.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Senior Pentagon staff contradict Trump on Iran first strike claim
Trump administration officials acknowledged in closed-door briefings with congressional staff on Sunday that there was no intelligence suggesting Iran planned to attack US forces first, two people familiar with the matter said.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Key Congo copper-export route cut off after Zambian bridge collapse
Flooding severed the Democratic Republic of Congo’s main copper-export corridor after a bridge collapsed just south of the Zambian border, disrupting shipments from the world’s second-largest producer of the metal.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Johannesburg: Where water runs in the streets, but not in the taps
Families across Johannesburg, from Brixton to Westbury, Melville, Coronationville and Midrand, have been facing dry taps for weeks, reeling from the impact of an ailing water distribution network.
Continue ReadingNews24 | UPDATE | Paul O’Sullivan expected back before ad hoc committee on Thursday
Controversial former British military intelligence officer and forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan is expected back before the ad hoc committee investigating the underworld’s infiltration of the criminal justice system this coming Thursday.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Israel kills Hezbollah operative in Beirut, Lebanon chief Naim Qassem is a ‘marked target’
Israel’s military said on Monday it struck a senior Hezbollah operative in Beirut, with the defence minister saying the Lebanese group’s chief Naim Qassem is “a marked target”.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Treasury’s Budget boss quits after helping stabilise debt
The head of South Africa’s budget office resigned last week, after helping the National Treasury stabilise public debt.
Continue ReadingNews24 | US, Israel strikes kill 555 in Iran, several warplanes crash in Kuwait
A total of 555 people have been killed across Iran in US and Israeli strikes that began two days ago, the Iranian Red Crescent said.
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