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News24 | ‘They managed to break Rom’: Plea for return of Gaza hostages after Islamic Jihad shows video
The armed wing of the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad published a video of an Israeli-German hostage who was abducted and taken to Gaza in October 2023 during the attack that sparked the war in the territory.
Continue ReadingNews24 | SA workers most optimistic since Covid — but more are gambling to pay debts
An Old Mutual survey shows 75% of working South Africans believe their financial situation will improve over the next six months.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Rand slumps to weakest level in months after Trump hits world with new tariffs
The rand hit R18.23/$ on Friday morning as the US currency continued to gain ground.
Continue ReadingNews24 | PODCAST | Driving with J9: Ford CEO Neale Hill on whether SA’s auto industry is in trouble
The South African automotive industry is bombarded with new vehicles from the East. Ford Africa president Neale Hill sits down with Janine van der Post to explain whether our local industry is in trouble. Hill also explains the R900 million dealer investment, and how the...
Continue ReadingNews24 | Trump cuts tariff rate for Lesotho from 50% to 15%
The small African country Lesotho received a modified tariff rate of 15% Thursday from US President Donald Trump as the nation continued to reel from high tariffs the administration had threatened to implement earlier this year.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Trump pushes ahead with 30% tariffs on SA
South African exporters to the US are waking up to a grim new reality on Friday, as that country’s import tariffs are set to rocket from 10% to 30%.
Continue ReadingNews24 | FRIDAY BRIEFING | New minister, old problems: Can Buti Manamela restore trust in higher education?
In this week’s Friday Briefing, we reflect on the challenges facing new the higher education minister if he is going to clean house.
Continue ReadingNews24 | PODCAST | Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week: SAB’s booze problem, Carol Paton on trade — and the South African who runs the Edinburgh Fringe
This is Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week, a weekly News24 podcast that respects your time and intelligence.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Trump envoy holds Gaza crisis talks in Israel as 58 Palestinians killed seeking aid
US President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff held talks in Israel on Thursday on ways to end the crisis in Gaza, where nearly 22 months of grinding war and dire shortages of food have drawn mounting international criticism.
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