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Rhodes University Vice-Chancellor Professor Sizwe Mabizela (in black suit), with stakeholders and students, led a march in Makhanda to Makana Local Municipality’s offices on Friday. (Supplied/Christelle du Toit) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.

Authorities have recovered the body of a boy who drowned in Soweto. (Alfonso Nqunjana/News24) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.

Max Verstappen answers questions in the TV media pen during the F1 Grand Prix of Hungary at Hungaroring on 21 July 2024. (Kym Illman/Getty Images) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in parts of the Northern Cape and Western Cape. (Vlad Georgescu/Getty Images) Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in parts of the Northern Cape and Western Cape, according to the South African Weather Service.Fire danger warnings:Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Kai !Garib and Kareeberg local municipalities as well as the Namakwa District Municipality of the Northern Cape.Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the northern parts of the Central Karoo District Municipality of the Western Cape.The weather in your provinceGautengFine and cool to warm.Pretoria: 8°C —…

Drone images of rescue teams as they search for victims in the collapsed construction site in George. (George Municipality/Supplied) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.

If your business is in a trust and its value grows over time, this growth is excluded from the estate duty calculation.If your small business is in a trust, it can provide business continuity and security for your family.You relinquish control of your small business by placing it in a trust.For more financial stories, go to the News24 Business front page.While asset managers have traditionally focused on the financial dimension of risk and return in investments, many consumers have long had a wider view. Consumers have long been using their buying power to protest the status quo or to affect change by not shopping…

Pieter-Steph du Toit was a towering presence for the Boks against the All Blacks, lasting the full 80 minutes in the comeback win. (Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.

Pipat Wongsawang/Getty Images An executor needs to have legal and financial knowledge and enough time for the task. The Master of the High Court must approve the executor you nominated after your death. Executors may charge a fee of up to 3.5% (excluding VAT) to finalise an estate.For more financial stories, go to the News24 Business front page.When you die, all your debts must be settled, your final taxes paid and your assets distributed according to your wishes or, if you haven’t written a will, in terms of the law of intestate succession. This process is known as the administration of your estate.The…

Xolani Xaka, murdered in a suspected hate crime (Supplied by family) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.

Young people often ask financial planners why they should start investing at 30 if they have 30 years to go until their retirement age. They argue that if they start at 40, they can make things work.Unfortunately, the reality is that it may only be 10 years, but those 10 years of lost growth can often never be made up. No matter how much you intend to invest from the age of 40 onwards, you will not be able to make up for the 10 years of lost time. Often this will result in working far beyond your intended retirement…