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(Photo Illustration by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images) HSBC is weighing a sale of its South African businesses as the lender focuses on Asian markets, according to people with knowledge of the matter.The South African branch business and securities unit have drawn interest from bidders that include banks from the region as well as China and the United Arab Emirates, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing information that isn’t public. The details of any potential deals have yet to be finalised and there is no guarantee that any transactions will go ahead, the people said.HSBC…
Strong winds and heavy swells have aided clean-up operations after an oil spill at a grounded vessel off the West Coast. (Samsa) 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.
Italian emergency services prepare to head toward the area off the Sicilian coast where the search continues for British technology tycoon Mike Lynch and his daughter Hannah, who are among six tourists missing after a luxury yacht sank in a tornado off the coast of Sicily. (Photo by Jonathan Brady/PA Images via Getty Images) One man died and six people were missing, including British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his daughter, after their luxury yacht and sank off SicilyJonathan Bloomer, chairman of Morgan Stanley International was among the missing. Fifteen people escaped before it went down, including Lynch’s wife…
Kelvin and Sheldon van der Linde embrace after both win podiums this past weekend in the DTM championship series at the Nurburgring. (VDLBros/Instagram) 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.
Crime surge rocketed in Gqeberha soon after Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu on Friday promised to restore peace in the area. (Supplied/SAPS) 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.
Italy’s Valentina Petrillo celebrates after the women’s 400m T12 final of the Para Athletics World Championships in Paris on 13 July 2023. (Matthias Hangst/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.
George Clooney attends The Boys In The Boat New York Screening at Museum of Modern Art on 13 December 2023 in New York City. (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) Russia’s prosecutor general on Monday said it had banned a foundation started by US film star George Clooney and his wife and human rights lawyer Amal Clooney.”The activities of The Clooney Foundation for Justice are declared undesirable on the territory of our country,” it said in a statement.The organisation “conducts extensive work aimed at discrediting Russia, actively supports false patriots and members of banned terrorist and extremist groups”.”Under the guise of humanitarian…
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A former Lyra Southern Africa employee, Kevin Cupido, was found guilty by the Randburg Magistrate’s Court of sexually assaulting a colleague at work. (/Phill Magakoe/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.
Hulamin specialises in rolled aluminium products – including for Elon Musk’s Tesla electric vehicles. (Supplied/Hulamin) 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.