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The South African Weather Service adjusted its warning for damaging winds from Level 6 to 8 for Sunday in Western Cape. (Munir Uz Zaman/AFP) The Western Cape Disaster Management Centre is on high alert after the South African Weather Service adjusted its warning for damaging winds from Level 6 to 8 for Sunday.The inclement weather will result in strong gale force winds moving westerly to north-westerly at 70-90km/h and gusting at 90-120km/h over the City of Cape Town and the Drakenstein, Stellenbosch, Overstrand and Theewaterskloof municipalities on Sunday. The weather service said widespread structural damage to informal and formal settlements…
Bongiwe Kunene (Supplied/ BASA) The business of banking is to provide financing for investment in sustainable, commercially sound companies, entrepreneurs, and economic infrastructure, which in turn supports economic growth and job creation. The sector is ready to get cracking, says Bongiwe Kunene.The re-appointment of Enoch Godongwana, as Minister of Finance, and David Masondo as Deputy Minister of Finance, is an important signal that the Government of National Unity will continue to implement fiscal policies aimed at maintaining responsible, sustainable spending on social and economic infrastructure and reducing national debt.The appointment of Ashor Sarupen, as an additional Deputy Finance Minister, will…
Baby Breydon with his family, dad Brunn Mostert, mom Janine Louw and the metro’s MMC for Economic Development, Tourism and Agriculture, Shuling Lindoor. (Candice Bezuidenhout/News24) Armed with nothing but her bare hands, a shoelace, and hope for a positive outcome, a Nelson Mandela Bay politician, with no medical training, delivered the baby of an Eastern Cape flood victim earlier this week.Baby Breydon Louw is considered a miracle baby by proud mother Janine Louw and ecstatic father Brunn Mostert after he came into the world on 1 July, exactly one month after a flood destroyed their Kariega home and left a…
Argentinian President Javier Milei arrives for talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Chancellery on June 23, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. This is Mileis first official visit to Germany as president. (Maryam Majd/Getty Images) It has been a year full of surprises and opportunities for financial markets – and could shape up to be a great opportunity for fixed income investing, says Albert Botha.The year 2024 was already slated to be the busiest one for elections in recorded history, but has surpassed expectations with a series of unexpected results. The groundwork for this shift was laid in December 2023,…
General view during the 2024 Durban July (Gerhard Duraan/Gallo Images) Oriental Charm, ridden by jockey JP van der Merwe and trained by Brett Crawford, won the 2024 Durban July at Greyville on Saturday. Second place went to Cousin Casey while See It Again finished third.More to follow … 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…
Gidela Secondary School in Ximausa village, Limpopo, was torched in the early hours on Saturday. Limpopo police have launched a manhunt for suspects after Gidela Secondary School in Ximausa village was burgled and torched in the early hours of Saturday morning, resulting in the theft of an undisclosed amount of cash and the destruction of equipment worth over R300 000.According to reports, community members alerted police to a school in flames shortly after 04:00.”[Police] rushed to the scene and found the administration block was burned. Upon checking, it was noticed that the doors of the school premises were forced…
Money laundering. (Matthias Kulka/ Getty Images) “Nordea did not adequately investigate transactions by Russian clients of the bank and ignored warnings about foreign exchange trades in Copenhagen,” Denmark’s National Special Crime Unit said in a statement. The alleged laundering happened between 2012 and 2015. 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.
Leon Schreiber was sworn-in as minister of Home Affairs during the swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday (Gallo Images/Brenton Geach). Muhammad Hussain has a quick coffee at the airport with Leon Schreiber to find out what the new home affairs minister has in store for the “system-offline” ministry.Leon Amos Schreiber was not born in Zimbabwe.In fact, the newly appointed home affairs minister says he has never set foot in Zimbabwe. 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…
Francesco Carto/Getty Images The amount of cryptocurrency stolen in hacks globally more than doubled in the first six months of 2024 from a year earlier, driven by a small number of large attacks and rising crypto prices, blockchain researchers TRM Labs said on Friday.Hackers had stolen more than $1.38 billion (R25 billion) worth of crypto by June 24, 2024, compared with $657 million in the same period in 2023, TRM Labs said in a report. 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,…
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s South African rider Brad Binder during the French MotoGP at Le Mans. (Julien de Rosa/AFP) Martin has seemed powerless to stop two-time defending champion Bagnaia eating into his once sizeable championship lead as the Italian has won the last three races.The 27-year-old Italian trails by just 10 points and could emerge from the weekend at the top of the standings. 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…