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(Nigel Jared/Getty Images) In a slow day for corporate news, micro-cap Brikor may be the next company to exit the JSE, while Convergence Partners has the nods it needs for its acquisition of Datacentrix. In international news, Germany’s government has opted to block the sale by Volkswagen of a gas turbine company to a state-owned Chinese company. 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…

CRUNCH TIME: Ireland’s Garry Ringrose runs into a white-walled black alley against the Springboks in their crunch Pool B game at the World Cup in Paris last year (Christian Liewig – Corbis/Getty Images) In one of the episodes of the docuseries, Chasing the Sun 2, Rassie Erasmus takes time to remind the Springboks that, with the exception of his video criticism of referee Nic Berry, which went viral during the British and Irish Series in 2021, they don’t talk about the opposition or how they should go about the tricky business of winning Test matches.Looking at the build-up to the…

Bantu Holomisa being sworn in as Deputy Minister of Defence. (GCIS/Supplied) South Africa’s seventh democratic government has been sworn in, with several new Cabinet ministers declaring their readiness to hit the ground running.On Wednesday, Chief Justice Raymond Zondo presided over the swearing-in of ministers and deputy ministers at a ceremony in Cape Town.President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the names of the members of the seventh administration on Sunday evening. 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…

The plan to exit coal formed part of a dramatic restructuring programme announced earlier this year by Anglo. (Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo) Anglo American is considering options to push ahead with a sale of its coal business after an explosion at its flagship Australian mine, including the possibility of selling individual assets or excluding the damaged operation from a potential deal.The plan to exit coal formed part of a dramatic restructuring programme announced earlier this year by Anglo, as the London-based miner was trying to fend off a takeover pursuit by larger rival BHP Group. While it also intends to spin…

Mark Cavendish won a record 35th stage at the Tour de France on Wednesday. (Dario Belingheri/Getty Images) Mark Cavendish made Tour de France history on Wednesday, winning a record 35th stage at the age of 39.Briton Cavendish beat Eddy Merckx’s mark, which had stood since 1975, on the fifth stage of this year’s Tour near the Alps, having equalled it in 2021.As the peloton swept through the lush Rhone valley with vineyards and pretty villages skirting the river, his Astana team hogged the front right of the peloton as light rain fell. South Africans need to be in the know…

ANC secretary-general, Fikile Mbalula, briefed the media on Wednesday. (Amanda Khoza/News24) ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula said Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi would announce his executive on Wednesday, despite the impasse in forming a provincial government of unity (PGU).Addressing the media at the party’s headquarters at Luthuli House in Johannesburg, Mbalula said it was “regrettable” that the DA and the ANC had not been able to find each other. “We wrote to the DA this morning to ask that we return to the negotiation table and not declare a deadlock. The ANC reiterates our firmly held conviction that the task of setting up a…

Missing Amile Gibiseza. (Supplied/SAPS) A 19-year-old school pupil disappeared without a trace after telling her family she was attending extra classes at Jonga High School in Thembalethu, George, a week ago.  Western Cape police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Malcolm Pojie said the pupil, Amile Gibiseza, was reported missing by her sister after the teen failed to return home from school. According to the police, the sister did not recall what clothing items Gibiseza had on when she left the house.”Preliminary reports available suggest that she left her residence on Wednesday, 26 June and informed her family that she is attending extra classes…

Standard Bank says recent fraud attempts don’t only hail from Brazil. (Brendan Croft/Gallo) Standard Bank says Brazil was not the sole source of fraud attempts that prompted scores of its clients to vent on social media platforms like X, with the financial malfeasance stemming from “multiple” international jurisdictions.Numerous clients complained on X that they had suffered fraud or attempted fraud that appeared to hail from Brazil, with the litany of posts ultimately prompting the lender to deny on Tuesday that it had suffered a systems breach. “Standard Bank experiences, like all institutions across the globe, fraud attempts from multiple jurisdictions. This…

Former Free State Education MEC Tate Makgoe. (Ntwaagae Seleka/News24) R355 000 for “artists”, R96 000 for mourners’ “accreditation”, R70 000 for decor, R59 000 for red roses, R13 000 for “draping”, and R9 900 to hire astroturf.That’s what a Public Protector report says the Free State government spent on former education MEC Tate Makgoe’s funeral and memorial service.Defending itself in the report, Free State Office of the Premier director-general Kopung Ralikontsane denied any wrongdoing, saying the supply chain management properly followed the request for quotations. South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous…

Vitamin B12 deficiencies are often tricky to detect. (jarun011/Getty Images) Vitamin B12 is a crucial nutrient in keeping our bodies running smoothly. It helps keep our nervous system healthy, builds DNA, and energises us.But it’s tricky because we might not easily notice when we’re low on it, as the signs can be pretty subtle.Here are some signs of Vitamin B12 deficiency to watch out for: 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…