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President Cyril Ramaphosa and United States President Joe Biden spoke on the phone on Tuesday evening. (Pool/Getty Images North America/AFP) US President Joe Biden has congratulated President Cyril Ramaphosa for “successfully forming” a government of national unity (GNU).In a statement released on Tuesday night, Biden also congratulated Ramaphosa on his re-election as the president of the seventh administration.Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya confirmed that the two statesmen had spoken on the phone on Tuesday night. During the call, Ramaphosa committed to deepen ties between South Africa and the West. South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous…

(Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo) The National Union of Metalworkers South Africa (Numsa) says it will embark on a strike at Ford Motoring Company SA on Thursday amid a demand for bonus payments. 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.

Merih Demiral of Turkey celebrates after he scores his team’s second goal during the UEFA EURO 2024 round of 16 match between Austria and Turkiye at Football Stadium Leipzig on July 02, 2024, in Leipzig, Germany. (Ian MacNicol/Getty Images) The tournament organiser said in a statement it was investigating the player for “inappropriate behaviour” during Tuesday’s knockout game in Leipzig.The gesture, which Demiral made to the crowd after scoring his second goal of the game, is associated with Turkish ultra-nationalist group Grey Wolves. South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24…

The University of Birmingham’s Professor Mark NK Saunders described President Cyril Ramaphosa’s establishment of a government of national unity Cabinet as a “wise” decision. (Sithandiwe Velaphi/News24) President Cyril Ramaphosa’s newly established government of national unity (GNU) offers South Africa an “amazing opportunity” to grow its economy, international scholar, Professor Mark NK Saunders of the University of Birmingham in the UK, has said.Ramaphosa announced the 32-minister GNU Cabinet on Sunday and appointed 43 deputy ministers from the ANC, DA, IFP, PA, FF Plus, PAC, GOOD, UDM and Al Jama-ah.Saunders, a professor of business research methods at the university’s business school, made the…

SA now has 138 licensed crypto asset service providers. (Jirapong Manustrong/Getty Images) The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has granted crypto asset service provider (CASP) licenses to a further 63 institutions, taking the total number to 138. 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.

The Gauteng Department of Social Development has resolved payment issues for most at-risk NPOs, but others are still awaiting payments. (Iviwe Mzandisi/News24) Following legal battles, the Gauteng Department of Social Development has settled payments with most NPOs on the verge of closure.Despite these efforts, 146 face imminent closure as they await overdue funds.In May, the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg ordered the department to subsidise charities – from orphanages to old-age homes. 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…

A file photo of the gas plant at the Grosvenor coal mine in Queensland, Australia. (Supplied/Anglo American) Anglo American’s major Australian coal mine battled on Wednesday to extinguish an underground gas fire that has been burning for five days following a “combustion event”.The blaze erupted on Saturday when gas ignited at the Grosvenor Mine in the eastern state of Queensland, forcing the evacuation of all workers and a halt to production.”The fire is still going and we are still working to safely seal up the last of the ventilation shafts using a variety of methods,” a spokeswoman for Anglo American…

Former Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber, who is now a senior coach at Leinster. (Christiaan Kotze/Gallo Images) Christiaan Kotze/Gallo Images Microscopic attention to details has helped turn Ireland into a rugby powerhouse, says former World Cup-winning South Africa head coach Jacques Nienaber ahead of a series between the teams.”The amount of detail they go into is incredible,” said the coach who quit the Springboks after the 2023 World Cup final triumph over New Zealand and joined Irish provincial giants Leinster. South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country…

SILENCED uncovered how Babita Deokaran was murdered after flagging large-scale corruption at Tembisa Hospital. Disgraced Tembisa Hospital boss Ashley Mthunzi was parachuted into his plum job despite critical red flags on his own declaration form, and the top brass of the Gauteng health department cast aside their own rules to ensure he got the job.When he took up his post at Tembisa in April 2021, he became a key actor in a R1-billion contract extraction scheme first exposed by Babita Deokaran, signing tainted medical supply contracts with grossly inflated prices and based on forged documents.Deeply entrenched networks of shell corporations…

(Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images) South Africa is seeking to alter the terms of a landmark agreement under which it promised to cut its reliance on coal in exchange for access to financing.The government of President Cyril Ramaphosa is pushing to renegotiate a deal with Climate Investment Funds (CIF), a group tied to the World Bank, so that it won’t be required to close three coal-fired power plants in the coming years. The plants, owned and operated by Eskom, are among the country’s biggest polluters, according to government advisers. South Africa’s government is seeking an “adjusted approach to the programme…