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President Cyril Ramaphosa announced his government of national unity Cabinet on Sunday night. President Cyril Ramaphosa unveiled a bloated and dramatically reconfigured government of national unity (GNU) Cabinet on Sunday night, saying that he was unable to uphold his promise to significantly downsize the number of portfolios.”In the course of the sixth democratic administration, we indicated our intention to reduce the number of portfolios in the national executive. However, due to the need to ensure that the national executive is inclusive of all the parties to the government of national unity, this has not been possible.”The president, who was re-elected…
Stéhan Grobler and Ben la Grange have been charged with multiple counts of fraud, racketeering and breaking financial laws. (Graphic by Sharlene Rood/News24; Images by William Brederode and Jaco Marais) Steinhoff grandees Ben la Grange and Stéhan Grobler, along with their late boss Markus Jooste, have been accused by the State of forming a conspiracy to pump the disgraced retailer full of fake profits. This “systematic and organised” fraud was allegedly cooked up to trigger tens of millions of rands in payouts via bonuses and lucrative share incentive deals.The details of the charges are set out in the National Prosecuting Authority’s…
SA Forest Adventures announced it would open the world’s longest zipline (Getty Images) South Africa will soon have the world’s longest zipline, and it already has one claiming to be the fastest.These ziplines are now major tourist attractions in most provinces and are a great way to explore incredible locations.Here are six options worth adding to your local travel bucket list.From around the mid-2000s, ziplines started to pop up in several of South Africa’s most scenic locations. With their relatively low cost and novelty factor for visitors and tourists alike, they made for great franchises to open in unlikely,…
Experts say newly appointed Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has her work cut out for her. (Gallo Images/Lefty Shivambu) Siviwe Gwarube and her family were crushed on Saturday night when India’s Suraykumar Yadav took a stunning catch in the last over of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final to dismiss Proteas’ batsman, David Miller. She posted on X that the catch was “absolutely devastating” and “caused utter chaos in this house”.But on Sunday night, it was presumably a different picture as President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed her minister of basic education. South Africans need to be in the know if…
(Matthew de Lange/Getty Images) President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a thorough overhaul of his economic ministers on Sunday night. Only two members of the previous Cabinet — Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana and Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe — remain in their previous portfolios. With the economy barely growing during his first five-year term, Ramaphosa needs his new set of economic ministers to rebuild a platform for economic growth. This means accelerated and expanded structural reforms, some of which are complex and require sophisticated and motivated leadership. South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous…
A dejected Proteas captain Aiden Markram, seen here looking past the T20 World Cup trophy, didn’t have a great tournament with the bat despite being excellent in other spheres. (Alex Davidson-ICC/Getty Images) Aiden Markram isn’t the first South African captain to lead with aplomb at an International Cricket Council event, despite not coming back with the title. In getting to Saturday’s T20 World Cup final they lost by seven runs against India in Barbados, he achieved something that eluded all of his predecessors in the T20 and 50-Over formats.It’s a feat, that while the team failed to get over the final…
What to watch?! (Getty Images/Simpson33) “In the pre-streaming days, finding something to watch wasn’t always easy. Now, it feels like audiences are drowning in choice,” writes Gabi Zietsman.As a film critic and film student, whenever someone tells me about this new TV show or film that I HAVE to watch, I smile and nod my head, knowing full well that the chances of that happening are almost zero.There’s just too much to watch, and I’m tired. South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25…
Rolex said that it is committed to expanding its retail presence in South Africa, despite closing its local affiliate office this month. (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Rolex says it is committed to strengthening its retail presence in South Africa, despite the closure of its local affiliate office this month.The company’s commitment to the South African market came into question when News24 revealed that the Swiss luxury watchmaker was closing its Sandton affiliate office after maintaining a presence in South Africa for 76 years. South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future.…
John Michelshas already introduced a motion of no confidence against the mayor, Mary Liebenberg of the PA, at a recent council meeting. POLITICSThe deputy mayor of the Theewaterskloof Local Municipality (TWK), John Michels, has threatened to go to court if the DA and ANC members remove him from office. 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…
Billy Jacobs, a resident of Braam Pretorius Street, says the chickens from two houses down are in his flower beds in front of his house so often he has given up on caring for them. NEWSFeathers are flying between neighbours in the Wonderboom suburb of Pretoria over stray chickens that are allegedly wreaking havoc in other people’s gardens and leaving a stinky smell where they roam. 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…