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News24’s breaking news wire service brings you the latest South African, African and international news reports and press updates from newsrooms across the country.
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From southern Ethiopia to northern Kenya and Somalia, around 22 million people are at risk of hunger as the worst drought in four decades grips the Horn of Africa.
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Climate technologies present an opportunity to boost economic growth, and improve employment levels and skills needed in markets, writes Matthew Cruise.
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Using recycled materials, Kenyan cousins Moses Kiuna and David Gathu have invented bio-robotic prosthetic limbs to help the disabled.
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SA's largest poultry producer, Astral Foods is calling on the government to remove value-added tax (VAT) on chicken products.
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Soweto is full of gritty urban landscapes and alleys which evoke its history as one of apartheid's battlegrounds.
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Its track record shows the opposition party can deliver services. But it is consistently failing to confront reputational damage effectively, to its detriment, says Solly Moeng.
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The carbon credit market is fragmented and complex, some credits have turned out to represent emissions reductions that were questionable at best, writes Lisa Esterhuyzen.
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The emerging debt-for-nature swaps may put African countries on track to meet their environmental conservation goals while managing ballooning public debts.
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TransUnion CEO Lee Naik shares five tips that could help to resolve financial strains.
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Can a business thrive in SA and deliver decent investment returns, especially relative to globally-focused companies? Yes, says Alistair Lea.
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The National Prosecuting Authority has declined to prosecute a criminal case linked to the contentious Karpowership SA project.
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Eskom has "neither plans nor decision to retrench any employees, whatever their gender or race", the power utility said on Friday.
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It is important to become serious about transformation in SA's events industry and provide access to small businesses, says the CEO of Gauteng Tourism.
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While energy challenges loom large, SA's strong fundamentals and intended structural reforms are promising.
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Recent legislation and policies could play a role in taking on the scourges of mafia syndication and theft. But as may be expected, the key lies in implementation, say Jennifer Smit & Kyle Grootboom.
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The National Treasury has stood firm over Eskom's request for cash for diesel but will support it to access credit from commercial banks
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A large part of Eskom's unplanned capability loss factor is attributable to boiler issues. So it can ill afford a battle with top-tier suppliers, writes Lungile Mashele.
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Furniture group Lewis reported on Friday that merchandise sales for the nine months to December rose by a muted 2% as consumers struggled with high unemployment, rising interest rates and soaring inflation.
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A farmer in KwaZulu-Natal says erratic electricity shut down ventilation in one of his chicken houses in December, killing 11 500 chickens, or a quarter of his flock on that farm.
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South Africa will send 12 cheetahs to India every year for the next decade as part of conservation efforts, according to a new agreement.