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Government pulls plug on failed integrated public transport systems that cost more than R80bn

Government pulls plug on failed integrated public transport systems that cost more than R80bn

Bus rapid transit project has been dumped, leaving cities facing budget cuts scrambling for answers

By Isaac Mahlangu

Joburg’s crumbling roads fuel R115bn maintenance backlog

Joburg’s crumbling roads fuel R115bn maintenance backlog

While the City has a roads infrastructure backlog of R115 billion, the budget for next year is in the region of R1.7 billion. All the while the roads, stormwater systems and bridges are deteriorating rapidly.

By Yvonne Grimbeek

From JSE Top 40 darling to penny stock: Amsa limps to its centenary

From JSE Top 40 darling to penny stock: Amsa limps to its centenary

But CEO puts faith in a turnaround driven by promised changes to government policies

By Kabelo Khumalo

How cybercriminals hacked Ekurhuleni’s IT system to steal R2bn

How cybercriminals hacked Ekurhuleni’s IT system to steal R2bn

Spyware, insider access, and lack of audit trails enabled massive municipal billing scam

By Sipho Masondo

Government played us on BRT, say taxi operators

Government played us on BRT, say taxi operators

Taxi operators in Rustenburg feel 'played' by the government after they gave up their businesses to join the Yarona Bus Rapid Transit system but were later dumped due to budgetary constraints and a change of plans.

By Isaac Mahlangu

Qatari LNG tanker sailing towards Hormuz Strait, shipping data shows

Qatari LNG tanker sailing towards Hormuz Strait, shipping data shows

A successful passage would mark the first transit by a Qatari LNG tanker through the strait since the start of the war on Iran.

By Reuters

Magyar sworn in as Hungary’s prime minister on promises of change

Magyar sworn in as Hungary’s prime minister on promises of change

Foreign investors and Hungarians alike have welcomed Magyar’s victory, with the forint hitting four-year highs against the euro, bond yields falling and post-election polls showing more voters backing Tisza

By Reuters

European states to send planes to evacuate citizens from hantavirus-hit cruise ship

European states to send planes to evacuate citizens from hantavirus-hit cruise ship

Local authorities have warned the evacuation must take place between Sunday midday and Monday afternoon before conditions at sea are expected to take a turn for the worse

By Reuters

Kremlin says peace in Ukraine is still a very long way off

Kremlin says peace in Ukraine is still a very long way off

The Kremlin on Saturday said that the US was in a hurry to clinch a peace deal to end the Ukraine war but that getting to any sort of agreement was a very long way off because the issues were so complicated and talks were basically on hold.

By Reuters

VIDEO | Dramatic rescue in Durban CBD as final survivor is freed from collapsed building

VIDEO | Dramatic rescue in Durban CBD as final survivor is freed from collapsed building

Investigation launched into Durban CBD building collapse after five people rescued.

By Gill Gifford

Starmer, aiming for leadership reset, names former UK PM Gordon Brown as finance envoy

Starmer, aiming for leadership reset, names former UK PM Gordon Brown as finance envoy

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer named former premier Gordon Brown as his envoy on global finance on Saturday

By Reuters

Unemployed graduates share their struggles

Unemployed graduates share their struggles

With graduation season in full swing, many young people continue to grapple with unemployment.

By Ntwanano Mtileni

US, Iran no closer to ending war as Gulf clashes flare

US, Iran no closer to ending war as Gulf clashes flare

The US and Iran appeared no closer on Saturday to finding an end to their war after the two sides traded fire in the Gulf amid a tenuous ceasefire

By Reuters

EC health department slams ‘fake’ hantavirus outbreak reports

EC health department slams ‘fake’ hantavirus outbreak reports

The Eastern Cape health department has dismissed as fake news claims that a hantavirus outbreak has hit Grey Hospital in Qonce

By Daily Dispatch Correspondent

Libya’s Zawiya oil refinery shut due to nearby clashes

Libya’s Zawiya oil refinery shut due to nearby clashes

Libya’s largest functioning oil refinery has been closed and an emergency declared after clashes erupted near the facility in Zawiya, west of the capital, Tripoli

By Reuters

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