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News24 Business | 200 electric Ubers coming to SA next year, starting in Joburg

Uber will bring 200 BYD electric vehicles onto its platform in South Africa, starting with a pilot in Johannesburg in 2025.




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News24 Business | Exec pay: Shoprite forced to engage unhappy shareholders

Investors holding more than a quarter of Shoprite shares opposed its executive pay, requiring SA's largest retailer to address dissenting shareholders' concerns.




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News24 Business | 'Food inflation has all but disappeared': Bidcorp flags record trading, 'excellent' SA result

Shares of Bidcorp, the food services giant founded by Brian Joffe, jumped almost 5% on Tuesday after it reported a record revenue performance for the four months to end October, including an "excellent" result from SA.




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News24 Business | FlySafair to interdict ruling that threatens international flights

FlySafair has filed an urgent application to interdict a ruling that threatens its international operations after it was found that the airline's shareholding structure violates foreign ownership regulations.




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News24 Business | Filipino giant says Maersk unit holds SA 'hostage', will appeal Durban port interdict

ICTSI said it will use all legal channels to make sure that a Maersk subsidiary, "is not successful in holding the Durban port, and indeed the South African economy hostage to their interests".




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News24 Business | Blue Ribbon owner Premier reports earnings jump but maize prices still a concern

Blue Ribbon and Snowflake owner Premier's interim earnings rose by almost a third on Tuesday as the group benefited from a focus on margin management, cost savings and continued investment in its assets.




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News24 Business | Lottoland wins round in battle against Google in South Africa

The Competition Tribunal issued an interim order that should allow online betting platform Lottoland access to Google Ads.




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News24 Business | SA arm of Ivor Ichikowitz's Paramount defence group files for business rescue

The South African operations of defence and aerospace company Paramount filed for business rescue amid a dispute with a drone manufacturer from the United Arab Emirates.




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News24 Business | MultiChoice sheds 1.8m DStv subscribers, loss doubles to R1.85bn

DStv and Showmax operator MultiChoice reported it shed over a tenth of its pay-TV subscriber base in its six months to end September, when its loss also doubled after it was battered by currency headwinds as well as its spend on streaming.




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News24 Business | Motsepe's SOLA Group wins first round in Renergen rights battle

An application to suspend development of the solar farm has been rejected, but another seeking more permanent relief is yet to be decided on.




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News24 Business | Deepfake drama's latest twist: Watchdog probes claims that agents have been lying about licence

SA's financial regulator is investigating allegations that agents of online brokerage Banxso, whose licence has been suspended, contacted clients claiming it has been "cleared".




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News24 Business | US investment banking giant caught out by weak rand

It took less than a week for one of Citigroup's recommended Trump trades to sink under water.




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News24 Business | Business brief | Mantengu digs up a profit; Shell prevails in landmark climate ruling

An overview of the biggest business developments in SA and beyond.




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News24 Business | Elon Musk is making a habit of joining Trump’s calls with leaders

Elon Musk surfaced once more in a round of phone calls US President-elect Donald Trump is making with world leaders, driving home the billionaire's outsized influence in the next administration.




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News24 Business | Court orders Nulaid owner Quantum to reinstate director it removed in boardroom war

Nulaid owner Quantum Foods has been ordered to reinstate a nonexecutive director it removed after requesting to see the legal advice it relied on in refusing a shareholders' meeting request for board changes.




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News24 Business | Growth-hungry Premier says it would even consider snapping up RCL, Libstar

Blue Ribbon and Snowflake owner Premier Foods is on the prowl for acquisitions, including the likes of JSE-listed food producers like Remgro-controlled RCL Foods, Libstar and RFG, if they ever become available.




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News24 Business | Trump names Elon Musk to role leading government efficiency drive

US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday named Elon Musk to a role aimed at creating a more efficient government, handing even more influence to the world's richest man who donated millions of dollars to helping Trump get elected.




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News24 Business | GEPF says its annual investment return is 'satisfactory' - but write-offs climb

The Government Employees' Pension Fund delivered a return of 4.9% on investments for its members in the year to end-March.




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Reading Instruction 'Keeps Parents Up at Night': Advocates in Wis., Calif. Push for Changes

As schools apply more scrutiny to the methods and materials they use to teach early reading, educators and parents in some states have started to form new advocacy efforts—trying to pressure states and districts to adopt new approaches to teacher training and evaluating materials.




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Reading & Writing Instruction in the Age of the Coronavirus

Keep it simple, keep it flexible, and keep the routine familiar are among the suggestions three educators give in assigning students work while distance learning.




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Using her gifts

A Korean Transit Challenge team member shares the gospel by using face painting to overcome the language barrier in France.




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Small steps towards justice

An OM France couple works among trafficked women and fights for justice before government officials.




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COVID-19 Has Left Thousands of After-School Programs in Jeopardy

Six in 10 programs worry they will have to shut down permanently, a survey finds—and that was before so many districts announced fall remote-learning plans.




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A Classroom Strategy: Using Models for Scientific Argumentation (Video)

Second grade teacher Kitten Vaa shares how her students develop argumentation skills with the use of scientific modeling.




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A Classroom Strategy: Brain Breaks Allow Students to Refocus (Video)

Second grade teacher Tita Ugalde explains how giving 'brain breaks' lets her students shake out their extra energy and refuel in between lessons.




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How to Talk to Students About the Coronavirus Without Scaring Them

What you say about the coronavirus depends on the child's developmental stage. Here are examples of the best age-appropriate language for discussing the pandemic.




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News24 Business | PODCAST | SA Money Report: Navigating racial discrimination and SA's property game

In this week's episode of SA Money Report we examine how racial discrimination impacts the property market and interrupts economic growth.




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News24 Business | PODCAST | SA Money Report: Working through your 4 stages of load shedding grief

In this week's episode of SA Money Report, we delve into Eskom's latest plunge into darkness.




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News24 Business | PODCAST | SA Money Report: Getting cargo off our roads and onto Transnet’s vast rail network

In this week's episode of SA Money Report, we explore government's plans to allow private operators to use Transnet’s rail network, which is expected to instantly move some 58 million tons of cargo off South Africa’s battered roads.




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News24 Business | PODCAST | SA Money Report: We see what Shell sells with its blasts on the sea floor

In this week's episode of SA Money Report, Fin24s sustainability expert Lameez Omarjee provides a seismic blast of information, helping us to understand what's Shell's plans are for waters off the Eastern Cape, and why people are so furious about it.




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News24 Business | PODCAST | SA Money Report: The curious case of the Public Protector's renewable energy probe

In this week's episode of SA Money Report, Fin24 investigative reporter Jan Cronje delves into Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's curious investigation of the country's push for more renewable energy.




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News24 Business | PODCAST | SA Money Report: The oil mother lode and the battle off SA's shores

This week, SA Money Report drills down into the 'game changing' oil find off the coast of Namibia, and how this factors into the recent court battles over seismic blasting on the SA West Coast.




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News24 Business | PODCAST | SA Money Report: Steinhoff fires salvo with Markus Jooste’s ‘mastermind’ emails

This week, SA Money Report unpacks how a series of emails by former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste is an integral part of proving a case against one of his allies in the UK




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News24 Business | PODCAST | SA Money Report: The Putin crony, the Naspers money and tensions in Mother Russia

This week, SA Money Report journeys in the heart of war, and comes back with a tale about Naspers' exposure in Russia, and its ties to VKontakte, whose 38-year-old CEO Vladimir Kiriyenko was sanctioned by the US.




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News24 Business | PODCAST | SA Money Report: A new CEO today, transformation tomorrow. Is Absa keeping it together?

This week, SA Money Report focuses on the controversy around the appointment of Arrie Rautenbach as Absa CEO.




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News24 Business | PODCAST | SA Money Report: Cash problems leave Comair’s future up in the air and its planes grounded

This week Carin Smith explains why Kulula.com operator Comair grounded its planes, and what it will take to get them back in the air.




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News24 Business | PODCAST | SA Money Report: Labour pains and the birth of all-out Numsa war

This week, SA Money Report delves into the power moves, backstabbing and court cases facing Numsa ahead of its crucial elective conference.




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News24 Business | PODCAST | SA Money Report: Why retirement is going 2 pot, and what it means for your money

This week SA Money Report discusses the new proposals to change the country's retirement system, and how you might be able to access some of your funds.




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News24 Business | PODCAST | SA Money Report: Untangling 'blackmail' and vindication at the AG's office

This week SA Money Report discusses how well-respected Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke recently faced a barrage of allegations from an employee who also allegedly attempted to blackmail her, and how she ended up being vindicated.




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News24 Business | PODCAST | SA Money Report: Probing why eThekwini's taking the nuclear option in Eskom divorce plan

This week SA Money Report tries to understand eThekwini's surprising plan for nuclear power, and whether the ANC's RET faction has a hand in things.




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News24 Business | PODCAST | SA Money Report: How deep do Markus Jooste's attachment issues go?

In a very special Steinhoff edition of SA Money Report, we examine the SA Reserve Bank’s recent surprise moves against former CEO Markus Jooste.




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News24 Business | WATCH | 'Every man for himself': Why this farmer says there's a need for mental health help

Bayanda Maseko lost 2 000 chickens and more than R100 000 he invested in his farm in 2022, all because of load shedding.




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News24 Business | Siza longer version

After a year long battle by business and organised labour CEO of Transnet Freight Rail Siza Mzimela has resigned




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News24 Business | Discovery data shows over R3.2 billion paid for cancer treatment in 2023

Discovery Health Medical Scheme's (DHMS) 2023 cancer claims payouts were almost 19% higher than the previous year though the scheme says screening rates in South Africa have mostly returned to pre-pandemic levels.




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News24 Business | Nick Hedley | Energy transition stats show SA is now way behind the rest of the world

The pace of the energy transition has accelerated exponentially in recent years and South Africa has failed to keep pace. But there is hope with legislative changes paving the way for a more competitive electricity market, says Nick Hedley.




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Not just for Christmas

New believers in the village of Sunkapur have started meeting together regularly to study God's Word.




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More than just writing my name!

"I didn't realize how much I would gain from going to school" Dipu shares about OM Bangladesh's Village Primary Schools.




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By bus, bicycle or boat: OMers make Bengali New Testament #1 bestseller

Massive distribution efforts by OM teams in Bangladesh over more than 10 years sowed gospel seeds and made the Bengali New Testament a #1 best seller.




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Trustees support new Applied Research Laboratory facility at Innovation Park

The Penn State Board of Trustees’ Finance and Investment Committee advanced a proposal on Nov. 7 to construct a new Applied Research Laboratory Building on the University Park campus.  




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DeVos: Give Religious Groups Equal Consideration for Education Grants

The new U.S. Department of Education guidance creates a federal process for individuals and organizations to file complaints under the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act.