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SA’s CEOs on why they have hope

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Friday, 4 October 2024

“The smallest feline is a masterpiece.”

Leonardo da Vinci

STORY OF THE DAY

SA’s CEOs on why they are optimistic about the country

By Ray Mahlaka
Sentiment around South Africa has improved since the coalition government was formed and Eskom’s blackouts faded. However, CEOs warn that positive sentiment should not breed complacency, and a lot must still be done to fix the economy.

WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING
🇮🇱🇺🇳 As Israeli forces continued an offensive on Hezbollah, the UN Security Council expressed its unanimous support for Secretary-General António Guterres, after he was barred by Israel from travelling to the country. Its statement diplomatically termed the snub “counterproductive”.
⚓🇺🇸 US dock and port workers – we don’t know the difference either – have ended their three-day strike immediately on the East Coast and Gulf Coast. A resolution saw a 62% wage increase over six years. The strike’s ship has come in, financially anyway.
🇺🇸🇷🇺 The US announced that it has disrupted Russian attempts to hack government agencies. The Justice Department worked with Microsoft to shut down scores of internet domains used to phish individuals working for government agencies.
🇬🇧🇲🇺 The UK cedes sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. In exchange for the sovereignty switch, the UK (and US) will retain control of Diego Garcia military airbase in the Indian Ocean for at least 99 years.

PICTURE OF THE DAY

📷 Charmaine Margoczi

“The little white house.”
Scottish Highlands.
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IN NUMBERS

90.8%

… of British train drivers are white, middle-aged males.

FACTS OF THE DAY

Today in 1957, Sputnik 1 is launched by the USSR.

JRR Tolkien loathed Disney, calling the franchise “hopelessly corrupted”.

SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS
🏏 Proteas Women skipper Laura Wolvaardt is wary of the batting threat West Indies pose in the first match of the T20 World Cup.

🏉 New Zealand’s rugby union is seeking more information from World Rugby, following France’s unilateral decision to exclude some national squad players from next year’s Test series against the All Blacks.

🏁 French luxury giant LVMH has reached a 10-year sponsorship deal with Formula 1, which covers its Louis Vuitton, Moët Hennessy and TAG Heuer brands. The sponsorship deal is valued at slightly more than $100-million a year for 10 years.

SPONSORED CONTENT

Sponsored Content: The ultimate expression of progress: Audi South Africa unveils the one-of-a-kind RS 6 Avant GT

By Audi South Africa

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OPINIONISTAS

Mr President, how long will you remain silent while the elderly and youth suffer?

By Israel Nkuna

Thirty years after democracy, nothing has changed in SA’s rainbow nation education system

By Michael le Cordeur

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