News24 | WATCH | Beyond recycling: The Litterboom Project’s holistic approach to tackling plastic pollution
The Litterboom Project operates on eight rivers in KwaZulu-Natal and two in Cape Town. It removes roughly 1.5 tonnes of waste per clean-up.
News24 | Load shedding a golden thread in Amnesty International’s report on human rights in SA
South Africa’s energy crisis formed a golden thread through several concerns international human rights watchdog Amnesty International raised about the country in its latest report on the global state of
News24 | DA explains job seekers grant as it announces party’s economic policy
The DA plans to put in place job seekers’ grants and do away with the R350 monthly social relief of distress grant if it is put in power – but
News24 | Axed security guards vow to continue sleep-in outside health dept offices until they get jobs back
Angry security guards who have been protesting outside the offices of the Gauteng Department of Health following the termination of their month-to-month contracts, say they will continue the fight to
News24 | Prove you’re trying to earn money to get a grant, says DA as it announces party’s economic policy
The DA plans to put in place job seekers’ grants and do away with the R350 monthly social relief of distress grant if it is put in power – but
News24 | Kgosi Mampuru II correctional staffer’s homes gutted in fire at housing precinct
Two homes have been destroyed and four damaged at a Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Facility staff housing precinct in Pretoria.
News24 | Right to lawyer must ‘not be lightly dispensed with’, court finds as rehab committal order set aside
A Cape Town woman’s successful court bid to have her husband involuntarily sent to a drug rehabilitation facility has been set aside in the Western Cape High Court because he
News24 | Gauteng police arrest two suspects for kidnapping of Austrian national in February
The suspects who allegedly kidnapped a retired Austrian businessman from Johannesburg Botanical Gardens in February, holding him captive for 50 days, have been arrested.
News24 | WATCH | News24 Leaders Debate: ANC claims ‘no tolerance’, but corruption-accused top candidates list
While the ANC has several corruption-accused leaders high up on its parliamentary lists, it claims to have no tolerance for corruption, which it believes is anti-poor and anti-working class.
News24 | Hartswater farm murders: Second accused denies washing blood from car
One of the four defendants on trial for the gruesome murders of Dan Brand, his wife, Breggie, and their daughter Elzabie on 26 July 2020 on a smallholding outside Hartswater,
News24 | ‘I have forgiven him’: Former Hawks cop on hitman who killed his dad during Modack investigation
A former Hawks officer, whose father was murdered outside his home in Melkbosstrand, says he forgives the hitman who killed his father, in an assassination that Nafiz Modack is on
News24 | WATCH | News24 Leaders Debate: IFP, Rise Mzansi vow not to enter coalition deal with ANC
The president of the IFP, Velinkosini Hlabisa, vowed to “remove the political party which destroyed everything”, and to not betray voters by entering into a coalition agreement with the ANC.
News24 | WATCH | News24 Leaders Debate: Let voters decide which party must govern, Mashaba tells Steenhuisen
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba cautioned DA leader John Steenhuisen to respect the Constitution and let voters decide who should govern.
News24 | A tale of two campaigns: How two former presidents seek to canvas votes in ANC vs MK Party battle
The battle for control of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal after 29 May is hotting up as two former presidents campaign on opposite sides.
News24 | Enyobeni Tavern report: Parents vindicated by the SA Human Rights Commission’s probe
Families of the victims of the Enyobeni Tavern tragedy said they have been vindicated by the outcomes of an investigative report into the incident by the South African Human Rights
News24 | News24 Leaders Debate: Let voters decide which party must govern, Mashaba tells Steenhuisen
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba cautioned DA leader John Steenhuisen to respect the Constitution and let voters decide who should govern.
News24 | A tale of two campaigns: How two former presidents sought to canvas votes
The battle for control of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal after 29 May is hotting up as two former presidents campaigned on opposite sides.
News24 | ‘I have forgiven him’: Former Hawks cop on hitman who killed his dad, allegedly for Modack
A former Hawks officer, whose father was murdered outside his home in Melkbosstrand, suspects the hit was linked to his investigation of Cape Town businessman Nafiz Modack in a case
News24 | News24 Leaders Debate: IFP, Rise Mzansi vow not to enter coalition deal with ANC
The president of the IFP, Velinkosini Hlabisa, vowed to “remove the political party which destroyed everything”, and to not betray voters by entering into a coalition agreement with the ANC.
News24 | Tshwane South College awards R5.8m contract without putting it out to open tender
The Tshwane South College in Pretoria has been accused of flouting its supply chain management policy after awarding a R5.8 million contract to an existing service provider instead of putting
News24 | Equality groups applaud SCA for overturning ruling that foreplay implies ‘tacit consent’ to sex
The SCA reinstated the rape conviction of Loyiso Coko. He was initially found guilty in the Makhanda Regional Court in September 2020, which was then overturned by the high court.
News24 | ANC asks for leave to appeal cadre deployment contempt ruling
The ANC is continuing its court battle to keep its leader’s role in cadre deployment during the state capture era secret, despite getting a drubbing in court at every turn.
News24 | Tragedy at daycare centre: Family of Eastern Cape boy, 3, who drowned in pit toilet demands answers
The family of a three-year-old boy who drowned in a pit toilet in Mdantsane, the Eastern Cape, has lambasted the management of the Little Champions Day Care Centre, labelling them
News24 | ‘We will not be doing interviews’, says KZN municipality after hiring Zulu king’s praise singer
The IFP-led Zululand District Municipality has told News24 that it won’t doing media interviews about the appointment of AmaZulu king praise-singer Buzetsheni Mdletshe as a “senior arts and culture coordinator”.
News24 | Elections 2024: How the EFF bankrolled its posters, party material and rallies
The EFF’s posters, election material and major rallies have all been bankrolled with a R60 million Standard Bank loan.
News24 | ‘Can we behave like adults?’: Tshwane council sitting marred by extensive bickering and jeering
Due to extensive bickering and jeering among political parties in the City of Tshwane council, it took almost five hours to simply adopt minutes of previous meetings, convey condolences and
News24 | ANC campaign trail: Warm reception as Thabo Mbeki meets and greets shoppers in Soweto mall
Men, children and women of all ages were excited to see the former president walk about in the mall and briefly interact with businesses and shoppers.
News24 | I love you baby, I will see you soon, says girlfriend of man jailed for 12 years for killing wife
The aunt of a woman who was killed by her husband had a tense exchange with his girlfriend after he was sentenced in the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg.
News24 | Friday’s weather: Rain and thunderstorms expected in most provinces
Scattered to isolated rain and thunderstorms are expected to hit most provinces across the country, according to the South African Weather Service.
News24 | Family tragedy strikes Westbury: Children witness parents’ murder
Another double murder has rocked Westbury after a couple was gunned down in front of their two young children.
News24 | ANC fumes as Referendum Party’s ‘secessionist vigilantes’ block R62 between Eastern Cape, Western Cape
The Referendum Party raised the ire of the ANC this week when it blocked the R62 between the Eastern Cape and Western Cape when it launched its election manifesto.
News24 | WATCH | DA marches in Gqeberha for slain toddler but residents remain indifferent at ‘election attention’
More than a thousand residents of notorious, gang-invested Helenvale, in Gqeberha, marched through the streets with the chairperson of the DA Federal Council, Helen Zille, on Thursday to demand justice
News24 | SA on track to ‘eliminate’ malaria by 2028, says health department
The health department says South Africa is on course to “eliminate” malaria by 2028, despite recording almost 9 800 cases last year.
News24 | ‘I felt glass on my face’: Security boss’ son testifies in Modack trial on attack on their home
The son of security company boss Andre Naude has testified in the Western Cape High Court that someone shot at his bedroom window at his father’s house.
News24 | KZN govt departments owe municipalities R3.8bn for unpaid water, electricity, rates, says Salga
The SA Local Government Association (Salga) in KwaZulu-Natal-Natal says provincial government departments owe municipalities a whopping R3.8 billion for unpaid water and electricity.
News24 | ‘You need 9 lives to live here’: Residents live in fear after man shot dead in vehicle in Cape Town
A man has been shot dead in a vehicle in Lansdowne, Cape Town, and the community policing forum says residents are living in fear.
News24 | Approved at last! Fort Hare produces first cohort of qualified speech and language therapists
After years of uncertainty over the credibility of the University of Fort Hare’s speech and language therapy qualification, a group of 13 students finally graduated from the programme on Wednesday
News24 | Technical issues mar City of Johannesburg’s 20th ordinary council meeting
Terrible feedback, echo on the line, and poor network connection marred the City of Johannesburg’s 20th ordinary council meeting which took place online on Thursday morning.
News24 | Musa Ntsibande gets 12 years for killing wife, mistaking her for intruder
The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has sentenced businessman Musa Ntsibande to 12 years’ imprisonment for the murder of his wife, Hlengiwe Msimango.
News24 | Patriotic Alliance gives DA a run for its money in Western Cape by-elections
The Patriotic Alliance has won two wards previously run by the DA and the ANC in the Western Cape.
News24 | Enyobeni tavern report: SAHRC recommends moratorium on new liquor licences after tragedy
A South African Human Rights Commission probe into the Enyobeni tavern tragedy has uncovered inadequate enforcement of liquor regulations by the Eastern Cape Liquor Board and a police failure to
News24 | Westbury under siege: Resident’s harrowing account of deadly attack as gang violence soars
A resident of Westbury faced a life-threatening situation when gunmen opened fire, resulting in the death of his uncle and best friend, and leaving his 13-year-old nephew paralysed.
News24 | Ex-border post officials jailed for 15 years for their role in attempt to smuggle R6m tobacco to SA
Two former border post officials have been sentenced to an effective 15 years in jail for turning a blind eye to an attempt to smuggle tobacco worth R6 million into
News24 | Ramaphosa extends SANDF deployment in Mozambique, DRC and SADC
President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended the deployment of SA National Defence Force (SANDF) members to combat acts of terrorism and violent extremism in various parts of Africa.
News24 | The wild life of the Steroid King’s trusted sidekick who turned on him
The trusted sidekick of murdered “Steroid King” Brian Wainstein testified on Wednesday about a wild life of illegal steroid sales and huge deliveries of money to be laundered, as he
News24 | Multi-Party Charter said to be on shaky ground as FF Plus mulls coalition talks with other parties
Cracks are beginning to show in the Multiparty Charter (MPC) as the Freedom Front Plus has declared that it is open to entering coalition talks with other political parties not
News24 | Brinkmanship: Joburg’s City manager dodges second arrest attempt as municipal chaos unfolds
Efforts to detain Johannesburg’s City manager, Floyd Brink, faced another setback on Wednesday afternoon after a second arrest attempt proved unsuccessful.
News24 | FF Plus relationship with Multiparty Charter on shaky ground as it mulls coalition talks with other parties
Cracks are beginning to show in the Multiparty Charter (MPC) as the Freedom Front Plus has declared it was open to entering coalition talks with other political parties not in
News24 | ‘Same faces who caused problems in the ANC’: ‘Corrupt’ people in strategic MKP posts, says ex-leader
A resignation and abrupt dismissals have sowed division in former president Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe Party, with one former leader claiming some members were the “corrupt and dodgy characters” who
News24 | The wild life of ‘steroid king’s’ trusted sidekick who turned on him
The trusted sidekick of murdered “Steroid King” Brian Wainstein testified on Wednesday about a wild life of illegal steroid sales, huge deliveries of money to be laundered, as he revealed
News24 | Stalingrad tactic is ‘one of the greatest risks to rule of law’ – Shamila Batohi
As the State prepares to push for Jacob Zuma’s corruption trial to finally proceed next month, prosecutions boss Shamila Batohi slammed the “Stalingrad tactic” associated with the former president.
News24 | Man hands himself over after on-duty cop shot and wounded in Cape Town
Western Cape police have arrested two more suspects following the shooting of a Cape Town police officer on Monday.
News24 | SCA upholds NPA’s appeal of ruling that foreplay implies ‘tacit consent’ to sex
A man, who was acquitted of raping his girlfriend, had his conviction reinstated after the Supreme Court of Appeal on Wednesday upheld the National Prosecuting Authority’s appeal.
News24 | Zuma ‘humbly’ asks ConCourt for extension to file papers in his election candidacy case
MK Party leader Jacob Zuma’s legal team asked the Constitutional Court for an extension to allow them to file answering papers opposing the Electoral Commission of SA’s appeal against an
News24 | Ramaphosa’s visit to Eastern Cape: ‘Like it or not, we are ready for the next term’
President Cyril Ramaphosa used a state event celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Expanded Public Works Programme in East London on Wednesday to stamp his authority on his government’s readiness
News24 | ‘Fraudulent’ matric certificate: Eastern Cape Health spokesperson hands himself over, granted R30k bail
Eastern Cape’s Health Department spokesperson Sizwe Kupelo was released on R30 000 bail on Wednesday afternoon after appearing at the Zwelitsha Magistrate’s Court on allegations of fraud, forgery and uttering.
News24 | ‘Our hearts are heavy’: Final salute for Cape Town cop killed while attending to domestic dispute
Sergeant Adian Mahoney, who was shot dead in Mamre, Atlantis, Cape Town, a week ago, has been described as being “brave, and passionate about helping people, and always making time
News24 | Thursday’s weather: Risk of fires persist in places over Northern Cape
The warning for high fire danger conditions over the Kheis and Dawid Kruiper local municipalities in the Northern Cape remains in place, according to the South African Weather Service.
News24 | Senzo Meyiwa investigator does not know why alleged mastermind was not arrested, court hears
An investigator in the murder case of former Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa does not know why the alleged mastermind behind the killing, who is known to the police, has
News24 | Equal Education heads to court over unplaced pupils in Cape Town
Education lobby group, Equal Education, has taken the Western Cape education department to court over unplaced pupils in the province.