News24 | Chronic kidney disease was essentially a death sentence before HIV treatment became widely available
Chronic kidney disease is damage to the kidney that happens over a period of time – and affects its ability to filter waste products and get rid of fluid properly,
News24 | ‘No one can raise children with R900 per month’: Ramaphosa’s EPWP event met with picket in East London
Angry workers linked to the Expanded Public Works Programme at the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality staged a picket in East London on Wednesday, demanding decent jobs from President Cyril Ramaphosa.
News24 | Lifman trial witness tells court how he reeled in the cash in murky steroid underworld
A Cape Town debt collector turned security specialist testified that he collected between R400 000 and R600 000 in sales of illegal steroids for so-called steroid king Brian Weinstein every
News24 | WATCH | ‘Blink’ and you’ll miss it: Legal hurdles impede arrest of Joburg city manager Floyd Brink
A Gauteng-based law firm faced a setback when the sheriff of the court was unable to carry out a warrant to arrest the municipal manager of the City of Johannesburg,
News24 | City of Cape Town offers R100 000 reward for information on who killed guards during sewer repair shift
The City of Cape Town has put up a R100 000 reward for information that could lead to the arrest of gunmen who allegedly shot dead two security guards contracted
News24 | Johnny Baartman trial: Murder prosecution moved to high court, alleged killer’s confession expected
A former high school teacher accused of killing his ex-wife and dumping her body in a stormwater drain last year will stand trial for her murder in the Eastern Cape
News24 | Three Cape Town SAPS officers appear in court for torturing man to obtain information
Three officers were arrested on Monday, five months after they allegedly assaulted Juma Igiranieza to obtain information from him.
News24 | ConCourt gives MK Party deadline to file papers in Jacob Zuma election candidacy case
The Constitutional Court has given the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party until Thursday to file answering papers if it wants to oppose the Electoral Commission of SA’s (IEC) appeal against an
News24 | Eastern Cape Health official arrested for ‘fraud, forgery and uttering’
A senior official in the Eastern Cape Department of Health has been arrested for fraud.
News24 | Gunmen with ‘AK-47s’ at funeral ‘after tears’ cause a stir in plush Gqeberha suburb
Residents of a plush Gqeberha neighbourhood are furious over an alleged funeral ‘after tears’ on Sunday where men, seemingly carrying around AK-47s, marched up and down the street, metres from
News24 | Legal showdown outside Floyd Brink’s home over City of Johannesburg utility cut-off court order
The sheriff of the court is expected to arrest City manager Floyd Brink on Wednesday, sources have told News24, after a Johannesburg business’ water was disconnected for an alleged contravention
News24 | ActionSA threatens to take Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality to court over sewage spills
ActionSA’s Eastern Cape leader Athol Trollip has threatened to take the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality to court over sewage spills that are polluting rivers in East London.
News24 | Drugs worth R1.5 billion seized in KZN since October. Yes, you read that correctly
Since October last year, KwaZulu-Natal police have seized drugs worth R1.5 billion in the province.
News24 | Should your party save you from floods? Voters think so
Last week, the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal was mopping up damage after being battered by heavy, unexpected rainfall over the weekend. How seriously should your political party take such issues?
News24 | ANC in Gauteng optimistic of increased voter support, despite what the polls say
The ANC in Gauteng is confident it can secure 55% of the vote – and it plans to do so by intensifying its election campaign, dusting off veterans, and embarking
News24 | Legal showdown outside Floyd Brink’s home over City of Johannesburg utility cut-off court order
The sheriff of the court is outside city manager Floyd Brink’s Helderkruin home to enforce a warrant of arrest after the City of Johannesburg failed to comply with a court
News24 | Three life sentences for man who raped three girls he lured with food and soft drinks
A man who raped three children was sentenced to three life sentences by the Modimolle Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo.
News24 | ‘It’s no child’s play’: Renowned snake catcher rescues 14 venomous snakes in just three days
Snake catcher Gerrie Heyns removed 14 serpents in just three days from various homes in the Cape Winelands district last week.
News24 | ‘We used our physicality’: First witness in Lifman trial testifies about debt collection assaults
A witness in the trial of Mark Lifman, Jerome Booysen and others testified that he was paid to intimidate or assault people who owed money, and if anyone laid a
News24 | Outages plague Joburg, but there’s no load shedding
Residents in Johannesburg would be forgiven for thinking load shedding was back, because of all the electrical outages.
News24 | Why Mapisa-Nqakula has no hope of securing state funding for her corruption trial defence
It is the State’s case, while she served as the defence minister, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula solicited and received R2.5 million in bribes and gratifications.
News24 | Zuma’s ill-health sparks concerns after recent falls
Concerns have emerged about the ill-health of former president Jacob Zuma after he collapsed on Friday and, as a result, was forced to suspend campaign activities for the uMkhonto weSizwe
News24 | WATCH | From delivery driver to graduate: Tshireletso Makabe’s journey to honour his mom
Tshireletso Donald Makabe from the small village of Silwerkrans in the North West had one unwavering ambition: to uplift the life of his beloved mother.
News24 | Limpopo Home Affairs official who fraudulently issued birth certificate sentenced to 8 years in jail
The Giyani Commercial Court in Limpopo has sentenced a Department of Home Affairs employee to an effective eight years in prison for fraud and corruption.
News24 | Spy Bill will not prevent state capture, Parliament hears
The General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill will fail to prevent future state capture, which is precisely what it is supposed to prevent, a watchdog NGO in the intelligence sector told
News24 | Azapo says Steve Biko being harassed ‘beyond the grave’ after vandalism of gravesite
Former liberation movement Azapo says the vandalism of Steve Biko’s grave in Qonce on Friday was tantamount to harassing the black consciousness icon from “beyond the grave”.
News24 | R25 million pre-election rush for new ‘security vehicles’ for mayor, executives in eThekwini
ANC councillors and the ruling party’s coalition members, comprising small political parties, are looking to purchase “security vehicles” worth R25 million for yet-to-be-identified councillors and officials, in a city that
News24 | Eastern Cape Premier Mabuyane lashes out at mayor for going to court to block complaining residents
Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane has lashed out at Buffalo City Metro Mayor Princess Faku for going to court to interdict some residents who wanted to meet her over a
News24 | Wednesday’s weather: Morning fog and some drizzle expected in some regions
The South African Weather Service predicts morning fog, with drizzle along the escarpment of some areas, otherwise it will be fine and warm in other parts of the country.
News24 | Senzo Meyiwa trial: Accused misled police about co-accused in confession statement, court hears
In his confession statement, Muzi Sibiya implicated two men in the murder of Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa. However, it turns out that both men were in prison at the
News24 | People’s interests, not politicians’, should inform coalition legislation, says My Vote Counts
Do not blame coalitions for governance failures, rather interrogate why coalitions break down and do not deliver, says My Vote Counts.
News24 | ‘We don’t even know her’ – MK Party on woman who tried to sign IEC’s code of conduct
The uMkhonto weSizwe Party in Gauteng has distanced itself from a woman who tried to sign the IEC’s code of conduct at an event in Kempton Park.
News24 | Lifman trial: No Russian interpreter, so Ukraine-born co-accused tells court ‘I understand’ English
The Ukraine-born co-accused in the trial of Mark Lifman, Jerome Booysen and 11 others came within a whisker of having a separate trial because there was no Russian interpreter available.
News24 | ‘No transport, no vote’: Residents disrupt Eastern Cape premier’s programme to voice concerns
Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane’s visit to Sophathisana High School in Reeston, near East London, was disrupted twice on Tuesday – once by parents of pupils at an East London
News24 | All powered up: Electricity restored to Johannesburg inner-city hospitals after days in the dark
Electricity was restored to the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital on Tuesday morning, two days after a power failure at the Ridge substation in the Johannesburg CBD.
News24 | Give us a sign! ANC admits it is not in pole position for May polls after fumbling election posters
The ANC’s election campaign has faced a major hurdle as election posters – a critical part of the party’s campaign – have not been delivered and put up in time.
News24 | ‘Vile, unsophisticated and racist’: Tension reaches boiling point between Rise Mzansi, DA
The growing animosity between political newcomers Rise Mzansi and the DA has reached boiling point in the Western Cape as Rise Mzansi’s premier candidate, Axolile Notywala, accuses DA leader John
News24 | Fraud-accused former Tshwane mayor Murunwa Makwarela has died
Former Tshwane mayor Murunwa Makwarela has died.
News24 | ‘Triple hearsay’: Judge interjects as attorney claims Longwe Twala killed Senzo Meyiwa by mistake
A defence attorney in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial claimed on Monday that Longwe Twala – the son of renowned musician and producer Chico Twala – had killed the famous
News24 | Crack down! R15 million worth of cocaine seized in Richards Bay, aboard vessel from Colombia
The Hawks seized blocks of cocaine with an estimated street value of R15 million on a vessel docked at the Port of Richards Bay on Monday.
News24 | Mom crushed by ‘trusted’ mechanic’s alleged role in Palesa Mofokeng’s murder
A grief-stricken Tseleng Mathibela sat in a crowded Vereeniging Regional Court surrounded by friends, relatives, and ANC members to witness the proceedings against her daughter’s alleged killers.
News24 | NPA denies blame for R100m tender fraud case against Mapisa-Nqakula witness being struck off
The National Prosecuting Authority has denied being responsible for the delays that saw a R100-million tender fraud case against its potential star witness in former National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s
News24 | Court orders celeb chef to get out of the kitchen and into a jail cell
With a R4 million annual income from TV shows and other contracts, Lusizo Henna had no reason to steal from the SA Revenue Service, said Magistrate Phindi Keswa as she
News24 | NPA denies blame for R100m tender fraud case against Mapisa-Nqakula witness being struck off
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has denied it was responsible for the delays that saw the R100 million tender fraud case against its potential star witness in former Speaker Nosiviwe
News24 | Lifman trial: State alleges ‘hit squad’, club ambushes, deadly feud between brothers
Two groups allegedly involved in a violent battle for control of nightclub security in Cape Town are on trial metres from each other, with Mark Lifman and alleged associates in
News24 | Controversial Spy Bill unlikely to be passed this parliamentary term
It is unlikely that the controversial General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill (GILAB) will be passed before the end of this parliamentary term.
News24 | A dad’s heartbreak: Father learns of daughter’s death in gang crossfire via WhatsApp
The Grade 11 pupil had just left Belgravia High School to catch her school transport back home, when a volley of bullets rang out.
News24 | Critical healthcare services at risk amid Johannesburg power outage
Doctors are concerned about the diesel supply after a day-long power outage in Johannesburg.
News24 | Elections 2024: ANC has to get ’13 or 14 million votes to be assured of victory’ – Ramaphosa
The ANC has set its sights on securing not less than the 10 million votes of the 2019 elections, as its worst-case scenario, and, in its best case, to lure
News24 | Two Eastern Cape accidents claim the lives of 11 people
Eleven people, including two children, died in two separate accidents in the Eastern Cape on Monday.
News24 | Boy, 11, shot dead on Free State cherry farm
An 11-year-old boy was shot dead on a cherry farm, near Ficksburg, in the Free State.
News24 | Joshlin Smith: Dog unit comes up empty after Saldanha Bay residents complain of pungent smell
Western Cape police deployed the K9 Unit to Middelpos in Saldanha Bay at the weekend after residents reported a pungent smell coming from bushes in the area.
News24 | Joshlin Smith: Dog unit comes up empty after Saldanha Bay residents complain of pungent smell in bushes
Western Cape police deployed the K9 Unit to Middelpos in Saldanha Bay at the weekend after residents reported a pungent smell coming from bushes in the area.
News24 | Durban schoolboy handed five-year sentence for killing school mate over a girlfriend
The boys had organised a weapons-free fistfight on a WhatsApp group, which had other pupils as members, but Ryleigh Naidoo, then 16, brought a steak knife to the scene.
News24 | Tuesday’s weather: Fine, warm to hot conditions expected for several provinces
The South African Weather Service has forecast fine and warm to hot conditions for several provinces, with cloudy conditions and morning fog expected elsewhere.
News24 | Businessman, alleged Sexy Boys gang boss, henchmen plead not guilty to slew of charges
Controversial businessman Mark Lifman, alleged Sexy Boys gang boss Jerome Booysen and 12 other men all pleaded not guilty to a slew of charges put to them in the Western
News24 | Logo dispute: Victory for MK Party, but ANC to appeal ruling that it won’t create voter confusion
The ANC will appeal the Durban High Court ruling, which found the ANC and uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party’s logos were different and would not create confusion on voting day.
News24 | Elections 2024: Slain anti-apartheid activist’s son vies for Western Cape premier position
The son of slain anti-apartheid activist Imam Abdullah Haron has thrown his hat into the ring to vie for the position of premier of the Western Cape.
News24 | Tshwane’s City manager rejects claims of a ‘blacklist’ targeting senior managers
Tshwane’s City manager, Johan Mettler, sought to dispel perceptions that there was a targeted purge of senior managers.
News24 | Slain Gauteng teacher: Absent lawyer forces bail hearing to be postponed
Four men, including a medical doctor, accused of conspiring and killing the doctor’s ex-wife could not proceed with their bail hearing on Monday.