News24 | ‘Get your doctor on standby’: Modack trial witness on ‘encouragement’ to repay failed investment
An asset manager whose client lost R545 000 in a failed high risk investment testified at the trial of Nafiz Modack and others on Monday about how he was allegedly
News24 | Four dead, 51 still missing after George building collapse
Four bodies have been pulled from the rubble after a building collapsed in George in the Western Cape on Monday.
News24 | HOME TOWN | From cherished memories to stark realities: Bloemfontein’s battle with decay and neglect
The fabric of Bloemfontein is fraying, with the scars of deterioration visible at every turn.
News24 | OnlyFangs: Two mating adders found doing power puff curls in Garden Route home’s laundry room
A Western Cape couple were gobsmacked when they found two puff adders mating inside their laundry room.
News24 | ‘I feel vindicated’: Vanara is ready to testify again against Bongo, as SCA orders retrial
Advocate Ntuthuzelo Vanara, who was the State’s main corruption witness against Bongani Bongo, says he feels “vindicated” by the Supreme Court of Appeal’s reversal of the ANC MP’s summary acquittal
News24 | ‘Epitome of arrogance’: Maimane rips into Steenhuisen, accusing him of ignoring the poor
Build One South Africa (BOSA) boss Mmusi Maimane has ripped into DA leader John Steenhuisen for calling smaller parties “political mercenaries”.
News24 | If Zuma’s eligibility stands, there is ‘substantial risk of a disputed electoral outcome’ – IEC
The Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) says there is “a substantial risk of a disputed electoral outcome” in the upcoming election if Jacob Zuma is allowed to stand – and
News24 | Mashatile VIP unit assault case: Mother of victim opens up about family’s fear and struggle
The mother of a victim allegedly assaulted by the Presidential Protection Services, assigned to Deputy President Paul Mashatile, said her family lived in fear.
News24 | George building collapse: Death toll rises to two, 53 construction workers trapped in rubble
The death toll in the collapse of a five-storey building under construction along Victoria Street in George has risen to two, with 53 people still trapped in the rubble. George
News24 | Four pupils at Gauteng school die after allegedly drinking poison in separate incidents – department
Four Gauteng pupils from Eqinisweni Secondary School in Ivory Park died within the space of nine days, allegedly by taking their own lives in separate incidents.
News24 | Elections 2024: ANC’s most senior members to hit KZN streets to convince people to vote for party
The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal hopes to convince more than two million people to come out and vote for the party on 29 May.
News24 | Two arrested, man rescued after being kidnapped outside nightclub in Stilfontein
A multidisciplinary team comprising Gauteng and North West SAPS, as well as private security companies, rescued a kidnapped man and recovered the ransom.
News24 | City of Johannesburg to face scrutiny after inquiry report on deadly Usindiso fire
City of Johannesburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda says he is yet to be furnished with the scathing Khampepe Inquiry report, as promised by the Office of the Premier.
News24 | Water-starved eThekwini families are being charged for ‘free’ municipal water
Drivers of water trucks owned by a private company, which has a tender to deliver free water on behalf of the eThekwini Municipality, are selling water, a GroundUp investigation has
News24 | WATCH | Looking back to look ahead: Here’s what SA’s former health ombud says
Will the National Health Insurance scheme fix South Africa’s unfair health system, a legacy from the transition to democracy 30 years ago when a disjointed structure had to merge to
News24 | Tuesday’s weather: Fine, warm to hot temperatures forecast for some parts of the country
Multiple provinces across the country can expect fine and warm to hot temperatures, with warnings for damaging winds and high fire danger conditions elsewhere, according to the South African Weather
News24 | Operation Shanela: There’s a big disparity between arrests and prosecutions, says expert
The police’s Operation Shanela boasts the arrests of more than 600 000 people, but there is generally a significant disparity between people arrested and those prosecuted for the crimes they
News24 | WATCH | Mashatile VIP cops trial: Magistrate provisionally allows media to record proceedings
Court proceedings for eight police VIP security officers linked to Deputy President Paul Mashatile were delayed for much of the morning session on Monday.
News24 | ‘We won’t steal your social grants’: DA chief whip tells Eastern Cape grant beneficiaries
DA Chief Whip Siviwe Gwarube says her party is planning to increase child support grants in a bid to fight hunger in children if they win the upcoming general elections.
News24 | AfriForum, police at odds over investigation into slain DA councillor
The police task team investigating political killings has hit back at AfriForum who claims that police do not want to engage them on critical evidence collected regarding the assassination of
News24 | ‘Eye in the sky’: City of Cape Town unveils its new ‘crime-fighting secret weapon’
The City of Cape Town has unveiled new crime-fighting, aerial surveillance technology, which is expected to be rolled out in crime hotspot areas.
News24 | Eskom sues Joburg’s City Power for over R1bn in unpaid debt
The lawsuit seeks payment of R1.07 billion and demands monthly financial statements from City Power.
News24 | East London man set to undergo surgery after being mauled by two dogs
An East London man is set to undergo surgery after he was mauled by two dogs on Friday.
News24 | Eskom sues Joburg’s City Power for over R1bn in unpaid debt
Eskom is taking Johannesburg’s City Power to court for defaulting on its payments to the tune of more than R1 billion.
News24 | Ambulances rush to collapsed building under construction in George
A building under construction has collapsed in Victoria Street, George, in the Western Cape. According to a reliable source, about 59 people are believed to be trapped, although the extent
News24 | IEC says there is ‘no basis’ for Zuma, MKP demand for ConCourt to recuse judges
The Electoral Commission of South Africa says there is “no basis” for Jacob Zuma’s demand that the Constitutional Court justices who sentenced him to 15 months imprisonment for contempt be
News24 | Mental evaluation delays bail application of metro cop accused of murdering girlfriend
The bail application of an eThekwini metro police officer, who is accused of stabbing his pregnant girlfriend to death, failed to get under way on Monday because a mental assessment
News24 | ‘Mistakes of law’: SCA overturns Hlophe’s acquittal of Bongani Bongo, orders retrial
The Supreme Court of Appeal has found impeached Judge President John Hlophe made multiple “mistakes of law” when he summarily acquitted ANC MP Bongani Bongo of corruption – and has
News24 | Police tight-lipped on Operation Shanela convictions, but points to over 600 000 arrests
A high-density police operation known as Operation Shanela has resulted in the arrests of more than 600 000 people in the past 12 months.
News24 | ‘I am afraid to drive there’: Joburg Transport MMC Kunene fearful of safety of M1 bridge after fire
Questioning the safety of the M1 South in Newtown, Johannesburg’s main thoroughfare between the southern and northern suburbs, Transport MMC Kenny Kunene said: ‘I am afraid to drive there. I
News24 | ‘I am afraid to drive there’: Joburg Transport MMC Kenny Kunene worried about M1 safety after fire
Questioning the safety of the M1 South in Newtown, Johannesburg’s main thoroughfare between the southern and northern suburbs, Transport MMC Kenny Kunene said: ‘I am afraid to drive there. I
News24 | Four shot dead, four wounded in Brown’s Farm, Cape Town
Four men, aged 27 to 35, have been shot dead and four people have been seriously injured when gunmen opened fire on a home in Mazizini, Brown’s Farm.
News24 | VIP unit attack: Family seeks justice as Paul Mashatile’s guards accused of assault appear in court
Family members of victims who were allegedly assaulted by police officers attached to Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s VIP protection unit say they want to see justice in the matter.
News24 | Usindiso fire inquiry: City officials knew about overcrowded, crime-ridden building since 2003
The commission of inquiry into the deadly Usindiso building fire that claimed 76 lives in August 2023 says the City of Johannesburg and the Johannesburg Property Company knew about the
News24 | M1 bridge fire: Johannesburg motorists warned of delays due to road closures
Johannesburg motorists have been warned to expect delays as a result of the temporary closure of sections of a road, brought about by a fire on the M1 bridge in
News24 | Driver, 4 passengers and teen pedestrian killed as taxi crashes into Eastern Cape house
Six people died when a taxi crashed into a house in O Street, Makhanda, in the Eastern Cape on Saturday.
News24 | Limpopo pupil ‘takes own life’ after teacher allegedly told her she was the ugliest girl in class
The family of the Grade 10 pupil said they believed she had died of a drug overdose after having been bullied by a teacher at school.
News24 | IN THE SPOTLIGHT | Diabetes a leading killer in SA…but we don’t know who has it or where they are
While surveys have shed some light on diabetes prevalence in South Africa, inconsistency in survey approaches and an over-reliance on self-reporting measures make it difficult to determine how many people
News24 | Rising crime weave: Wig snatchers target quality hairpieces in Joburg and Cape Town
Wig-wearing pedestrians in Johannesburg and Cape Town are sounding the alarm over a rising crime wave: their hairpieces are being stolen right off their heads and hawked by thieves.
News24 | JUSTICE DENIED | Multimillion pension for hospital boss despite Babita Deokaran’s R1bn graft find
Tembisa Hospital CEO Ashley Mthunzi was a key role-player in a R1-billion extraction scheme exposed by Babita Deokaran, just weeks before her assassination in 2021.
News24 | Modack trial: Lawyer William Booth to testify about the attempt to have him killed
Cape Town lawyer William Booth is expected to take the stand in the trial of Nafiz Modack and others.
News24 | ‘Constitutional delinquent’ Zuma an unsuitable candidate for Parliament – Ahmed Kathrada Foundation
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation was accepted as friends of the court in the case that the IEC lodged in the Constitutional Court.
News24 | IEC chairperson says measures are in place ‘to ensure these elections can never be stolen’
IEC chairperson Mosotho Moepya on Sunday addressed a “national day of prayer” at the Grace Bible Church, Soweto, which was organised by the South African Council of Churches.
News24 | Monday’s weather: Several warnings for damaging winds, waves and fires in multiple regions
The South African Weather Service has issued several warnings for damaging winds, waves and fires, which can be expected at the start of the week, in at least three provinces.
News24 | Usindiso fire: Inquiry finds City of Johannesburg responsible for tragedy that claimed 76 lives
Justice Sisi Khampepe handed the first part of her report into the Usindiso fire tragedy to Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi.
News24 | ‘These guys put everything on the line to serve you’: Capetonians called to support firefighters
Cape Town firefighters are increasingly coming under attack, but community engagement may hold the key to keeping first responders safe.
News24 | UPDATE | Off again, on again, off again: ANC stops its disciplinary committee’s virtual hearing of Zuma
The ANC leadership has now instructed its national disciplinary committee (NDC) not to forge ahead with a virtual disciplinary hearing of former President Jacob Zuma.
News24 | Ramaphosa seeks church’s support for ANC victory and peaceful elections
President Cyril Ramaphosa has asked churchgoers in Cape Town to pray for a smooth and peaceful election. He also asked them to pray for the victory of the ANC at
News24 | ANC to still go ahead with Zuma’s disciplinary hearing on Tuesday, but it will be held virtually
The ANC’s disciplinary hearing of its former president Jacob Zuma will still go ahead on Tuesday, but will now take place virtually, according to a letter the party’s national disciplinary
News24 | Fire warning for multiple provinces, after a week spent dousing flames in Western Cape
Extremely high fire danger conditions have been forecast for some parts of the coastal provinces on Sunday.
News24 | Limpopo cop killed in shootout with suspected business robbers
A police officer has died in Limpopo after a shootout with suspected robbers.
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News24 | Man arrested for allegedly shooting sister’s boyfriend in altercation outside Umhlanga nightclub
A KwaZulu-Natal man has been arrested for attempted murder after he allegedly shot his sister’s boyfriend outside a club in Umhlanga in the early hours of Saturday morning.
News24 | Here are your Lotto and Lotto Plus results
Here are your Lotto and Lotto Plus results.
News24 | Ramaphosa insists ANC is on path of renewal, unconcerned about polls showing party below 50%
Despite the ANC’s list to Parliament containing a rogue’s gallery implicated in the State Capture Inquiry report, President Cyril Ramaphosa insists that the party he leads is in a process
News24 | Mother arrested for allegedly decapitating wheelchair-bound son outside Limpopo tavern
The mother of a wheelchair-bound teenager has been arrested for murder after her son was found decapitated at a tavern in Leshikishiki village in Limpopo.
News24 | ANC will now only haul Zuma before disciplinary committee after the elections
The ANC now wants to hold the disciplinary hearing of its former president, Jacob Zuma, “in abeyance” until after the elections.
News24 | Eastern Cape ANC leader Kayise Tom dies after months in hospital following shooting
Eastern Cape ANC leader Kayise Tom has died after four months in intensive care at East London’s Life St Dominic Hospital.
News24 | ‘Families were destroyed’: Victims conned out of R18m by convicted fraudster want their money back
Victims defrauded of more than R18 million by convicted fraudster and imposter, Swereen Govender, want their money back.
News24 | WATCH | Poles apart: Angry East London resident scuffles with ANC election poster crew
An East London man, angered by the prospect of having an ANC election poster hung on a pole outside his home, got into a scuffle with party volunteers on Friday.