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Transport secretary pleaded guilty to 2014 work phone incident

On second day of truce, Israel and Lebanon trade accusations of violations

At least 42 Palestinians killed as Israel ramps up bombing in central Gaza

South Africa

News24 | Rand Water’s reduced supply to impact Johannesburg from December through 2025

News24 | ‘I’ve been pretty sick’: Louis Liebenberg abandons bail… again

News24 | Murders, rapes, assault GBH: ‘Schools are becoming frightening institutions to attend’

World

Putin threatens Ukraine in remarks after former-Soviet states security summit

Syria rebels launch major offensive in north-west and gain territory

Israel and Hezbollah have a ceasefire agreement. Here’s what it says

Africa

Zimbabwe parliament hit by power cut during budget speech

Liberia’s notorious rebel-turned-senator Johnson dies

Houses swept away in Uganda landslide after heavy rainfall

Business

News24 Business | Santam to pay Sanlam Life R925m for some shares in MultiChoice’s insurance business

News24 Business | Chrome buoys Tharisa’s earnings despite platinum price slump

News24 Business | PIC backs African property group with R880m cash injection

Politics

News24 | DA puts in PAIA request for Simelane’s VBS report to Ramaphosa

WATCH LIVE | Paul Mashatile delivers keynote address at 2nd annual Cape Town Conversation conference

News24 | Eastern Cape ANC suspends 2 leaders who allegedly looted R600 000 from party coffers

Sport

Verstappen ‘should start doing comedy’ – Norris

Sport | Verstappen switches focus to re-boot defence of F1 teams’ title

Sutton’s predictions v boxer Sunny Edwards

Education

Support staff bear the brunt of behaviour crisis in England’s schools

Ghana: 527 Needy, Brilliant Students Awarded Scholarships

Uganda: Importance of Discernment in Choosing Which Battles to Fight

Entertainment

‘Tea for Wessels’ – TikTok tributes for Pretoria teen

Wendy Williams’ guardian says she’s become ‘permanently disabled and legally incapacitated’

Women For Change submits Chris Brown petition to ministries with more than 50 000 signatures

Science/Tech

The 44 Best Shows on Max (aka HBO Max) Right Now (December 2024)

Footprints in Kenya ‘show distant relatives of modern humans coexisted’

The Guardian view on Nasa’s next frontier: exploring the hidden oceans of Uranus is worth it | Editorial

Motoring

DRIVEN: Updated Nissan Magnite SUV spruces up the segment

Cruising in style: The Mercedes-Benz CLE Cabriolet experience

Charge opens first of 120 solar-powered EV charging stations that will connect SA towns and cities

Health

UK will have men’s health strategy, government says

How Will Trump’s Covid Contrarians Handle the Next Pandemic?

Drug Companies Face Hostility as They Hope for Allies Among Trump’s Health Picks

Nature

News24 Business | How much does public transport save on carbon emissions? We worked it out at COP29

News24 Business | Carol Paton | COP29: An expensive and shameful charade

News24 Business | COP29: SA upbeat on last-minute deal despite anger from developing countries