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State cannot rely on private companies for service delivery: Panyaza Lesufi
The Gauteng province’s plan aims to reassert its status as a globally competitive, integrated and sustainable economic hub.

Husband fails to prove wife not entitled to 50% share of joint estate
Decision, and divorce, handed down after husband fails to prove wife had committed substantial misconduct in their nine-year marriage

Murphy shuts down Silva UFC title talk
Lerone Murphy says the winner of his bout with Movsar Evloev at UFC London on Saturday should be next in line to fight for the featherweight title and it “shouldn’t be any other way”.

Facebook offering TikTok and YouTube creators $3,000 to post content
Meta wants creators to “rediscover” Facebook, but a social media expert says viewers will not follow.
News24 | Friday’s weather: Thundershowers in most parts; hot and humid in KZN
The South African Weather Service has warned of hot and humid conditions in KwaZulu-Natal, while thunderstorms with heavy downpours are forecast for parts of the Eastern Cape.

The secret behind billionaire Patrice Motsepe’s banking giant
GoTyme Bank has credited its decade-long partnership with payment solutions provider BPC for its meteoric rise over the past seven years.

Tudor charged over ‘home referee’ claim
Interim Tottenham manager Igor Tudor is charged with misconduct over his claim that referee Thomas Bramall favoured the “home team” in their loss at Fulham.

Police inspect premises of controversial security boss
Police ‘found discrepancies’ when they conducted a firearm compliance inspection at the Durban North premises of security businessperson Calvin Mathibeli on Thursday.

Crimson Desert: The all-you-can-eat video game divides critics
The sprawling adventure game is praised for its ambition, but can you give players too much to do?

Africa’s coastlines hit record sea level surge during 2023–2024 El Niño
From Lagos to Dar es Salaam, major cities are increasingly vulnerable as ocean warming and climate variability combine to intensify sea level rise
News24 | I don’t approve of this decision, says Ramaphosa on Mchunu’s disbandment of PKTT
President Cyril Ramaphosa says only he could disband the inter-ministerial committee (IMC) on political killings – not suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu.

Three men killed in crash and three arrests made
Police say three men died and a fourth man suffered life-threatening injuries in the crash.

Farewell number 18, hello number six – inside Man Utd’s midfielder hunt
Senior football correspondent Sami Mokbel breaks down Manchester United’s search for a new midfielder to replace the outgoing Casemiro.

Budget misalignment blamed for schools’ electricity disconnections
30 schools without power in Tshwane, six in Ekurhuleni, 130 urgent switch-off notices

Eskom falling into Andre de Ruyter’s trap
Andre de Ruyter’s prediction in late 2023 that Eskom was heading down an unsustainable path where many of its best customers dump the utility in favour of alternative energy sources appears to be coming true.