EFF backs ANC in Johannesburg budget vote despite earlier threats
The red berets had previously threatened not to support any budgets tabled by the ANC after their speaker was removed in Ekurhuleni
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News24 | Gold set for worst week since 1983
Gold headed for its biggest weekly loss since 1983, as war in the Middle East boosted energy prices and reduced expectations for interest-rate cuts.
Mchunu demands that Mkhwanazi provide evidence of corruption
Suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu said KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi had made unsubstantiated accusations without providing evidence
News24 | Iran missile industry ‘deserves a perfect score’, Kuwait battles giant oil refinery fire
Firefighters battled a blaze at a giant oil refinery in Kuwait after a fresh drone attack as Iran kept up a wave of strikes on its neighbours and vowed there was “no concern” about its missile production.
How the Time of the Writer Festival is taking the stories to the people
The Time of the Writer Festival returns with a bold hybrid vision, using literature to challenge power, amplify voices and reconnect communities across borders
Urban heat hits poorest areas hardest, new street data shows
A new global platform maps urban heat at street level, showing how exposure is rising and falling disproportionately on poorer communities, while giving cities tools to test cooling solutions
Chuck Norris, star of ‘Walker, Texas Ranger’, dies at 86
Cultural icon remembered as ‘martial artist, actor and a symbol of strength’
US movie star Chuck Norris dies at 86
Cultural icon remembered as ‘martial artist, actor and a symbol of strength’
Schoolgirl and her driver killed by ‘drunk’ motorist
The girl was using scholar transport at the time and her driver was also killed when the suspected drunk driver crashed into them.
News24 | PODCAST | The Lead is On The Record: Hear from new NPA boss, and the summit births two jobs
Seasoned broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer brings you The Lead, News24’s definitive podcast for in-depth reporting.
LISTEN | Domestic workers seek faster implementation of workplace protections
Under the regulations, employees who are injured or fall ill because of working conditions will receive stronger support
SANDF deployment reflects a return to visible force over substantive policing reform
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s renewed deployment of the SANDF highlights a reliance on high-visibility interventions that mask, rather than resolve, structural weaknesses within SAPS.
Solar lights give Joburg women safer nights
Student Lebogang Mangane grew up in South Africa’s coal mining heartland that still produces most of the country’s electricity, but her own streets rarely had any lighting so she never felt safe walking anywhere after dark.
John Steenhuisen taken to court
Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen will be in court next week regarding the ban on private-sector vaccine procurement for foot-and-mouth disease.
News24 | ‘We’re boiling water for drinking’: Stranded Gulf seafarers ration food and water
Seafarers stuck in the Gulf say they are rationing food and water and anxiously hoping supplies will get through Iran’s blockade in the war that has stranded them for three weeks.
News24 | ‘A symbol of strength’: Family annouce death of action movie star Chuck Norris
Chuck Norris has died at age 86.
FOOD CRISIS: Rights body criticises ministers for dodging accountability in SA’s food system inquiry
As South Africa’s food crisis plays out in community halls and dump sites, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is trying to make it play out in hearing rooms too, with mixed results.
MADLANGA COMMISSION: Nkosi testimony exposes alleged cross-party patronage networks shaping Tshwane tenders and jobs
Sergeant Fannie Nkosi told the Madlanga Commission he “knocked on doors” to help job seekers, while evidence suggested he played a facilitation role in Tshwane’s recruitment and tender processes working with city officials, ActionSA, ANC and EFF members.