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News24 | Rassie contemplates Proteas future after Champions Trophy: ‘I’m not blind’
Proteas stalwart Rassie van der Dussen has hinted at the possibility that the ongoing Champions Trophy could be his last ICC event.
News24 | ‘There is no plan’: MPs demand accountability for black card chaos after Postbank snub
Minister of Social Development, Nokuzola Tolashe said ongoing chaos around the black card swap suggests the state-owned bank has “no plan” to meet its March deadline.
News24 | Open wounds, fractured teeth: Owner of Hartenbos dog breeding farm sentenced for animal cruelty
Three years after the horrors of animal cruelty were discovered on the Plaasweg Boerboels breeding dog breeding farm, its owner Lionel Marias was sentenced to a fine of R50 000 or twelve months in prison.

The Tates in the States
Self-described misogynist Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have landed in Florida.
Newsdeck: King Charles invites Trump for unprecedented second UK state visit
WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) – Donald Trump accepted an invitation from King Charles on Thursday to visit Britain, making the U.S. President the first elected political leader in modern times to be hosted for two state visits by a British monarch.
REFLECTION: Three faces of refugees — humans fleeing disaster is a constant through human history
Amid all the discussions about that special window to enter America for would-be refugees from South Africa, a look at some individual stories about refugees can be useful.
News24 | Business brief | Oceana feels fish oil slip; Tencent unveils AI model, Amazon a quantum chip
An overview of the biggest business developments in SA and beyond.
POWER PLAN: Parliament told Eskom needs two things before ‘ultimate certainty’ load shedding is over
Eskom CEO Dan Marokane told Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts the utility would need to meet its targeted goal for reliability as well as additional generation capacity before declaring load shedding permanently over.
News24 | Tender lost in translation: Chinese SOE drags govt entity to court over R2bn tender ‘irregularity’
China State Construction Engineering Corporation SA is taking the troubled uMgeni-uThukela Water board to court over its pre-award of the Lower uMkhomazi Bulk Water Supply Scheme Phase 2 project, News24 can reveal.
Newsdeck: Pope Francis shows more improvement, but prognosis still ‘guarded’, Vatican says
VATICAN CITY, Feb 27 (Reuters) – Pope Francis’ health is continuing to improve, the Vatican said on Thursday, offering a cautiously upbeat assessment as the 88-year-old pontiff battles against double pneumonia.
Latest data reveals North West is cheapest province to rent in
The North West is known for having a significant proportion of student housing, which may contribute to its lower rentals
JUSTICE DELAYED: Chaos at the Cape Town Master’s Office, with life and death consequences
If you’ve ever wondered what bureaucratic purgatory looks like, step inside the Office of the Master of the High Court in Cape Town.
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS ANALYSIS: Madness in the water — Trump Gaza AI, Ramaphosa and the shadow of ethnic cleansing
With the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire due to end on 1 March, and negotiations stalled for the second phase, the world waits on tenterhooks to see what will happen next. At this most precarious of moments, President Donald Trump, assisted by AI, appears to be ramping up the threat of ethnic cleansing. Meanwhile, President Cyril Ramaphosa is holding the line on the rule of international law.
News24 | Fake News: Home Affairs is not launching operation to deport illegal foreign nationals
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs says a newsletter brandishing an official-looking letterhead and circulating online is fake news.
News24 | IN PICTURES | Remembering Gene Hackman’s five most notable films
Gene Hackman, who was found dead in his home in New Mexico at the age of 95, was once voted as likely to flop in showbiz but instead went on to enjoy a storied, Oscar-winning career as an everyman actor who mined personal pain to give intense, edgy performances.

Boy sent messages admitting attack, murder jury told
A murder trial hears the accused teenager said he “didn’t mean to batter” 80-year-old Bhim Kohli.
News24 | Cabinet backs ANC candidate for SAA CEO; More VBS heist shocks: Today’s top 7 stories in 7 minutes
News24 brings you the top stories of the day, summarised into neat little packages. Read through quickly or listen to the articles via our customised text-to-speech feature.
Medical situation stabilises in eastern DRC after January peak: Red Cross
Occupancy rates at hospitals supported by the International Committee of the Red Cross in the eastern DRC are still high but the numbers have declined from the peak seen at the end of January when there was military fighting in Goma.
TRUMP 2.0: ‘The axe has fallen’ — USAID issues funding termination notices to key health programmes across SA
USAID has axed funding for HIV/Aids organisations across South Africa — a decision that stands to have devastating consequences for medical research, disease prevention, support for key populations and community-based testing and tracing.
News24 | Magda Wierzycka | More rich South Africans are coming back – I’m looking forward to joining them
Given what South Africa has to offer, why not attract ‘tax emigrants’ to our shores and introduce a mutually beneficial tax regime? writes Magda Wierzycka.