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News24 | Wednesday’s weather: Severe thunderstorms in Mpumalanga, Limpopo; hot, showers elsewhere
Wet conditions are expected in most parts of the country, with severe thunderstorm warnings issued for Limpopo and Mpumalanga, according to the South African Weather Service.
News24 | Cape Town residents saddened by death of famous ‘first hippo’ Brutus
Cape Town residents are mourning the city’s “first hippo”, Brutus, after the 47-year-old bull was found dead at Rondevlei Nature Reserve during routine patrols last week.
JOBURG NEWSLETTER: New data shows Joburg’s mayoral vote is wide open
This article first appeared as a Johannesburg newsletter, one of our first editions, where we hope you’ll join our mission to build a community of change for our city. This week, we’re looking at five candidates who want to be mayor after the next local poll, slated for the end of 2026 or early 2027.

‘We have enough racists’: South Africans reject Matthew Gruter as support fund swells
Matthew Gruter’s visa revocation has sparked intense and varying reactions, both among Australian politicians and South Africans online.
News24 | Patrice Motsepe: SA has some of world’s top businesses, CEOs – but crime is too scary
South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe said the country must shake off its reputation for high crime levels if it wants to attract more investment.
News24 | Two Ukrainians working for Moscow suspected of Polish rail line sabotage
Two Ukrainians working for Moscow have been identified as suspects in two cases of rail line sabotage in Poland, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said during a speech in Parliament on Tuesday.

WEATHER: Severe storms with heavy RAIN to hit parts of SA
Curious about what the skies hold? Discover the latest outlook for all nine provinces across South Africa this Wednesday, 19 November 2025.
News24 | Oppenheimer, Wierzycka believe UK is ‘uninvestable’, ‘scary’
Economic mismanagement and long lead times to complete key projects are among the factors that make the UK uninvestable right now, according to South African investors with interests in both countries.
News24 | ‘An extension of the experience’: Cape Town favourite Ouzeri opens natural wine bar
Akra Bar, the brainchild of Nic Charalambous, the chef and founder of Ouzeri, is set to open this summer on Wale Street and promises a welcoming spot to raise a post-dinner glass of wine with friends or unwind after a long day.
WATER CRISIS OP-ED: Johannesburg’s dry taps see G20 glamour overshadowed by daily struggles for clean water
The G20 theme may be ‘Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability’, but for Johannesburg residents those words are empty if they do not start with water — Water Solidarity, Water Equality, Water Sustainability.
News24 | North Korea warns on ‘nuclear domino phenomenon’ as South pushes forward submarine deal
North Korea denounced an agreement between Seoul and Washington to build nuclear-powered submarines, saying in a state media commentary on Tuesday that the deal would cause a “nuclear domino” effect.
News24 | Cloudflare hit by massive outage, affecting X and businesses worldwide
The web infrastructure company Cloudflare was down on Tuesday afternoon, affecting businesses across the world.
News24 | Grey’s Anatomy star James Pickens Jnr’s cancer diagnosis mirrors TV storyline
As his character’s cancer storyline aired, James Pickens Jnr went public with his own story