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OBITUARY | Chuck Norris, star of ‘Walker, Texas Ranger’, dies at 86
Martial arts icon remembered for decades of action and influence
STORIES IN MOTION: How a play is teaching SA youth about belonging and identity
More than 100 learners from the Vaal came to watch a play that uses storytelling, music, dancing and audience engagement to introduce ideas about race, identity and belonging in an age-appropriate way.
News24 | Saturday’s weather: Risk of floods as severe thunderstorms, strong winds hit 4 provinces
The South African Weather Service has warned of severe thunderstorms with heavy rain, hail and strong winds which may lead to flooding in parts of Gauteng, Mpumalanga, the Northern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.
Human Rights Day — Death in a time of Constitutional promise
As we mark Human Rights Day on 21 March and remember those killed in the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre, may we also take a moment to think of the human rights defenders who have lost their lives defending our constitutional rights.
The dignity deficit
Unlike economic deficits, it does not appear in numbers. It appears in people.
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
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.