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News24 | Seawater pasta, R7 000 omelettes: 5 chaotic dishes from Brooklyn Peltz Beckham’s kitchen
Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, the eldest son of the Beckhams, has turned his culinary misadventures into internet gold, blending privilege, food, and unintentional comedy.
Msaki, Jesse Clegg drop final single before joint EP release
South African musicians Msaki and Jesse Clegg released ‘Untimely Disclosure’, the final single from their collaborative EP ‘Entropy’, which is set to debut on February 27.
Germany pushes back against South Africa’s electricity minister
Days after South Africa’s electricity minister questioned the benefits of a $10 billion climate-finance pact between the country and some of the world’s richest nations, Germany lauded its success.
The small town crowned the best in South Africa
Barrydale in the Western Cape has been crowned South Africa’s best small town, cementing it as one of the top places to live in the country.
WEATHER: Heatwave sticks around, rain targets TWO provinces
Curious about what the skies hold? Discover the latest outlook for all nine provinces across South Africa this Saturday, 24 January 2026.
It would cost R400 billion to fix South Africa’s water crisis
73% of water authorities in South Africa have “poor” or “critical” water systems, and the cost to rectify the situation far exceeds the department’s budget.
South Africa’s summer of extremes
Floods, wildfires and water shortages: This is a warning of the real costs of climate change, experts say
AWAITING FATE: Malema has to wait three months to hear if he’s going to jail as court dissects pre-sentencing report
While the defence’s pre-sentencing report pushes for a non-custodial sentence, the State seems intent to throw the book at EFF leader Julius Malema, asking for a lengthy term of imprisonment for illegally firing a weapon at an EFF birthday celebration in 2018.
Senteeko Dam at imminent risk of failure, government warns
Downstream communities ‘must immediately evacuate’
BREAKING | Sentencing in Malema firearm case postponed to February
While a detailed report presented during the pre-sentence hearing of EFF leader Julius Malema has laid out the punishment that can be meted against him, including an option of a fine, the state is gunning for him to spend time behind bars.
News24 | Here are the Powerball and Powerball Plus results
Here are the Powerball and Powerball Plus results.
News24 | Fury grows over five-year-old’s detention in US immigration crackdown
Outrage grew on Friday over the detention of a five-year-old boy in a massive immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, as US Vice President JD Vance defended the roundups by federal agents, prompting calls for a general strike.
I will never retreat from my ideas,” Malema says as sentencing is postponed to April
The EFF leader told supporters he would not abandon his ideas
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY: ConCourt hands NPA a lifeline in Moroadi Cholota extradition ruling — but denies it key powers
Former Free State premier Ace Magashule’s former personal assistant Moroadi Cholota’s extradition from the US was unlawful, but she must still face the law, the Constitutional Court ruled on Friday.
News24 | Saturday’s weather: Heatwave warning in Eastern Cape, light rain in 6 provinces
The South African Weather Service has issued a warning of a heatwave expected across parts of the Eastern Cape, while very hot conditions are expected in parts of the Northern Cape.