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AMABHUNGANE: Betting battle joined: SA Reserve Bank probes Betway
Gambling giant Betway has disclosed that it is facing an investigation by the South African Reserve Bank.
News24 | FRIDAY BRIEFING | Joburg doesn’t need saving – it needs governing
As the city buckles under financial mismanagement and crumbling infrastructure, should business be stepping in?
DISASTROUS START: Bafana Bafana’s opening match drought in World Cups continues after Mexico horror show
Two red cards and zero goals. That’s the summary of South Africa’s first World Cup match in almost two decades as they fell 2-0 to Mexico in the opening match of the 2026 edition.

News24 | Bafana player ratings | Mbokazi held firm, most went into hiding in messy World Cup opener
When the whole world was watching, Bafana Bafana players went into hiding after losing their opening game of the 2026 FIFA World Cup 2-0 to Mexico at the Estadio Azteca on Thursday.

News24 | FIRST TAKE | Broos’ loyalty exposes Bafana Bafana in Mexican loss of their own doing
Mexico’s 2-0 victory in the 2026 FIFA World Cup opener was a gift of Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos’ loyalty rather than what the hosts did on the Azteca Stadium pitch on Thursday, writes Njabulo Ngidi.
THE HOLE STORY: ‘Premature and irresponsible’ — No date set to fix collapsing Nelson Mandela Bay roads
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality said this week that it would be ‘premature and irresponsible’ to set a date for fixing two of the metro’s busiest roads, the William Moffat Expressway and Kabega Road, as officials have indicated they are awaiting ‘potential’ funding from the national government.
CLASSROOM VIOLENCE OP-ED: We banned corporal punishment but haven’t taught teachers what to replace it with
Even after its banning, corporal punishment is still being used in some schools and for a new generation of teachers they need to learn to exert discipline in classrooms without the use of the rod.
HIGHER EDUCATION: Deputy minister proposes replacing NSFAS with direct Treasury funding
As NSFAS enters its third period under administration, Deputy Minister Mimmy Gondwe has proposed replacing the embattled scheme with direct National Treasury funding to save costs and improve accountability.
JOBURG MASSACRE: After mass shooting, Cleveland residents fear what will happen when SAPS leaves
Residents of the Jumpers informal settlement in Cleveland, Johannesburg, describe how they’ve lived in fear for years, long before a massacre claimed 12 lives.
NATIONAL STANDARD: Beyond ‘best before’ — Sabs unveils landmark draft plan to tackle food waste crisis
‘Best before’ is not ‘use by’. That distinction, long misunderstood across South Africa’s food system, is one of the central clarifications in Sans 2088, the country’s first national framework for food donation and redistribution.
News24 | Here are the Daily Lotto results
Here are the Daily Lotto results.
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS: Unsafe manganese dust levels trigger health and legal warnings in Nelson Mandela Bay
Manganese dust has so thoroughly contaminated the air over Nelson Mandela Bay’s harbour and Markman Industrial area that residents are being exposed to levels far beyond legal limits — and city officials knew about it for months without warning them.