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Festive season bonanza: Free landing fees for artists at Polokwane Airport

21 December at 11:57 AM, via The Star

News24 | Australia probes security services after Bondi Beach attack

21 December at 11:05 AM, via News24

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he has ordered a review into the police and intelligence services after two gunmen shot and killed 15 people at a Jewish festival on Bondi Beach.

GEOPOLITICAL RIFT: Several G20 members privately objected to the US excluding SA from the G20

21 December at 10:56 AM, via Daily Maverick

Support for South Africa’s inclusion comes from Germany, China and other nations, emphasising the importance of representation and diversity in G20 discussions.

City Power refutes claims of contractors’ strike affecting Johannesburg electricity supply

21 December at 10:50 AM, via The Star

Good news for taxpayers in South Africa

21 December at 10:00 AM, via Daily Investor

Proactive planning, better organisation, and early engagement with professionals can help taxpayers save money, improve efficiency, and stay comfortably ahead of SARS in 2026.

South Africa’s richest people in 2025

21 December at 10:00 AM, via Newsday

South Africa’s eight richest individuals and families are worth an estimated R727.74 billion at the beginning of December 2025.

News24 | Getting Outdoors: Diving with blacktip sharks and the seafood craving that hits after

21 December at 10:00 AM, via News24

In this week’s Pick of the Pack, Riaan Manser goes diving with blacktip sharks off the east of South Africa, and muses on how being in the middle of their feeding frenzy always makes him hungry for seafood and a cold beer afterward.

Deadly tavern attack: Manhunt launched after nine killed in Bekkersdal

21 December at 10:00 AM, via The Star

News24 | Pitso Mosimane writes for News24: ‘Readers can expect a genuine and authentic column’

21 December at 09:20 AM, via News24

Three-time African champion Pitso Mosimane will be News24’s columnist throughout the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations that kicks off on Sunday in Morocco.

One city in South Africa built fewer than 4,000 new houses in ten years

21 December at 07:30 AM, via Daily Investor

Stats SA’s ten-year review of private sector building statistics in South Africa’s major metropolitan municipalities showed that one city built fewer than 4,000 new residential buildings, while another built close to 97,000.

The two South Africans who went to Cambridge and worked at Google’s AI company

21 December at 07:17 AM, via Newsday

In its formative years, the DeepMind team comprised some of the top minds in the field, including two South Africans.

News24 | Anger at ‘one of the biggest cover ups’ as blacked out Jeffrey Epstein files released

21 December at 06:45 AM, via News24

Victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein expressed anger after a long-awaited cache of records from cases against him were released with many pages blacked out and photos censored.

Padel Promises fuels youth grit

21 December at 06:15 AM, via Mail & Guardian

It’s only been five years since the first public padel courts were introduced to South Africans but it has since become the fastest growing sport in the country with over 100 000 active players involved. The player base is evenly split between men and women, with nearly 60% aged 35–65. Now an organisation named Padel […]