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Joburg residents urged indoors as pollution brings ‘rotten egg’ smell
Residents of Johannesburg are advised to stay indoors and wear masks due to a ‘rotten egg’ smell caused by air pollution, primarily sulfur dioxide emissions, trapped by a temperature inversion.
Lesufi denies involvement in R3m Madyo health settlement
Investigation launched into health department’s payout

What you need to know about Shibiri’s testimony at the Madlanga inquiry
Shibiri is accused of having ties with Matlala and is suspected to have been on his payroll.
News24 | Langa pupils beat the Cape heat in their personal ‘pocket forest’
As Cape Town sweltered in Wednesday’s heat, the temperature in one of the classrooms in Siyabulela Primary School topped 40°C. But grade 7 pupil Cebu Mnqwazi and his friends could escape to the school’s “pocket forest”, where the temperature was just 29°C.
News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: ANC-linked Carrim, the ‘Cat’ and Maumela do ‘business’, or money laundering?
Seasoned broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer brings you The Lead, News24’s definitive podcast for in-depth reporting.
News24 | Trump’s ‘racist hate speech’ fuelling rights abuses: UN watchdog
A UN watchdog warned on Wednesday that racist hate speech by US President Donald Trump and other political leaders, coupled with intensified immigration crackdowns, was fuelling grave rights violations.

Government crushing South Africa’s largest employer
Late payments from the South African government are worsening, placing severe cash-flow pressure on small businesses and threatening their sustainability, jobs, and broader economic stability.
News24 | Thursday weather: Possible floods in east, extreme heat warnings for Western, Northern Cape
The South African Weather Service has issued warnings for disruptive rain and flooding across several provinces on Thursday.

Why Skukuza Airport still embarrasses the giants of the world
Discover seven reasons why the tiny Skukuza Airport in Kruger National Park is considered the most beautiful airport in the world.

For the love of children: How devotion changes lives
How a deep love of children drives life-changing care across Southern Africa through Pediatric Care Africa and its inspiring outreach work.

Ramaphosa in Brasilia, Bozell in Pretoria: the state of our situationship
While Washington sent a culture warrior to lecture Pretoria, the SA president was in Brazil pitching South Africa as a gateway to Africa. The divorce is getting expensive.

JOVIAL RANTAO | SA must throw out disrespectful US ambassador
Bozell showed his disdain for diplomatic norms by attacking the decisions of SA’s courts on ‘Kill the boer’, writes Jovial Rantao
News24 | US ambassador backtracks; Flight costs soar as jet fuel price surges: Today’s top 7 stories
News24 brings you the top stories of the day, summarised into neat little packages. Read through quickly or listen to the articles via our customised text-to-speech feature.
Leipzig join foreign clubs tapping into Mzansi lingo and SA sounds
‘The ‘Re Kaofela’ tour is more than a football club flying in, doing some training sessions, playing the match and flying out’

1,400 Days in the wild: Inside the intimate drama of Zambia’s predator kingdom
For 1,400 days, a wildlife film crew lived and worked in Zambia’s Nsefu sector, documenting the lives of lions, leopards, hyenas and wild dogs in one of the most socially complex predator landscapes in Africa. What emerged was not just a study of survival, but a layered portrait of family, conflict, resilience and the strange […]

South Africa’s biggest crisis is worse than it seems
Improving unemployment figures in South Africa mask a weak labour market where falling participation, rising discouraged job seekers, and limited job creation highlight deep structural problems.