News24 | Sulphurous odour in Gauteng likely blown in from Mpumalanga, says environment department
Since Tuesday, residents across Gauteng – Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni and Pretoria – have been contending with a pungent sulphurous odour.
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MORAL WITNESS: Goodbye Ufrieda Ho, keeper of Jozi and wordsmith of the people
Journalist Ufrieda Ho passed away from cancer in the early hours of Monday 9 March 2026. She was 52 years old. In a career spanning three decades, she wrote for The Star, Daily Maverick, Spotlight and many other publications. Her memoir Paper Sons and Daughters was published in 2011. Below is a collection of tributes from some of her many friends and colleagues.
News24 | Capitec is News24’s Bank of the Year – again
For the second year in a row, Capitec won the News24 Bank of the Year award.
News24 | FNB is News24’s Long-Term Insurer of the Year
FNB won the News24 Long-Term Insurer of the Year award at a gala event in Cape Town on Thursday evening.
News24 | Momentum wins News24’s Medical Scheme of the Year – again
Momentum won the News24 Medical Scheme of the Year award at a gala event in Cape Town on Tuesday evening.
News24 | OUTsurance is News24’s Short-Term Insurer of the Year for record fourth time
For a record fourth year in a row, OUTsurance won the News24 Short-Term Insurer of the Year award.
The Log-Drum in the South Loop
Chicago, South Africa, and the ethics of the global ‘vibe’
South Africa’s new bank has 2,500 branches – before it has even launched
Pepkor is seeking a banking chief as Africa’s biggest seller of clothing and mobile phones plans to open bank branches using its store network in South Africa.
News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: Mmusi Maimane on the DA’s ‘toxic’ politics and why the N2 wall won’t work
Seasoned broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer brings you The Lead, News24’s definitive podcast for in-depth reporting.
RUFF TIME: RCL comes clean on pet food recall after stolen stock reaches retail shelves
What started as a localised heist of condemned goods has mutated into a full-scale national crisis, as RCL Foods scrambles to claw back 115,045 bags of dry pet food that were never supposed to see the light of a retail shelf.
BUSINESS REFLECTION: After the Bell: Parking the office
The rise of office precincts, while understandable, means yet another tenuous link that connects us to other people is being severed.
Ezemvelo says war on rhinos continues, supports regulated trade to curb poaching
Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife highlights a successful dehorning programme and improved anti-poaching measures but continues to call for discussion on legal rhino horn trade to protect the species and fund conservation
Government responds to ‘rotten egg’ smell in Gauteng
The department of forestry, fisheries and the environment is monitoring reports of a strong sulphur odour in Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni. Elevated hydrogen sulphide levels are believed to be the cause
South Africa’s missing R4 trillion
South Africa faces a huge infrastructure funding gap after decades of underinvestment, making greater private-sector involvement essential to finance upgrades and supporting long-term economic growth.
News24 | Friday’s weather: Flooding in Mpumalanga, Limpopo as extreme heat grips 3 provinces
The South African Weather Service has issued a yellow Level 4 warning for disruptive rain that could cause localised flooding across the Lowveld of Mpumalanga and Limpopo, while extreme heatwave conditions threaten the Western Cape, Northern Cape and parts of the Eastern Cape.
GROUNDUP: This may be as good as a Master’s Office gets in South Africa
Sources close to the Bloemfontein Master’s Office rate it higher than Master’s Offices in other major centres GroundUp has investigated.