The National Treasury wants metro municipalities, the engines of the economy and home to the majority of South Africans, to become more ‘business-like’ in raising revenue and improving service delivery. But there are questions over corruption and political will.

A towering legal mind, trusted confidant to Nelson Mandela and tireless architect of peace on the continent, Professor Nicholas ‘Fink’ Haysom combined constitutional brilliance with humility, warmth and an unwavering moral compass – a man as formidable in negotiation rooms as he was generous in spirit, writes Zelda la Grange.

Nicholas “Fink” Haysom, the head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and a renowned South African lawyer, died on Wednesday.

Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos has named his 23-man squad for the upcoming international friendlies against Panama later this month.

The implementation of the National Health Insurance is effectively frozen in court and constitutional clashes, blocking South Africa’s most sweeping health overhaul since 1994. We talked to health economist Susan Cleary to find out whether the National Health Insurance is a wise way forward.

Despite the proven benefits of newborn hearing screening and early intervention, universal screening is not yet mandated in South Africa and is only available at a few public hospitals.

South Africa’s National Aids Council has launched a renewed effort to secure licences to make generic versions of lenacapavir in the country. This is how it is going about it.

The first panel of News24’s On the Record summit has yielded a raft of proposals to jump-start job creation – including bringing back technical colleges and making bank payments free.

The ANC will, in the coming days, officially open its process to elect councillor candidates ahead of the 2026 municipal elections, with branches set to begin on 1 April.