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News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: OR Tambo gold bust haunts SAPS major generals. Plus: Cape storm wrap
Seasoned broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer brings you The Lead, News24’s definitive podcast for in-depth reporting.

News24 | Israel pushes bill to try October 7 Palestinians with death penalty powers
Legal experts have warned that legislation being pushed through the Israeli parliament could result in Palestinians detained around the time of the 7 October 2023, attacks face publicly broadcast “show trials” and the death penalty.

News24 | Tuesday’s weather: Disruptive rain, damaging winds, waves persist in 3 provinces
Disruptive rain, damaging winds and waves that may pose a danger to life are forecast for parts of the Western Cape, Northern Cape and Eastern Cape, according to the South African Weather Service.

News24 | Phala Phala theft was R15m, not R10m; Western Cape schools closed: 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.

Reimagining higher education as an engine of economic growth
The proposal highlights that South Africa’s universities and technical and vocational education and training colleges can become productive economic nodes distributed across all provinces

Somebody call Hasina
Amid the mostly depressing HIV headlines of recent times, concerned as they mainly are with the deadly impacts of donor defunding, South Africa’s imminent roll-out of a twice-yearly HIV prevention injection called lenacapavir (LEN) has been a spot of bright light. Staff in 360 healthcare facilities spread across the country stand trained and ready to […]
News24 | Kagiso Nonyana | Diesel refunds set for overdue shake-up
It is extremely important for all diesel refund users to familiarise themselves with the requirements of the current and new diesel refund scheme legislation and system changes, explains Kagiso Nonyana.

Parliament probes Stellenbosch University as cracks in system show
While management at Stellenbosch University projected stability and excellence, students, auditors and internal oversight bodies warned of chronic debt, unsafe housing, National Student Financial Aid Scheme failures and slow transformation

News24 | Spain says it took ‘all measures’ to halt hantavirus as positive cases emerge among evacuees
Spain on Monday said it took “all measures” to prevent hantavirus spreading from evacuees on a cruise ship hit by the virus, after French and US nationals tested positive.
News24 | Mbalula calls special NEC session as impeachment looms over Phala Phala saga
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has called a special meeting of the national executive committee to dissect the Constitutional Court’s verdict in the Phala Phala saga.

Madlanga commission hears how 999kg cocaine bust unfolded in Gauteng
The Madlanga commission has heard how the Hawks intercepted nearly a tonne of cocaine shipped from Brazil to Johannesburg in July 2021, after an initial intervention by Gauteng traffic officers

Universities South Africa sounds alarm on rising campus governance risks
Several universities are facing deepening governance crises marked by institutional capture, leadership instability and weakened accountability systems, say higher education leaders and a Universities South Africa report

News24 | RSF urges Niger to ditch ‘abusive’ French media ban
Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders has called on Niger’s Russian-backed military government to lift its sudden suspension of nine French media outlets. This coincides with major instability in neighbouring Mali.