Top Stories – News South Africa

Blitzboks look for clinical edge in Bordeaux after SVNS Valladolid final defeat

Monday at 12:28 PM, via The Star

Kruger celebrations go ahead despite presidential flight snag

Monday at 12:17 PM, via SA People

Kruger’s 100-year celebrations continue without the President after reported aircraft problems, adding to a history of travel disruptions.

Springbok Women’s Sevens build confidence in Valladolid despite growing injury concerns

Monday at 11:53 AM, via The Star

Taste of SuperSport Park returns – and this year it’s extra-special

Monday at 11:32 AM, via The Star

News24 | Confirmed: Petrol pain on Wednesday, but diesel drops

Monday at 11:06 AM, via News24

A massive R18.28 billion negative balance of the slate fund has led to an increase of 35.04 cents per litre in the slate levy.

News24 | Driving with J9 | Meet ‘Racing Barbie’, the driver rallying for more girls in motorsport

Monday at 11:02 AM, via News24

In this episode, Janine speaks to Nicole Donker Torres, a South African racing driver who first got behind the wheel at just eight years old. Today, she races in the Forza Women’s Single-seater series and co-founded a company that will rally other young women to enter local motorsport.

News24 | Breaking bed: Man arrested after crystal meth worth R3m found under mattress in Joburg

Monday at 11:00 AM, via News24

A 35-year-old man has been arrested in a drug bust in Diepsloot, Johannesburg, in which suspected crystal meth worth R3 million was found under a mattress.

Indigenous plant study opens new path in cancer treatment research

Monday at 10:54 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Researchers at the North-West University are investigating the anti-cancer potential of Lessertia frutescens after laboratory studies showed activity against several forms of cancer.

Arsenal’s season was no failure; it was a triumph deserving respect amid champions league heartbreak

Monday at 10:41 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Fans have every right to feel proud. A Premier League title and a Champions League final appearance constitute a successful season, undiminished by events in Europe

News24 | Bail denied for alleged killer of Madlanga Commission’s Witness D

Monday at 10:28 AM, via News24

The man who is alleged to have shot dead Marius van der Merwe, known as Witness D at the Madlanga Commission, has been denied bail.

News24 | Liam Jacobs to return to DA – senior party sources

Monday at 08:57 AM, via News24

Liam Jacobs is set for a sensational return to the DA, according to two senior party sources.

News24 | SAFA confirms Bafana set for World Cup departure after emergency meeting

Monday at 08:42 AM, via News24

World Cup-bound Bafana Bafana will depart for Mexico on Monday, the South African Football Association (SAFA) has confirmed.

News24 | From washing pots to baking for Ramaphosa: Meet Khayelitsha’s Cake Talker

Monday at 08:34 AM, via News24

Mcebisi Gugu Ndlovu went from washing pots at a Doppio Zero to owning his own small bakery in Khayelitsha that baked a cake for President Cyril Ramaphosa.

News24 | Busisiwe Mavuso | SA can be a safe haven in global storms

Monday at 07:42 AM, via News24

The global environment will continue to throw us curveballs, writes Busisiwe Mavuso, but reform and institutional discipline make a huge difference to how SA weathers the storms.