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Durban beaches close to swimmers: Here’s the reason why
eThekwini Municipality has banned swimming at several Durban beaches until further notice. Here’s which ones and the reason behind the decision…
News24 | ‘I have never lied’- Groenewald tells Parliament over 3 ‘vanished’ juvenile offenders
Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald has insisted he did not mislead Parliament about the whereabouts of three violent juvenile offenders who vanished from the prison system.
News24 | SA could see R870bn in debt savings with a new inflation target
A Reserve Bank research document says a lower inflation target coupled with a revised borrowing strategy could save the government as much as R870 billion in debt-service costs.
News24 | Body found in dam during search for missing Western Cape teen
While searching for a missing 16-year-old girl on Monday, Western Cape police officers recovered a body from a dam in Paarl.
Lesufi’s office receives further R50m to raise its allocation to R1.72bn
Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi’s office has received an additional cash injection of R50 million to augment their R1.5bn budget which will go towards Nas’iSpani with the aim of helping fight youth unemployment in the province.
Ocean carnage: Why the sardine run is heaven for hungry predators
The sardine run stands alone – a raw spectacle of survival, packed with speed, precision, and the clash between life and death. No other feeding frenzy compares.
News24 | South Korea votes in the ‘most important’ presidential election after martial law turmoil
South Koreans began voting for a new president, six months to the day after ex-leader Yoon Suk Yeol plunged the country into political chaos with his disastrous declaration of martial law.
News24 | SA economy barely budged in first quarter
2025 didn’t kick off well for South Africa’s economy, with the gross domestic product growing only 0.1%, slower than the 0.4% growth in the fourth quarter of 2024.
News24 | Judge dismisses bid for acquittal in Zuma, Thales corruption trial
KwaZulu-Natal High Court Judge Nkosinathi Chili has dismissed the summary acquittal applications of former president Jacob Zuma and French arms company Thales in which they cited “unreasonable” delays in their corruption trial.
Cholota’s extradition unlawful
Ace Magashule’s former assistant Moroadi Cholota is now a free woman after successfully challenging the lawfulness of her extradition from the US last year, to stand trial in the R255m asbestos case.
News24 | Sponsored | Spaza shops get free wifi and revamps
inDrive is empowering spaza shops with free Wi-Fi and fresh makeovers to boost local business and digital access.
News24 | Sponsored | #DriveNowTextLater: Tackling SA’s deadliest driving behaviours
Discovery Insure, in partnership with bp Southern Africa (bpSA), has launched a bold new nationwide campaign: #DriveNowTextLater.
WATCH LIVE | Memorial service of The River actor Presley Chweneyagae
Friends, family and colleagues have gathered at the Mmabatho Convention Centre in in North West to celebrate the life of Presley Chweneyagae.
News24 | Vusimusi ‘Cat’ Matlala abandons bail bid, will remain in jail ahead of trial
Tenderpreneur and criminally accused businessman Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala abandoned his bid for bail in the Alexandra Magistrate’s court on Friday and has traded his high-life for a prison cell while awaiting trial.