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News24 | Saturday’s weather: Damaging waves in Western Cape; thunderstorms persist in 4 provinces
The South African Weather Service has warned of severe thunderstorms in five provinces, damaging waves in the Western Cape, and hot and humid conditions in the Eastern Cape.
News24 | Iran, tariffs drive gold to seventh monthly gain, platinum at four-week high
Gold prices rose on Friday as uncertainty over U.S. tariff policies and U.S.-Iran tensions underpinned the metal’s safe-haven appeal and put it on track for a seventh straight monthly gain.
News24 | Firefighters contain Bo-Kaap blaze fanned by strong winds
Strong winds fanned a fire above Military Road in the Bo-Kaap, City of Cape Town Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Mark Bosch said on Friday afternoon.
News24 | EFF guns for O’Sullivan; Hill-Lewis enters DA leadership race: 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.
Musk vs Mexico: when the world’s richest man picks a fight with a president
Elon Musk accused Mexico’s president of taking orders from cartel bosses. South Africans watching this play out have seen the script before.
News24 | These are the MPs who will oversee the Presidency
Political parties have appointed senior members to serve on the new committee overseeing the Presidency.
FIFA World Cup: 104 days to go, 104 matches in store!
The FIFA World Cup is upon us, and today marks exactly 104 days before the global showpiece in Mexico, Canada and the US.
South Africa’s richest city gets out the begging bowl
South Africa’s richest city is in talks with the National Treasury to address mounting financial troubles ahead of local government elections expected to be the most closely contested in Johannesburg’s history.
News24 | KZN security boss ordered to retract, take down statements against Mkhwanazi
Businessman Calvin Mojalefa Mathibeli has been ordered to retract defamatory statements he made on social media and repeated in radio and TV interviews.
News24 | Vukile cements Iberian growth by buying Madrid mall for R6bn
JSE-listed Vukile Property Fund has bought a 91 000m² shopping centre in Spain’s fastest-growing city.
From bad to worse for Cape Town homeowners
Despite the City of Cape Town proposing lower rates and broader relief to offset rising property values, local bodies warned that some homeowners face much steeper valuation increases, raising affordability concerns.
Soweto Derby: Six players who scored for both Chiefs and Pirates
Marks Maponyane is among the six players to score for both Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates in the Soweto Derby but who are the other five?
Sounding Joburg: In lieu of an editorial note
And so in an attempt to settle the ethical discomfort I have with this position, I have decided to publicly curate an edition of writing filled with musicians, writers, journalists, ethnographers and music makers and listeners to tell us more about the sounds that animate the Johannesburg landscape