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17 April 2026
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News24 | Hungary news agency staff demand back ‘autonomy’ as Orban exits
Hungarian national news agency staff demanded the restoration of “editorial autonomy,” in a letter seen by AFP on Thursday, with one editor saying they “had had enough of unlawful, external political interference”.
News24 | Berlin hosts Sudan conference amid brutal, forgotten war
The war in Sudan has been raging for the past three years, and a ceasefire is nowhere in sight. Participants at a conference of donors in Berlin hope at least to ease the suffering of the people caught in the middle.
Dawie Roodt warns of two years of pain for South Africa
The economic shock from the US–Israel conflict is likely to affect South Africa for up to two years, as higher oil prices, disrupted insurance markets, and uncertainty risk entrenching inflation across the economy.
Zimbabwe bird return: South Africa continues trend of heritage repatriations
The historic Zimbabwe bird return sees South Africa hand back sacred artefacts and ancestral remains, building on recent heritage victories.
News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: Herman Mashaba on refusing to work with Zille, declining a Cabinet post
Seasoned broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer brings you The Lead, News24’s definitive podcast for in-depth reporting.
An Afrikaner Ambassador: Roelf Meyer and the reversal of history
Ramaphosa has sent the man who helped dismantle apartheid to defend the post-apartheid order against the administration trying hardest to undo it. The choice is shrewder than it looks, and more uncomfortable than Pretoria will admit.
News24 | Burundi minister found dead in car in murky circumstances
A Burundian minister has been killed in what the government said on Thursday was a car accident, with sources saying the cause of death was unclear and would be investigated.
News24 | Arsenal ex-goalkeeper Manninger dies after car struck by train
Former Arsenal goalkeeper Alexander Manninger, who played for Austria at Euro 2008, died on Thursday after his car was hit by a train, his former club Red Bull Salzburg said.
Namibia and South Africa mourn their favourite “Boytjie”
Johnny Davids dies in Pretoria at 49. Tributes pour in for the Namibian-born presenter, singer, and voice of faith.
News24 | Trump says Lebanon and Israel have reached a 10-day ceasefire
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to begin a 10-day ceasefire at 5 pm EST (2100 GMT), signalling a pause in Israel’s conflict with Iran-backed Hezbollah that has raged in parallel to the war with Iran.
News24 | Friday’s weather: Cold front hits Western Cape, Northern Cape; hot and humid in KZN
A cold front bringing strong winds, rough seas and chilly conditions is forecast for parts of the Western and Northern Cape, while hot and humid conditions are expected in KwaZulu-Natal, according to the South African Weather Service.
News24 | EFF member hails Malema as ‘our Jesus’, while rivals stress ‘no one is above the law’
When Magistrate Twanet Olivier granted EFF leader Julius Malema leave to appeal his five-year prison sentence handed down on Thursday, Mmabonolo Mokhobele jumped for joy, threw herself on the pavement, and began to weep.
Good news about petrol price relief in South Africa
South Africa has enough fiscal space to extend a fuel-tax cut by two months to cushion consumers from an oil shock triggered by the Iran war, Citigroup said.