News24 | Temba Bavuma granted Cape Town’s prestigious Civic Honours: ‘It’s incredibly humbling’
Proteas Test captain Temba Bavuma received the City of Cape Town’s prestigious Civic Honours scroll from mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis on Friday.
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News24 | US arrests prominent former CNN anchor Don Lemon over immigration coverage
The Trump administration said on Friday it had ordered the arrest of a prominent journalist over coverage of immigration protests in Minneapolis, as the US president branded a nurse shot dead by federal agents in the city an “agitator.”
News24 | ‘Schitt’s Creek’ star Catherine O’Hara, 71, has died
Emmy-winning actor Catherine O’Hara, who starred in Schitt’s Creek and “Home Alone,” has died, US media reported Friday.
News24 | UN on brink of ‘imminent financial collapse’ as countries refuse to pay bills
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Friday warned that the world body is on the brink of financial collapse, urging countries to pay their dues.
News24 | Baie donkey: Karoo sanctuary saved from the brink as 400 animals find new haven
It was a bleak winter for the Karoo Donkey Sanctuary in the Western Cape last year. After operating for many years in the region, the sanctuary was facing eviction from its property after a new owner purchased it.
Israel expels South Africa ambassador Shaun Byneveldt in 72-hour retaliatory move
The Israel government has also warned that it may take additional steps against South Africa.
New deputy mayor post set to cost Joburg over R1.28 mln annually
Councillors approved a deputy mayor position for the first time in the city’s history, with 107 voting in favour
Israel expels South Africa’s top diplomat
Israel has promptly retaliated against South Africa by declaring its senior diplomatic representative, Minister Shaun Edward Byneveldt, persona non grata and giving him 72 hours to leave the country.
News24 | Zelensky dares Putin to meet in Kyiv as Trump secures Ukraine energy ceasefire
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to Kyiv for talks, “if he dares”.
News24 | Saturday’s weather: Severe thunderstorms expected in Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, KZN
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a yellow level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms across large parts of the country.
News24 | LETTER FROM JOS | Armed raiders ruined our Christmas – and now we can never go back
Whether one accepts the framing of a “Christian genocide” or not, it reflects something real: a feeling of existential dread, and a belief that some lives are disposable, writes Salihu Idoko.
News24 | Rand retreats; SA extradites first-ever Chinese fugitive: Today’s top 7 stories in 7 minutes
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Afrikaner group declares independence from South Africa
A separatist organisation identifying itself as the “Boervolk of the Orange Freestate” has placed a formal notice in the South African Government Gazette declaring the secession of the “Republic of the Orange Freestate.”
Good news for South Africa’s property market – with a catch
While South Africans can expect a cautious property recovery in 2026, with modest price growth and easing interest rates, experts urged buyers and sellers to remain careful.
The South African brothers who founded a clothing empire from their love of adventure
What has become a beloved national franchise with over 100 stores, Senqu began as the passion project of two adventurous brothers
Tanzania’s media barred from covering post-election violence victims’ testimonies
The Presidential Commission conducting the inquiry said this was intended to protect the privacy of those giving testimony
‘Gupta lieutenants are in court, Batohi says on her last day in office
The outgoing national director of public prosecutions said her successor should fight for more institutional independence and for competitive salaries to attract high profile advocates
South Africa expels Israel’s chargé d’affaires Ariel Seidman
The department of international relations and cooperation said the move was a response to conduct inconsistent with diplomatic norms and protocol
You have 72 hours to leave South Africa, DIRCO tells top Israeli diplomat
After expelling Ariel Seidman, Israel’s chargé d’affaires, will South Africa finally close Tel Aviv’s embassy?
One South African industry has been shrinking for nine years straight
South Africa’s construction industry is facing its ninth straight year of decline despite broader economic growth, driven by weak public and private investment.