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The Epstein ‘Truth Commission’: America can learn from South Africa’s TRC
New Mexico’s Epstein Truth Commission borrows SA’s language but ignores the hard mechanisms that made the TRC credible and effective.
News24 | Kieswetter’s warning on SARS successor; Proteas’ World Cup dream: 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.
News24 | Sam Sole | Mozambican group RGS ups the stakes in Tongaat court battle
The stakes are enormous amid legal battles over the rescue and future of SA’s biggest sugar producer Tongaat, writes amaBhungane’s Sam Sole.

From bad to worse for major South African clothing retailer
Truworths reported weak interim results for the first half of its 2026 financial year, as strong growth in the United Kingdom was not enough to offset its struggling Africa business.

Ex-Kaizer Chiefs attacker sentenced to 12 years in prison!
This former Kaizer Chiefs striker has been convicted and sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for dealing in drugs.

Small group of 268,000 South Africans keeps the economy alive
A small group of 268,000 South Africans is behind a large share of personal and corporate income tax in South Africa.
News24 | Instagram official? Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Sarah Langa spark romance buzz
Sacha and Sarah have seemingly made things IG official.

Cape Town: Where you’ll dodge bullets and gridlock just to pay a R15 000 rent for a ‘shoebox’
Cape Town is arguably the best place in SA to find a job, provided you can afford the ‘entry fee’ of a lifestyle that most of its citizens will never touch.
News24 | Makhubele dumps MK Party for Power FM radio host gig
Former City of Johannesburg speaker and MK Party chief whip Colleen Makhubele has replaced politics with the airwaves.

A look inside one of the last DVD rental stores in South Africa
While on-demand online streaming services have become the preferred way to consume movies and series, South Africa still has a handful of DVD rental stores
News24 | 2 South Africans recruited to Russia war effort have died – Lamola
Two South Africans who were recruited to travel to Russia as part of foreign employment schemes associated with the ongoing war in Ukraine have died.

Soweto Derby: H-2-H stats ahead of Chiefs and Pirates clash
Kaizer Chiefs host Orlando Pirates in the first Soweto Derby of the season on Saturday. What are the numbers saying?
News24 | PODCAST | Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week: Why your next car will be Chinese. Plus: The Lab’s big biotech experiment
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News24 | ‘One bad decision can undo everything’: Kieswetter’s warning on SARS successor
Outgoing SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter says there is huge significance in making the right appointment for his successor to maintain economic momentum and to help fund the country’s democracy.