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Jesse Jackson’s legacy: The global moral authority who refused to stay in his lane
The Jesse Jackson legacy spans civil rights, anti-apartheid activism, LGBTQ advocacy, and global moral leadership.

Water rights at risk: Johannesburg communities urge immediate government intervention
While acknowledged in the Sona, Johannesburg’s water woes continue to threaten public health and equity, prompting demands for emergency funding, accountability and sustainable infrastructure

Gauteng water crisis: Majodina approves extra Rand Water abstraction to stabilise supply
Emergency measures include a temporary increase in Rand Water allocation, leak repairs, illegal connection removal and accelerated capital works

South Africans Abroad: Campbell’s Club Brugge hold Atleti!
Shandre Campbell and his Club Brugge teammates twice fought back to hold Spanish giants Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Champions League.

Barbara Adair’s unconventional journey
More than a chronicle of Namibia, Barbara Adair’s book experiments with language and structure
News24 | TotalEnergies in high-stakes French trial over climate change
TotalEnergies faces cutting back oil and gas production if NGOs prevail in a trial that began Thursday over accusations the French energy giant failed to properly consider environmental risks.
News24 | Meet the frontrunners in the race for SA’s best LISPs
On 2 March, the News24 FundHub Industry Performance Awards will reveal this year’s top fund managers, tested by tough benchmarks.

US immigration enforcement crisis: What Minneapolis revealed
The US immigration enforcement crisis came into focus in Minneapolis, where ICE operations, political theatre, and deadly force collided.
News24 | Fuel price hikes loom for March as Iran-US war fears drive oil higher
Surging oil prices are threatening to put a stop to South Africa’s fuel price-cut party, for now.

The luxury bar on top of the tallest building in South Africa’s richest area
At the top of South Africa’s tallest building, The Leonardo, lies Alto234, a premium bar with extensive views of the nation’s richest area.

Improvement or not? How Orlando Pirates compare to last season
Orlando Pirates find themselves at the summit of the log with 13 games to go, but have they improved or not from last season?

Godongwana lost South Africa’s social grant fight
The National Treasury previously said any extension of the SRD grant would need to be funded by a new revenue source, but it appears this is no longer an option.

South African hotel empire on the mend
South African hospitality giant City Lodge Hotels reported a mixed bag for the first half of its 2026 financial year, with a decline in profit alongside its highest occupancy rate since pre-Covid-19.
News24 | PODCAST | Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week: Gold Fields cashes in. Plus: Ocean Basket’s overseas wins
This is Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week, a weekly News24 podcast that respects your time and intelligence.

Former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe’s son arrested for attempted murder
Police will investigate the circumstances that led to the shooting

Emergency at water supplier to South Africa’s richest province
South Africa’s government gave the continent’s biggest bulk-water supplier an urgent license to take more water from a key river system that feeds its richest province to help stabilize supplies amid shortages.