News24 | Three candidates recommended for Lottery chair
The portfolio committee’s recommendation must be confirmed by national assembly, and then Minister Parks Tau has the final say.
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‘Are you trying to get us murdered in South Africa?’ Matthew Gruter lands in Joburg after Australia expulsion
Upon landing at OR Tambo Airport, Matthew Gruter lashed out at the media, claiming the reporting was endangering his family’s safety.
Pick n Pay coming after Checkers Sixty60 in South Africa
Pick n Pay has invested heavily in revamping its asap! delivery service, which is starting to bear fruit as South Africa’s on-demand grocery delivery market is becoming increasingly more competitive.
News24 | Springbok Women, Black Ferns to square off in curtain-raiser for Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry
The Springbok Women will play a Test against New Zealand’s Black Ferns during next year’s much-anticipated Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry.
R72 million debt stalls 22 water projects in South Africa’s richest city
The City of Johannesburg owes contractors more than R72 million for water infrastructure projects that are currently being stalled.
Of flags, flowers, fashion and flashlights
Johannesburg not only hosted a successful G20 Leaders’ Summit, the first to take place on African soil, but also delivered an impressive and memorable global event.
News24 | FRIDAY BRIEFING | Holy war: Plan to license pastors triggers religious freedom battle
In the last edition of Friday Briefing for the year we explore why the CRL commission’s move to set up a committee has sparked a religious freedom controversy and growing concerns that state control over religious practices may be imminent.
Vote-buying claims rock ANC conference
The infighting points to internal strife which could hurt the party in the region in next year
News24 | Ukraine says it wants ‘real peace, not appeasement’ with Russia
Ukraine wants “real peace, not appeasement” with Russia, its foreign minister said on Thursday at the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the security and rights body seeking a role for itself in a post-war Ukraine.
News24 | Hawks arrest four in R4.2m fraud, theft and corruption scandal in Eastern Cape
The Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation unit in East London has arrested four men accused of orchestrating a multimillion-rand fraud, theft and corruption scheme involving the Eastern Cape Development Corporation.
News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: Dlomo in the dock cracks open SSA looting legacy of the Zuma years
Seasoned broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer brings you The Lead, News24’s definitive podcast for in-depth reporting. This is The Lead, and this is the South African story.
The woman who founded a South African sweets empire out of her kitchen
Sally Williams went from making failed batches of nougat in her kitchen to creating one of the biggest luxury sweets companies in South Africa.
Parents stuck waiting for school placements in South Africa’s richest province
Over 40,000 learners have yet to be placed in school for 2026.
News24 | Friday’s weather: Scorching conditions in 3 provinces; thundershowers persist in most parts
Very hot conditions are expected for most of the day in parts of the Eastern Cape, Western Cape and Northern Cape, according to the South African Weather Service.
News24 | Cuts ‘not confirmed’: MultiChoice denies in-app warning on DStv channels
There’s been a plot twist in the “12 Warner Bros.Discovery channels set to go” drama: some subscribers got a pop-up on their DStv apps on Tuesday night, confirming the black-out from 1 January, but MultiChoice insists that’s not true.
News24 | US pushes to oust SA from G20; Bryanston shack bust: Today’s top 7 stories in 7 minutes
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.
Government doubles down on BEE in South Africa
South Africa will not bow to U.S. pressure to change its policies on race, Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola said on Thursday, after Washington confirmed that Pretoria would be excluded from the G20.