From unemployed graduate to top olive oil entrepreneur
Loyiso Manga went from earning an Honours degree to struggling to find a job and working in a call centre. Now, he’s South Africa’s first successful black olive oil producer.
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News24 | Five European nations accuse Russia of poisoning Navalny with deadly dart frog toxin
Five European countries – the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands – have accused Russia of poisoning and killing opposition leader Alexey Navalny in 2024 based on lab results from a sample taken from his body.
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Here are the Lotto and Lotto Plus results
News24 | Europe weighs nuclear independence amid Russia threat and US doubts
European leaders, worried about threats from a nuclear-armed Russia and doubts about the future of US security commitments, are increasingly debating whether to bolster nuclear arsenals on the continent.
President Ramaphosa tells a good story while the country collapses
Freedom Front Plus leader, Dr. Corné Mulder, said President Cyril Ramaphosa, like his predecessor, Jacob Zuma, tries to tell a good story while the country collapses.
SARS is coming after trusts in South Africa
SARS has ended its leniency on trusts in South Africa, issuing final demands for outstanding tax returns and warning trustees they have mere weeks to comply or face fixed administrative penalties.
News24 | OPINION | How medicine pricing works and how it might change
In South Africa, as in many places, pharmaceutical companies are not free to change medicine prices as they wish. In his latest #InsideTheBox column, Dr Andy Gray unpacks how medicine prices are regulated in the country and considers how this regulatory framework might change.
FIFA World Cup: Where will Bafana Bafana be based?
Bafana Bafana will return to the FIFA World Cup finals for the first time since hosting the tournament in 2010.
Estates in South Africa score a major legal victory
A Gauteng estate scored a major legal victory after the CSOS dismissed all allegations of financial mismanagement and governance failures due to a lack of evidence.
Cyril Ramaphosa’s R100 billion wake-up call
South Africa loses about R100 billion a year to the illicit economy, prompting President Cyril Ramaphosa to launch a crackdown, though industry warns deeper structural reforms are still needed.
Cape Town mayor takes on Afrikaner commentator
Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has slated Afrikaner commentator Willem Petzer for his view that the mayor’s policies are leading the city toward managed decline.
South Africans Abroad: Rulani sets the record straight [VIDEO]
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Collapse of 134-year-old company puts thousands of South African jobs at risk
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Historic library at South Africa’s best university left as a burnt out shell
UCT’s historic Jagger Library is still boarded up over five years after the 2021 fire, with no concrete restoration or redevelopment yet underway.
Man shoots wife before turning gun on himself
The Limpopo police are investigating cases of murder and inquest after a man allegedly shot and killed his wife in broad daylight, before taking his own life on 8 February 2026.
Cape Town takes another step to dump Eskom
Cape Town has issued a tender seeking proposals from electricity traders as it moves to establish a panel of suppliers to help power South Africa’s second-largest city.
News24 | Here are the Powerball and Powerball Plus results
Here are the Powerball and Powerball Plus results.
News24 | Female suspect arrested after e-hailing driver’s gruesome murder in Pretoria West
The police have arrested a female suspect after an e-hailing driver was killed, allegedly while inside his car, in Pretoria West on Wednesday.
News24 | Saturday’s weather: Severe thunderstorms, strong winds, hail for most of SA; hot in KZN
The South African Weather Service has issued warnings of severe thunderstorms with heavy rain, strong winds, and hail in parts of Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Gauteng, the Free State, and the North West.
South Africans Abroad: Lorch unveiled, jersey number revealed
Thembinkosi Lorch will start a new chapter of his career in Libya with a new jersey number he was handed in by Al-Ittihad.
News24 | Ramaphosa promises swift fixes; Eastern Cape horror crash kills 7: Today’s top 7 stories
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