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News24 | Kieswetter’s warning on SARS successor; Proteas’ World Cup dream: Today’s top 7 stories
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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
This is Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week, a weekly News24 podcast that respects your time and intelligence.
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.

Spur staring down a R230 million lawsuit
Spur plans to appeal a ruling that it owes GPS Foods up to R233 million, plus interest, for allegedly breaking an oral agreement.

Samsung Galaxy S26 series: The most intuitive Galaxy AI phone to make your life easier, faster
The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, S26+ and S26 will be available for pre-orders from 26 February to 19 March 2026. And there’s a storage surprise if you jump in early…

The crime costing South Africa R100 billion a year
South Africa loses about R100 billion every year due to illicit trading, slowly killing the tobacco and alcohol industries.

Soweto Derby: Six mentors who coached both Chiefs and Pirates
Saturday’s Soweto Derby between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates will be the first for coaches from both sides.
News24 | Bomb scare outside Wynberg court ends with all-clear
A bomb scare caused some disruption outside the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court on Thursday following an anonymous call that a car with an explosive device was parked outside the building.

6 broker mechanics most traders never factor into performance
Most traders in South Africa spend their energy on entries, indicators, and psychology, but they often overlook the mechanics that sit underneath every trade.
News24 | Riaan Manser | The word that’s changed my life
A weekly column from News24 Outdoors Editor Riaan Manser, a famed explorer who gives his take on the world out there.