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Opposition parties demand delivery, not rhetoric, ahead of Sona
From industrial policy to the rule of law, non-GNU parties spell out what must change
Arrests linked to illegal circumcision practices welcomed
Forty-six people arrested in Eastern Cape for contravening Male Customary Initiation Act

‘One in a billion’: Dawson’s Creek stars lead tributes to James Van Der Beek
Van Der Beek’s co-star Busy Philipps urged people to support the actor’s family through an online fundraiser.

Snow and ice warnings issued for UK after relentless rain
After weeks of wet and gloomy conditions, there are finally some changes to the weather as Simon King explains.

Large South African shopping mall completely empty after its only shop closed down
The multi-million-rand Lancaster Shopping Centre in Johannesburg is entirely empty after the only store in the mall, Top Deck, closed at the end of 2025.

BMW recalls hundreds of thousands of cars globally over fire risk
BMW is recalling hundreds of thousands of cars due to a potential fire hazard, the German premium carmaker said on Wednesday.

Sona road closures snarl Cape Town CBD traffic
Commuters are encouraged to consider alternative routes or public transport where possible.

Hamilton says another engineer change would be ‘detrimental’
Lewis Hamilton will have a second change of race engineer early in the Formula One season and said on Wednesday it will be detrimental to his second year at Ferrari.
News24 | Plate of the Nation: 5 delicious South African dishes to cook for tonight’s SONA
You hear those opening words, “My fellow South Africans,” and you know you’re settling in for the long haul. While the president maps out 2026, we’ve mapped out some kitchen strategy with five dishes that’ll keep you fed, focused, and slightly less likely to throw things at the TV.

Real state of nation Mr President: hope is fading
Across SA, communities are grappling with a collapse in basic services. In parts of Johannesburg, taps have run dry for more than 20 days, while the CBD has been without electricity for a week, with promises of reconnection tomorrow.

Recovering Mthethwa faces tough return to Chiefs XI
Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Sibongiseni “Ox” Mthethwa acknowledges that it won’t be easy to return to the starting XI when he recovers from the injury he sustained late last year.

Ipid investigators ‘threatened’ amid EMPD investigation
The acting head of investigations at the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) has told the Madlanga commission that the Ekurhuleni metro police officers followed and threatened their investigating officers.

Russia moves to block WhatsApp in messaging app crackdown
WhatsApp says the move aims to push its 90 million users in Russia to a “state-owned surveillance app”.

PPRA warns of rise in bogus property agents
The Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority (PPRA) reported 1,750 complaints against property practitioners in the past financial year, highlighting a rise in bogus unregistered agents. These scams often involve advertising properties without owner consent and collecting payments from multiple buyers for the same property. While PPRA handles complaints involving actual properties and...

Bud Cort, star of cult dark comedy Harold and Maude, dies aged 77
The veteran actor of stage and screen appeared in more than 80 films and TV series.

Chris Mason: Latest vetting row raises fresh concerns over Starmer’s judgement
The BBC’s political editor analyses the vetting rows facing the PM over Lord Doyle and Lord Mandelson.

No hope on the horizon for Cape Town housing crisis
Over a year after the Minister of Tourism said she would regulate short-term rentals in Cape Town to remedy the housing crisis, she now says she is not empowered to do so.

Woman accused of property scam
A woman, who has been posing as a conveyancer, is being investigated for allegedly defrauding multiple people who believed they were legitimately buying property through her.