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Foreign nationals blame cops, health as Dudula bars them from accessing healthcare
Foreign nationals desperate for healthcare say they are being turned away from clinics by Operation Dudula members if they don’t have identity documents or are made to wait until South Africans are assisted first.
Why Iran conflict has raised new questions about IAEA’s credibility
Despite claiming that Tehran does not have the capacity to make nuclear bombs, the IAEA may have ratcheted up tensions.
Crowds pour in as Glastonbury Festival gates open
Sir Michael and Emily Eavis welcome hundreds of punters to “the most joyful city in the UK”.
News24 | Capitec backs Schreiber; Court halts Lungu’s funeral: 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.
PM defends leadership amid growing welfare rebellion
More than 130 MPs, including 120 Labour backbenchers, are opposing the government’s benefits bill.
News24 | Little-known Orbit College FC seal dream promotion to PSL top flight as CT City relegated
Orbit College FC sealed a historic promotion to the Premier Soccer League top flight on Thursday, defeating Cape Town City FC 1-0 in front of a capacity crowd at Olympia Park Stadium in Rustenburg.
News24 | South Africans feel the pinch as take-home pay drops again
Real take-home pay totalled R14 832 in May, compared with R15 003 the month before, BankservAfrica said in a statement.
‘We don’t want the youth to vape’ — industry boss to parliament
The bill proposes to ban indoor smoking and vaping in public places, introduce plain packaging for all tobacco products, regulate vaping like traditional cigarettes, ban in-store displays of these products, and raise the legal purchasing age to 18.
Zelenskyy meets Trump on NATO sidelines; Putin will skip BRICS in Brazil
Ukrainian leader steps up diplomatic push, while his Russian counterpart will skip a summit due to ICC arrest warrant.
SA judge stops burial of former Zambian president during funeral ceremony
A South African judge stopped the burial of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu while his funeral service was in progress, intensifying a dispute between his family and the Zambian government. Lungu died on June 5 while receiving medical treatment in South Africa. President Hakainde Hichilema, Lungu’s political rival, wanted to host a state funeral for […]
Who is Zohran Mamdani, New York’s likely next mayor?
Mamdani is on course to win the Democratic primary after Tuesday’s election, beating predictions.
Effective five years in jail for former policeman who sought a bribe
The Nelspruit specialised commercial crimes court has sentenced former police sergeant Enock Remas Mnisi to eight years imprisonment for corruption.
ISS TODAY OP-ED: Africa on edge: How global tensions between Israel, Iran and the US threaten stability
The conflict in Iran may seem far away, but it’s creating volatility that African leaders must act on urgently.
Fraudster jailed for selling fake ‘Scottish-grown tea’
Thomas Robinson tricked luxury stores into buying “Scottish-grown tea” that was actually grown abroad.
Lesufi initiates process to axe three HODs declared ‘high risk’ by SIU
The officials failed two rounds of lifestyle audits
Tyme Bank says increase in cost of customer identification ‘anti-poor’
Tyme Bank wants the home affairs minister to halt his decision to increase the price of verifying bank customers’ details in the National Population Register, calling it anti-poor.
‘He’s just killed that boy’: Police video shows how Hainault attack unfolded
Marcus Monzo, 37, has been found guilty of of murdering Daniel Anjorin and attempting to kill three others.
Watch: Nato boss calls Trump ‘daddy’ in handling of Israel-Iran conflict
Mark Rutte appears to approve of the US president’s strong language when Trump spoke about the warring nations on Tuesday.