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Gauteng Cogta MEC rules out placing Joburg under administration
Mamabolo acknowledges severe financial challenges but says the metro is working hard to address governance failures and restore stability

Heads must roll at Safa, says deputy sport minister Mabe
She implied implied Safa retained team manager Vincent Tseka despite previous high-profile admin horrors

WATCH LIVE | Steenhusen briefs the media on foot-and-mouth disease
Agriculture minister John Steenhusen will on Monday provide an update on the department’s response to foot-and-mouth disease and outline key developments in the national response.

Call for Holyrood and Westminster to hold joint inquiry into Murrell crimes
Former first minister Jack McConnell has backed a dual probe into the former SNP chief executive.

UK wins court case over collapsed Rwanda asylum deal
A court has ruled the UK does not need to pay Rwanda after the UK pulled a deal between the two countries.
Australia’s One Nation leads in poll as Labour party support slips
One Nation party has surpassed Labour in a national poll, showing budget dissatisfaction

Mountain rescue’s 12-hour operation to clear ‘river of rubbish’ seen 3 miles away
Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team said they removed over a tonne of waste from the beauty spot.

Israel PM orders strikes on Beirut suburbs as Hezbollah conflict escalates
Benjamin Netanyahu says the Hezbollah stronghold of Dahieh will be targeted in response to attacks on Israeli civilians.

READER LETTER | Give people practical knowledge
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Google have become walking libraries and that academic legacy is facing a real threat of becoming a thing of the past.

DR Congo celebrates recovery of Ebola survivors
The four nurses – three men and a woman – received certificates to celebrate their recoveries.

SA security at risk as illegal number plates flood market
Hands-on investigation reveals ease of obtaining cloned number plates on black market

News24 | Confirmed: Petrol pain on Wednesday, but diesel drops
A massive R18.28 billion negative balance of the slate fund has led to an increase of 35.04 cents per litre in the slate levy.

READER LETTER | Headline Split opposition keeps ANC in power
In Johannesburg and Nelson Mandela Bay metros, voters have expressed dissatisfaction with the ANC’s governance.
News24 | Driving with J9 | Meet ‘Racing Barbie’, the driver rallying for more girls in motorsport
In this episode, Janine speaks to Nicole Donker Torres, a South African racing driver who first got behind the wheel at just eight years old. Today, she races in the Forza Women’s Single-seater series and co-founded a company that will rally other young women to enter local motorsport.

News24 | Breaking bed: Man arrested after crystal meth worth R3m found under mattress in Joburg
A 35-year-old man has been arrested in a drug bust in Diepsloot, Johannesburg, in which suspected crystal meth worth R3 million was found under a mattress.

WATCH LIVE | Madlanga commission of inquiry day 110
The Madlanga commission of inquiry into allegations of criminality, political interference and corruption in the criminal justice system is continuing hearing witness testimony on Monday

Sooryavanshi, 15, wins car at IPL awards – but cannot drive it
Teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi wins a car for his performances in the Indian Premier League – but the 15-year-old will have to wait three years to drive it.

Indigenous plant study opens new path in cancer treatment research
Researchers at the North-West University are investigating the anti-cancer potential of Lessertia frutescens after laboratory studies showed activity against several forms of cancer.
BOOK EXTRACT: Marais Erasmus abandoned the safety net and became an umpiring legend
An extract from Marais Erasmus: The Rock ’n Roll Years; Cricket in an Umpire’s Orbit by Telford Vice.