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News24 | Trump aid cuts risk Africa HIV gains, ex-Pepfar head says
The former head of the US government’s global flagship HIV program warned that the Trump administration’s cuts to health assistance risks reversing decades of progress in Africa against the virus that causes AIDS.
News24 | R117bn bet on dead refinery: Mantashe turns to Treasury for more taxpayer money
The government is pursuing an ambitious plan to revive and expand the former Sapref refinery, but funding remains a key uncertainty.
News24 | Sanef welcomes IEC’s call for political leaders to protect journalists ahead of elections
The South African National Editors’ Forum has welcomed the Electoral Commission of South Africa’s strong statement urging political party leaders and their supporters to ensure and actively facilitate unhindered election-related reporting by the media.
News24 | Friday’s weather: Thunderstorms and hail for Northern and Western Cape
Friday’s weather across South Africa includes severe thunderstorms in some regions. The Northern Cape and Western Cape are under a yellow Level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms, which may bring excessive lightning, hail and gusty winds.
News24 | Bishops pride flag dispute becomes governance crisis as alumni move to remove committee
The dispute over the pride flag at Bishops Diocesan College in Cape Town has escalated into a broader governance crisis, with 122 Old Diocesans formally “requisitioning” a special general meeting to vote for the removal of the Old Diocesan Committee.
News24 | Intercape secures court interdict after Ngcobo taxi strike
In Ngcobo, an Eastern Cape town about 85km from Mthatha, Intercape buses will be using the police station as a bus stop in terms of a recent court order.
News24 | Police seize 140 firearms during arrest of Mthatha businessman
Police seized a total of 140 firearms, while a further 135 remained unaccounted for during the arrest of a businessman from Mthatha, in the Eastern Cape, earlier this week.
News24 | DA demands docking of deputy mayor’s salary for two months as approved by Tshwane council
The DA in Tshwane has demanded that Deputy Mayor Eugene Modise’s salary be immediately docked for two months because there was no formal indication that the previously approved sanction had been implemented.
News24 | OPINION | A dead whistleblower, a year of testimony, and a country still waiting
A year into the Madlanga Commission, what stands out isn’t just the scale of the corruption it has uncovered, but how easily power can slip its ethical restraints in any institution – and how the heritage we choose to build, or fail to build, in this moment is still undecided, writes Ilene Power.
News24 | Nthabi Nhlapo | The uncomfortable questions the Sibiya case raises
The arrest of Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya on sexual offences charges forces us to ask whether South Africa’s age-of-consent laws adequately protect young people from exploitation by predatory adults, writes Nthabi Nhlapo.
News24 | Pieter du Toit | ‘Don’t shout’: How 2 Afrikaner clerics are countering the neo-right narrative
One of the Afrikaner neo-right’s signal achievements will be on display this weekend when 3 000 white crosses will be installed in Washington DC. But two Afrikaner dominees are challenging the narrative of persecution, writes Pieter du Toit.
News24 | Politico, MS NOW, CNN denied access to White House despite judge's order
Politico, MS NOW and CNN reporters were barred from the White House on Thursday, just hours after a judge deemed President Donald Trump’s ban of the three news outlets likely unconstitutional and ordered their access immediately restored.
News24 | Untangling the meth: Mexican cartels set up huge labs in SA to service demand in Australia
Mexican cartels have been setting up massive methamphetamine laboratories in South Africa, which supply the huge demand for the drug in Australia and New Zealand, investigators say.
News24 | 'Super' El Niño could cause 451 000 excess deaths, researchers say
The number of extremely hot days is likely to rise by 44% compared to normal years, the University of Chicago’s Climate Impact Lab said in a report.
News24 | Eastern Cape court dismisses urgent bid to nullify ANC candidate lists for 2026 local polls
The ANC has welcomed the Eastern Cape High Court in Makhanda’s dismissal of an urgent application challenging its candidate lists for the 2026 local government elections, and has urged Eastern Cape members to close ranks ahead of the 4 November poll.
News24 | SEE | Irma Stern’s ‘Arab Priest’ artwork returns to Cape Town from Qatar for public display
Legendary South African artist Irma Stern’s renowned painting, ‘Arab Priest’, has returned to the Iziko South African National Gallery in Cape Town for a limited time.
News24 | Who’s the fastest in SA? MD Motorsport Time Attack title up for grabs at Killarney
As Japanese car culture spread, so did Time Attack. The oceanic regions spearheaded the charge, and now, MD Motorsport has brought this incredible event to Cape Town.
News24 | Vroom for improvement: KZN man goes from wire cars to building his own ‘Bugatti’ with scraps
As a young boy, Thembelani Zondo started making small wire cars, inspired by real ones that passed by his home in Bergville, KwaZulu-Natal. Now, at 25, he has built a functioning Bugatti-style car from recycled materials, proudly bearing his surname.
News24 | Edge of a presser pass: Judge orders White House to restore access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico
The Trump administration must immediately reinstate White House access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico, a US federal judge has ordered, after their reporters were banned from the premises.
News24 | Wiese’s 50th Test: A hardman Boks can’t do without, says Vermeulen
SA Rugby mobi-unit coach Duane Vermeulen said Jasper Wiese still has plenty to give as a Springbok number eight as the Upington-born hardman reaches his 50th Test when the Boks face the Wallabies in Perth on Sunday.