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News24 | Nthabi Nhlapo | The uncomfortable questions the Sibiya case raises

News24 Top Stories - Thu, 24/09/2026 - 1:43pm
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

News24 Top Stories - Thu, 24/09/2026 - 1:40pm
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

News24 World - Thu, 24/09/2026 - 1:34pm
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 | Politico, MS NOW, CNN denied access to White House despite judge's order

News24 Top Stories - Thu, 24/09/2026 - 1:34pm
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

News24 World - Thu, 24/09/2026 - 12:27pm
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 | Untangling the meth: Mexican cartels set up huge labs in SA to service demand in Australia

News24 South Africa - Thu, 24/09/2026 - 12:27pm
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 | Untangling the meth: Mexican cartels set up huge labs in SA to service demand in Australia

News24 Top Stories - Thu, 24/09/2026 - 12:27pm
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

News24 Top Stories - Thu, 24/09/2026 - 10:19am
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

News24 South Africa - Thu, 24/09/2026 - 10:00am
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 | Eastern Cape court dismisses urgent bid to nullify ANC candidate lists for 2026 local polls

News24 Top Stories - Thu, 24/09/2026 - 10:00am
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

News24 South Africa - Thu, 24/09/2026 - 9:29am
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 | SEE | Irma Stern’s ‘Arab Priest’ artwork returns to Cape Town from Qatar for public display

News24 Top Stories - Thu, 24/09/2026 - 9:29am
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

News24 Top Stories - Thu, 24/09/2026 - 8:28am
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

News24 South Africa - Thu, 24/09/2026 - 8:06am
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 | Vroom for improvement: KZN man goes from wire cars to building his own ‘Bugatti’ with scraps

News24 Top Stories - Thu, 24/09/2026 - 8:06am
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

News24 World - Thu, 24/09/2026 - 7:24am
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 | Edge of a presser pass: Judge orders White House to restore access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico

News24 Top Stories - Thu, 24/09/2026 - 7:24am
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

News24 Top Stories - Thu, 24/09/2026 - 7:21am
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.

News24 | ‘Surge in mass shootings’: At least 164 killed in 38 mass shootings this year

News24 Top Stories - Thu, 24/09/2026 - 5:18am
On average, a mass killing in which more than three people die takes place every week in South Africa.

News24 | ‘Inherently not correct’: Police admit their gender-based violence stats are flawed

News24 South Africa - Thu, 24/09/2026 - 4:52am
The police had to admit to Parliament on Wednesday that their statistics for crimes against women and children are “inherently not correct”.
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