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News24 | Lawyer accused of ‘buying’ and raping 13-year-old claims lobola reference was a joke

News24 Top Stories - Wed, 22/07/2026 - 12:53pm
Lawyer Carel Schoeman claims that he was joking when he labelled a R25 000 payment to the mother of a 13-year-old girl he is accused of “buying” as “lobola”.

News24 | Union heads to court to halt Pick n Pay ‘job cuts’

News24 Top Stories - Wed, 22/07/2026 - 12:41pm
Cosatu-affiliated Saccawu wants the Labour Court to halt what it believes will be the retrenchment of thousands of workers.

News24 | Eastern Cape traditional leader Nkosi Gwadiso to receive official provincial funeral

News24 South Africa - Wed, 22/07/2026 - 12:26pm
Nkosi Mpumalanga Gwadiso, who has been described as a reliable leader, will be given an official provincial funeral.

News24 | Firefighters battle as hundreds flee fast-moving fires in France

News24 World - Wed, 22/07/2026 - 11:59am
A fast-moving wildfire erupted in southern France, forcing hundreds from their homes as nearly 1 000 firefighters and water-bombing aircraft battled to stop the blaze.

News24 | Lawyer claims he did not buy minor, but paid mother to stop her from prostituting daughter

News24 South Africa - Wed, 22/07/2026 - 11:45am
Lawyer Carel Schoeman claims that he did not buy a 13-year-old girl, whom he insists he believed was an adult, but instead paid her mother so the child would stop being prostituted.

News24 | Cape Town’s inequalities remain rooted in apartheid-era spatial planning – Brett Herron

News24 South Africa - Wed, 22/07/2026 - 11:44am
Children growing up in Cape Town’s poorest communities are still paying the price for apartheid spatial planning more than three decades into democracy.

News24 | Cape Town’s inequalities remain rooted in apartheid-era spatial planning – Brett Herron

News24 Top Stories - Wed, 22/07/2026 - 11:44am
Children growing up in Cape Town’s poorest communities are still paying the price for apartheid spatial planning more than three decades into democracy.

News24 | Junior Boks’ doctor saves passenger’s life on delayed flight home after championship win

News24 Top Stories - Wed, 22/07/2026 - 11:36am
The Junior Springboks have ended a 13-year wait for championship success with back-to-back Under-20 titles, thanks to systems put in place by SA Rugby general manager Dave Wessels and coach Kevin Foote’s winning formula.

News24 | Inflation shocker: CPI hits 5% as fuel bites

News24 Top Stories - Wed, 22/07/2026 - 11:27am
An increase of about 34% in average fuel prices has contributed to inflation shooting up to 5% in June – the highest since June 2024.

News24 | ANALYSIS | SA needs smarter visas, not just harder borders

News24 Top Stories - Wed, 22/07/2026 - 11:19am
A visa regime acknowledging the inevitability of some migration between neighbouring countries could affordably reduce irregular migration, writes Aimee-Noel Mbiyozo in ISS Today.

News24 | Chikane, Maluleke and Mekgwe emerge as frontrunners in ANC Gauteng metros mayoral races

News24 South Africa - Wed, 22/07/2026 - 11:14am
The ANC is close to finalising its mayoral picks for South Africa’s three most contested Gauteng metros, with Reverend Frank Chikane, Aaron Maluleke and Ntombi Mekgwe emerging as frontrunners in Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni, respectively.

News24 | UPDATE | UK fugitive abandons bail in firearm case

News24 South Africa - Wed, 22/07/2026 - 11:13am
UK fugitive Ndodana Tshuma has abandoned bail in a case in which he is accused of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.

News24 | UPDATE | UK fugitive abandons bail in firearm case

News24 Top Stories - Wed, 22/07/2026 - 11:13am
UK fugitive Ndodana Tshuma has abandoned bail in a case in which he is accused of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.

News24 | EFF targets ANC stronghold: Manifesto, mayoral candidates to be revealed this weekend

News24 South Africa - Wed, 22/07/2026 - 11:13am
The EFF will launch its election manifesto and unveil its mayoral candidates for metros and significant cities when it celebrates its 13th anniversary in Thoyohandou, Limpopo, on Saturday.

News24 | EFF targets ANC stronghold: Manifesto, mayoral candidates to be revealed this weekend

News24 Top Stories - Wed, 22/07/2026 - 11:13am
The EFF will launch its election manifesto and unveil its mayoral candidates for metros and significant cities when it celebrates its 13th anniversary in Thoyohandou, Limpopo, on Saturday.

News24 | US hits Iran after Trump warns: ‘We’re not finished at all’

News24 World - Wed, 22/07/2026 - 11:11am
Fresh US strikes triggered air defences in Tehran after US President Donald Trump warned he was “not finished” with a war with Iran that has already cost his nation $37.5 billion.

News24 | ANC accused of flouting its own rules in Free State mayoral candidate row

News24 South Africa - Wed, 22/07/2026 - 11:09am
The ANC is under mounting pressure to explain why it shortlisted and interviewed Thanduxolo Khalipha, the sitting Matjhabeng mayor, as a mayoral candidate in the municipality, despite his criminal conviction, pending ANC disciplinary proceedings, and multiple governance failures.

News24 | This Joburg Thai Table is aching for a punch where plates underwhelm

News24 South Africa - Wed, 22/07/2026 - 11:08am
The Thai Table 789 in Oxford Parks is one of Johannesburg’s most beautiful dining rooms, housed in a space that promises an elevated communal Thai dining experience. The newbie on the high-end dining block delivers one high-note red curry, low-note starters, rescued by its nam jim sauces and a R135 dessert that Noluthando Ngcakani swears was just two Nutella scoops topped with fresh strawberries.

News24 | This Joburg Thai Table is aching for a punch where plates underwhelm

News24 Top Stories - Wed, 22/07/2026 - 11:08am
The Thai Table 789 in Oxford Parks is one of Johannesburg’s most beautiful dining rooms, housed in a space that promises an elevated communal Thai dining experience. The newbie on the high-end dining block delivers one high-note red curry, low-note starters, rescued by its nam jim sauces and a R135 dessert that Noluthando Ngcakani swears was just two Nutella scoops topped with fresh strawberries.

News24 | Seasoned Boks return as Rassie names large player group ahead of Pumas, All Blacks Tests

News24 Top Stories - Wed, 22/07/2026 - 11:06am
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has named a 43-man squad to gather in Johannesburg on Sunday as they begin their preparations for the Test against Argentina in Buenos Aires and the subsequent Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series against the All Blacks.
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