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1h ago

Defence Minister Mapisa-Nqakula got it wrong on Collins Khosa inquiry, report is final - SANDF

Defence Minister Mapisa-Nqakula got it wrong on Collins Khosa inquiry, report is final - SANDF

Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula's office says her understanding that an army inquiry into Collins Khosa's death would be reopened was incorrect.

Financial services company loses licence, fined R3m for marketing high-risk shares to pensioners

Financial services company loses licence, fined R3m for marketing high-risk shares to pensioners

1h ago

LIVE | Coronavirus: South Africa can ill-afford another Western Cape type outbreak - David Mabuza

LIVE | Coronavirus: South Africa can ill-afford another Western Cape type outbreak - David Mabuza

10h ago

Pat Lambie: I would have loved to play in this Sharks team

Pat Lambie: I would have loved to play in this Sharks team

47m ago

Tim Swiel on why a move north could be a good option for SA Rugby

Tim Swiel on why a move north could be a good option for SA Rugby

2h ago

Schools opening under Level 3: Clock ticking for govt to respond to Maimane's ConCourt challenge

Schools opening under Level 3: Clock ticking for govt to respond to Maimane's ConCourt challenge

3h ago

SPECIAL HUB | Lockdown Day 71: Get the latest coronavirus numbers, news and helpful info

SPECIAL HUB | Lockdown Day 71: Get the latest coronavirus numbers, news and helpful info

04 Jun

Rand's winning streak continues - but it could be short-lived

Rand's winning streak continues - but it could be short-lived

3h ago

Mpumelelo Mkhabela: When leaders fail to lead, the vacuum will be filled

Mpumelelo Mkhabela: When leaders fail to lead, the vacuum will be filled

3h ago

Another shooting on the Cape Flats as gun violence surges during lockdown Level 3

Another shooting on the Cape Flats as gun violence surges during lockdown Level 3

1h ago

Unions worried about schools' readiness to reopen as meeting with minister, MECs postponed

Unions worried about schools' readiness to reopen as meeting with minister, MECs postponed

48m ago

PODCAST | ...ONE MORE THING: Jessie Duarte on racism, police brutality and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma

PODCAST | ...ONE MORE THING: Jessie Duarte on racism, police brutality and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma

7m ago

Voices of Lockdown | Mother of baby born under lockdown says it was the 'worst time' in her life

Voices of Lockdown | Mother of baby born under lockdown says it was the 'worst time' in her life

4h ago

WATCH | Capetonians stage vigil outside Parliament in solidarity with Black Lives Matter

WATCH | Capetonians stage vigil outside Parliament in solidarity with Black Lives Matter

04 Jun

Faces of Lockdown | Leonardo Green's quest to feed and protect his community

Faces of Lockdown | Leonardo Green's quest to feed and protect his community

01 Jun

WATCH | One person treated for smoke inhalation after office fire in Joburg CBD

WATCH | One person treated for smoke inhalation after office fire in Joburg CBD

04 Jun

A News24 special | These are the Faces of Lockdown in SA

A News24 special | These are the Faces of Lockdown in SA

31 May

Faces of Lockdown | Cape Town singer spreads joy with balcony concerts despite battle against cancer

Faces of Lockdown | Cape Town singer spreads joy with balcony concerts despite battle against cancer

04 Jun

PODCAST | Covid-19 Chronicles: Urgent measures needed to address testing backlog crisis

PODCAST | Covid-19 Chronicles: Urgent measures needed to address testing backlog crisis

03 Jun

WATCH | Shark caught in fishing net at the start of the annual sardine run along KZN south coast

WATCH | Shark caught in fishing net at the start of the annual sardine run along KZN south coast

03 Jun

Qaanitah Hunter

Qaanitah Hunter

is News24's political editor and the author of Balance of Power: Ramaphosa and the Future of South Africa.

Qaanitah Hunter | Controversy around Mzwandile Masina is just noise and deflection

is the editor-in-chief of News24, an award-winning journalist and author of Zuma Exposed, Enemy of the People, and Blessed by Bosasa.

Adriaan Basson: Can we assemble 20 000 ICU beds in three months?

Mpumelelo Mkhabela

Mpumelelo Mkhabela

is a former parliamentary and political correspondent for the Sunday Times and editor of the Sowetan. He works as an analyst in the private sector.

Mpumelelo Mkhabela: When leaders fail to lead, the vacuum will be filled

is one of South Africa's leading political analysts and author of When Zuma Goes and Ramaphosa's Turn.

Ralph Mathekga: Shifting institutions in a post-Covid age – focus on democracy not centralisation

Mbhazima Shilowa

Mbhazima Shilowa

is a former Premier of the Gauteng Province, trade unionist and Cope leader.

Mbhazima Shilowa: Officials failed in forward planning for schools

is an award-winning journalist and the author of several books, including Ministry of Crime, Killing Kebble and My Second Initiation.

Mandy Wiener: A lesson in a lack of leadership - what Motshekga taught pupils this weekend

is News24's assistant editor for in-depth news, and the author of The Stellenbosch Mafia and Enemy of the People.

Pieter du Toit: What Cyril Ramaphosa can learn from FW de Klerk

Melanie Verwoerd

Melanie Verwoerd

is a political analyst, and a former ANC MP and South African Ambassador to Ireland. She is the author of The Verwoerd who Toyi-Toyied.

Melanie Verwoerd: We can and must be better - lessons from America

is the editor of Fin24 and the former editor of Business Times and former deputy editor of Financial Mail.

Ron Derby | We have been in crisis since 2008. The costs are real now

is a farmer and former president of Agri SA.

Dan Kriek: The 'new economy' will have to be based on sound economic and constitutional principles

Nduduzo Makhatini channels the ancestors in 'Modes of Communication'

Nduduzo Makhatini channels the ancestors in 'Modes of Communication'

Modes of Communication: Letters from the Underworlds is pianist Nduduzo Makhathini’s way of channelling messages from his ancestors...

3h ago

Fun, feisty and relatable, comedian Elsa Majimbo has inspired the comeback of this age-old hairstyle

Fun, feisty and relatable, comedian Elsa Majimbo has inspired the comeback of this age-old hairstyle

3h ago

The new mighty Fortuner has even more towing power

The new mighty Fortuner has even more towing power

3h ago

Bridget Marshall on finding love after The Bachelor SA: 'Maybe I have already found it'

Bridget Marshall on finding love after The Bachelor SA: 'Maybe I have already found it'

3h ago

My child’s other parent is toxic: how do I legally get sole custody?

My child’s other parent is toxic: how do I legally get sole custody?

3h ago

SEE | Brain scan of 25-year-old Covid-19 patient who suffered mild symptoms

SEE | Brain scan of 25-year-old Covid-19 patient who suffered mild symptoms

3h ago

Eastern Cape govt departments owe suppliers R2.3bn in outstanding payments

Eastern Cape govt departments owe suppliers R2.3bn in outstanding payments

Eastern Cape provincial government departments owe businesses a combined R2.3bn in outstanding payments, the Finance MEC in the province has revealed.

9m ago

Covid-19: South Africa can ill-afford another Western Cape type outbreak, says Mabuza

1h ago

A News24 special | These are the Faces of Lockdown in SA

31 May

Lockdown: Floyd Shivambu's assault case postponed due to travel restrictions

2h ago

PODCAST | ...ONE MORE THING: Jessie Duarte on racism, police brutality and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma

7m ago

Pat Lambie: Curwin Bosch has shaken the defence label

Pat Lambie: Curwin Bosch has shaken the defence label

Former Sharks flyhalf and current kicking consultant Pat Lambie believes Curwin Bosch's defensive frailties have markedly improved.

4h ago

Difficult period ahead for PSL clubs following end of Absa deal

3h ago

Cheetahs land promising centre from Montpellier

4h ago

Pitso Mosimane: I don't have a real No 9 like Mphela anymore

2h ago

SA players in England set to restart in mid August

4h ago

Reserve Bank bought R10.2 billion worth of govt bonds in May

Reserve Bank bought R10.2 billion worth of govt bonds in May

The bank says its bond buying programme is aimed at correcting "dysfunction" in financial markets brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic.

4h ago

FIN24 SPEAKS | Ofentse Mokwena on the future of SA’s transport sector

4h ago

Retrenchments can be negotiated via Zoom, court rules

2h ago

Covid-19 Money Hub | Help with your money and business questions

30 Apr

African Development Bank agrees external review of Adesina probe

3h ago

Business Insider

LinkedIn CEO apologises after internal racial inequality and bias meeting was hit with...

LinkedIn CEO apologises after internal racial inequality and bias meeting was hit with 'appalling' comments

Ryan Roslansky, LinkedIn CEO as of Monday, said: "We are not and will not be a company or platform where racism or hateful speech is allowed."

3h ago

A Dutch restaurant is using robots to implement social distancing — see how it works

3h ago

Taiwan successfully used viral memes, animal mascots, and teddy bears to fight its Covid-19 outbreak

5h ago

Graphic video: 75-year-old protester knocked down by US police, who say he 'tripped and fell'

9h ago

A beauty brand is donating 100% of earnings to organisations fighting racial injustice

04 Jun

Kanye West joins protests and sets up college fund for George Floyd's daughter

Kanye West joins protests and sets up college fund for George Floyd's daughter

Kanye West has donated R33.6 million to help the families of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and more as protests continue in the US.

40m ago

10 questions we need answered in the final season of '13 Reasons Why'

1h ago

M-Net's hit show 'Trackers' makes its international debut

2h ago

Wuhan, China's punk capital, grows silent amid the pandemic

3h ago

Bridget Marshall on finding love after The Bachelor SA: 'Maybe I have already found it'

04 Jun

Beijing is reportedly giving its citizens R29 billion to go shopping

Beijing is reportedly giving its citizens R29 billion to go shopping

The vouchers can be used for shopping, tourism, education, and sports, according to a report by Bloomberg.

42m ago

WATCH | Donald Trump blames Antifa for protests... but who are they?

2h ago

LIVE | Coronavirus: latest news on the Covid-19 virus pandemic

12 Mar

LinkedIn CEO apologises after internal racial inequality and bias meeting was hit with...

2h ago

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2h ago

Nothing was done 'without the knowledge of the president' - top aide tells DR Congo graft trial

Nothing was done 'without the knowledge of the president' - top aide tells DR Congo graft trial

A prominent DR Congo politician accused of embezzling $50 million earmarked for social housing has defended himself in a televised court hearing, claiming nothing was...

5h ago

Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa takes aim at banks for 'stashing' forex

04 Jun

Burundi elections: Top court rejects opposition bid to annul poll results

04 Jun

Jihadist attacks displaced 210 000 Mozambicans, says UN

04 Jun

Africa has to weather the coronavirus storm without massive stimulus packages

04 Jun

Love is the message, the message is death

Love is the message, the message is death

Spike Lee, Claudia Rankine and Arthur Jafa use found footage to protest the murder of black people at the hands of the police.

03 Jun

Once in a Blue Note: 'Modes of Communication' is Nduduzo Makhathini's letter from the underworlds

27 May

Jeanne Goosen – ‘An important voice who marched to her own drum’

04 Jun

Ali Ismael: Egypt's musical maestro

04 Jun

Corona Fiction: Arts24 and Kwela Books launch a short story competition

11 May

Searching for a 'scents' of normality: Why you might find comfort in florals and fragrance right now

Searching for a 'scents' of normality: Why you might find comfort in florals and fragrance right now

"A fragrance is like a signature, so that even after a woman has left the room, her fragrance should reveal she's been there" - Oscar de la Renta.

6h ago

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10h ago

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6h ago

#PrideMonth: Genderqueer, skoliosexual or homoromantic - what does it all mean?

04 Jun

Sell, stow or dump? Clothing stores wrestle with mountains of stock amid coronavirus pandemic

04 Jun

PICS | New BMW M4 leaked

PICS | New BMW M4 leaked

Two days after BMW officially removed the covers off the latest 4 Series Coupe, a photograph of the G82 M4 is leaked.

1h ago

Luxury carmaker Bentley to axe 1000 UK jobs

1h ago

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3h ago

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3h ago

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5h ago

Mom, is your backache killing you? Here's what might be the cause...

Mom, is your backache killing you? Here's what might be the cause...

After two years of unexplained back pain, this mom found others with the same complaint – and then realised what it could be.

7h ago

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24 Mar 2020

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Covid-19: Masks and your skin – what you should know

Covid-19: Masks and your skin – what you should know

Have you noticed a new rash or breakout after wearing a mask for a while? You are not alone.

1h ago

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3h ago

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04 Jun

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Password managers are safe — here's why you should use them

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5h ago

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04 Jun

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04 Jun

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04 Jun

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04 Jun

Nutmeg, cinnamon and honey: 6 luscious breakfast recipes to keep you warm this season

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‘People are not taking this virus seriously’ – Voices from townships under level 3 lockdown

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04 Jun

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It may soon be entirely illegal to drink and drive in SA. What do you think?

This is long overdue

38% - 6498 votes

The current permitted alcohol level isn't the problem - irresponsible drivers are

45% - 7664 votes

A zero tolerance approach to drinking and driving is unworkable in SA

16% - 2777 votes

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11 Nov 2019

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FEEL GOOD | Miracle toddler thrives despite rare genetic disorder

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