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News24 | Trump says he does not believe China and Russia are helping Iran ‘at all’

Tue, 13/10/2026 - 9:08am
US President Donald Trump said late on Monday he did not believe that China and Russia were helping Iran “at all,” adding that Moscow and Beijing had “too much to lose” if they enabled Tehran.

News24 | FACT CHECK | Manyi’s claims of unequal treatment for Zuma contradicted by evidence

Tue, 13/10/2026 - 8:28am
Court records and extensive reporting show that Jacob Zuma received state-funded security, specialised medical care, and treatment at home.

News24 | ANALYSIS | Rusty Proteas had it Cummins in dismal day four showing

Tue, 13/10/2026 - 8:21am
Australia’s simple but effective plans again exposed the ring-rusty Proteas’ lack of consistency in execution in their second innings at Kingsmead. With only six wickets in hand, the hosts require 319 runs on the final day to win the first Test.

News24 | Social worker stabbed by mom enraged over removal of her children

Tue, 13/10/2026 - 7:51am
A social worker is in a critical condition after being stabbed by a department client enraged over the removal of her children at a Mthatha’s Social Development office in the Eastern Cape.

News24 | SA’s coasts about to get new beach signs to help the visually and hearing impaired

Tue, 13/10/2026 - 6:49am
South Africa’s coastline is getting new interpretive signs so that people who were previously unable to read or fully understand them may have access to the information.

News24 | Jake White named Fiji head coach ahead of 2027 Rugby World Cup

Tue, 13/10/2026 - 5:30am
Former Springbok and Bulls mentor Jake White has been appointed as the new head coach of the Fiji national rugby team.

News24 | Stellenbosch woman who swallowed ‘needle’ in burger loses court battle against restaurant

Tue, 13/10/2026 - 4:36am
In October 2020, Maxine Williams bit into a hamburger at Beyerskloof Wine Bar in Stellenbosch, swallowed a needle-like object, bled, was rushed to the emergency room, and survived hours of failed surgery and five days in hospital.

News24 | Wind giant warns SA plan to boost local manufacturing will backfire

Tue, 13/10/2026 - 4:28am
Vestas says increasing tariffs for renewable energy components will not foster local manufacturing without sufficient government-driven demand for wind energy projects.

News24 | Adriaan Basson | There will be blood: Why is KZN so angry?

Tue, 13/10/2026 - 4:26am
What is driving the hate on display in Durban against foreigners? Adriaan Basson interrogates KwaZulu-Natal’s history of violence.

News24 | R650k for a streetlight? City Power says you are doing the maths wrong

Tue, 13/10/2026 - 4:24am
When News24 readers did the maths on City Power’s solar lighting budget, the reaction was disbelief at the idea that the entity would pay R650 000 per light.

News24 | Justice delayed, justice denied: 8 years on, judge ordered to rule but file has vanished

Tue, 13/10/2026 - 4:12am
Gauteng High Court Judge Nomonde Mngqibisa-Thusi, who avoided being found guilty of impeachable gross misconduct after she revealed how personal problems and “some form of African initiation” resulted in 21 delayed rulings, is again under fire for an eight-year judgment wait.