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News24 | Here is your Easter Monday weather update

Sun, 20/04/2025 - 6:33pm
The South African Weather Service has warned of isolated and scattered showers and thundershowers that may lead to wet roads across many provinces.

News24 | 'We have committed': Mashatile pledges state backing for controversial KwaSizabantu Mission

Sun, 20/04/2025 - 5:37pm
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has pledged the government's support to the controversial KwaSizabantu Mission in KwaZulu-Natal.

News24 | Limpopo man arrested after alleged assault, kidnapping and locking woman in car boot

Sun, 20/04/2025 - 2:53pm
A Limpopo man has been taken into custody after allegedly assaulting a woman, kidnapping her, and locking her in the boot of a car.

News24 | Forged on the astro: One family's generational legacy at St Stithians over 15 years

Sun, 20/04/2025 - 1:55pm
The Tanner-Ellis family embodies a deep connection to St Stithians College through hockey, community and tradition. With roles ranging from players to coaches, they've fostered a shared generational legacy.

News24 | WATCH | Fire breaks out at Tembisa Hospital's emergency unit

Sun, 20/04/2025 - 12:11pm
A fire broke out at Tembisa Hospital in Erkurhuleni on Saturday night. Emergency services managed to contain the fire, but said there was still a huge amount of smoke in the air.

News24 | Mop-up operations under way after 58 patients evacuated in Tembisa Hospital fire

Sun, 20/04/2025 - 12:10pm
Fifty-eight patients have been evacuated following a fire at the Tembisa Provincial Tertiary Hospital on Saturday night.

News24 | Justice minister slams Shivambu's Bushiri visit, calls it disrespectful to SA legal system

Sun, 20/04/2025 - 11:54am
The Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Development has condemned uMkhonto weSizwe’s secretary-general Floyd Shivambu's visit to controversial pastor Shepherd Bushiri's church in Malawi on Good Friday.

News24 | Archbishop Makgoba warns political infighting poses a crisis to South Africa's democracy

Sun, 20/04/2025 - 11:01am
Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba has called on political parties in the Government of National Unity (GNU) to stop playing dangerous games and develop proper respect for the legitimacy of their partners in the pact.

News24 | Cape Town using cameras to fine people not wearing seatbelts (and some who are)

Sun, 20/04/2025 - 11:00am
The City of Cape Town is using cameras to fine people for not wearing their seatbelts. In at least one case, the City also issued, and then later revoked, a R500 fine issued to a motorist who is adamant that they were wearing a seatbelt.

News24 | Man arrested after security guard is shot dead at Mbombela mall

Sat, 19/04/2025 - 8:56pm
A 35-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly shooting and killing a security guard following a confrontation at Riverside Mall in Mbombela on Friday.

News24 | Toddler and two adults killed, five injured in Mpumalanga crash

Sat, 19/04/2025 - 7:23pm
Mpumalanga Community Safety, Security, and Liaison MEC Jackie Macie has once again urged motorists to exercise caution and follow traffic rules on the province's roads.

News24 | Church hosts Easter Sunday mass wedding for 1 500 couples, with some marrying multiple wives

Sat, 19/04/2025 - 7:13pm
About 1 500 couples, some of them in polygamous relationships, are to tie the knot in a mass wedding to be hosted by the International Pentecost Holiness Church on Easter Sunday.

News24 | Luxury train carrying tourists from Pretoria derails in collision with locomotive in Zimbabwe

Sat, 19/04/2025 - 6:53pm
A South African luxury train carrying foreign tourists to Zimbabwe for Easter collided with another locomotive on Friday, derailing carriages and injuring several people on board, the operating company and a local rail employee have said.

News24 | Three arrested after hijacking victim leads cops to body discovery in North West

Sat, 19/04/2025 - 4:25pm
North West police apprehended three people following a hijacking incident that led to the discovery of a body near Xanadu Estate in Hartbeespoort Dam.

News24 | Stolen corpses: R100 000 reward offered for funeral parlour robbery in Northern Cape

Sat, 19/04/2025 - 2:48pm
Northern Cape police are offering a R100 000 reward for information that can lead to the arrest and conviction of the men who stole three corpses at a funeral parlour in Kuruman last month.

News24 | Boy, 4, critically injured after attack by a 'family dog' in KZN

Sat, 19/04/2025 - 2:48pm
A four-year-old boy suffered serious injuries after being attacked by a family dog at Main Road in Malvern, Durban, on Friday night.

News24 | Waiting to wed: South Africans embrace later marriages for growth and stability

Sat, 19/04/2025 - 12:28pm
If "only fools rush in", then South Africans are no fools, with the average age of brides and grooms in the country continuing to rise.

News24 | Court halts evictions at Walter Sisulu University, but rules against vandalising of campus

Sat, 19/04/2025 - 11:55am
The Eastern Cape High Court in Mthatha has interdicted Walter Sisulu University (WSU) from evicting students following a week of chaotic scenes that led to the death of a student.

News24 | From Mthatha to the world: How this maths academy transformed a budding rugby star's life

Sat, 19/04/2025 - 11:00am
Sicelo Sakawuli’s journey from underprivileged schools in Eastern Cape to St Stithians College reveals the power of resilience and support. Through the Thandulwazi Maths and Science Academy, he overcame challenges, excelling academically and emotionally.

News24 | Royal rumble: Eastern Cape royal family challenges appointment of acting AmaMpondo king

Sat, 19/04/2025 - 10:20am
An Eastern Cape royal family has outright rejected Premier Oscar Mabuyane's recognition in the gazette last month of Prince Freeman Dumelani Sigcau as the acting king in the deeply divided AmaMpondo kingship.