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News24 | R10.8m rescue bill: George’s proposed Neo Victoria write-off sparks accountability row

News24 Top Stories - Thu, 16/07/2026 - 2:20pm
The George Local Municipality is facing renewed scrutiny over nearly R10.8 million spent on emergency operations following the deadly Neo Victoria building collapse, after a proposal to write off the debt sparked political backlash.

News24 | ‘What was IDAC’s motive?’ Padayachee grilled over ‘corrupt’ appointment case against Khumalo

News24 South Africa - Thu, 16/07/2026 - 1:58pm
Senior Investigating Directorate Against Corruption investigator Brian Padayachee contends that Brigadier Dineo Mokwele would repay those who ensured her allegedly corrupt appointment by aiding in the “capture” of Crime Intelligence – but could not say when.

News24 | PKTT probes alleged hitman’s potential links to previous attempt on EFF leader’s life

News24 South Africa - Thu, 16/07/2026 - 1:57pm
Police are investigating whether the alleged hitman accused of murdering EFF Tshwane leader Monicca Dube may be linked to a previous attempt on her life earlier this year.

News24 | PKTT probes alleged hitman’s potential links to previous attempt on EFF leader’s life

News24 Top Stories - Thu, 16/07/2026 - 1:57pm
Police are investigating whether the alleged hitman accused of murdering EFF Tshwane leader Monicca Dube may be linked to a previous attempt on her life earlier this year.

News24 | ‘I am 100% South African!’: Yusuf Cassim slams ‘xenophobic’ and ‘Islamophobic’ comments

News24 South Africa - Thu, 16/07/2026 - 1:56pm
Newly appointed Deputy Minister of Higher Education Yusuf Cassim has declared that he is “100% South African” after he became “a target of deeply unfortunate expressions of Islamophobia, xenophobia, and racial prejudice” following his appointment on 1 July.

News24 | ‘I am 100% South African!’: Yusuf Cassim slams ‘xenophobic’ and ‘Islamophobic’ comments

News24 Top Stories - Thu, 16/07/2026 - 1:56pm
Newly appointed Deputy Minister of Higher Education Yusuf Cassim has declared that he is “100% South African” after he became “a target of deeply unfortunate expressions of Islamophobia, xenophobia, and racial prejudice” following his appointment on 1 July.

News24 | Koeberg reports three radioactive contamination events

News24 Top Stories - Thu, 16/07/2026 - 1:54pm
The National Nuclear Regulator confirmed Eskom has reported three radioactive contamination events at Koeberg over the past two weeks.

News24 | More presidential jet trouble forces Ramaphosa to make a U-turn mid-air

News24 Top Stories - Thu, 16/07/2026 - 1:46pm
President Cyril Ramaphosa was forced to turn around mid-air and return to Gauteng on Thursday after the presidential jet, Inkwazi, developed technical problems.

News24 | More presidential jet trouble forces Ramaphosa to make a U-turn mid-air

News24 South Africa - Thu, 16/07/2026 - 1:46pm
President Cyril Ramaphosa was forced to turn around mid-air and return to Gauteng on Thursday after the presidential jet, Inkwazi, developed technical problems.

News24 | Marx hungrier than ever for Boks success: ‘I’ll keep fighting until I can’t’

News24 Top Stories - Thu, 16/07/2026 - 1:43pm
Malcom Marx remains hungrier than ever to achieve success with the Springboks.

News24 | ‘Riding a motorbike is not a scarce skill’: March and March eyes delivery driver jobs

News24 South Africa - Thu, 16/07/2026 - 1:29pm
March and March has intensified its campaign against the employment of foreign workers, demanding that unemployed South Africans be prioritised for delivery driver jobs.

News24 | ‘Riding a motorbike is not a scarce skill’: March and March eyes delivery driver jobs

News24 Top Stories - Thu, 16/07/2026 - 1:29pm
March and March has intensified its campaign against the employment of foreign workers, demanding that unemployed South Africans be prioritised for delivery driver jobs.

News24 | US restarts trade war with 25% tariff on Brazil, other countries to follow

News24 Top Stories - Thu, 16/07/2026 - 1:13pm
The US has announced ⁠25% duties on most imports from Brazil, reviving a trade war that could embroil dozens of countries around the world as the Trump administration reworks its ⁠tariffs policy, one of its signature diplomatic tools.

News24 | Nthabi Nhlapo | Political killings are SA’s unfinished business

News24 Top Stories - Thu, 16/07/2026 - 12:35pm
South Africa cannot become a country where political killings are treated as routine, quickly forgotten, or simply accepted as the cost of doing public service, writes Nthabi Nhlapo.

News24 | Veteran actor Seputla Sebogodi dies at 63

News24 Top Stories - Thu, 16/07/2026 - 12:31pm
The Sebogodi family has confirmed the death of veteran actor and gospel musician Seputla Sebogodi, best known for his role as Kenneth Mashaba on Generations.

News24 | IN FULL | Mayor Mamdani: Madiba wasn’t a messiah but a mirror. Do you recognise yourself?

News24 World - Thu, 16/07/2026 - 12:28pm
Delivering the keynote at the Nelson Mandela Global Leadership Forum in New York, Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday night warned against treating Nelson Mandela as ‘more myth than man.’ From Ted Koppel’s 1990 ambush to the silence around Palestine today, read Mamdani’s searing and inspiring keynote, in full, here.

News24 | Dollar near one-month low as concerns over oil prices remain subdued

News24 Top Stories - Thu, 16/07/2026 - 12:26pm
The dollar hovered near its one-month low on Thursday as investors weighed subdued US inflation data, which dampened ‌rate-hike expectations, against the risk of a further oil price spike that could support ⁠the greenback.

News24 | JD Vance reveals Israel push ‘beyond a shadow of a doubt’ to sink Iran deal

News24 World - Thu, 16/07/2026 - 12:20pm
US Vice President JD Vance said some members of the Israeli government had tried to influence US public opinion to oppose a deal by the US to end the war with Iran, in a podcast episode with host Joe Rogan.

News24 | JD Vance reveals Israel push ‘beyond a shadow of a doubt’ to sink Iran deal

News24 Top Stories - Thu, 16/07/2026 - 12:20pm
US Vice President JD Vance said some members of the Israeli government had tried to influence US public opinion to oppose a deal by the US to end the war with Iran, in a podcast episode with host Joe Rogan.

News24 | UPDATE | Charges dropped against businessman in R15m precious metals robbery case

News24 South Africa - Thu, 16/07/2026 - 12:12pm
The State has withdrawn charges against businessman Etienne van der Walt, who had been accused of taking part in the alleged theft of precious stones worth nearly R15 million during an alleged bogus raid.
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