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News24 | ‘Agriculture came to me as a form of rebellion’: Meet the man behind Soweto’s unlikely urban farm

News24 Top Stories - Wed, 15/07/2026 - 7:26am
Johannesburg farmer and botanist Phetole Raseropo, known as Soweto’s “Seedling Guy”, turned an abandoned school into a thriving urban farm and seedling nursery, supporting small-scale farmers with affordable seedlings and mentorship.

News24 | ‘World Cup can wait’: Fitzpatrick on importance of All Blacks winning Greatest Rivalry

News24 Top Stories - Wed, 15/07/2026 - 7:25am
As the first and only New Zealand captain to lead the All Blacks to a series win in South Africa, Sean Fitzpatrick won’t entertain talk of building for the World Cup during the inaugural Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry tour.

News24 | US Democrats block massive defence bill over Iran war frustration

News24 World - Wed, 15/07/2026 - 7:15am
US Senate Democrats blocked a $1.15 trillion annual defence policy bill, citing ‌frustration with the Iran war and US President Donald Trump’s failure to consult with Congress about his decision to send US forces into the conflict.

News24 | KZN premier increases budget for Zulu monarchy to help make it self-sustaining

News24 South Africa - Wed, 15/07/2026 - 6:58am
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli has increased the budget for the AmaZulu monarchy, with a R93.5 million allocation for King Misuzulu kaZwelithini and his household plus funding for a new royal trust board to manage projects that will bring in revenue in the long term.

News24 | KZN premier increases budget for Zulu monarchy to help make it self-sustaining

News24 Top Stories - Wed, 15/07/2026 - 6:58am
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli has increased the budget for the AmaZulu monarchy, with a R93.5 million allocation for King Misuzulu kaZwelithini and his household plus funding for a new royal trust board to manage projects that will bring in revenue in the long term.

News24 | Nearly 100 000 Zimbabweans have left SA since late May, Zim govt says

News24 South Africa - Wed, 15/07/2026 - 6:38am
The Zimbabwean government says nearly 100 000 of its citizens have returned from South Africa since late May amid heightened tensions over immigration in South Africa, where groups such as March and March called for foreigners to leave the country.

News24 | Nearly 100 000 Zimbabweans have left SA since late May, Zim govt says

News24 Top Stories - Wed, 15/07/2026 - 6:38am
The Zimbabwean government says nearly 100 000 of its citizens have returned from South Africa since late May amid heightened tensions over immigration in South Africa, where groups such as March and March called for foreigners to leave the country.

News24 | Norway's crown princess discharged from hospital after lung transplant

News24 World - Wed, 15/07/2026 - 6:17am
Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been discharged from hospital after undergoing a successful lung transplant in June for pulmonary fibrosis.

News24 | Vusi Moyo, new Bok flyhalf, says ‘heart skipped a beat’ after Test debut call

News24 Top Stories - Wed, 15/07/2026 - 5:48am
When Handre Pollard, arguably the greatest flyhalf in the history of Springbok rugby, made his Test debut against Scotland in Gqeberha all the way back in 2014, Vusi Moyo was eight years old.

News24 | Trump threatens Iran power plants and bridges ‘unless they get to the table and negotiate’

News24 World - Wed, 15/07/2026 - 5:00am
US President Donald Trump told Fox News he would expand US strikes on Iran next week to target power plants and bridges if Tehran does not make a deal.

News24 | No ‘factual basis’ for IDAC to investigate Adams’ Crime Intelligence accusations – Madlanga

News24 South Africa - Wed, 15/07/2026 - 4:35am
Retired Constitutional Court Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga contends there was no “factual basis” for the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption to probe MP Fadiel Adams’ accusations against Crime Intelligence top cops. He said, however, that this did not mean crimes were not committed.

News24 | No ‘factual basis’ for IDAC to investigate Adams’ Crime Intelligence accusations – Madlanga

News24 Top Stories - Wed, 15/07/2026 - 4:35am
Retired Constitutional Court Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga contends there was no “factual basis” for the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption to probe MP Fadiel Adams’ accusations against Crime Intelligence top cops. He said, however, that this did not mean crimes were not committed.

News24 | Grieving mother speaks out after son dies at matric study camp

News24 South Africa - Wed, 15/07/2026 - 4:26am
The mother of a pupil who collapsed at a Grade 12 boot camp and died at a nearby clinic shortly thereafter has alleged that teachers were nowhere to be found during the incident.

News24 | Grieving mother speaks out after son dies at matric study camp

News24 Top Stories - Wed, 15/07/2026 - 4:26am
The mother of a pupil who collapsed at a Grade 12 boot camp and died at a nearby clinic shortly thereafter has alleged that teachers were nowhere to be found during the incident.

News24 | Icasa hearings: Top telcos warn draft rules won’t curb ‘rent-seeking’ municipalities

News24 Top Stories - Wed, 15/07/2026 - 4:25am
SA’s mobile operators and digital infrastructure providers have welcomed a move by the government to speed up the rollout of fibre, but warn rules don’t go far enough to combat “rent-seeking” municipalities.

News24 | Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Economic freedom for sale: The Malema paradox

News24 Top Stories - Wed, 15/07/2026 - 4:22am
Julius Malema and the EFF are trapped by their own contradictions. The party is bankrolled by a cigarette smuggler, led by a man whose lavish lifestyle and compromised loyalties make him the very opposite of the economic liberation he preaches, writes Mpumelelo Mkhabela.

News24 | US and Iran battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz as peace deal falters

News24 World - Wed, 15/07/2026 - 4:16am
Before the Middle East war, Iran’s nuclear programme was at the heart of the dispute between Tehran and Washington. Now it is the strategic Strait of Hormuz that is igniting tensions.

News24 | US launches campaign to ‘disable’ ICC, calls court a threat to sovereignty

News24 World - Wed, 15/07/2026 - 4:16am
The United States on Monday announced a campaign against the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing the tribunal of posing “an intolerable threat to US sovereignty” and threatening sanctions.
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