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News24 | Fuel price cuts kick in, despite levy hike

News24 Top Stories - Wed, 04/06/2025 - 2:29pm
Fuel prices were lowered on Wednesday, despite the first fuel levy increase in three years.

News24 | Israel arms exports hit all time high in 2024 - ministry

News24 World - Wed, 04/06/2025 - 1:58pm
Israel’s defence ministry said on Wednesday that its arms exports hit an all-time high of more than $14.7 billion in 2024, with a sharp rise in deals with Arab Gulf states, despite international criticism of Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza.

News24 | Setback for casual workers as court rules forum is not a union

News24 Top Stories - Wed, 04/06/2025 - 1:52pm
The Labour Court of Appeal has ruled that the Simunye Workers Forum fails to comply with the Labour Relations Act for registration as a union.

News24 | Kenyan, Ugandan activists allege sexual torture in Tanzania

News24 Top Stories - Wed, 04/06/2025 - 1:16pm
Human rights activists from Kenya and Uganda who were detained in Tanzania said security forces there sexually assaulted them while they were in custody.

News24 | US labels South Korea election fair, but Trump allies target new president: ‘This is terrible’

News24 World - Wed, 04/06/2025 - 12:59pm
The White House said that South Korea’s election, which saw liberal party candidate Lee Jae-myung win the presidency, was fair, but it expressed concern about Chinese interference.

News24 | US labels South Korea election fair, but Trump allies target new president: ‘This is terrible’

News24 Top Stories - Wed, 04/06/2025 - 12:59pm
The White House said that South Korea’s election, which saw liberal party candidate Lee Jae-myung win the presidency, was fair, but it expressed concern about Chinese interference.

News24 | ‘Bordering on abuse’ – Jeppe Boys headmaster on comments against referee after Affies loss

News24 South Africa - Wed, 04/06/2025 - 12:55pm
Jeppe High School for Boys experienced a bittersweet moment after a dramatic 36-38 last-second rugby loss to Affies on 31 May. In response to criticism of the referee online, headmaster Dale Jackson urged unity, praising the students’ bravery and the community’s integrity.

News24 | From Twatterbaas to WhatsApp: How viral claims distort white farmers’ role in SA agriculture

News24 South Africa - Wed, 04/06/2025 - 12:54pm
A viral WhatsApp message circulating in South Africa, claiming that white farmers produce nearly all of the country’s food, while black farmers produce almost nothing, offers a misleading distortion of academic research and lacks credible context.

News24 | KZN cities ready to host historic 98th Comrades Marathon - here are the road closures

News24 South Africa - Wed, 04/06/2025 - 12:50pm
KwaZulu-Natal’s flagship cities, Durban and Pietermaritzburg, said everything is in order as they prepare to co-host the 98th Comrades Marathon on Sunday.

News24 | 5 comforting homemade breads to dip, dunk and devour this winter

News24 Top Stories - Wed, 04/06/2025 - 11:39am
From crusty classics to soft, pillowy loaves, these five easy homemade breads are made for dipping, dunking and devouring all winter long.

News24 | Taiwan president hails courage of Tiananmen Square demonstrators: ‘We refuse to forget history’

News24 World - Wed, 04/06/2025 - 11:30am
The world will never forget China’s 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square, Taiwan’s president and the top US diplomat said on the 36th anniversary of an event Beijing treats as taboo and allows no public remembrance.

News24 | Taiwan president hails courage of Tiananmen Square demonstrators: ‘We refuse to forget history’

News24 Top Stories - Wed, 04/06/2025 - 11:30am
The world will never forget China’s 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square, Taiwan’s president and the top US diplomat said on the 36th anniversary of an event Beijing treats as taboo and allows no public remembrance.

News24 | Greenpeace returns Macron waxwork stolen in 'radioactive' protest

News24 Top Stories - Wed, 04/06/2025 - 11:13am
Greenpeace activists returned a wax figure of President Emmanuel Macron they had stolen from a Paris museum as part of a protest against nuclear cooperation between France and Russia.

News24 | Four WSU students arrested after protests over murder accused’s bail

News24 South Africa - Wed, 04/06/2025 - 10:49am
Eastern Cape police have arrested four students from Walter Sisulu University for public violence after a protest in Mthatha on Wednesday morning.

News24 | Kenyan, Ugandan activists allege sexual torture in Tanzania

News24 World - Wed, 04/06/2025 - 10:30am
Human rights activists from Kenya and Uganda who were detained in Tanzania said security forces there sexually assaulted them while they were in custody.

News24 | Body found near dam during search for missing Western Cape teen

News24 South Africa - Wed, 04/06/2025 - 10:24am
While searching for a missing 16-year-old girl on Monday, Western Cape police officers recovered a body near a dam in Paarl.

News24 | Police hunt more suspects after two arrested for kidnapping Pakistani businesswoman

News24 South Africa - Wed, 04/06/2025 - 10:10am
Gauteng police are looking for more suspects after a traffic officer and an immigration officer were arrested for allegedly kidnapping and unlawfully detaining a Pakistani businesswoman.

News24 | Asbestos tender trial postponed to 2026, frustrating Ace Magashule

News24 South Africa - Wed, 04/06/2025 - 9:56am
The asbestos tender case will not be getting off the ground any time soon and has now been postponed until next year - much to the frustration of Ace Magashule, former Free State premier, who is accused number 13 in the matter.

News24 | Fake news site spreads false claim about 14-hour load shedding this winter

News24 Top Stories - Wed, 04/06/2025 - 9:34am
A widely shared claim that South Africa will face “14 hours of daily load shedding” in June is false, and has been rejected by Eskom as disinformation.

News24 | Fake news site spreads false claim about 14-hour load shedding this winter

News24 South Africa - Wed, 04/06/2025 - 9:34am
A widely shared claim that South Africa will face “14 hours of daily load shedding” in June is false, and has been rejected by Eskom as disinformation.
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