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News24 | Money questions? Answered | How do I know if I was the beneficiary of a will?

How can you find out if you were named as a beneficiary in somebody's will? Maya Fisher-French spoke to the experts. from News24 news24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/pSlCjwh

News24 | Court orders municipality to cull Marloth Park animals in bid to address overpopulation

The Mpumalanga High Court has ruled in favour of the National Council of SPCAs (NSPCA), giving the green light for the culling of animals at a Mpumalanga wildlife sanctuary bordering the Kruger National Park. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/rMVWbTd

News24 | 'Ownership and accountability': Plumtree finds a way to harness Bok generals in Sharks camp

It appears Sharks coach John Plumtree has found a way around the leadership crisis he faced last season by collaborating with leaders in the running of the team. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/XUAwQ4s

News24 | Atlantic Seaboard residents fume over increase in street kids as experts seek sustainable solutions

Residents of Cape Town's Atlantic Seaboard, where property sells for tens of millions of rand, are fuming over the increasing number of homeless children on their streets. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/xUAV7mw

News24 | Russia and Global South: Trusted ally or strategic opportunist? Q&A with Prof Vladimir Golstein

Dr Jelena Vidojevic and Prof Radmila Nakarada from the New South Institute recently spoke to Brown University's Prof Vladimir Golstein, who is the author of "Lermontov's Narratives of Heroism" and "Svetlana Alexievich - The Voice of Soviet Intelligentsia" to explore the complexities and potential of BRICS and Russia’s evolving role in global geopolitics and the efforts to counterbalance Western dominance. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/CmO4rxw

News24 | Trade minister seeks to unblock Remgro-Vodacom deal, challenges competition watchdog

South Africa's minister of trade, industry and competition is appealing an order by the nation's Competition Tribunal that blocked Vodacom's R13.2 billion deal to buy a stake in Remgro's fibre businesses. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/57LXreu

News24 | Canal Walk owner Hyprop upbeat despite slight dip in SA footfall

Hyprop Investments, one of the SA' largest shopping mall owners, has reported a slight dip in local footfall so far in its 2025 year. But it says other metrics have fared better, in part due to efforts to reduce the risk of municipal dysfunction, and some of its new retail tenants are firsts for SA. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/2NA7P1a

News24 | Goldman Sachs is super bullish on SA inflation, interest rate cuts in 2025

Goldman Sachs is making a contrarian case for a steep slowdown in South Africa inflation next year, setting itself apart from other observers and the country's central bank. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/gzEHcV1

News24 | Dizziness, fatigue or brain fog: Can Ozempic side effects be managed?

While Ozempic is celebrated as a 'miracle' drug for weight loss and diabetes control, it can come with a slew of side effects that users need to manage carefully. from News24 news24/topstories/rss https://ift.tt/VkTzWSP

News24 | Bok, Stormers prop Kitshoff shares update after neck surgery: 'Here's to healing!'

Springbok and Stormers prop Steven Kitshoff has shared a positive update after undergoing neck fusion surgery. from News24 news24/topstories/rss https://ift.tt/qsTCAev

News24 | 'We have to do more with less, for more people': Western Cape finance MEC braces for budget squeeze

The Western Cape government is bracing itself for a tougher financial squeeze after the national government reduced the province's budget, affecting its ability to fully meet service delivery demands. from News24 news24/topstories/rss https://ift.tt/tg4C0Rw

News24 | Boks' World Cup winner Jantjies to join French club Bayonne

South Africa's 2019 Rugby World Cup winner Herschel Jantjies will join Bayonne next season on a two-year deal, the French Top 14 club announced on Monday. from News24 news24/topstories/rss https://ift.tt/Ye5ryFG

News24 | Barloworld feels pressure in SA and Russia, but ups dividend

Industrial and consumer group Barloworld reported that demand pressure in both SA and Russia weighed on its results in 2024. However, its equipment business in Mongolia continues to outperform and it has still upped its shareholder payout. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/KbrMt8d

News24 | OBITUARY | Breyten Breytenbach: The rebel poet who redefined the Afrikaans literary landscape

Breyten Breytenbach, considered by many to be the greatest Afrikaans poet of his generation, has died aged 85. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/RdOhfHp

News24 | Singer Bobby van Jaarsveld and wife Annatjie announce divorce

Singer Bobby van Jaarsveld and his wife Annatjie have announced their divorce after 13 years of marriage, the couple shared in a statement on Sunday. from News24 news24/topstories/rss https://ift.tt/WK1GB0U

News24 | Double tragedy: Man missing at sea after vain attempt to save drowning girl at Monwabisi beach

A 12-year-old girl has drowned, while a 34-year-old man who tried saving her went missing at Monwabisi beach, Cape Town on Saturday. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/rXkUptI

News24 | Arrested Sharpeville official denies involvement in alleged R2m extortion racket

One of the two men arrested for allegedly being part of a network of extortioners who sent threatening emails to a contractor responsible for installing fibre cables in Sharpeville has denied involvement in the racket. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/Py5ZcIg

News24 | Mr Price believes SA tax clampdown on Shein and Temu is working

Mr Price believes the tax clampdown on Shein and Temu is working, judging by negative local commentary on social media reporting much higher prices on these Chinese platforms. from News24 news24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/SKUv5Ox

News24 | My F*k, Mzansi | Drag Zille, Kak-praat pay, Putin's big stick and fool's gold

A new weekly satirical column by News24 journalists – for those times when you just have to go, my f*k? from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/yjKEqkG

News24 | FESTIVE READING | The dark history of forensic autopsies: John Grisham on startling case in Framed

The bestselling author and the founder of a group helping innocent people convicted of crimes look into miscarriages of justice. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/y41E2iX

News24 | Extortion Nation | Top cop adamant SAPS is winning extortion 'war'

Acting deputy police commissioner Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya is adamant that police are winning "the war" against extortion rackets. from News24 news24/topstories/rss https://ift.tt/IUEkS6u

News24 | Coronation triples dividend after SARS victory, market boost

Coronation Fund Managers, fresh off a landmark court victory over a tax dispute with the SA Revenue Service (SARS), has reported a 245% surge in annual earnings. from News24 news24/topstories/rss https://ift.tt/cUtOYlI

News24 | Man wanted for drug trafficking arrested during routine border operation at OR Tambo airport

A German man who was on Interpol's most wanted list for alleged drug trafficking has been arrested during a routine border operation at OR Tambo International Airport. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/U7hPRwB

News24 | EXTRACT | The 'great disruptor': Jacob Zuma's MK Party and the 2024 election shake-up

A big surprise of the 2024 national election was how many votes were won by Jacob Zuma's new party, MK. How did they do it? from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/ncbv8Co

News24 | BOK VERDICT | No DNA, just RSA: Despite scrappy showing, world champs masters in taking chances

The Springboks don't have to be perfect to win and, with better use of their opportunities, will pose problems for teams. But, in their 29-20 win over England on Saturday, they displayed their championship mentality. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/nPUwNvK

News24 | Rassie sympathises with Borthwick after fifth successive defeat for England

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus sympathised with his English counterpart Steve Borthwick after the Roses tallied a fifth consecutive defeat at Twickenham on Saturday. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/VoH6Sxz

News24 | Former SAFA NEC members welcome Danny Jordaan's court appearance, expect more arrests

Former SAFA NEC members, including those who served as Danny Jordaan's deputy, expect more arrests after his court appearance because, they say, he was supported by a "system of patronage". from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/9X0uw2c

News24 | This life with Nthabi Nhlapo | Baby shower for 12-year old? Children should be children, not lovers

A mother should be outraged that a 24-year-old man manipulated and raped her 12-year-old daughter. Instead, she enabled the abuse of her child after celebrating it with a baby shower when her daughter fell pregnant, writes Nthabi Nhlapo. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/FS0JMHm

News24 | Woolworths launches probe after counterfeit pilchards seized, 7 arrested

Woolworths has launched its own probe into a counterfeit operation involving canned pilchards, it said on Saturday. This comes after police arrested 7 suspects and seized printing equipment and a large consignment of pilchards earlier this week. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/TUivE5G

News24 | EasyPay owner Lesaka launches R215m open staff ownership scheme, excludes top management

JSE-listed ICT group Lesaka technologies, which is eyeing the digital fintech potential of SA's informal economy, has announced an inclusive employee ownership scheme it says will also help it attract and retain talent. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/Eiv6Tan

News24 | Warrants issued for the arrest of 3 more people for murder of Fort Hare vice-chancellor's bodyguard

Police are looking for three more people in connection with the murder of University of Fort Hare vice-chancellor Sakhela Buhlungu's bodyguard in early 2023. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/Hbzw09i

News24 | Ebrahim Harvey | Global concerns rise that Middle East crisis will deepen as Trump returns to power

Donald Trump's return to power in the US is a major factor in shaping the current global crisis and the likely fate and future of all humanity, writes Ebrahim Harvey. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/0QUyqaE

News24 | John Krasinski named Sexiest Man Alive 2024

John Krasinski has been named People's Sexiest Man Alive for 2023, with the announcement made on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/J7k4SNy

News24 | DA-led Western Cape, national govt clash again - this time over R500m human settlements grant

The national Department of Human Settlements and the DA-led Western Cape government are in conflict over R500 million for human settlement developments. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/jiy7F6c

News24 | Life Healthcare shares jump as it flags profit bump

Life Healthcare shares climbed to close to their highest level in a year after the group released a trading statement for the twelve months to end-September. from News24 news24/topstories/rss https://ift.tt/vSioEqh

News24 | Sibanye, unions conclude one-year wage deal for SA gold mines

The company has agreed to a 5.5% wage hike and has committed to return to the negotiating table in July next year from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/pgoNIrW

News24 | Eben sounds warning to Boks ahead of Scotland Test: 'This tour can make or break our year'

Despite winning the Rugby Championship and Freedom Cup, the Springboks will consider their season a failure if things go awry on their year-end tour. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/5dplGDW

News24 | Another Gauteng pupil dies of suspected food poisoning, 21 others hospitalised

Twenty-one pupils at a school in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng were hospitalised for food poisoning, and a pupil from a Soweto school died after a similar illness, according to the Gauteng education department. from News24 news24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/y5WFHZj

News24 | Are Boks slowly stealing a march on Ireland for Rugby World Cup 2027 assault?

That bewitching World Cup "three-peat" in mind, Ireland v NZ on Friday provides some early yardsticks to Bok fans, writes Rob Houwing. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/3TOwfFD

News24 | EXTRACT | Unhealed Wounds: Nicholas Kerr Brabazon explores Christian Zionism and Gaza's strife

‘The Jewish problem’ should never have been solved at the expense of the Palestinians, argues Nicholas Brabazon Kerr. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/5O6pcRu

News24 | 'I’m coming home from a party, and don’t want to get arrested': Do driving apps help break road laws?

Apps such as Google Maps, Apple Maps and Waze can tell drivers when they are approaching speed cameras or random breath testing stations. Countries such as Germany, France and Switzerland have banned apps from displaying these enforcement locations. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/Te9iKCp

News24 | 'This is so hard': Rachel Kolisi's heartfelt reflections after divorce announcement

Rachel Kolisi made a return to social media after a brief break following her divorce announcement. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/0yAdgIv

News24 | Rand hits best level in weeks as 'Trump trades' unwind

The dollar softened on Tuesday as traders squared positions on the day of the US presidential election, after recent polls dented some market bets on a victory for Republican Donald Trump. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/YrbGik0

News24 | Scotland coach under no illusions ahead of Springbok Test: 'They're the best team in the world'

Despite a convincing win over Fiji, Scotland coach Gregor Townsend says they'll need to improve in every department when they tackle the Springboks in Edinburgh on Sunday. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/1rWSOpZ

News24 | Rand benefits from dollar weakness as US election, likely Fed rate cut loom

The dollar slid on Monday as investors braced for a potential pivot this week for the global economy as the United States chooses a new leader, and as it likely cuts interest rates again with major implications for bond yields. from News24 news24/topstories/rss https://ift.tt/YiBqaQD

News24 | India collapse in spectacular fashion as NZ land historic 3-0 series whitewash

New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel took six wickets as his side sealed a historic 3-0 Test sweep in India, with a thrilling 25-run win in the third Test on Sunday. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/V6MGSrO

News24 | More than 200 illegal miners arrested after being forced to the surface due to hunger, dehydration

More than 200 illegal miners have been arrested after they resurfaced from underground due to hunger and dehydration in Orkney, North West province. from News24 news24/topstories/rss https://ift.tt/4c3vskU

News24 | Watch | Master plan revealed to drive out foreign spaza shop owners for good

The fury sparked by the death of six children from food poisoning in Naledi, Soweto, last month has seemingly created the perfect storm for a move to drive foreign nationals who own spaza shops out of the townships – for good. from News24 news24/topstories/rss https://ift.tt/O5XwalP

News24 | WHO's pandemic agreement is about SA, Africa and Global South - says international health NPO

When the World Health Organisation’s intergovernmental negotiating body reconvenes next week to debate the global pandemic agreement in Geneva, it will be about South Africa, the continent and the rest of the Global South. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/uTesEic

News24 | Royal return: All about Prince William's upcoming Cape Town visit – and other UK royal trips to SA

Prince William is heading to Cape Town next week for his annual Earthshot Prize, which will be held on 6 November. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/3VIMxzB