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News24 | Chiefs, Pirates in hot water as PSL cracks down on unruly supporters

Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates have landed in hot water with the Premier Soccer League Disciplinary Committee (PSL DC) after their fans took matters into their own hands. from News24 news24/topstories/rss https://ift.tt/DwOskCU

News24 | EU bolsters ties with South Africa as nation faces Trump’s wrath

The European Union and South Africa are forging closer ties after previous disagreements led to a frosty relationship, the bloc's top diplomat said. from News24 news24/topstories/rss https://ift.tt/7FAfgvB

News24 | Tyla's 'Water' makes history as first African solo song to hit 1 billion Spotify streams

Pop star Tyla has become the first South African artist to have a song break a billion streams on Spotify with her global hit Water. from News24 news24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/QwNXCvz

News24 | Panado owner Adcock Ingram takes strain as wholesalers, consumers, cut back

Shares in Adcock Ingram fell just over 2% after it missed market expectations in interim results on Thursday, reporting a 9% fall in earnings and some margin squeeze as it grappled with a constrained consumer environment. from News24 news24/topstories/rss https://ift.tt/DGTEtl2

News24 | Stormers injury crisis: 15 players sidelined, updates on Willemse, Sacha, Libbok

There appears to be no immediate silver lining for the Stormers in a troubled 2024/25 season. from News24 news24/topstories/rss https://ift.tt/bEmH4WU

News24 | Glencore swings into loss, writes down SA coal, as energy prices fall

Lower forecast price assumptions for the SA coal operations, and realted impairments, had the largest impact on the group results. from News24 news24/topstories/rss https://ift.tt/SOEpLaf

News24 | GALLERY | Drama at UCT as student protests force postponement of Varsity Cup game

There was high drama on the opening evening of the 2025 Varsity Cup when the match between UCT Ikey Tigers and NWU Eagles at the Green Mile in Cape Town was called off due to a student protest. from News24 news24/topstories/rss https://ift.tt/nvj3DNu

News24 | Elon Musk and DOGE seeking access to US taxpayer information to 'shine a light on the fraud'

Elon Musk's DOGE is seeking access to troves of information about taxpayers in the US, media outlets have reported, prompting warnings that the billionaire is jeopardising individuals' privacy and potentially seeking to target political rivals. from News24 news24/topstories/rss https://ift.tt/32OE7qd

News24 | Political party funding: ActionSA wants more enforcement, says proper accountability is missing

ActionSA has proposed giving the Electoral Commission of SA access to the bank accounts of political parties to prevent them from holding events that cost millions of rand, even though they only declare a few thousand. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/AhclFQ6

News24 | Amplats announces R16.5bn windfall for shareholders ahead of demerger

The windfall for investors comes as the platinum miner readies itself to leave the Anglo group and go it alone. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/x7PrIAa

News24 | URC Round 11 talking points | Bulls blown away by Sharks' speed, Lions prey on error-prone Stormers

Herman Mostert recaps Round 11 in the United Rugby Championship. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/J5nAHyw

News24 | Wendy Knowler Win of the Week | Barred from 'full' bus despite coughing up R660 to travel

Domestic worker Bulelwa Gcada bought tickets for herself and her son for seats on an Eagle Liner bus. The bus was hours late, but their wait was in vain - the driver rudely informed them that there was no room. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/U3F2c6k

News24 | Newly inaugurated UWC rector and vice-chancellor promises to deliver on student accommodation

New UWC rector and vice chancellor, Professor Robert Balfour, has promised to improve accommodation, one of the most pressing issues faced by university students. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/nOkFT8y

News24 | Rare earths: Why these heavy metals are key and why Trump wants them

Rare earths, which President Donald Trump hopes to secure from Ukraine as part of a deal for US aid, are strategic metals essential for industries developing computers, batteries, and cutting-edge energy technology. from News24 news24/topstories/rss https://ift.tt/YlXA31a

News24 | Many high school teacher graduates end up teaching in primary schools - research finds

Many recent high school teacher graduates have ended up teaching pupils in grades 4 to 7 in primary school. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/Ob89miT

News24 | FIRST CHAPTER | Tall, dork and handsome: This Valentine’s Day, try Shameez Patel’s new romance novel, Playing Flirty

Shaun, my office mate, wheeled over to me from his desk, his backpack zipped up and balancing on his lap. “Come to game night.” from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/e304rMv

News24 | REVIEW | Riley Keough tells her mom Lisa Marie Presley's story, in all its vulnerability and honesty

'She was like a character from the Greek myths,' say Riley Keough of her mother, Lisa Marie Presley, who died in 2023. from News24 news24/topstories/rss https://ift.tt/hCogj4l

News24 | Trump's SA stance fuelling radicalisation and hatred: AgriSA's Johann Kotzé

AgriSA CEO Johann Kotzé said the radicalism that took place after Donald Trump's moves against South Africa is fuelling hatred. from News24 news24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/VI0q2dr

News24 | SA's Pepfar funding exempt from Trump funding cuts, US Mission confirms

A circular released by the US Mission to South Africa has confirmed that President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief funding will not be affected by US President Donald Trump's decision to cut funding to South Africa. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/ugxnD3N

News24 | 'They deserved the trophy': Sunrisers coach Birrell lauds new SA20 champions MI Cape Town

Sunrisers Eastern Cape coach Adrian Birrell said there was no shame in them being dethroned as SA20 champions by MI Cape Town, a side he deemed to be the best in the tournament this season. from News24 news24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/VsaQCtq

News24 | KZN businessman Zakariyya Desai released after 5-month kidnapping ordeal

KwaZulu-Natal businessman Zakariyya Desai has been released - about five months after he was kidnapped outside a mosque in KwaDukuza. from News24 news24/topstories/rss https://ift.tt/KfoHTVG

News24 | Telkom rallies as it flags earnings jump, mass market gains

SA's third-biggest mobile operator, Telkom, said on Monday it outperformed the rest of the local market in the three months to end December, when its subscriber base climbed by over a fifth. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/v1RmkrN

News24 | Proud Gqeberha mom's plea to send 'kind and bold' son, 11, to national debate champs

Hluma Baduza, a Grade 6 pupil from Parsons Hill Primary, is set to compete at the National Debating Championships in Johannesburg with his team. His mother Iviwe, is fundraising to cover the R8 000 trip. Described as bold and curious, Hluma is eager to showcase his skills. from News24 news24/topstories/rss https://ift.tt/SDOvsXV

News24 | 'Fair and square': Dricus cements status as UFC champion with brutal dominance over Strickland

South African mixed martial arts fighter Dricus du Plessis produced a dominating performance to defend his UFC middleweight crown against American Sean Strickland in Sydney. from News24 news24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/I9kJbVw

News24 | Taiwan sends officials to US to discuss possible Trump tariffs

Taiwan has sent officials to Washington to discuss possible U.S. tariffs by President Donald Trump, and has made preparations should they be imposed, Economy Minister Kuo Jyh-huei said on Saturday. from News24 news24/topstories/rss https://ift.tt/LHuE8ni

News24 | A guide to heaven and earth: On tour with a Burgundy specialist and SA 'pinoneer'

When Peter-Allan Finlayson (of Crystallum and Gabriëlskloof) invited Sarah Marsh MW (Burgundy specialist for The Fine Wine Review) to travel to SA and meet the pinoneers (and chardoneers) of the Hemel-en-Aarde, we tagged along. from News24 news24/topstories/rss https://ift.tt/E4vXR3k

News24 | My F*k, Mzansi | Donny and the Bro's pilot episode, Bad light(bulb) for sushi king and Fake van Wyk

In this week's edition of My F*K, News24's satirical column, we give you an exclusive look inside Donny and the Bro's misguided adventures of colonising the world, take a steak knife to Parliament's sponsored feast and find out what's behind the absurd idea of turning traffic lights into advertising spaces. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/xqnawlO

News24 | Bullet found on doorstep of KZN Public Works MEC Martin Meyer's office

KwaZulu-Natal Public Works and Infrastructure MEC Martin Meyer has opened a criminal case with the police after a bullet was allegedly found placed on the doorstep of his office in Durban on Monday. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/ySbiqrG

News24 | Garbage collection suspended at Eastern Cape hospital amid medical, general waste mixing concerns

The embattled Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape has suspended garbage collection at Frontier Hospital in Komani pending an investigation, after yet another discovery of medical waste in general dustbins. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/eZiBX5G

News24 | Kenny Kunene offers R100k reward for info on killers of two Rea Vaya bus drivers

Johannesburg Transport MMC Kenny Kunene has offered a R100 000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of the killers of two Rea Vaya bus operators who were shot dead on Monday night. from News24 news24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/cMhH5KX

News24 | Sappi lifts as it reports better-than-expected earnings, SA boost

Paper, pulp and packaging group Sappi said on Wednesday it saw a profit bounce back in its first quarter to end December. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/vasleDG

News24 | Dricus v Strickland: 'I want to be the greatest fighter to ever walk this earth'

South African mixed martial arts fighter Dricus du Plessis is set for a rematch against American Sean Strickland at UFC 312 in Sydney this weekend. from News24 news24/topstories/rss https://ift.tt/mF53vLl

News24 | Canal+ and MultiChoice detail their post-tie-up plan for meeting SA's ownership rules

French media giant Canal+ and acquisition target MultiChoice said on Tuesday that they intend to meet SA's rules on ownership of broadcasting licenses by carving out a new independent business. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/02mGpXM

News24 | 'Reckless, dysfunctional coalition': Swellendam's FF Plus speaker resigns, election of mayor delayed

Swellendam Municipality speaker and Freedom Front Plus member Juan van Schalkwyk has resigned from council with immediate effect following an instruction from his party to support DA member Francois du Rand as mayor. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/1IlqYn3

News24 | 'One of the best' despite Soweto Derby miss: Chiefs boss Nabi stands tall for Mmodi

Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi believes that, despite Pule Mmodi’s missed goal-scoring opportunity, the forward was one of the standout performers in their 1-0 Soweto Derby defeat to Orlando Pirates. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/3yKUYCD

News24 | Rivers of water, hundreds of flights: Generative AI's environmental impact in numbers

The surge in generative artificial intelligence is being met with growing fears about the technology's ecological footprint, one of the top questions up for discussion at a global summit in Paris in February. from News24 news24/topstories/rss https://ift.tt/xRiNen1

News24 | Eswatini has started building its first hydroelectric plant, after 20 years of planning

Its taken 20 years but Eswatini's first privately financed hydroelectric power plant can now begin construction, having been developed by South Africa's ACED and EIMS Africa. from News24 news24/topstories/rss https://ift.tt/Az9SEsj

News24 | What we learnt from the markets last year

The local stock market was its typical volatile self in 2024. from News24 news24/topstories/rss https://ift.tt/TyYOCRJ

News24 | 'I will not be silenced': Zuma-Sambudla vows to fight for Zuma as she faces incitement charges

Describing the charges against her in connection with the July 2021 unrest in SA as 'a badge of honour', former president Jacob Zuma's daughter, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, said, 'I know I stand on the right side of history'. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/60hnyRU