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News24 | Witness D’s Madlanga testimony ‘angered certain elements of our society’, says Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned the murder of Marius van der Merwe, known at the Madlanga Commission as “Witness D”.News24 | Madlanga Commission’s ‘Witness D’ shot dead in apparent hit in Brakpan
“Witness D” – who detailed grim allegations of a murder cover-up, implicating suspended Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi – has been shot and killed in an apparent assassination.News24 | Saturday’s weather: Severe thunderstorms, heavy rain, hail, strong winds in 5 provinces
The South African Weather Service has warned of severe thunderstorms with heavy rain, which may lead to flooding, hail and strong winds in parts of the Free State, North West, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga.News24 | Holomisa blasts SANDF brass; Rassie inks new Boks deal: Today’s top 7 stories in 7 minutes
News24 brings you the top stories of the day, summarised into neat little packages. Read through quickly or listen to the articles via our customised text-to-speech feature.News24 | R3.6m cocaine found in truck travelling from Joburg to George
A tip-off has led police to a 6kg cocaine shipment worth an estimated R3.6 million, which officers seized along the N12 in George.News24 | PhD candidate wins SA innovation challenge, bagging R500k for child-friendly HIV treatment
A young PhD candidate recently won an innovation challenge with her age-appropriate and child-friendly antiretroviral drug, which is set to save the lives of HIV-infected children.News24 | Strangers rally behind Cape Town blogger after cancer diagnosis, raising R1.1m in 15 days
What began as a simple routine cancer check-up for Cape Town mom blogger Julie Kynaston has sparked an outpouring of generosity, with strangers donating more than R1.1 million in just 15 days to her fight against her diagnosis.News24 | Hawks arrest four in R4.2m fraud, theft and corruption scandal in Eastern Cape
The Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation unit in East London has arrested four men accused of orchestrating a multimillion-rand fraud, theft and corruption scheme involving the Eastern Cape Development Corporation.News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: Dlomo in the dock cracks open SSA looting legacy of the Zuma years
Seasoned broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer brings you The Lead, News24’s definitive podcast for in-depth reporting. This is The Lead, and this is the South African story.News24 | Friday’s weather: Scorching conditions in 3 provinces; thundershowers persist in most parts
Very hot conditions are expected for most of the day in parts of the Eastern Cape, Western Cape and Northern Cape, according to the South African Weather Service.News24 | WATCH | Jacob Zuma in court for ‘Stop Stalingrad’ case
Former president Jacob Zuma and his corruption co-accused, French arms company Thales, sought to appeal the dismissal of their latest bid to have the case against them quashed - on the basis of “unreasonable delays”.News24 | Jozi FM chair arrested over missing lottery millions
Jozi FM’s chairperson has been released on R10 000 bail after an appearance in the Orlando Magistrate’s Court on fraud and theft charges related to a multimillion-rand lottery grant.News24 | Conned into combat: How 17 South Africans landed up fighting for Russia in its war on Ukraine
Seventeen young men left Johannesburg bound for Russia on 8 July 2025 for training as bodyguards for former president Jacob Zuma’s MK Party. They soon discovered they were destined for the frontlines in Russia’s war on Ukraine. So far, there has been no success in bringing them back home.News24 | WATCH | Shocker Zulu: Riaan Manser and fam survive storm (and electricity) on new sail boat
Riaan Manser and his family recently sailed from Cape Town to Mozambique in his new boat Shaka Zulu. He shares some of the high drama and close encounters of the trip, as well as giving the lowdown on affordable family sailing and what to look for in a boat.
