Day: February 27, 2026
News24 | UPDATE | Heir Geordin! Hill-Lewis officially launches bid for DA leadership
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has fired the starting gun on his bid for the position of DA party leader, announcing his candidacy in Elsies River, Cape Town, on Friday.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Here are the Powerball and Powerball Plus results
Here are the Powerball and Powerball Plus results.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Iran says US must drop ‘excessive demands’ in nuclear negotiations
The United States must drop its “excessive demands” in nuclear talks with Iran to achieve a successful outcome, the Iranian foreign minister has said, as the US embassy in Jerusalem granted permission to nonemergency staff members to leave Israel amid fears of a regional war.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Bill Clinton says he was unaware of Jeffrey Epstein crimes
Former US president Bill Clinton said on Friday that he was unaware of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes and had stopped associating with the sex offender before they were revealed.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Iran, tariffs drive gold to seventh monthly gain, platinum at four-week high
Gold prices rose on Friday as uncertainty over U.S. tariff policies and U.S.-Iran tensions underpinned the metal’s safe-haven appeal and put it on track for a seventh straight monthly gain.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Firefighters contain Bo-Kaap blaze fanned by strong winds
Strong winds fanned a fire above Military Road in the Bo-Kaap, City of Cape Town Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Mark Bosch said on Friday afternoon.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Saturday’s weather: Damaging waves in Western Cape; thunderstorms persist in 4 provinces
The South African Weather Service has warned of severe thunderstorms in five provinces, damaging waves in the Western Cape, and hot and humid conditions in the Eastern Cape.
Continue ReadingNews24 | EFF guns for O’Sullivan; Hill-Lewis enters DA leadership race: Today’s top 7 stories
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Continue ReadingNews24 | UPDATE | KZN security boss ordered to retract, take down statements against Mkhwanazi
Businessman Calvin Mojalefa Mathibeli has been ordered to retract defamatory statements he made on social media and repeated in radio and TV interviews about KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.
Continue ReadingNews24 | These are the MPs who will oversee the Presidency
Political parties have appointed senior members to serve on the new committee overseeing the Presidency.
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