Year: 2026
News24 | Saturday’s weather: Risk of floods as severe thunderstorms, strong winds hit 4 provinces
The South African Weather Service has warned of severe thunderstorms with heavy rain, hail and strong winds which may lead to flooding in parts of Gauteng, Mpumalanga, the Northern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Gold set for worst week since 1983
Gold headed for its biggest weekly loss since 1983, as war in the Middle East boosted energy prices and reduced expectations for interest-rate cuts.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘We’re boiling water for drinking’: Stranded Gulf seafarers ration food and water
Seafarers stuck in the Gulf say they are rationing food and water and anxiously hoping supplies will get through Iran’s blockade in the war that has stranded them for three weeks.
Continue ReadingNews24 | PODCAST | The Lead is On The Record: Hear from new NPA boss, and the summit births two jobs
Seasoned broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer brings you The Lead, News24’s definitive podcast for in-depth reporting.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Ngcukayitobi complains to Ramaphosa about Mbalula’s ‘manipulation’ before ANC EC conference
ANC Eastern Cape secretary Lulama Ngcukayitobi has complained to the ANC’s national working committee about a “troubling situation”, where secretary-general Fikile Mbalula allegedly mishandled dispute issues stemming from the “manipulation” of branches, among other things.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Netanyahu calls for oil pipelines ‘right up to Israel’ to avoid Iran choke point
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he believes pipelines should be built to transport Middle East oil and gas across the Arabian Peninsula and up to Israeli ports to avoid threats by Iran in the Hormuz Strait and other Gulf waters.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Brace for impact: Diesel price hike now close to R9 per litre
South Africans need to brace for impact as the fuel-price hikes in April have now reached unprecedented levels of very close to R9 per litre.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Netanyahu the ‘key winner’, Trump trapped in Iran war with no clear exit, say analysts
If the US-Israeli war on Iran ended tomorrow, one verdict is already clear: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would walk away stronger, while US President Donald Trump would be left to manage the shock to global markets and to Gulf allies who have borne the heaviest...
Continue ReadingNews24 | Israel hits Iran after Trump ordered no repeat strikes on natural gas infrastructure
Israel launched a fresh wave of attacks on Iran, a day after US President Donald Trump told it not to repeat its strikes on Iranian natural gas infrastructure, which sharply escalated the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Continue ReadingNews24 | FRIDAY BRIEFING | On the Record: Hope and promises
With unemployment strangling South Africa’s economy at 31%, experts and thought leaders have gathered at News24’s On the Record summit to chart a path forward that could finally break the cycle of stagnant growth and lost opportunity.
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