Year: 2026
News24 | Mashazi’s link to lucrative Ekurhuleni fuel tender; Hawks arrest DG: Today’s top 7 stories
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Continue ReadingNews24 | No timeline, rising risks: US plays down ‘endless war’ fears as Iran conflict intensifies
The Pentagon played down concerns on Monday that the US attack on Iran risked plunging the United States into a new, open-ended conflict in the Middle East, even as officials declined to offer a timeline and cautioned they expected more US casualties.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ANC condemns ‘PM27’ campaign, says it’s divisive and in violation of NEC resolutions
The ANC has condemned the “PM27” campaign, urging all involved to stop immediately, citing its divisive nature and violation of national executive committee (NEC) resolutions.
Continue ReadingNews24 | UPDATE | Six dead, others missing and trapped in Joburg building collapse
Six people have been confirmed dead, while others remain missing and trapped beneath rubble following a building collapse in Johannesburg on Monday.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Should an industry-funded ad regulator be able to block public health messaging?
A pending court complaint alleges bias after the regulator voted to block radio advertisements about the dangers of sugar.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Iran crisis: Marine insurers cancel war risk cover, tanker costs to rise
Marine insurers are cancelling war risk coverage for vessels and oil shipping rates are set to surge further after the widening Iran conflict left at least three tankers damaged, a seafarer killed and 150 ships stranded around the Strait of Hormuz.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Senior Pentagon staff contradict Trump on Iran first strike claim
Trump administration officials acknowledged in closed-door briefings with congressional staff on Sunday that there was no intelligence suggesting Iran planned to attack US forces first, two people familiar with the matter said.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Key Congo copper-export route cut off after Zambian bridge collapse
Flooding severed the Democratic Republic of Congo’s main copper-export corridor after a bridge collapsed just south of the Zambian border, disrupting shipments from the world’s second-largest producer of the metal.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Johannesburg: Where water runs in the streets, but not in the taps
Families across Johannesburg, from Brixton to Westbury, Melville, Coronationville and Midrand, have been facing dry taps for weeks, reeling from the impact of an ailing water distribution network.
Continue ReadingNews24 | UPDATE | Paul O’Sullivan expected back before ad hoc committee on Thursday
Controversial former British military intelligence officer and forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan is expected back before the ad hoc committee investigating the underworld’s infiltration of the criminal justice system this coming Thursday.
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