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News24 | Cape Town cop killer sentenced to 8 years
Phindile Christopher Sonyabashe, 61, was sentenced to eight years imprisonment for the murder of Constable Xolani Xekethwana, 40.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Friday’s weather: Foggy morning in most provinces; showers in Limpopo, KZN
Morning fog is forecast in at least six provinces while wet conditions are expected in parts of Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal, according to the South African Weather Service.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Zambezi disaster: Americans evacuated amid new warnings
Zambia played down the potential health risks stemming from an environmental disaster at a mine controlled by a state-owned Chinese firm, after the US ordered the immediate withdrawal of its officials from the southern African nation’s second-biggest city.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Trump, Ramaphosa talk trade; SAHRC probes podcasters: 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.
Continue ReadingNews24 | PODCAST | Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week: Did Pick n Pay just name its next boss?
This is Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week, a weekly News24 podcast that respects your time and intelligence.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Trump demands new US census excluding undocumented immigrants
US President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered officials to work on a new census excluding undocumented immigrants, as the White House presses Republican states to draw more favourable voter maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Continue ReadingNews24 | After decades-long struggle, court order, Primrose Modisane finally has a birth certificate
Stateless since birth, she was called a “border hopper” by Department of Home Affairs officials.
Continue ReadingNews24 | SA moves to ban microbeads in cosmetics, pesticides — with threat of up to 20 years in jail
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment said on Thursday it would publish draft regulations in a push for a total ban on the production and import of microplastics.
Continue ReadingNews24 | South Korea rescues North Korea defector who swam across ocean border
A North Korean defector who swam across a sea border with South Korea while reportedly tied to floating plastic has been rescued and taken into custody, Seoul authorities said.
Continue ReadingNews24 | China is the world’s biggest plastic producer — making as much as 6 countries combined
Seven countries produced two-thirds of the four most common types of plastic in 2024, according to the British environmental consultancy Eunomia and the Zero Carbon Analytics a climate and energy research group.
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