South Africa News 24

Thursday Mar 12 2026 07:24:06
News24 | Man dies in shootout with KZN cops, another falls to his death while trying to flee
One man was killed in a shootout with police near a petrol station in Spine Road, Westville, Durban, and a second died while attempting to flee, according to ALS Paramedics.

Thursday Mar 12 2026 07:11:01
News24 | Mel and Peet Viljoen arrested in US for allegedly shoplifting $5 300 worth of groceries
Controversial reality TV couple Mel and Peet Viljoen were arrested in the US on Tuesday.

Thursday Mar 12 2026 07:59:33
News24 | Manser, Prof Jansen team up to sow seeds of courage in new generation of SA explorers
Riaan Manser and Professor Jonathan Jansen recently teamed up to fan the flames of courage, hope and a love of the outdoors in schoolchildren at Jansen’s Crestway High School in Retreat, Cape Town.

Thursday Mar 12 2026 06:51:56
News24 | SA’s Zanele Muholi wins Hasselblad Award, the ‘Nobel Prize of photography’
Renowned South African photographer and visual activist Zanele Muholi has won the 2026 Hasselblad Award, the prestigious international photography prize presented annually in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Wednesday Mar 11 2026 20:24:44
News24 | Mpumalanga man accused of killing wife, son, injuring 4 in alleged domestic violence attack
Police in Mpumalanga are investigating a suspected domestic violence incident after a man allegedly shot and killed his wife and 3-year-old son, attempted to kill four others and then turned the gun on himself.

Wednesday Mar 11 2026 19:23:56
News24 | Family of 5 killed in horror bus collision while returning from funeral preparations
One of five family members who died in a horrific accident between a hatchback and a Zimbabwe-bound bus near East London had been preparing for a family member’s funeral when she lost her life.

Wednesday Mar 11 2026 18:06:16
News24 | ANC eyes reconciliation as Mokonyane hints at talks with Cope after Lekota’s passing
ANC deputy secretary-general Nomvula Mokonyane has not ruled out the possibility of getting into talks with Cope leaders to try and bring them back into the fold.

Wednesday Mar 11 2026 17:10:08
News24 | Langa pupils beat the Cape heat in their personal ‘pocket forest’
As Cape Town sweltered in Wednesday’s heat, the temperature in one of the classrooms in Siyabulela Primary School topped 40°C. But grade 7 pupil Cebu Mnqwazi and his friends could escape to the school’s “pocket forest”, where the temperature...

Wednesday Mar 11 2026 17:00:41
News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: ANC-linked Carrim, the ‘Cat’ and Maumela do ‘business’, or money laundering?
Seasoned broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer brings you The Lead, News24’s definitive podcast for in-depth reporting.

Wednesday Mar 11 2026 16:39:59
News24 | Thursday weather: Possible floods in east, extreme heat warnings for Western, Northern Cape
The South African Weather Service has issued warnings for disruptive rain and flooding across several provinces on Thursday.

Wednesday Mar 11 2026 15:16:32
News24 | UPDATE | US ambassador backtracks on ‘Kill the Boer’ comment, now respects SA court ruling
US Ambassador to South Africa Brent Bozell has backtracked on his comments that he does not “care” about the South African court ruling that “Kill the Boer” is not hate speech, saying now that he respects the finding.

Wednesday Mar 11 2026 14:31:37
News24 | Department of Health DG suspended following directive from Ramaphosa
Department of Health Director-General Sandile Buthelezi has been placed on precautionary suspension following his arrest on charges of fraud and theft.

Wednesday Mar 11 2026 14:28:23
News24 | Thousands of white expats head back to SA despite Trump’s ‘persecution’ claims
Thousands of white South Africans are coming back to South Africa, despite Donald Trump’s statements that the white minority is being persecuted by the country’s black majority government.

Wednesday Mar 11 2026 18:45:38
News24 | Meet the rehab team bringing wheelchairs, repairs and hope to rural areas
In deep rural KwaZulu-Natal, a physiotherapist and a paraplegic peer supporter travel dusty roads to repair wheelchairs, counsel families and restore dignity to people with disabilities – one home visit at a time.

Wednesday Mar 11 2026 12:49:32
News24 | UCT students develop expandable school shoes to ease financial strain on parents
As some families in Langa, Cape Town, struggle to keep up with the ever-increasing cost of school shoes for their children, three young entrepreneurship postgraduates have developed a groundbreaking innovation that could see school shoes lasting chil...

Thursday Mar 12 2026 03:29:35
News24 | Meet SA professor chosen for UN's first global scientific panel on AI
University of Pretoria data scientist Professor Vukosi Marivate has been appointed to a new UN panel tasked with helping governments understand the opportunities and risks posed by AI. He speaks exclusively to News24.

Wednesday Mar 11 2026 06:38:10
News24 | Three killed, teen girl wounded in suspected gang-related shooting in Cape Town
Three people have been killed, and a 15-year-old girl wounded in a suspected gang-related shooting in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town.

Tuesday Mar 10 2026 19:33:05
News24 | Fastgun gang brothers sentenced to life for murder of anti-gang officer
The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg handed two members of the notorious Fastgun gang in Westbury life sentences on Tuesday.

Tuesday Mar 10 2026 17:01:04
News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: Should SA shore up its fuel reserves? Plus: Jooste’s mansion sold
Seasoned broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer brings you The Lead, News24’s definitive podcast for in-depth reporting.

South Africa News 24

Thursday Mar 12 2026 07:24:06
News24 | Man dies in shootout with KZN cops, another falls to his death while trying to flee
One man was killed in a shootout with police near a petrol station in Spine Road, Westville, Durban, and a second died while attempting to flee, according to ALS Paramedics.

Thursday Mar 12 2026 07:11:01
News24 | Mel and Peet Viljoen arrested in US for allegedly shoplifting $5 300 worth of groceries
Controversial reality TV couple Mel and Peet Viljoen were arrested in the US on Tuesday.

Thursday Mar 12 2026 07:59:33
News24 | Manser, Prof Jansen team up to sow seeds of courage in new generation of SA explorers
Riaan Manser and Professor Jonathan Jansen recently teamed up to fan the flames of courage, hope and a love of the outdoors in schoolchildren at Jansen’s Crestway High School in Retreat, Cape Town.

Thursday Mar 12 2026 06:51:56
News24 | SA’s Zanele Muholi wins Hasselblad Award, the ‘Nobel Prize of photography’
Renowned South African photographer and visual activist Zanele Muholi has won the 2026 Hasselblad Award, the prestigious international photography prize presented annually in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Wednesday Mar 11 2026 20:24:44
News24 | Mpumalanga man accused of killing wife, son, injuring 4 in alleged domestic violence attack
Police in Mpumalanga are investigating a suspected domestic violence incident after a man allegedly shot and killed his wife and 3-year-old son, attempted to kill four others and then turned the gun on himself.

Wednesday Mar 11 2026 19:23:56
News24 | Family of 5 killed in horror bus collision while returning from funeral preparations
One of five family members who died in a horrific accident between a hatchback and a Zimbabwe-bound bus near East London had been preparing for a family member’s funeral when she lost her life.

Wednesday Mar 11 2026 18:06:16
News24 | ANC eyes reconciliation as Mokonyane hints at talks with Cope after Lekota’s passing
ANC deputy secretary-general Nomvula Mokonyane has not ruled out the possibility of getting into talks with Cope leaders to try and bring them back into the fold.

Wednesday Mar 11 2026 17:10:08
News24 | Langa pupils beat the Cape heat in their personal ‘pocket forest’
As Cape Town sweltered in Wednesday’s heat, the temperature in one of the classrooms in Siyabulela Primary School topped 40°C. But grade 7 pupil Cebu Mnqwazi and his friends could escape to the school’s “pocket forest”, where the temperature...

Wednesday Mar 11 2026 17:00:41
News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: ANC-linked Carrim, the ‘Cat’ and Maumela do ‘business’, or money laundering?
Seasoned broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer brings you The Lead, News24’s definitive podcast for in-depth reporting.

Wednesday Mar 11 2026 16:39:59
News24 | Thursday weather: Possible floods in east, extreme heat warnings for Western, Northern Cape
The South African Weather Service has issued warnings for disruptive rain and flooding across several provinces on Thursday.

Wednesday Mar 11 2026 15:16:32
News24 | UPDATE | US ambassador backtracks on ‘Kill the Boer’ comment, now respects SA court ruling
US Ambassador to South Africa Brent Bozell has backtracked on his comments that he does not “care” about the South African court ruling that “Kill the Boer” is not hate speech, saying now that he respects the finding.

Wednesday Mar 11 2026 14:31:37
News24 | Department of Health DG suspended following directive from Ramaphosa
Department of Health Director-General Sandile Buthelezi has been placed on precautionary suspension following his arrest on charges of fraud and theft.

Wednesday Mar 11 2026 14:28:23
News24 | Thousands of white expats head back to SA despite Trump’s ‘persecution’ claims
Thousands of white South Africans are coming back to South Africa, despite Donald Trump’s statements that the white minority is being persecuted by the country’s black majority government.

Wednesday Mar 11 2026 18:45:38
News24 | Meet the rehab team bringing wheelchairs, repairs and hope to rural areas
In deep rural KwaZulu-Natal, a physiotherapist and a paraplegic peer supporter travel dusty roads to repair wheelchairs, counsel families and restore dignity to people with disabilities – one home visit at a time.

Wednesday Mar 11 2026 12:49:32
News24 | UCT students develop expandable school shoes to ease financial strain on parents
As some families in Langa, Cape Town, struggle to keep up with the ever-increasing cost of school shoes for their children, three young entrepreneurship postgraduates have developed a groundbreaking innovation that could see school shoes lasting chil...

Thursday Mar 12 2026 03:29:35
News24 | Meet SA professor chosen for UN's first global scientific panel on AI
University of Pretoria data scientist Professor Vukosi Marivate has been appointed to a new UN panel tasked with helping governments understand the opportunities and risks posed by AI. He speaks exclusively to News24.

Wednesday Mar 11 2026 06:38:10
News24 | Three killed, teen girl wounded in suspected gang-related shooting in Cape Town
Three people have been killed, and a 15-year-old girl wounded in a suspected gang-related shooting in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town.

Tuesday Mar 10 2026 19:33:05
News24 | Fastgun gang brothers sentenced to life for murder of anti-gang officer
The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg handed two members of the notorious Fastgun gang in Westbury life sentences on Tuesday.

Tuesday Mar 10 2026 17:01:04
News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: Should SA shore up its fuel reserves? Plus: Jooste’s mansion sold
Seasoned broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer brings you The Lead, News24’s definitive podcast for in-depth reporting.

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