South Africa News 24
Friday Aug 29 2025 07:14:13News24 | Santaco taxi strike leaves thousands stranded in Ekurhuleni
The taxi industry is unhappy with the impounding of 16 vehicles, while the transport and roads department says it is upholding the law.
Friday Aug 29 2025 08:32:47News24 | WATCH | Jeff Wicks launches book exposing corruption behind Babita Deokaran’s death
On Thursday, News24’s Jeff Wicks launched his latest book in Cape Town. The Shadow State is an investigation into the assassination of whistleblower Babita Deokaran.
Thursday Aug 28 2025 17:09:14News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: Will the delayed Madlanga inquiry restore SA’s trust in the SAPS?
This is The Lead, News24’s definitive daily audio and video podcast hosted by broadcaster Graeme Raubenheimer.
Friday Aug 29 2025 06:50:45News24 | Prisoner who escaped from police van at robots back in custody
An awaiting trial prisoner who escaped from police custody has been rearrested in Limpopo.
Thursday Aug 28 2025 16:31:41News24 | Friday’s weather: Fog, hot and windy conditions, with thundershowers in 4 provinces
Most parts of the country can expect morning fog, followed by cloudy, windy and warm conditions, with isolated thundershowers in some provinces, according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS).
Wednesday Aug 27 2025 17:00:11News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: Denel sends US firm 2 old jets allegedly without ejector seats
This is The Lead, News24’s definitive daily audio & video podcast hosted by broadcaster Graeme Raubenheimer
Friday Aug 29 2025 06:34:49News24 | WATCH | Amber Lee Hughes guilty of 4-year-old Nada-Jane’s rape and murder
Amber Lee Hughes has been convicted of raping and murdering four-year-old Nada-Jane Challita by the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg.
Thursday Aug 28 2025 14:24:43News24 | Old images from Cape Town falsely linked to recent taxi violence in Johannesburg
Old images of Cape Town taxi violence are being recycled online and falsely linked to recent unrest in Johannesburg. Posts claiming a teenager lost 18 taxis to arson are misleading – the pictures actually show fires from earlier this year in Nyanga...
Thursday Aug 28 2025 11:40:16News24 | SA plans anti-HIV jab rollout at over 300 clinics by April next year
The health department plans to make the twice-a-year anti-HIV jab, lenacapavir, available at more than 300 government health districts with high HIV infection rates between April 2026 and March 2028. By April 2027, the department anticipates that it ...
Thursday Aug 28 2025 14:19:30News24 | ANCYL retracts ‘unfortunate’ tea party comments over National Dialogue
After calling the National Convention a “tea party” where President Cyril Ramaphosa was “misled”, the ANC Youth League has made an about turn and reaffirmed support for the National Dialogue.
Thursday Aug 28 2025 10:11:29News24 | ANC KZN to censure leaders in two councils – one could see convicted killer become mayor
The “wounded” ANC in KwaZulu-Natal is likely to punish several of its councillors in at least two municipalities where they either abstained or boycotted special council meetings that saw their mayors facing motions of no-confidence from the oppo...
Wednesday Aug 27 2025 19:42:50News24 | UPDATE | ‘Her legacy will remain’: Renowned broadcast journalist Tshidi Madia dies at 42
The South African journalism community is mourning the loss of celebrated journalist Tshidi Madia, who died on Wednesday morning.
Thursday Aug 28 2025 14:52:09News24 | ‘Clear intention to incite harm’: Malema found guilty of hate speech for 2022 rally remarks
The Equality Court, sitting in the Western Cape High Court in Cape Town, found EFF leader Julius Malema guilty of hate speech on Wednesday.
Wednesday Aug 27 2025 13:10:55News24 | UPDATE | Embattled KZN education dept’s finances taken over by provincial treasury
The KwaZulu-Natal treasury has frozen the bulk of funding to the provincial Department of Education after it overspent its budget by March this year, citing gross financial mismanagement.
Tuesday Aug 26 2025 14:27:15News24 | Local government elections to take place sometime between November 2026 and January 2027
The Electoral Commission of South Africa has begun work to prepare for the upcoming local government elections set to take place between November 2026 and January 2027.
Tuesday Aug 26 2025 14:31:52News24 | Home truths: SA’s most common crimes remain least reported - survey
An estimated 1.5 million incidents of housebreaking occurred in South Africa during 2024/25, impacting approximately 1.1 million households.
Monday Aug 25 2025 17:00:31News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: Clocking in from jail? Overtime abuse with Mangaung on the brink
This is The Lead, a daily News24 podcast hosted by broadcaster Graeme Raubenheimer, showcasing the best of our journalists’ in-depth reporting.
South Africa News 24
Friday Aug 29 2025 07:14:13News24 | Santaco taxi strike leaves thousands stranded in Ekurhuleni
The taxi industry is unhappy with the impounding of 16 vehicles, while the transport and roads department says it is upholding the law.
Friday Aug 29 2025 08:32:47News24 | WATCH | Jeff Wicks launches book exposing corruption behind Babita Deokaran’s death
On Thursday, News24’s Jeff Wicks launched his latest book in Cape Town. The Shadow State is an investigation into the assassination of whistleblower Babita Deokaran.
Thursday Aug 28 2025 17:09:14News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: Will the delayed Madlanga inquiry restore SA’s trust in the SAPS?
This is The Lead, News24’s definitive daily audio and video podcast hosted by broadcaster Graeme Raubenheimer.
Friday Aug 29 2025 06:50:45News24 | Prisoner who escaped from police van at robots back in custody
An awaiting trial prisoner who escaped from police custody has been rearrested in Limpopo.
Thursday Aug 28 2025 16:31:41News24 | Friday’s weather: Fog, hot and windy conditions, with thundershowers in 4 provinces
Most parts of the country can expect morning fog, followed by cloudy, windy and warm conditions, with isolated thundershowers in some provinces, according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS).
Wednesday Aug 27 2025 17:00:11News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: Denel sends US firm 2 old jets allegedly without ejector seats
This is The Lead, News24’s definitive daily audio & video podcast hosted by broadcaster Graeme Raubenheimer
Friday Aug 29 2025 06:34:49News24 | WATCH | Amber Lee Hughes guilty of 4-year-old Nada-Jane’s rape and murder
Amber Lee Hughes has been convicted of raping and murdering four-year-old Nada-Jane Challita by the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg.
Thursday Aug 28 2025 14:24:43News24 | Old images from Cape Town falsely linked to recent taxi violence in Johannesburg
Old images of Cape Town taxi violence are being recycled online and falsely linked to recent unrest in Johannesburg. Posts claiming a teenager lost 18 taxis to arson are misleading – the pictures actually show fires from earlier this year in Nyanga...
Thursday Aug 28 2025 11:40:16News24 | SA plans anti-HIV jab rollout at over 300 clinics by April next year
The health department plans to make the twice-a-year anti-HIV jab, lenacapavir, available at more than 300 government health districts with high HIV infection rates between April 2026 and March 2028. By April 2027, the department anticipates that it ...
Thursday Aug 28 2025 14:19:30News24 | ANCYL retracts ‘unfortunate’ tea party comments over National Dialogue
After calling the National Convention a “tea party” where President Cyril Ramaphosa was “misled”, the ANC Youth League has made an about turn and reaffirmed support for the National Dialogue.
Thursday Aug 28 2025 10:11:29News24 | ANC KZN to censure leaders in two councils – one could see convicted killer become mayor
The “wounded” ANC in KwaZulu-Natal is likely to punish several of its councillors in at least two municipalities where they either abstained or boycotted special council meetings that saw their mayors facing motions of no-confidence from the oppo...
Wednesday Aug 27 2025 19:42:50News24 | UPDATE | ‘Her legacy will remain’: Renowned broadcast journalist Tshidi Madia dies at 42
The South African journalism community is mourning the loss of celebrated journalist Tshidi Madia, who died on Wednesday morning.
Thursday Aug 28 2025 14:52:09News24 | ‘Clear intention to incite harm’: Malema found guilty of hate speech for 2022 rally remarks
The Equality Court, sitting in the Western Cape High Court in Cape Town, found EFF leader Julius Malema guilty of hate speech on Wednesday.
Wednesday Aug 27 2025 13:10:55News24 | UPDATE | Embattled KZN education dept’s finances taken over by provincial treasury
The KwaZulu-Natal treasury has frozen the bulk of funding to the provincial Department of Education after it overspent its budget by March this year, citing gross financial mismanagement.
Tuesday Aug 26 2025 14:27:15News24 | Local government elections to take place sometime between November 2026 and January 2027
The Electoral Commission of South Africa has begun work to prepare for the upcoming local government elections set to take place between November 2026 and January 2027.
Tuesday Aug 26 2025 14:31:52News24 | Home truths: SA’s most common crimes remain least reported - survey
An estimated 1.5 million incidents of housebreaking occurred in South Africa during 2024/25, impacting approximately 1.1 million households.
Monday Aug 25 2025 17:00:31News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: Clocking in from jail? Overtime abuse with Mangaung on the brink
This is The Lead, a daily News24 podcast hosted by broadcaster Graeme Raubenheimer, showcasing the best of our journalists’ in-depth reporting.