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News24 | OPINION | If journalism is dead, why does everyone fight to control it?

Mon, 28/09/2026 - 8:55am
The battle over information is the battle over perceived reality itself, and journalism’s survival depends less on defending its past than on earning back the trust it lost, write Branko Brkic and Tina Brown.

News24 | Wedela mass shooting: Death toll rises to 18 as SANDF joins manhunt for gunmen

Mon, 28/09/2026 - 8:26am
The death toll from the mass shooting at Dora’s Tavern in Wedela on the West Rand has risen to 18 after another victim died in hospital.

News24 | Pitso Mosimane’s delicate Bafana Bafana balancing act: ‘I am not Jurgen Klopp’

Mon, 28/09/2026 - 7:22am
Bafana Bafana coach Pitso Mosimane is not just managing his squad in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, but also the relationship with the clubs they come from.

News24 | Motsoaledi wants SIU, AG probe into R182m NHI ad contracts as department cries ‘ridiculous’

Mon, 28/09/2026 - 6:56am
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi and his deputy, Joe Phaahla, will approach the Special Investigating Unit, the Auditor-General and the Public Protector to probe the R182-million National Health Insurance communication contracts that News24 exposed.

News24 | Back-to-basics Miller shrugs off ODI cobwebs to find his processes: ‘I love batting at No 5’

Mon, 28/09/2026 - 6:29am
Proteas middle order batter David Miller said he needed a back-to-the-drawing board approach to clear his batting obstacles after he made a match-winning hundred in the 32-run win over Australia in the second ODI at the Wanderers on Sunday.

News24 | R4.8m car rental drives R10.5m travel bill for deputy ministers in the Presidency

Mon, 28/09/2026 - 4:49am
While Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni remains mum about her own travel expenses, she revealed that her two deputies’ domestic travel has totalled just over R10 million, with car rentals accounting for close to half of that amount.

News24 | No arts background? No problem. Meet council members responsible for millions

Mon, 28/09/2026 - 4:37am
Several appointees to the National Arts Council have no verifiable arts background but have been entrusted by Minister Gayton McKenzie to help fund and promote the arts sector.

News24 | Jonny Steinberg | AfriForum’s luck will outlast Donald Trump

Mon, 28/09/2026 - 4:34am
AfriForum is the darling of an ascendant international movement and will be bolstered by powerful allies abroad long after Trump has gone, writes Jonny Steinberg.