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Cyril Ramaphosa admitted seven years of failure on GBV, then delivered yet another speech full of promises and empty on the urgent solutions to address the crisis, writes Nthabi Nhlapo.

Despite losing the third ODI to Australia, the Proteas’ attention has shifted to defending their World Test Championship title.

Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has been named on TIME Magazine’s prestigious TIME100 Next 2026 list, which recognises rising leaders shaping the future around the world.

The 2027 Rugby World Cup will be held in Australia from 1 October to 13 November and games will be played across eight stadiums.

Capitec CEO Graham Lee says SA’s small open economy is at risk from a deteriorating global economic backdrop characterised by ongoing geopolitical tensions and rising interest rates.

Proteas spinner Keshav Maharaj has started the season in inspired form, crediting intensive off-season work and detailed analysis for his success.

Deon Meyer’s new novel, ‘Scorpio Rising’, releases today. We have an exclusive extract for you.

In this episode of Reporting Notes, News24 investigative journalists Sikonathi Mantshantsha and Azarrah Karrim take you behind the scenes of our recent exposé on the NHI and health wellness marketing contracts that seemingly spiralled out of control.

Former president Thabo Mbeki’s missive about the future of the Afrikaner in South Africa puts Afrikaners front and centre when analysing the decline of the ANC and the country, writes Pieter du Toit.

As Grade 12s feverishly prepare for the matric exams starting in under two weeks, the Eastern Cape’s pass rate in the June assessments declined by 2.9 percentage points, from 80.6% in 2025 to 77.7% in 2026.

Forcing mobile operators to roll over the unused portion of certain bundles before expiry may work against the goal of making data more affordable for South Africans, a principal economist at the Competition Commission has warned.

Year after year, election after election, Juju Valley residents have been promised heaven and earth, only to watch those promises turn to dust after the polls close.

A helicopter carrying six people crashed in Zimbabwe’s ‌Marondera rural area, ⁠east of Harare, on Wednesday, killing ⁠all on board, government spokesperson Nick Mangwana said on X.

The Public Investment Corporation, which invests on behalf of the Government Employees Pension Fund, on Wednesday, announced a stellar set of results for 2025/26, with a 20% increase in assets under management, bringing its portfolio to R3.657 trillion.

South Africa is stuck in a low-growth trap and is rapidly falling behind the rest of the world in competitiveness, says economist and strategist Adrian Saville.

A new operator has been selected for the Gautrain. A consortium that includes a French multinational, which is the leading shareholder of the previous operator, has secured the 15-year deal.

Defence Minister Angie Motshekga has promised retired soldiers that they will continue to receive healthcare, while admitting that their medical fund is “unsustainable” in its current state.

Taxi tycoon Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni insists that when he told President Cyril Ramaphosa, “when you find someone trying to interfere with the Putco business, you must know it’s us”, he meant “engagement” – and not the taxi blockades and arson attacks on more than 50 buses that followed his apparent threat.

While the EFF and ANC want the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption to remain in place, the DA and MK Party want it disbanded, albeit for different reasons.

JAC Motors South Africa has expanded its popular T-Series line-up with two new T9 2.0L CTi Black Edition 4x4 models.