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News24 | Six soldiers accused of Hawks officer’s murder still in hospital, bail review not filed

News24 Top Stories - Thu, 01/10/2026 - 9:08am
Six of 12 Special Forces soldiers accused of the murder of Hawks Lieutenant-Colonel Frans Mathipa are yet to file an application challenging the Randburg Magistrates’ Court decision to revoke their bail, even though their legal team indicated that they intended to do so.

News24 | Golden grip: SA stands tall at Tug-of-War World Championships

News24 South Africa - Thu, 01/10/2026 - 9:00am
South African Tug-of-War teams participated in nail-biting competitions over the course of the 30th TWIF Tug-of-War World Championships in Mossel Bay and walked away with eight medals.

News24 | Golden grip: SA stands tall at Tug-of-War World Championships

News24 Top Stories - Thu, 01/10/2026 - 9:00am
South African Tug-of-War teams participated in nail-biting competitions over the course of the 30th TWIF Tug-of-War World Championships in Mossel Bay and walked away with eight medals.

News24 | Rand crashes through R16.60/$, with more pain expected

News24 Top Stories - Thu, 01/10/2026 - 8:47am
While some analysts say the rand is holding its own given the raft of local and international factors stacked against it, some argue it is headed for even weaker levels.

News24 | Three men killed, one woman injured in Cape Town shooting

News24 Top Stories - Thu, 01/10/2026 - 7:41am
Police are searching for four gunmen after three people were killed and one was injured in a Cape Town shooting.

News24 | Domestic worker earns in 2 years what a CEO makes in 1 day, new report finds

News24 Top Stories - Thu, 01/10/2026 - 7:22am
It will take a domestic worker earning minimum wage two years to earn what one of South Africa’s highest-paid CEOs earns in just one day. This is among the findings of a report by Oxfam South Africa, released on Thursday, that shows the richest 1% hold 54.9% of national wealth, and the richest 10% hold 85.7%.

News24 | Stanley Maphosa | Every illegal gun has a legal history: SA’s firearms tracing crisis

News24 Top Stories - Thu, 01/10/2026 - 7:08am
South Africa has been shaken by a wave of mass shootings across KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and the Western Cape, leaving 38 people dead within a single week in September.

News24 | Nthabi Nhlapo | Ramaphosa could have sent an email. His speech offered no hope on GBV

News24 Top Stories - Thu, 01/10/2026 - 7:08am
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.

News24 | VERDICT | Now for the Test main course after Proteas get past Aussie ODI starter

News24 Top Stories - Thu, 01/10/2026 - 6:35am
Despite losing the third ODI to Australia, the Proteas’ attention has shifted to defending their World Test Championship title.

News24 | Minister Siviwe Gwarube on TIME100 Next 2026 list of rising global leaders

News24 Top Stories - Thu, 01/10/2026 - 6:32am
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.

News24 | SEE | The eight stadiums to host 2027 Rugby World Cup games

News24 Top Stories - Thu, 01/10/2026 - 6:18am
The 2027 Rugby World Cup will be held in Australia from 1 October to 13 November and games will be played across eight stadiums.

News24 | Tennessee woman in hospital after ‘failed’ execution

News24 World - Thu, 01/10/2026 - 5:39am
Tennessee woman Christa Pike was in a hospital Thursday after authorities “failed” to carry out her execution, her lawyers said, with witnesses reporting the convicted murderer was breathing despite the injections intended to kill her.

News24 | From textile engineering to cockpit hero: Indian pilot wins praise after flydubai drama

News24 World - Thu, 01/10/2026 - 5:25am
For Indian pilot Smit Machchhar, hailed as a hero for averting a crash of a flydubai jet bound for Israel, aviation was never part of his childhood dreams.

News24 | ‘We’ve changed the dial’: Capitec CEO braces for turbulence

News24 Top Stories - Thu, 01/10/2026 - 3:37am
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.

News24 | Proteas spinner Maharaj credits off-season work for inspired form ahead of Australia Tests

News24 Top Stories - Thu, 01/10/2026 - 3:36am
Proteas spinner Keshav Maharaj has started the season in inspired form, crediting intensive off-season work and detailed analysis for his success.

News24 | EXTRACT | Benny and Vaughn are back in Deon Meyer’s new thriller, ‘Scorpio Rising’

News24 Top Stories - Thu, 01/10/2026 - 3:33am
Deon Meyer’s new novel, ‘Scorpio Rising’, releases today. We have an exclusive extract for you.

News24 | REPORTING NOTES | Why the NHI marketing contract really is ‘ridiculous’

News24 South Africa - Thu, 01/10/2026 - 3:33am
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.

News24 | REPORTING NOTES | Why the NHI marketing contract really is ‘ridiculous’

News24 Top Stories - Thu, 01/10/2026 - 3:33am
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.

News24 | Pieter du Toit | Polokwane assassins, apartheid spies in the ANC: Mbeki’s incredible thesis

News24 Top Stories - Thu, 01/10/2026 - 3:31am
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.

News24 | ‘Matric class not as strong as 2025’: Eastern Cape pupils’ June pass rate drops to 77%

News24 South Africa - Thu, 01/10/2026 - 3:30am
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.
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