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Police seize R5.5m worth of Mandrax at Cape Town storage facility
31m ago Share Comments Gift article Bookmark Add as a preferred source on Google Share your Subscriber Article You have 5 articles to share every month. Send this story to a friend! Loading, please wait... 0:00 Subscribers can listen to this article Police seized 69 000 Mandrax tablets worth an estimated R5.5 million at a Grassy Park storage facility and arrested a 58-year-old woman. Jacob Wackerhausen/Getty Images Read this for free Be among those who shape the future with knowledge.
‘One death is far too many’: Sixth cyclist killed on Western Cape roads in 10 months
You have 5 articles to share every month. Send this story to a friend! Enter recipient email address Subscribers can listen to this article Swellendam police have opened a case of culpable homicide after a cyclist was killed after being struck by a motorist on the N2 on Wednesday. Read this for free Be among those who shape the future with knowledge. Uncover exclusive stories that captivate your mind and heart with our FREE 14-day subscription trial.
‘One death is far too many’: Sixth cyclist killed on Western Cape roads in 10 months
Comments Gift article Bookmark 0:00 Subscribers can listen to this article Swellendam police have opened a case of culpable homicide after a cyclist was killed after being struck by a motorist on the N2 on Wednesday. David Harrison/GroundUp Read this for free Be among those who shape the future with knowledge. Uncover exclusive stories that captivate your mind and heart with our FREE 14-day subscription trial. Dive into a world of inspiration, learning, and empowerment. You can only trial once.
Cricketer Tristan Perez warned over unpaid legal fees as murder trial nears
Comments Gift article Bookmark 0:00 Subscribers can listen to this article Advocate Adrian Samuels (left) and his client, Tristan Perez (right). Perez has been given a final opportunity to resolve outstanding legal fees, with the court warning that the murder case will not be postponed again for this reason. Lisalee Solomons/News24 Read this for free Be among those who shape the future with knowledge.
MP Fadiel Adams cries foul over parrot cruelty case
1h ago Share Comments Gift article Bookmark Add as a preferred source on Google Share your Subscriber Article You have 5 articles to share every month. Send this story to a friend! Loading, please wait... 0:00 Subscribers can listen to this article NCC MP Fadiel Adams appeared in the Mitchells Plain Magistrate’s Court on animal cruelty charges linked to his African Grey parrot, Cookie. Supplied/SPCA Read this for free Be among those who shape the future with knowledge.
Seafarers raise more than R50 000 for families of five mariners who died in Mossel Bay
Comments Gift article Bookmark 0:00 Subscribers can listen to this article Amid rough and deteriorating sea conditions, a fast rescue boat carrying four crew members capsized as they desperately tried to save a colleague who had fallen from the massive tug uMkhuseli. DA Mayor Dirk Kotzé/Facebook Read this for free Be among those who shape the future with knowledge. Uncover exclusive stories that captivate your mind and heart with our FREE 14-day subscription trial.
Cape Town man accused of killing 14, injuring 12 to remain behind bars, for now
Comments Gift article Bookmark 0:00 Subscribers can listen to this article Eleven people were killed and 10 were injured in a shooting at the Kwandelo shisanyama in Lwandle, Cape Town, on 27 September. Facebook/KwaNdelu Shisanyama Read this for free Be among those who shape the future with knowledge. Uncover exclusive stories that captivate your mind and heart with our FREE 14-day subscription trial. Dive into a world of inspiration, learning, and empowerment. You can only trial once.
‘He’s never coming back’: Mother’s heartbreak after son, 14, caught under truck
Comments Gift article Bookmark 0:00 Subscribers can listen to this article Fredrico Konstabel, 14, died after falling beneath the back wheel of a truck outside Hexvallei Secondary School in De Doorns while watching matriculants arrive for their ball. Fredrico Konstabel/Facebook Read this for free Be among those who shape the future with knowledge. Uncover exclusive stories that captivate your mind and heart with our FREE 14-day subscription trial.
Cape Town bloodshed sparks calls for Pagad to act, but crime experts warn it’s not the fix
15m ago Share Comments Gift article Bookmark Add as a preferred source on Google Share your Subscriber Article You have 5 articles to share every month. Send this story to a friend! Loading, please wait... 0:00 Subscribers can listen to this article Desperate Cape Town residents are calling for the return of Pagad. Lisalee Solomons/ News24 Read this for free Be among those who shape the future with knowledge.
Hundreds displaced as blaze rips through Cape Town informal settlement
You have 5 articles to share every month. Send this story to a friend! Enter recipient email address Subscribers can listen to this article Close to 400 pepole were left homeless by the fire at Imizamo Yethu Informal Settlement. Read this for free Be among those who shape the future with knowledge. Uncover exclusive stories that captivate your mind and heart with our FREE 14-day subscription trial. Dive into a world of inspiration, learning, and empowerment. You can only trial once.
Government will seek supervisory order on implementation of ConCourt Refugee Act ruling
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All systems go for Class of 2026 matric exams
30m ago Share Comments Gift article Bookmark Add as a preferred source on Google Share your Subscriber Article You have 5 articles to share every month. Send this story to a friend! Loading, please wait... 0:00 Subscribers can listen to this article Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube. Thahasello Mphatsoe/News24 Read this for free Be among those who shape the future with knowledge. Uncover exclusive stories that captivate your mind and heart with our FREE 14-day subscription trial.
All systems go for Class of 2026 matric exams
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Pastor wanted for rape of mother and murder of her baby arrested in Gauteng
The alleged pastor wanted in connection with the rape of a woman and murder of her infant – sparking a manhunt – was arrested in Diepsloot, Gauteng. (Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo) The 36-year-old alleged pastor was arrested for the rape of a 43-year-old woman and the murder of her four-month-old baby. He was tracked down in Diepsloot on Saturday. His arrest brings the number now in custody for the crimes to three, with his two wives arrested previously.
Little Britain Pub says no: Biker club patches banned after fatal shooting at Pretoria venue
Little Britain Pub in Pretoria moved to ban motorcycle club patches on its premises with immediate effect following a fatal shooting outside the venue on Saturday. Facebook/LittleBritainPub Little Britain Pub in Waterkloof has banned motorcycle club patches following a fatal shooting outside the venue on Saturday. One man was killed and another wounded in the shooting, which allegedly followed an argument. One man has been arrested. The pub said the ban applied equally to all motorcycle clubs.
Little Britain Pub says no: Biker club patches banned after fatal shooting at Pretoria venue
Little Britain Pub in Waterkloof has banned motorcycle club patches following a fatal shooting outside the venue on Saturday. One man was killed and another wounded in the shooting, which allegedly followed an argument. One man has been arrested. The pub said the ban applied equally to all motorcycle clubs.
Government headed back to court over asylum judgment
Government will ask the courts for a supervisory order and potentially a suspension of the judgment. Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi insists the move is not an attempt to delay compliance, but to ensure the judgment is implemented effectively. Home Affairs, meanwhile, plans to introduce an online asylum intention-registration and appointment system by 10 November.
Cape Town pupil Ronaldinho swaps out pre-matric ball party to braai for 300 kids in need
Instead of a lavish matric-ball send-off, Norman chose to feed about 300 adults and children in need in his community hours before his big night. The family started preparing days ahead, with the braai firing up at 08:00 on the day of his matric ball. Ronaldinho, who has undergone roughly 20 operations since infancy, says his own experiences and faith inspired him to give back.
How Cape Town mom in a Fortuner helped bust R10m drugs shipment
3h ago Share Comments Gift article Bookmark Add as a preferred source on Google Share your Subscriber Article You have 5 articles to share every month. Send this story to a friend! Loading, please wait... 0:00 Subscribers can listen to this article Three suspects have been arrested after the Hawks seized 172 000 Mandrax tablets worth more than R10 million during a drug bust in Hout Bay. Supplied/Western Cape Hawks Read this for free Be among those who shape the future with knowledge.
Cricket club refuses Tristan Perez membership after being charged with murdering girlfriend
1h ago Share Comments Gift article Bookmark Add as a preferred source on Google Share your Subscriber Article You have 5 articles to share every month. Send this story to a friend! Loading, please wait... 0:00 Subscribers can listen to this article Tristan Perez, 24, and Elana Brooke, 46. Supplied Read this for free Be among those who shape the future with knowledge. Uncover exclusive stories that captivate your mind and heart with our FREE 14-day subscription trial.
Three arrested after Hawks make R10m Mandrax bust in Cape Town
22m ago Share Comments Gift article Bookmark Add as a preferred source on Google Share your Subscriber Article You have 5 articles to share every month. Send this story to a friend! Loading, please wait... 0:00 Subscribers can listen to this article Hawks officers intercepted a suspect’s car near a petrol station in Hout Bay. Nigel Jared/Getty Images Read this for free Be among those who shape the future with knowledge.
White VW Polo, switched-off cellphone: Police look for missing Cape Town family
Comments Gift article Bookmark 0:00 Subscribers can listen to this article Police are searching for 39-year-old Oula Al Habbal and her two children, aged 11 and seven, who disappeared from their Lansdowne home. Supplied/WhatsApp crime community group Read this for free Be among those who shape the future with knowledge. Uncover exclusive stories that captivate your mind and heart with our FREE 14-day subscription trial. Dive into a world of inspiration, learning, and empowerment.
PA councillor arrested after alleged confrontation with Malmesbury station commander
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PA councillor arrested after alleged confrontation with Malmesbury station commander
4m ago Share Comments Gift article Bookmark Add as a preferred source on Google Share your Subscriber Article You have 5 articles to share every month. Send this story to a friend! Loading, please wait... Malmesbury ward councillor Raymond Rains was arrested on Friday after an alleged confrontation with a station commander. Supplied/ Raymond Umphuku Rains Read this for free Be among those who shape the future with knowledge.
Cape Town cop promoted while awaiting trial for alleged assault of barber
26m ago Share Comments Gift article Bookmark Add as a preferred source on Google Share your Subscriber Article You have 5 articles to share every month. Send this story to a friend! Loading, please wait... 0:00 Subscribers can listen to this article A colonel accused of the assault of a barber has been appointed as the Muizenberg police station commander. Lisalee Solomons/News24 Read this for free Be among those who shape the future with knowledge.
3 dead, 2 missing: Former CPUT student drowns in desperate Mossel Bay rescue mission
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Cape Town mariner who died in Mossel Bay rescue was ‘always helping anyone around him’
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Search called off for two crew members missing after Mossel Bay tugboat tragedy
Comments Gift article Bookmark 0:00 Subscribers can listen to this article Western Cape police and the South African Maritime Safety Authority have called off the search for the two missing crew members of the tug ‘Umkhuseli’, who went missing at sea in Mossel Bay last Wednesday. DA Mayor Dirk Kotzé/Facebook Read this for free Be among those who shape the future with knowledge. Uncover exclusive stories that captivate your mind and heart with our FREE 14-day subscription trial.
Cricketer Tristan Perez, charged with girlfriend Elana Brooke’s murder, seeks to play on
17m ago Share Comments Gift article Bookmark Add as a preferred source on Google Share your Subscriber Article You have 5 articles to share every month. Send this story to a friend! Loading, please wait... 0:00 Subscribers can listen to this article Tristan Perez and Elana Brooke started dating in 2024. Supplied by family Read this for free Be among those who shape the future with knowledge. Uncover exclusive stories that captivate your mind and heart with our FREE 14-day subscription trial.
Man accused of killing Bredasdorp woman, 73, chooses jail over bail
51m ago Share Comments Gift article Bookmark Add as a preferred source on Google Share your Subscriber Article You have 5 articles to share every month. Send this story to a friend! Loading, please wait... 0:00 Subscribers can listen to this article The man arrested for the murder of 73-year-old Mariette Mouton in Bredasdorp, has abandoned his bail application. Supplied/Family Read this for free Be among those who shape the future with knowledge.
Three dead, 2 missing at sea after Umkhuseli tug rescue boat capsizes off Mossel Bay
Comments Gift article Bookmark 0:00 Subscribers can listen to this article A crew member fell overboard, prompting a rescue boat carrying four crew members to be launched about 47 nautical miles south of Mossel Bay. Gallo Images/Misha Jordaan Read this for free Be among those who shape the future with knowledge. Uncover exclusive stories that captivate your mind and heart with our FREE 14-day subscription trial. Dive into a world of inspiration, learning, and empowerment. You can only trial once.
‘Taken so cruelly’: Family mourns murdered Bredasdorp woman, 73, as suspect due in court
1h ago Share Comments Gift article Bookmark Add as a preferred source on Google Share your Subscriber Article You have 5 articles to share every month. Send this story to a friend! Loading, please wait... 0:00 Subscribers can listen to this article Mariette Mouton, who was found dead inside her home last Monday. Supplied/Family Read this for free Be among those who shape the future with knowledge. Uncover exclusive stories that captivate your mind and heart with our FREE 14-day subscription trial.
Cops offer R100 000 reward after 10 killed at Cape Town shisanyama
Comments Gift article Bookmark 0:00 Subscribers can listen to this article Ten people were killed in a shooting at KwaNdelu Shisanyama on Sunday. Police are offering a reward for information leading to the successful prosecution of those responsible for the deadly shooting. Facebook/KwaNdelu Shisanyama Read this for free Be among those who shape the future with knowledge. Uncover exclusive stories that captivate your mind and heart with our FREE 14-day subscription trial.
How R20 grape punnets paid for this matric’s dream ball… and a R3.8m Mercedes ride
After months of selling R20 punnets of grapes to fund his matric ball, Wellington teen Miguel Hendricks finally got his dream night. News24 readers donated close to R20 000 in June, helping pay for Miguel’s ticket, suit, grooming, food and celebrations. His family secretly organised a lavish “Cheers for all the years” send-off before he was surprised with a Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE 63 S ride to his ball, driven by News24 Motoring.
‘Gatvol’: Cape family claims cops kicked door in 14 times this year, no contraband found
Comments Gift article Bookmark 0:00 Subscribers can listen to this article A family from Mitchells Plain claims their house has been raided 14 times in one year, yet no drugs, firearms, or explosives were found. Supplied/Joan Woodman Read this for free Be among those who shape the future with knowledge. Uncover exclusive stories that captivate your mind and heart with our FREE 14-day subscription trial. Dive into a world of inspiration, learning, and empowerment. You can only trial once.
Six killed in two separate Cape Town shootings as police probe another triple murder
Comments Gift article Bookmark 0:00 Subscribers can listen to this article Police are investigating three murders in Gugulethu, and three in Lingelethu, Cape Town. Luba Lesolle/Gallo Images via Getty Images Read this for free Be among those who shape the future with knowledge. Uncover exclusive stories that captivate your mind and heart with our FREE 14-day subscription trial. Dive into a world of inspiration, learning, and empowerment. You can only trial once.
Police search for CCTV clues after woman, 73, beaten to death in Bredasdorp
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Police search for CCTV clues after woman, 73, beaten to death in Bredasdorp
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Several homes damaged in Cape Town storm, but reports of tornado unverified
Nazley Smith outside her home in Tafelsig, Cape Town, after a storm ripped off the roofs of her house and carport. Lisalee Solomons/News24 Severe weather, possibly a tornado, struck Mitchells Plain’s Tafelsig area at around 04:30 on Tuesday, damaging about 100 structures. High-velocity winds ripped off roofs and carports, and heavy rain flooded homes.
High ranking police officer arrested in Sandton
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High ranking police officer arrested in Sandton
15m ago Share Comments Gift article Bookmark Add as a preferred source on Google Share your Subscriber Article You have 5 articles to share every month. Send this story to a friend! Loading, please wait... 0:00 Subscribers can listen to this article A 59-year-old high ranking police officer was arrested on Monday related to sexual offences. mathiasalexander/Getty Images Read this for free Be among those who shape the future with knowledge.
SA Navy sailors remembered 3 years after deadly sea tragedy as Hawks probe continue
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‘We’ve had enough of lies’: AfriForum drags Mbalula to court over ‘child rapist’ claims
37m ago Share Comments Gift article Bookmark Add as a preferred source on Google Share your Subscriber Article You have 5 articles to share every month. Send this story to a friend! Loading, please wait... 0:00 Subscribers can listen to this article ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula referred to the alleged rape of the Bergview child as “disgraceful”. Gallo Images/OJ Koloti Read this for free Be among those who shape the future with knowledge.
R823m later and 77 fewer murders: Has Operation Prosper really made a difference?
Comments Gift article Bookmark 0:00 Subscribers can listen to this article SANDF members in Mitchells Plain. In May, President Cyril Ramaphosa said more than 1 000 arrests have been made nationally since the commencement of Operation Prosper, including 550 in the Western Cape. Luke Daniel/News24 Read this for free Be among those who shape the future with knowledge. Uncover exclusive stories that captivate your mind and heart with our FREE 14-day subscription trial.
Multi-agency, intelligence operation led to swift arrests after champion racer’s murder
Comments Gift article Bookmark 0:00 Subscribers can listen to this article The late Robert Wolk was gunned down on Wednesday, shortly before he was due to fly to Cape Town for a racing event. Supplied/Willie Pretorius Read this for free Be among those who shape the future with knowledge. Uncover exclusive stories that captivate your mind and heart with our FREE 14-day subscription trial. Dive into a world of inspiration, learning, and empowerment. You can only trial once.
Multi-agency intelligence operation led to swift arrests after champion racer’s murder
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South African journalist Roshan Micah Reddy, who is attached to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), went missing in Djibouti on Saturday, along with his “local fixer”, Kooki Mahmoud. Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) spokesperson Chrispin Phiri said the department was aware of the disappearance, but he was unable to provide further details.
SA journalist Micah Reddy, ‘local fixer’ go missing in Djibouti
With the withdrawal of charges against Fannie Masemola, should his suspension be lifted? Please select an option Oops! Something went wrong, please try again later. Yes, he should be reinstated No, he still has a case to answer Results Yes, he should be reinstated 28% - 1954 votes No, he still has a case to answer 72% - 5008 votes
SA journalist Micah Reddy, ‘local fixer’ go missing in Djibouti
2m ago Share Comments Gift article Bookmark Add as a preferred source on Google Share your Subscriber Article You have 5 articles to share every month. Send this story to a friend! Loading, please wait... 0:00 Subscribers can listen to this article South African journalist Roshan Micah Reddy has gone missing in Djibouti in east Africa. La Voix De Djibouti/Facebook Read this for free Be among those who shape the future with knowledge.
More than 30 children discharged from hospital after suspected food poisoning in Oudtshoorn
Comments Gift article Bookmark 0:00 Subscribers can listen to this article The 33 children who were treated for suspected food poisoning in Oudtshoorn after eating donated chicken breyani have all been discharged from the hospital and are recovering at home. Gallo Images/Ashley Vlotman Read this for free Be among those who shape the future with knowledge. Uncover exclusive stories that captivate your mind and heart with our FREE 14-day subscription trial.
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