News24 | REPORTING NOTES | Inside the R4.7bn solar park and the litany of alleged offences

Investigative journalists Kyle Cowan and Azarrah Karrim sit down to take you behind the scenes of the problematic Virginia Solar Park. Source

News24 | Fatal stabbing of high school pupil sparks police manhunt in Limpopo

A 17-year-old Grade 10 pupil from Ipopeng High School has been stabbed to death in Setumong village, Ga-Matlala, in Limpopo. Source

News24 | Saturday’s weather: Cold, wet and windy conditions in Western Cape, Northern Cape

Cold, wet and windy conditions are forecast for most parts of the Western Cape and Northern Cape, while the South African Weather Service has issued a storm surge warning for the Eastern Cape. Source

News24 | Under-fire Malema asks Ramaphosa to act in University of Fort Hare fraud probe

EFF leader Julius Malema wrote to President Cyril Ramaphosa, insisting that the rule of law be upheld in the investigation into Eastern Cape ANC leaders’ involvement in fraud at the University of Fort Hare. Source

News24 | Rodgers bows out of DA KZN race to focus on business and governance

KwaZulu-Natal DA leader Francois Rodgers wants to dedicate more time to his role as MEC of Finance, and – once his term in the provincial government of unity (PGU) ends – he will return to running his businesses in Kokstad. Source

News24 | Bellarmine Mugabe pleads guilty to pointing a firearm, being in SA illegally

Bellarmine Mugabe, the youngest son of late Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, has pleaded guilty to pointing a firearm and being in SA illegally. Source

Adobe, IBM team up on marketing software for banking industry

Adobe and IBM said they are teaming up to make marketing software easier to use for banks that face controls on how customer data must be handled. Source

Major Pierneef Landscape heads Strauss & Co July flagship auction

The cover lot of Strauss & Co’s winter Live Virtual auction, due to be held over three days from 26 to 28 July, is a monumental bushveld scene by JH Pierneef. Source

SA stocks set to snap back from 2020 losses

South Africa’s benchmark equities index is set to erase its 2020 drop, staging a spectacular snap-back. Source

Angola: Isaac Dos Anjos Is Undermining Angola's Credibility

[Maka] Angola's minister of agriculture, Isaac dos Anjos, deserves a peculiar kind of congratulations. By speaking so bluntly, he has done the country a public service: he has stripped away the pretence and exposed the national self-sabotage in which parts of Angola's ruling elite still indulge. Source

Sudan: Sudan - Three Quarters of Women Feel Unsafe As War Rages On

[UN News] Across war-torn Sudan, women and girls "are telling a consistent story of continued experience of danger, and risks for gender-based violence" whether when fleeing to safety or arriving at displacement camps, a senior official with the UN reproductive and sexual health agency UNFPA said on Friday. Source

West Africa: Ivorian Lender BICICI Profit Jumps 39 Percent On Higher Revenue

[Daba Finance] BICICI, the Abidjan-based, BRVM-listed lender now owned by an Ivorian state consortium, posted a 39% jump in net profit for the year ended December 31, 2025 -- the clearest sign yet that the bank's transition away from French parent BNP Paribas, completed in 2022, has not derailed its growth trajectory. Net profit reached XOF 36.5 billion ($65.6 million), up from XOF 26.2 billion ($47.1 million) in 2024. Source

Eddie Jones remains respectful of depleted France

England coach Eddie Jones is braced for a gruelling encounter when his side go in search of Autumn Nations Cup glory at Twickenham even though they will arguably be up against something less than a France 2nd XV. Source

New Zealand win toss and bowl in 3rd West Indies T20

New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl as they chase a series clean-sweep against the West Indies in the third Twenty20 international at Mount Maunganui on Monday. Source

Bulls' 14-man triumph: Jake White draws comparisons to Crusaders upset in 2014

Bulls mentor Jake White has compared their win over WP to when he coached the Sharks to an upset win over the Crusaders in 2014. Source

News24 Business | Facing a broken economy, Ghana's tech-savvy teens turn to fraud

In the dusty alleys of Nima, a shanty town in the heart of Ghana's capital, a 17-year-old called Ghost reclines on a faded plastic chair inside a dimly lit internet cafe. Source

News24 Business | Meta threatens to cut off Facebook, Instagram in Nigeria

Meta on Saturday vowed to fight Nigerian fines for various consumer data violations as the US tech giant reportedly threatened to cut off Facebook and Instagram in Africa's most populous country. Source

News24 Business | EU slaps big fines on Apple and Meta, risking Trump fury

The EU on Wednesday slapped Apple and Meta with 700 million euros in fines for breaking digital competition rules, risking the wrath of US President Donald Trump. Source

Strait of Hormuz closed again, Iran says, as ships attacked

Tehran is blaming a US blockade for its actions, saying it breaches the ceasefire the two reached. Source

All construction of Trump's White House ballroom can resume, appeals court says

Construction is expected to continue at the White House until the next hearing which is due to take place in June. Source

Mexico's Sheinbaum denies 'diplomatic crisis' with Spain after conquest row

The Mexican president says there were never tension over Spainish colonisation, which had become a thorny issue. Source

WATCH | How the Kia Seltos managed to cover more than 1100km on a single tank of diesel

Tumelo Maketekete drove the Kia Seltos from Gauteng to the Western Cape. Here's what went into that epic drive. Source

WATCH | How the Kia Seltos managed to cover more than 1100km on a single tank of diesel

Tumelo Maketekete drove the Kia Seltos from Gauteng to the Western Cape. Here's what went into that epic drive. Source

Ferrari's 488 GT Modificata is a track day weapon

Ferrari will sell a handful of customers what is essentially a GT3 car. It's powered by a 3.9-litre twin-turbo V8 engine and Ferrari claims it has 1000kg of downforce at 230km/h. Source

Should you really trust health advice from an AI chatbot?

Abi has had very mixed results when asking a chatbot for guidance about her health issues. Source

Pregnancy vaccine reduces baby hospital admissions for RSV by 80%

A study confirms the vaccine gives excellent protection for babies against life-threatening chest infections. Source

'I'm the lucky one' - more than one in three young men now live with their parents

Last year, the highest proportion of men aged 20-34 were still living at home since at least 2007 as the rising cost of living takes hold. Source