News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: Can the black middle class save the ANC from collapse?

Seasoned broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer brings you The Lead, News24’s definitive podcast for in-depth reporting. This is The Lead, and this is the South African story. Source

News24 | Friday’s weather: Severe thunderstorms, warnings of damaging waves, winds in parts of SA

The South African Weather Service has issued warnings of severe thunderstorms, with heavy rain leading to localised flooding for multiple provinces, while damaging waves are forecast in the Western Cape. Source

News24 | Living on R2 320 a month: Here’s how a pensioner spends her grant

Pensioner Noah Libbie, 61, left her home in Bonteheuwel shortly after 9:00 last Tuesday to catch the bus to Parow Centre and collect her Older Person’s Grant. She was one of about four million people who received the grant. GroundUp followed her as she collected her grant, seeing how she stretches it to cover the needs of her household. Source

News24 | Matric pupils at 7 Pretoria schools had access to 7 exam papers in 3 subjects – minister

Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says pupils at seven schools in Pretoria had access to National Senior Certificate exam papers in three subjects before they were written. Source

News24 | ‘ANC will come back’: A confident Fikile Mbalula says the party will win back power

The ANC will win back majority power, secretary-general Fikile Mbalula said as the party concluded the third day of its national general council in Boksburg on Wednesday. Source

News24 | Five Grade 11 pupils head to Antarctica on adventure of a lifetime

Five Grade 11 pupils are set to depart for the Students in Antarctica (SIA) expedition programme after a heartfelt send-off and special jacket handover by Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis. 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

Kenya: Ruto Touts Bomas Conference Center to Boost Kenya's Mice and Tourism Sector

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has reaffirmed the transformational potential of the Bomas International Conference Center (BICC), positioning it as a key engine for tourism and business events growth in Kenya. Source

Kenya: How to Check 2025 Kjsea Results Online and Via SMS

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Parents and guardians across Kenya can now access the 2025 Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) results following their official release by Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba. Source

Tanzania: Doctored Newspaper Front Page Falsely Claims Tanzania's Habari Leo Reported 23,000 Civilians Killed By Police

[Africa Check] Doctored newspaper front page falsely claims Tanzania's Habari Leo reported 23,000 civilians killed by police 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

Ethiopia arrests 'indecently' dressed TikTok stars after awards ceremony

Adonay Berhane, Wongelawit Gebre Endrias and four others are accused by police of undermining public morality. Source

Cameras on killer whales record first evidence of joint hunt with dolphins

Researchers say the footage, captured near the North-West Pacific coast, is the first recorded evidence of the two species working together. Source

US judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release from ICE custody

The judge rules Abrego Garcia was "without lawful authority", and will now at least temporarily be allowed to return to his Maryland home. 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

Streeting confirms public inquiry into NHS trust

The TEWV announcement comes after calls from families of three patients who died by suicide. Source

Hospitals hit by 'super flu' wave with no sign when peak will come

Numbers in hospital rise by more than 50% in a week as NHS faces 'worst-case scenario'. Source

Flu in four charts - how this year's winter outbreak is different

NHS England says it's facing a "worst-case scenario" after flu hospital cases jump 55% in a week. Source