Argotic Syndication Framework, http://www.codeplex.com/argotichttps://www.rssboard.org/rss-specificationFriday May 22 2026 16:41:02Friday May 22 2026 14:34:48President Cyril Ramaphosa has merely informed Parliament of his intention to approach the courts and has not requested anything further, National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza has said.https://www.news24.com/politics/ramaphosa-told-parliament-he-was-going-to-court-but-asked-for-nothing-else-didiza-20260522-0656Friday May 22 2026 10:57:27A Public Protector report has found that the Gauteng Infrastructure Development and Health departments “unduly delayed” carrying out repairs to damage at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital after a fire in April 2021.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/health-news/gauteng-depts-delayed-charlotte-maxeke-repairs-after-2021-fire-public-protector-finds-20260522-0714Friday May 22 2026 14:34:48Between 1 January and 31 March 2026, the country recorded 5 181 murders, representing an average of 58 murders a day – a decrease of almost 10% compared to the same period last year.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/crime-and-courts/murder-rate-in-sa-dropped-by-95-says-police-minister-20260522-0705Friday May 22 2026 14:29:28Activists released from Israeli custody after being detained ‌on a flotilla trying to bring aid to Gaza were subjected to abuse, organisers said ⁠on Friday, with several hospitalised with injuries and at least 15 reporting sexual assaults, including rape.https://www.news24.com/world/freed-gaza-flotilla-activists-allege-israeli-abuse-including-rape-20260522-0833Friday May 22 2026 13:58:16South Africa plans to change its auto-industry incentive programme to channel more support to electric-vehicle battery manufacturers, boosting the nation’s prospects of becoming a manufacturing hub for the fast-growing technology.https://www.news24.com/business/economy/sa-proposes-new-credits-to-kickstart-ev-battery-industry-20260522-0840Friday May 22 2026 14:01:05Lesotho offers a rare window into how the Trump administration is leveraging foreign aid to advance its geopolitical agenda, and how smaller countries are responding.https://www.news24.com/business/economy/how-the-us-bullied-lesotho-into-a-secretive-new-deal-20260522-0616Friday May 22 2026 10:20:20Manchester United on Friday rewarded Michael Carrick with a permanent deal as head coach for guiding the club to a third-placed finish in the Premier League.https://www.news24.com/sport/soccer/english-premier-league/carrick-given-permanent-deal-as-man-united-manager-20260522-0675Friday May 22 2026 11:42:18The National Prosecuting Authority on Friday said it was concerned about how the chief magistrate handled the Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni extortion case after it was struck from the roll this week.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/crime-and-courts/npa-concerned-over-magistrates-handling-of-joe-ferrari-extortion-case-20260522-0510Friday May 22 2026 14:33:03A top United States military official has said Washington is pausing a $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan to conserve munitions for its war on Iran.https://www.news24.com/world/us-pauses-weapons-sales-to-taiwan-to-save-munitions-for-iran-war-says-navy-secretary-20260522-0373Friday May 22 2026 12:50:24Pep Guardiola announced on Friday that he will leave Manchester City at the end of the season after a trophy-laden decade that transformed English football.https://www.news24.com/sport/soccer/english-premier-league/pep-guardiola-to-step-down-after-glittering-decade-at-man-city-20260522-0644Friday May 22 2026 14:16:12The City of Cape Town will not seek leave to appeal the recent Western Cape High Court ruling on its fixed tariff structures and will instead open a supplementary public participation process on amendments to its proposed 2026/27 budget.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/news/cape-town-wont-appeal-tariff-ruling-opens-public-comment-on-budget-changes-20260522-0517Friday May 22 2026 14:31:02President Cyril Ramaphosa says eThekwini is turning a corner – but R6.4 billion in irregular expenditure and 21 billion litres of water lost every month tell a very different story.https://www.news24.com/opinions/fridaybriefing/friday-briefing-durban-a-city-governing-on-empty-20260521-0928Friday May 22 2026 06:41:10Peter Rietveld almost didn’t go to Bloubergstrand on Mother’s Day morning two weeks ago. But another man, Colin, can be very grateful that he did, as Peter was called on to save him from a riptide for the second time in two weeks.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/good-news/watch-blouberg-buoys-cape-town-pensioner-saves-friend-from-riptide-for-the-second-time-20260521-1189Friday May 22 2026 13:14:37The British police investigation into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will be long and complex, senior officers said, after his arrest earlier this year on suspicion of misconduct in public office, an offence that can include sexual impropriety.https://www.news24.com/world/investigation-into-king-charles-brother-andrew-will-be-lengthy-uk-police-say-20260522-0391Friday May 22 2026 06:47:29US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Cuba that the United States was laser-focused on changing the communist system, after the island was stunned by a US indictment of its former president Raúl Castro.https://www.news24.com/world/rubio-warns-us-is-focused-on-changing-failed-state-cuba-communist-system-20260522-0271Friday May 22 2026 05:00:26Deputy President Paul Mashatile has dared anyone who has proof of his associates’ or children’s criminality to lay charges.https://www.news24.com/politics/p2-ill-never-walk-away-from-my-friends-says-mashatile-over-links-to-the-lottery-20260521-0939Thursday May 21 2026 15:58:52eThekwini Municipality Mayor Cyril Xaba says only one of nearly 460 foreign nationals processed by authorities on Thursday was found to be in the country illegally and subsequently arrested, while the Department of Home Affairs’ KwaZulu-Natal manager said, of the foreign nationals who underwent a verification process, only two were found to be without valid documentation.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/news/ethekwini-moves-foreign-nationals-to-refugee-facility-20260521-0834Thursday May 21 2026 19:39:47Starbucks terminated a worker-facing AI programme for automating inventory counts this week, nine months after deploying it across its North American stores, according to ‌an internal newsletter reviewed by Reuters and two people with direct knowledge of the situation.https://www.news24.com/business/tech/starbucks-kills-ai-tool-in-stores-after-counting-errors-20260521-1162Friday May 22 2026 06:44:36US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday renewed criticism of NATO for not supporting the US war on Iran, as he headed to alliance talks in Sweden.https://www.news24.com/world/rubio-denounces-nato-refusal-to-help-on-iran-ahead-of-alliance-talks-20260521-1080Thursday May 21 2026 18:00:54A man who lured a vulnerable 11-year-old girl with the promise of sweets before raping and murdering her was sentenced to two life terms by the Lenasia Regional Court.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/crime-and-courts/two-life-terms-for-man-who-raped-and-murdered-girl-11-in-kliptown-20260521-1197Thursday May 21 2026 19:58:20