Argotic Syndication Framework, http://www.codeplex.com/argotichttps://www.rssboard.org/rss-specificationFriday Sep 25 2026 00:25:34Thursday Sep 24 2026 20:54:53The dispute over the pride flag at Bishops Diocesan College in Cape Town has escalated into a broader governance crisis, with 122 Old Diocesans formally “requisitioning” a special general meeting to vote for the removal of the Old Diocesan Committee.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/schools-hub/bishops-pride-flag-dispute-becomes-governance-crisis-as-alumni-move-to-remove-committee-20260924-0921Thursday Sep 24 2026 16:08:07The DA in Tshwane has demanded that Deputy Mayor Eugene Modise’s salary be immediately docked for two months because there was no formal indication that the previously approved sanction had been implemented.https://www.news24.com/politics/da-demands-docking-of-deputy-mayors-salary-for-two-months-as-approved-by-tshwane-council-20260924-0943Thursday Sep 24 2026 15:44:31Mexican cartels have been setting up massive methamphetamine laboratories in South Africa, which supply the huge demand for the drug in Australia and New Zealand, investigators say.https://www.news24.com/world/untangling-the-meth-mexican-cartels-set-up-huge-labs-in-sa-to-service-demand-in-australia-20260924-0692Thursday Sep 24 2026 12:27:12In Ngcobo, an Eastern Cape town about 85km from Mthatha, Intercape buses will be using the police station as a bus stop in terms of a recent court order.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/news/intercape-secures-court-interdict-after-ngcobo-taxi-strike-20260924-0835Thursday Sep 24 2026 16:07:56A year into the Madlanga Commission, what stands out isn’t just the scale of the corruption it has uncovered, but how easily power can slip its ethical restraints in any institution – and how the heritage we choose to build, or fail to build, in this moment is still undecided, writes Ilene Power.https://www.news24.com/opinions/columnists/opinion-a-dead-whistleblower-a-year-of-testimony-and-a-country-still-waiting-20260924-0385Thursday Sep 24 2026 15:40:20Police seized a total of 140 firearms, while a further 135 remained unaccounted for during the arrest of a businessman from Mthatha, in the Eastern Cape, earlier this week.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/crime-and-courts/police-seize-140-firearms-during-arrest-of-mthatha-businessman-20260924-0823Thursday Sep 24 2026 15:51:17Friday’s weather across South Africa includes severe thunderstorms in some regions. The Northern Cape and Western Cape are under a yellow Level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms, which may bring excessive lightning, hail and gusty winds.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/weather/fridays-weather-thunderstorms-and-hail-for-northern-and-western-cape-20260924-0942Thursday Sep 24 2026 16:30:26The South African National Editors’ Forum has welcomed the Electoral Commission of South Africa’s strong statement urging political party leaders and their supporters to ensure and actively facilitate unhindered election-related reporting by the media.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/news/sanef-welcomes-iecs-call-for-political-leaders-to-protect-journalists-ahead-of-elections-20260924-1050Thursday Sep 24 2026 17:31:20The ANC has welcomed the Eastern Cape High Court in Makhanda’s dismissal of an urgent application challenging its candidate lists for the 2026 local government elections, and has urged Eastern Cape members to close ranks ahead of the 4 November poll.https://www.news24.com/politics/eastern-cape-court-dismisses-urgent-bid-to-nullify-anc-candidate-lists-for-2026-local-polls-20260924-0599Thursday Sep 24 2026 10:00:03The former head of the US government’s global flagship HIV program warned that the Trump administration’s cuts to health assistance risks reversing decades of progress in Africa against the virus that causes AIDS.https://www.news24.com/business/economy/trump-aid-cuts-risk-africa-hiv-gains-ex-pepfar-head-says-20260924-0757Thursday Sep 24 2026 20:54:53Politico, MS NOW and CNN reporters were barred from the White House on Thursday, ‌just hours after a judge deemed President Donald ⁠Trump’s ban of the three news outlets likely unconstitutional and ordered ⁠their access immediately restored.https://www.news24.com/world/politico-ms-now-cnn-denied-access-to-white-house-despite-judges-order-20260924-0814Thursday Sep 24 2026 13:34:57SA Rugby mobi-unit coach Duane Vermeulen said Jasper Wiese still has plenty to give as a Springbok number eight as the Upington-born hardman reaches his 50th Test when the Boks face the Wallabies in Perth on Sunday.https://www.news24.com/sport/rugby/springboks/wieses-50th-test-a-hardman-boks-cant-do-without-says-vermeulen-20260924-0440Thursday Sep 24 2026 07:21:17As Japanese car culture spread, so did Time Attack. The oceanic regions spearheaded the charge, and now, MD Motorsport has brought this incredible event to Cape Town.https://www.news24.com/life/motoring/news/whos-the-fastest-in-sa-md-motorsport-time-attack-title-up-for-grabs-at-killarney-20260924-0507Thursday Sep 24 2026 08:28:22As a young boy, Thembelani Zondo started making small wire cars, inspired by real ones that passed by his home in Bergville, KwaZulu-Natal. Now, at 25, he has built a functioning Bugatti-style car from recycled materials, proudly bearing his surname.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/good-news/vroom-for-improvement-kzn-man-goes-from-wire-cars-to-building-his-own-bugatti-with-scraps-20260924-0394Thursday Sep 24 2026 08:06:40The Trump administration must immediately reinstate White House access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico, a US federal judge has ordered, after their reporters were banned from the premises.https://www.news24.com/world/edge-of-a-presser-pass-judge-orders-white-house-to-restore-access-to-cnn-ms-now-and-politico-20260924-0443Thursday Sep 24 2026 07:24:20The arrest of Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya on sexual offences charges forces us to ask whether South Africa’s age-of-consent laws adequately protect young people from exploitation by predatory adults, writes Nthabi Nhlapo.https://www.news24.com/opinions/columnists/nthabi-nhlapo-the-uncomfortable-questions-the-sibiya-case-raises-20260923-1190Thursday Sep 24 2026 13:43:03Legendary South African artist Irma Stern’s renowned painting, ‘Arab Priest’, has returned to the Iziko South African National Gallery in Cape Town for a limited time.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/news/see-irma-sterns-arab-priest-artwork-returns-to-cape-town-from-qatar-for-public-display-20260924-0569Thursday Sep 24 2026 09:29:36The government is pursuing an ambitious plan to revive and expand the former Sapref refinery, but funding remains a key uncertainty.https://www.news24.com/business/companies/r117bn-bet-on-dead-refinery-mantashe-turns-to-treasury-for-more-taxpayer-money-20260923-1013Thursday Sep 24 2026 20:50:47Battleground 2026 is not just another election. It’s a moment in time when the tectonic plates that make up South Africa’s political world will shift and realign.https://specialprojects.news24.com/News24-Battleground-26-local-government-elections/index.htmlWednesday Sep 23 2026 07:36:11The controversy over the newly approved Foundation Phase National Catalogue has taken a dramatic turn after the Western Cape education department said it will not purchase learning materials listed in the document for 2027.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/education/western-cape-opts-out-of-new-foundation-phase-catalogue-for-2027-20260923-1246Wednesday Sep 23 2026 20:47:16