Argotic Syndication Framework, http://www.codeplex.com/argotichttps://www.rssboard.org/rss-specificationWednesday Jul 22 2026 00:43:26Tuesday Jul 21 2026 19:57:36Newly appointed Social Development Minister Dina Pule said on Tuesday she has taken note of the widespread criticism of her appointment and was willing to improve.https://www.news24.com/politics/im-willing-to-improve-pule-responds-to-criticism-of-her-return-to-cabinet-20260721-1196Tuesday Jul 21 2026 19:57:36When the impeachment committee convenes virtually on Wednesday, one of its tasks will be to elect an evidence leader, and it will have five names to choose from, including two evidence leaders from the Zondo Commission.https://www.news24.com/politics/phala-phala-two-former-zondo-evidence-leaders-in-the-running-for-impeachment-committee-20260721-0944Tuesday Jul 21 2026 15:53:54NSFAS administrator Hlengani Mathebula’s newly appointed technical advisers and the entity’s consultants will earn R530 million by 2029 if its adjusted budget request for consultants is approved.https://www.news24.com/politics/r535m-pay-bonanza-for-consultants-advisers-if-nsfas-gets-budget-approval-20260721-1031Tuesday Jul 21 2026 17:14:07After six months of escalating tensions over governance, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana and his team at National Treasury met with City of Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero on Tuesday, with both parties describing the meeting regarding the city’s fiscal position as “good” and “productive”.https://www.news24.com/politics/good-meeting-godongwana-optimistic-on-jhb-governance-prospects-after-talks-with-morero-20260721-0996Tuesday Jul 21 2026 16:38:17News24 brings you the top stories of the day, summarised into neat little packages. Read through quickly or listen to the articles via our customised text-to-speech feature.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/news/johnson-refuses-khan-questions-ak-47-ambush-detailed-in-cat-trial-todays-top-7-stories-20260721-0938Tuesday Jul 21 2026 16:00:51Retired statistician-general Pali Lehohla says South Africa does not need a National Dialogue because extensive data that lays bare South Africa’s challenges has been collected over 30 years.https://www.news24.com/politics/pali-lehohla-slams-sa-leaders-run-a-census-on-idiots-in-power-20260721-0955Tuesday Jul 21 2026 16:01:02The Office of the IDAC Oversight Judge has confirmed that it has received complaints relating to the head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption, advocate Andrea Johnson.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/crime-and-courts/idac-boss-andrea-johnson-faces-complaints-oversight-office-confirms-20260721-0896Tuesday Jul 21 2026 15:08:29Fine and cool weather is expected across much of the country, with morning fog patches in several provinces, according to the South African Weather Service.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/weather/wednesdays-weather-fine-cool-across-sa-foggy-morning-in-5-provinces-20260721-0841Tuesday Jul 21 2026 16:27:39Carel Schoeman, the lawyer accused of “buying” and raping a 13-year-old girl, claims he “clicked” with her on an emotional and intellectual level, leading him to believe she was an adult.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/crime-and-courts/we-clicked-lawyer-accused-of-buying-and-raping-13-year-old-tells-court-20260721-0822Tuesday Jul 21 2026 13:53:57The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday halted the State’s bid to play the video footage in which a group of men brandishing AK-47s ambushed taxi boss Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/crime-and-courts/cat-matlala-trial-judge-halts-taxi-boss-joe-ferrari-sibanyoni-shooting-footage-20260721-0910Tuesday Jul 21 2026 15:11:24A former Musina high school teacher who ran an illegal immigration permit racket has been jailed for seven years.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/crime-and-courts/teacher-who-made-r45k-selling-home-affairs-stamps-to-immigrants-gets-7-year-sentence-20260721-1136Tuesday Jul 21 2026 19:30:53The legal team representing Brett Nicholson – the former St John’s Preparatory School teacher on trial on charges of sexually abusing more than a dozen children – has described him as his pupils’ “go-to” whenever they needed support or help.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/crime-and-courts/defence-for-ex-st-johns-sex-abuser-paints-portrait-of-a-teacher-boys-went-to-for-help-20260721-0881Tuesday Jul 21 2026 14:41:56Former Passenger Rail Agency (Prasa) board members are continuing with their legal battle to set aside findings of corruption made against them by the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/news/former-prasa-board-members-accused-of-corruption-challenge-law-on-suing-judges-20260721-0979Tuesday Jul 21 2026 16:19:31Senior Crime Intelligence officer Colonel Ismail Dawood will spend three nights in custody after the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court postponed his bail application to Friday.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/crime-and-courts/lawyer-calls-senior-ci-colonels-criminal-record-check-ridiculous-as-bail-postponed-20260721-0868Tuesday Jul 21 2026 14:29:02Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie has indicated he will oppose AfriForum’s bid to overturn his decision to approve the renaming of the Eastern Cape’s historic town of Graaff-Reinet.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/news/mckenzie-to-fight-afriforums-court-bid-to-overturn-renaming-of-graaff-reinet-20260721-0781Tuesday Jul 21 2026 14:29:50Former South African National Defence Force reservist Luwanda Mxolisi Zungu was convicted of murdering his wife, Tania, with her mother saying he now deserves to get a life sentence for each of the bullets he fired.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/crime-and-courts/a-life-sentence-for-each-bullet-family-pleads-as-ex-sandf-man-convicted-of-wifes-murder-20260721-0921Tuesday Jul 21 2026 15:22:10Jonasi Gomora dies of an AIDS-related illness in Netflix’s ‘The Polygamist’. But HIV isn’t the real villain of the story. Stigma is. As scientists gather in Rio for the world’s biggest HIV conference, Thabani Nyoni explains why shame and silence – not the virus itself – remain some of the epidemic’s deadliest forces.https://www.news24.com/opinions/analysis/analysis-what-the-polygamist-gets-wrong-about-hiv-and-what-would-save-lives-in-real-life-20260720-1106Tuesday Jul 21 2026 12:12:20The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has heard dramatic details surrounding the gunfight that ensued after armed men tried to take out taxi boss Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni in August 2022, with a security guard who was on the scene testifying that as the bullets flew, one of the would-be assassins shouted, “Die, you dog”.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/crime-and-courts/die-you-dog-cat-matlala-trial-hears-of-ak-47-ambush-on-taxi-boss-joe-ferrari-20260721-0678Tuesday Jul 21 2026 11:18:42The Student Representative Councils of four universities are demanding that the Department of Higher Education immediately scrap the National Student Financial Aid Scheme’s (NSFAS) annual cap of R52 000 for student accommodation because it “aggressively punishes” poor students.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/education/poor-students-punished-srcs-want-r52k-nsfas-accommodation-cap-scrapped-20260721-0937Tuesday Jul 21 2026 15:37:54The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training has demanded an explanation from the troubled Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA) after News24 exposed that the entity used retired chief operations officer (COO) Innocent Ngenzi as a consultant.https://www.news24.com/politics/parly-committee-seeks-answers-after-news24-exposes-retired-coos-consultant-gig-20260721-0695Tuesday Jul 21 2026 11:39:58