Argotic Syndication Framework, http://www.codeplex.com/argotichttps://www.rssboard.org/rss-specificationMonday Aug 17 2026 04:42:48Sunday Aug 16 2026 20:23:04Criminally accused tenderpreneur Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala is set to appear before the Madlanga Commission on Monday and Tuesday after his testimony was brought forward from September.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/crime-and-courts/madlanga-commission-to-hear-cat-matlalas-testimony-this-week-20260816-1045Sunday Aug 16 2026 18:37:00The SACP will campaign “wall-to-wall” and tackle the ANC head-on in the upcoming local government elections in November this year, said SACP general secretary Solly Mapaila on Sunday.https://www.news24.com/politics/well-tackle-anc-head-on-says-mapaila-at-sacp-election-manifesto-launch-20260816-1148Sunday Aug 16 2026 19:08:53Three people who attempted to gain unauthorised access to the venue of the 46th Ordinary Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, have been arrested, Natjoints said on Sunday.https://www.news24.com/politics/three-arrested-for-attempting-to-breach-security-at-sadc-summit-in-durban-20260816-0852Sunday Aug 16 2026 14:15:13The man whose complaint helped set in motion a decade-long legal battle over controversial Pastor Oscar Bougardt’s anti-LGBTQ+ statements is calling for the preacher to potentially face jail time, arguing that repeated breaches of court orders must finally have consequences.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/crime-and-courts/anti-lgbtq-pastor-faces-renewed-calls-for-jail-time-over-social-media-posts-20260816-0955Sunday Aug 16 2026 15:56:35A 24-year-old man has been arrested in Reiger Park in connection with the murders of two Anti-Gang Unit officers and two women earlier this month.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/crime-and-courts/second-man-arrested-for-murder-of-two-anti-gang-unit-officers-and-two-women-in-reiger-park-20260816-1006Sunday Aug 16 2026 17:48:51Johannesburg residents have spent up to six days without electricity, with families forced to throw away food, find alternative ways to cook and keep warm, and spend additional money on data, fuel and other essentials as City Power works through thousands of outstanding outage calls across the city.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/news/joburg-residents-endure-days-long-power-outages-as-city-power-battles-backlogs-20260816-1108Sunday Aug 16 2026 18:30:49Arsenal powered to a 3-0 win against Manchester City in the Community Shield on Sunday, delivering a swaggering statement of intent ahead of their Premier League title defence.https://www.news24.com/sport/soccer/arsenal-thump-man-city-in-community-shield-masterclass-20260816-0973Sunday Aug 16 2026 16:14:23National Treasury has slammed Major General Godfrey Thulare for claiming on Friday that no funding has been released for Operation Prosper.https://www.news24.com/business/economy/treasury-says-operation-prosper-funding-has-been-released-hitting-back-at-sandf-top-brass-20260816-0561Sunday Aug 16 2026 20:23:04Member states of the Southern African Development Community have voiced concern over the humanitarian crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where an Ebola outbreak has claimed more than 2 000 lives even as a fragile peace process stumbles forward.https://www.news24.com/politics/sadc-leaders-again-sound-alarm-over-eastern-drc-crisis-as-region-meets-in-durban-20260816-1023Sunday Aug 16 2026 17:03:59South African entertainment powerhouse Bonang Matheba made an iconic return to the South African Music Awards stage on Saturday night, nearly 10 years after her last appearance, for one of the evening’s most important moments: honouring the next generation.https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/music/good-to-be-on-stage-bonang-back-to-samas-after-10-years-for-tylas-second-big-award-20260816-0582Sunday Aug 16 2026 12:50:58Constable Thapelo Kleinbooi Tlometsane, who was ambushed and killed alongside his colleague while conducting patrol duties in Reiger Park, Gauteng, was laid to rest in Limpopo on Sunday.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/crime-and-courts/do-not-forget-to-protect-each-other-deputy-police-minister-at-ambushed-cops-funeral-20260816-0875Sunday Aug 16 2026 14:37:36A company owned by Julius Malema’s former driver, Tebadi Collins Foromo, has raked in millions of rands from the Ekurhuleni municipality from tenders linked to the controversial chemical toilets contract. It was this contract that auditor Mpho Mafole was investigating before his murder.https://www.news24.com/investigations/toilet-tenders-former-malema-driver-rakes-in-millions-after-ekurhuleni-payday-20260815-0963Saturday Aug 15 2026 19:10:34Three people were killed and two others wounded in a shooting at a flat in Newclare, Johannesburg, on Saturday night.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/crime-and-courts/three-killed-two-wounded-in-shooting-at-newclare-flat-in-joburg-20260816-0935Sunday Aug 16 2026 15:36:03If Ramaphosa’s Tintswalo were a person, Cyril Madiba would, in part, be the embodiment of that. Muhammad Hussain sits down with the newly appointed CEO of the Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation, Cyril Madiba, to discuss perception politics, his life story and the foundation’s finances.https://www.news24.com/opinions/analysis/interview-ramaphosa-foundation-ceo-cyril-madiba-on-going-from-beneficiary-to-boss-20260814-0803Friday Aug 14 2026 13:41:27A financial adviser was one of 23 alleged drunk drivers arrested in Newcastle, northern KwaZulu-Natal, on Saturday evening, as “end-of-snow” parties took over the area. He told cops he had been giving revellers guidance on how to spend their money.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/crime-and-courts/i-was-giving-financial-advice-cops-told-by-drunk-driver-after-end-of-snow-party-20260816-0746Sunday Aug 16 2026 12:26:22In this week’s News24 Sunday Edition: A double hit from our investigations team – Sikonathi Mantshantsha reveals how a long-time associate of EFF leader Julius Malema raked in R339 million in Ekurhuleni payouts, while Azarrah Karrim exposes bid rigging at the National Library of South Africa; and the boyfriend of murdered St Stithians pupil Cameron Waldeck-Cooks reportedly watched her online activities obsessively.https://specialprojects.news24.com/sunday-16-august/index.htmlSunday Aug 16 2026 03:31:38South Africa today is experiencing the kind of structural tension that historically precedes a major economic reorganisation, writes Sifiso Skenjana.https://www.news24.com/business/opinion/sifiso-skenjana-sa-isnt-heading-for-a-great-depression-it-may-be-worse-20260816-0630Sunday Aug 16 2026 20:19:17UDM deputy president Nqabayomzi Kwankwa has been announced as the party’s mayoral candidate for Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality.https://www.news24.com/southafrica/news/kwankwa-to-challenge-anc-stronghold-buffalo-city-as-udms-mayoral-pick-for-local-elections-20260816-0781Sunday Aug 16 2026 13:03:50Spend an extra R50 just four times a week and you’ll end up spending more than R10 000 in a year, says Mpho Phoba, who has stopped telling South Africans facing impossible odds to simply budget better.https://www.news24.com/business/opinion/mpho-phoba-how-students-nurses-and-shop-assistants-are-sinking-r50-at-a-time-20260816-0905Sunday Aug 16 2026 15:05:57What we understand now is that the scary machine isn’t one that will say no. It’s one that will say yes, with no regard for the cost of achieving it, writes Ahmed Areff.https://www.news24.com/business/opinion/ahmed-areff-ai-isnt-rebelling-its-obeying-at-all-costs-thats-equally-dangerous-20260815-0517Sunday Aug 16 2026 20:17:55