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News24 brought together leaders from South Africa’s most influential parties and asked them some crucial questions about the country's future. Don't miss the The Leaders Debate when it airs at 20:00 on Thursday 25 April on News24.
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Siya Kolisi's father takes first trip abroad to watch son lead Boks in RWC final
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Rihanna donates R88 million to fight coronavirus, covers the cost of ventilators, donates protective equipment | @Channel24
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Miss England, Bhasha Mukherjee, gives up her crown to return to work as a doctor amid Covid-19 crisis | @Channel24
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South African actor, producer and co-founder of Ferguson Films, Shona Ferguson, has died. He was 47. | @Channel24 #RIPShonaFerguson
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Presidency rejects Gauteng premier's request for AKA state funeral
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BREAKING | Former president FW de Klerk, 85, has died
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Elon Musk suggests that anyone over the age of 70 should be barred from running for political office | @BISouthAfrica
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FEEL GOOD: Our future pilots! Adorable Soweto Grade 1 kids show up at airport dressed to impress | @Traveller24_SA
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Zakes Bantwini on being accepted at Harvard University: 'I’m creating a legacy for my family' | @Channel24
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With the screams of burning children piercing the night and emergency services still far away, Zikhaya Sithole braved the flames to rescue them. | @City_Press
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6 months in jail for spreading fake news on coronavirus, say new regulations
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Bheki Cele: ‘I wish alcohol ban could be extended beyond lockdown’ | @City_Press
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On Saturday, we published a story about philanthropist Bill Gates’ support for SA with Covid-19. We wrongly reported that Gates wants to test a “vaccine” in Africa. This is false. The Gates Foundation will support SA with testing kits and research. We apologise for the mistake.
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Percy Tau completes BCom degree | @Sport24news
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FEEL GOOD: 31-year-old Ncumisa started a pathology lab that's ready to test for #Covid_19 in East London | @W24_SA
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FEEL GOOD: Meet the 24-year-old woman, Njabulo Mbokane, who started out selling fish and chips at a street corner, now she co-owns two farms | @W24_SA
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Woman sells biscuits to make niece's dreams of becoming a pilot come true
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FEEL GOOD: With only R800, Itumeleng Lekomamyane started a sandwich business to look after his child – he now brings in R20,000 per month | @BISouthAfrica
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Nigerian tot dubbed ‘most beautiful girl in the world’ | @W24_SA
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Rich Mnisi and Maxhosa make it onto British Vogue's list of 7 African fashion brands to know | @W24_SA
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Lockdown: Dlamini-Zuma pushes for tobacco, alcohol ban to continue until Level 1 | @QaanitahHunter
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Radius Masukume, who tried to protect woman from rapists, nominated for SA Men of the Year Award | @JennaEtheridge
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Mark Zuckerberg's personal wealth has fallen by nearly $7 billion in a few hours, knocking him down a notch on the list of the world's richest people, after a whistleblower came forward and outages took Facebook's flagship products offline. | @Fin24
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"I didn't make the South Africa schools (team). It means a lot for me, but also for boys from rural areas, the boys who didn't go to private schools." - Proud Mapimpi reflects on long journey to World Cup glory
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Trevor Noah has won Europe's Erasmus Prize, making him the first comedian to win the prestigious prize since Charlie Chaplin in 1965. | @News24Arts
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RECIPE: Baked citrus cheesecake
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Newborn survives seven hours buried alive
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SOUTH AFRICA HAVE WON THE RUGBY WORLD CUP!!! 🇿🇦 FINAL SCORE: SA 32-12 England #GoBokke #BringItHome #ENGvRSA #StrongerTogether #RWCFinal
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Brazil eases lockdown despite record deaths, its president says death is 'everyone's destiny' | @BISouthAfrica
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JUST IN | President Cyril Ramaphosa set to address the nation tonight. Follow it live on News24.
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BREAKING | State capture kingpins Atul and Rajesh Gupta arrested in Dubai
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BREAKING | Democrat Joe Biden elected 46th president of the US, defeating Republican Donald Trump - CNN
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University caretaker treated to luxury Jamaican holiday paid for by students | @YouMagazine
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JUST IN | President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation at 19:00 on Sunday
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FEEL GOOD: Man gets job after pushing trolleys by day, secretly studying engineering by night | @JennaEtheridge
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BREAKING | South Africa calls on Russia to immediately withdraw troops from Ukraine | #RussiaUkraineConflict
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Meet the new Miss South Africa! #MissSA2020
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Schools will now have to send a report to the police when a pupil who is younger than 16 is pregnant – and if the father of the child is older than 16 (and therefore a rapist), civil and criminal proceedings will have to be followed. | @City_Press
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SA Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago's daughter, Mmabodiba Kganyago, has bagged eight distinctions in the 2023 matric exams that were administered by the Independent Examinations Board.
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JUST IN | Man dies after consuming entire bottle of Jägermeister in drinking competition
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Charlize Theron opened up about her Afrikaans heritage "There's about 44 people still speaking it. It's definitely a dying language; it's not a very helpful language," she said in the interview. | @News24Arts
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This SA engineer turns urine into fertiliser – it may even be used to make jet fuel some day | @BISouthAfrica
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France’s Mbappé is donating his R6.6 million World Cup earnings to charity | @BISouthAfrica
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Four-year-old boy saves mom’s life by calling emergency services when she blacked out | @YouMagazine
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The SA liquor industry’s plan to get booze back on sale: let taverns do takeaways until 6PM | @BISouthAfrica #Day15ofLockdown #LockdownExtended
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BREAKING | President Cyril Ramaphosa to address the nation at 20:30.
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JUST IN | President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation this evening on relief measures
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#MatricResults2017 Here are the top matric achievers of 2017
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BREAKING | Witness will testify that Kelly Khumalo shot Senzo Meyiwa, lawyer tells court
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Trevor Noah is paying 'Daily Show' staffers' salaries out of his own pocket | @Channel24
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After his home was affected by flooding in KwaZulu-Natal, a father of seven has won a whopping R44 million in the Lotto draw. | @nickymccain
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BREAKING | As of Wednesday, South Africans no longer need to wear masks indoors in public settings. | @BISouthAfrica
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Pretoria pupil Aphiwe Hlatshwayo, who achieved six distinctions in her final matric exams, has been accepted to study anatomy at Seattle University in the US, but has turned down that offer for a local university, where she wants to study medicine.
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Engineering student asks for R67 from each Facebook follower, secures over R40 000 towards her fees | @W24_SA
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After being told it would never work, these Joburg entrepreneurs successfully created a doll with realistic natural hair | @BISouthAfrica
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South Africa landed two gold medals at the Tokyo Paralympics on Saturday through long-jumper Ntando Mahlangu and 400m runner Anrune Weyers. | @Sport24news
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LIVE | President Cyril Ramaphosa has tested negative for coronavirus
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Over 150 million YouTube views. More than 4 million Shazams. 41.4 million streams and an average of over 7.5 monthly listeners on Spotify. 238.7 million impressions on TikTok. These are the numbers garnered by Limpopo-born Kgoagelo Moagi’s Jerusalema.
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CARTOON BY CARLOS | Lessons from Siya
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JUST IN | Man caught on camera assaulting Groblersdal teen denied bail
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FEEL GOOD: Ntando used R389 to buy seeds 2 years ago, she now employs 40 people and exports veggies | @W24_SA
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Trevor Noah named one of TIME magazine's 100 most influential people | @Channel24
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Any minor above the age of 10 who is found guilty of bullying a peer at school can be sentenced to imprisonment. This law was passed in order to prevent the victims of bullying from resorting to suicide, since they can find no support or protection.
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'The River' nominated for an International Emmy award | @Channel24
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The world's most expensive sheep was just sold for R8 million | @BISouthAfrica
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Restaurants demand govt explains why they must remain shut - as mosques, churches can open doors | @BISouthAfrica
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This 11-year-old has already written 3 books and is Africa's youngest published author | @W24_SA
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Coronavirus: Icasa says DStv and mobile data must be made free | @Channel24 #Covid19InSA #CoronavirusinSA
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Lesotho one of 16 countries with no Covid-19 cases - Report
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Lions eat 3 suspected poachers at Eastern Cape game reserve
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PICS: Miss SA Zozibini Tunzi moves into her new R5m home | @Channel24
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A US man borrowed a BMW from a dealership, used it to rob a bank, then paid for the car with the cash | @BISouthAfrica
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Trevor Noah is nominated for a Grammy Award! #Grammys
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JUST IN | DA's Mpho Phalatse elected the mayor of Johannesburg
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Cabinet has been advised to lift the tobacco and alcohol sales ban and move the country to Alert level 2 of the lockdown | @QaanitahHunter
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Former Banyana Banyana star Portia Modise opens soccer academy for rising football stars | @W24_SA
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WATCH: Limpopo pupil Mokgadi Machaba designed and built his dream car from scratch | @Wheels24
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BREAKING | Tsotsi star Terry Pheto's Bryanston 'Lotto' house to be auctioned
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FEEL GOOD: Former beggar Sibongiseni Nkosi's kind act to help motorist whose car broke down lands him a job | @JennaEtheridge
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Botswana closes down Bushiri’s church | @City_Press
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Couple spends R75 on their wedding: ‘We are happy and don’t care what people say’ | @W24_SA
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LeBron jets to Germany to watch Caster compete | @Sport24news
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Meet the genius SA teens who invented a fire-proof shack, designed a satellite and self-published a book | @W24_SA
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Operation Dudula sjamboks EFF members outside Kalafong Hospital, burn the party's flags
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Atteridgeville man becomes lawyer at 74: I was determined to complete this degree | @MoveMag
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Identical twins give birth to sons on the same day at the same hospital
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JUST IN | President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared Tuesday, 27 December a public holiday in lieu of Christmas Day falling on a Sunday.
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Woman raises R16 000 for homeless man who saved her from tsotsis
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