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Minister Gwede Mantashe. (Netwerk24/Deaan Vivier) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.

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Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos’ loyalty have hurt and hampered the team that has been on a rise since he took over almost three and a half years ago. (Didier Lefa/Gallo Images) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.

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Beyoncé accepts the Innovator Award at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards held at the Dolby Theatre on 1 April 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Michael Buckner/Billboard via Getty Images) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.

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Former Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan. (Gallo Images/Sunday Times/Esa Alexander) Former Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has been admitted to hospital, his family has said. A brief statement on Tuesday evening, issued on behalf of the former minister’s family, said he was receiving “the best available medical care”. It did not give further details of his condition.”The family has requested privacy during this difficult time,” it read.Updates would be given in due course, the statement added. In March, Gordhan announced that he would be retiring after the May election.A year ago, Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises had to cancel…

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Anti-crime forum members accused of murder were released on bail by the East London Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. (Malibongwe Dayimani/News24) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.

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South Africa, which already faces a heavy bill to upgrade its port, rail and electricity infrastructure, needs R307 billion to repair and improve its sprawling national road system.The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) requires design and construction work on 1 437 projects, Transport Minister Barbara Creecy said in a presentation to lawmakers in Cape Town on Tuesday.Repair work by the company, which manages 4% of the nation’s 750 000km road network, has been dogged by delays caused by challenges ranging from contractors going out of business to extortion by organised crime, Creecy said.Firms brought in to complete the work…

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Mapaputsi PHOTO: Sipho Maluka Mapaputsi died on Friday, his family shared a statement with News24.The Kwaito legend worked his way up, from doing backing vocals to proving to himself that he could succeed.The late DJ Khabzela and gospel legend Vuyo Mokoena played an important role in the star’s come-up story. In the early 2000s, a husky voice sunglass-wearing man rapping in isiZulu shook things up in the Kwaito genre, in fact in the whole music scene. He was a man of few words, but his pen game, mystery, and well-thought-out storytelling in his music videos made him the musician to watch. This article touches…

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Mojo Market is battling to fight off a public scandal after a video was circulated widely online at the weekend.The video depicts a group of patrons at a table, with one of the men using a bank card to line up a white substance into five rows.The owner of Mojo Market, Graeme Robinson, said there was a “zero tolerance” approach to any illegal behaviour.A much-loved Cape Town market is battling to fight off a public scandal after a video was circulated widely online at the weekend.The video depicts a group of patrons at a table, with one of the men…

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