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Before you apply for a withdrawal from the savings pot of your retirement fund check that your tax status is “compliant” – your returns are up-to-date and any outstanding taxes paid.Also, check your retirement fund is not one of the few that are excluded from the two-pot system or, if you are an older provident fund member, if you need to opt in. You must have enough in your savings pot to withdraw at least R2 000. For more financial stories, go to the News24 Business front page.The two pot retirement system will make it possible for you to make a withdrawal from the savings pot…

Sweden’s Armand Duplantis. (Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) 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.

Hawks boss Godfrey Lebeya. (Supplied/GCIS) The Hawks briefed the media regarding the first quarter of the 2024/2025 financial year. There were 18 arrests related to the killing of police officers.One person was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of an off-duty metro police officer.The Hawks made 18 arrests related to the murders of 21 police officers during the first quarter of the 2024/2025 financial year.Briefing the media on Sunday, Hawks boss Lieutenant-General Godfrey Lebeya said 16 officers were killed while off-duty, and five on-duty.”An attack on a police official is an act of undermining the authority of the state,”…

Ireland may become a mainstream wine region – owing to warmer weather driven by climate change. (Wilatlak Villette/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.

Four people were killed following a fire at an abandoned building in Jeppestown. (Supplied/Joburg EMS) 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.

Mike Lynch, former chief executive officer of Autonomy Corp departs the Rolls Building on June 27, 2019 in London, England. (Dan Kitwood/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.

Showmax has released a trailer for its new legal drama Law, Love and Betrayal, premiering on 5 September.Nimrod Nkosi stars as Gatsha Gumede, a powerful lawyer with a complex family dynamic.The series promises high production value, intriguing storylines, and a glimpse into the glamorous world of law.Showmax has just dropped the trailer for legal drama Law, Love and Betrayal (LLB), premiering on Thursday, 5 September. Alongside familiar faces like Dineo Rasedile and Pearl Modiadie, the trailer gives us our first glimpse of Nimrod Nkosi as Gatsha Gumede, the founder of Gumede & Associates, where a succession battle is brewing.For over three…

A tracker company was tracing the victim’s car when it was found at a petrol station in Moreleta Park. (Jaco Marais/Netwerk24/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.

An aerial view of the Makause informal settlement in Primrose, where 20 000 people live in with no access to proper running water or ablution facilities, alongside more affluent housing. (Martin Harvey/ 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.

The Hawks made significant inroads in apprehending individuals involved in high-profile cases (@SAPoliceService/X) 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.