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Three KwaZulu-Natal families weere handed the keys to their brand-new homes built by convicted criminals. (Supplied/uThukela District Municipality) 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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National police, the City of Cape Town and the Western Cape government have struck an agreement to get more boots on the ground in a bid to fight crime in the province. The signing of the memorandum comes at a critical time following the release of the national crime stats. The Western Cape consistently saw the sharpest increase in murders for the first half of the year. In the first three months of the year, the province saw a 27.5% increase. President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the keynote address and then witnessed the signing of the agreement.More to follow. We live in a world…

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Transnet has secured a R5 billion loan from the New Development Bank. (Per-Anders Pettersson/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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Three people were killed and an 11-year-old girl injured by crossfire during a shooting in Mpumalanga township, west of Durban, on Friday. According to the ALS Paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson, the incident took place just before midday. Jamieson said they received numerous calls alerting them about the incident, and a team from their Pietermaritzburg operation responded to the scene.”Paramedics arrived on scene to find that local security officers were in attendance and a large crowd [had gathered]. They were then directed to three men who were found to be lying on a roadway. All three men, believed to be around their thirties,…

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(Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg/ Getty Images) The rand climbed to a 13-month high on Friday, riding a wave of optimism about South Africa’s economy and also buoyed by expectations of imminent Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts.The South African currency advanced as much as 0.8% on Friday to 17.6069 per dollar, the strongest level since July 2023 and bringing its gain this year to 4.3%, the most in emerging markets after Malaysia’s ringgit. Investors are looking more favourably at South African assets following the May 29 election, which saw the African National Congress enter into a coalition with the main opposition Democratic Alliance…

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Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos is confident that the goalkeepers he has at his disposal will fill the massive void left by the absence of captain Ronwen Williams. (Lee Warren/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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Demi-Leigh Tebow. (Steven Ferdman/Getty Images) Miss Universe 2017 Demi-Leigh Tebow is in the Mother City.The beauty queen has written a book, A Crown that Lasts: You Are Not Your Label, which was published in August. Tebow was last in the country in the summer when she spent Christmas with her family. While Cape Town and the rest of the country are braving the chill before we officially welcome spring, Miss Universe 2017, Demi-Leigh Tebow has left a warm Florida to be home in the Mother City. The weather forecast for the weekend by the South African Weather Service is that there will be frost…

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Owner of the now closed Beerhouse, Randolf Jorberg. (Supplied/Beer House) 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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The Western Cape High Court in Cape Town. (Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp) The Western Cape High Court has told a Belville car dealership to refund a customer for a car which went wrong from the start.Justice has been a long time coming for car owner, who first lodged a complaint against Cape SUV with the National Consumer Commission almost four years ago.In February this year, the National Consumer Tribunal ordered the dealership to collect the dodgy Diahatsu Terios SUV from the owner within five business days, and to refund her purchase price of almost R152 000. The dealership appealed that judgment,…

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Married at First Sight Mzansi couple Thabang Mvuyane and Makhumo ‘Khumo’ Ngobeni. (Photo: Supplied/Connect TV) 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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