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Sanitech, responsible for servicing chemical toilets and other services, has ceased operations in Philippi after the company was targeted by extortionists. (Sanitech/Facebook) 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.

SA sprint ace Bayanda Walaza. (Anton Geyser/Gallo Images) South African teenage sprinting sensation Bayanda Walaza won the 100m final at the U20 World Championships in Peru on Thursday morning (SA time).Walaza, 18, stormed to gold in a time of 10.19 seconds.His countryman, 19-year-old Bradley Nkoana, took bronze in 10.26. Thailand’s Puripol Boonson finished second in 10.22.Both Walaza and Nkoana were part of Team SA’s 4x100m relay side that won silver at the Olympic Games in Paris earlier this month. There was also South African representation in the final of the women’s 100m, where Viwe Jingqi finished fifth in 11.57.On Tuesday,…

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi. (Tebogo Letsie/City Press) 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.

DJ Spinall performs onstage during Honeyland Festival Day 1 on 11 November 2023 in Sugar Land, Texas. (Rick Kern/Getty Images for Honeyland Festival) 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.

While Minister Ramokgopa will be responsible for gas in South Africa, igas and the Rompco pipeline fall under Gwede Mantashe’s Central Energy Fund. (Spooh/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.

Ben-Jason Dixon, seen here on his Test debut against Wales, hopes his defensive abilities will come to the fore against the All Blacks on Saturday. (Paul Harding/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.

The MK Party claimed four of its new MPs, who are all implicated in the state capture report, have been brought in “so that they can continue to provide strategic leadership and insulate our institutions and state companies from capture and privatisation”.

The health department said there has been an “explosion” in legal cases brought against doctors and hospitals since 2015. (bymuratdeniz/Getty Images) On 24 August, the Special Investigating Unit released the preliminary results of their probe into “an explosion” of medical malpractice lawsuits against the health department since 2015. Taking legal action as the go-to way to settle a medical dispute has to change, says Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi.  Mediation is one way to settle these types of cases outside of court – and a pilot project wants to help doctors and their patients understand why.Paying billions of rands for…

Jaco Botha allegedly defrauded investors over R23 million in a ponzi scheme. (Hawks/Supplied) The Hawks have arrested a man accused of fleecing investors of more than R23 million in an alleged fraudulent investment scheme.Hawks spokesperson Captain Lloyd Ramova said it was alleged that Jaco Botha, 42, got multiple people to invest money with his company Steadfast (Pty) Ltd, promising them high-interest returns over time, something that never materialised.This allegedly took place between April and July 2023.READ | A decade later, SARB still chasing funds from ‘brutal’ pyramid scheme that targeted stokvels”The investigation by the Hawks has revealed that Botha’s company…

The principal of Matlape Primary School, in Coligny has been suspended over allegations of bribery for jobs. (Rosetta Msimango/City Press) 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.