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Eskom is reintroducing load reduction measures which will affect thousands of customers in areas where transformers are overloaded. (William Horne/Netwerk24) 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.

Duane Vermeulen during Springbok training at Kings Park on Tuesday (Steve Haag Sports/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.

MK Party parliamentary leader John Hlophe’s designation to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), the body whose finding of gross misconduct led to his removal from the Bench, will be challenged in court by Freedom Under Law (FUL) on the grounds of rationality and the rule of law.

Sello Maake kaNcube and Pearl Mbewe Maake kaNcube during a surprise birthday party for Mbongeni Ngema in June last year. (Oupa Bopape/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 Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Tuesday heard chilling details about how sangoma Frans Nkuna and Collins Mathonsi allegedly used Sebenzile Maphanga as a sacrificial lamb to gain more power. (Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp) 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.

Flip Minnaar (R), the chairperson of the Heidelberg CPF, and colleague Etienne du Preez (L) were shot at a local restaurant last Wednesday. (Supplied) Gauteng police have arrested one person for the murder and attempted murder of two top Heidelberg crime fighters.Chairperson of the Heidelberg Community Policing Forum (CPF) Flip Minnaar was critically injured, while his colleague Etienne du Preez was killed shortly after they attended a crime prevention meeting at a local restaurant. Police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Mavela Masondo said the suspect was arrested on Monday.”The Gauteng deputy police commissioner responsible for crime detection, Major-General Mbuso Khumalo, has been leading…

Sello Machitje was hijacked on Monday. (Sello Machitje/Facebook) Sello Machitje, the deputy director of the water and sanitation department, was reported missing after being hijacked on Monday.A family spokesperson, Kgosi Makgorogo, told News24 that Machitje departed his residence at approximately 17:00, intending to travel to the Eastern Cape. “We found a receipt in his bakkie that showed he put in petrol in Pretoria at around 17:30,” he said.He said that, between 20:00 and 21:00, Machitje’s wife tried to call him, but calls went unanswered. At 22:00, Machitje’s sister’s calls also went unanswered.Sello Machitje hijacked yesterday around Evaton/Vaal and taken…

A police official and Buffalo City Metro official trying to open a spaza shop in Nompumelelo township, East London, during an operation to ensure compliance. (Sithandiwe Velaphi/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.

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has explained his decision to go into Saturday’s second Test against Ireland with an unchanged side. (PHILL MAGAKOE / 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.

North West Health MEC Jonas Sello Lehari. (North West Provincial Government/Supplied) Sello Lehari is the new Health MEC in the North West.He promised to provide hands-on leadership and to prioritise the implementation of the NHI. Critics have doubts about the new MEC’s deployment – and unions have several items for his to-do list. In recent years, the North West health department has struggled with a variety of challenges, including poor infrastructure, a shortage of healthcare workers, and medicine stockouts at its facilities.The department has also been involved in several high-profile cases of alleged corruption. It is against this backdrop that Sello…