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The five men – Nhlanhla Makhathini, Andile Jiyane, Elias Phetha, Sibonelo Khanyile, and Thabani Nkomo – appeared in the Camperdown Magistrate’s Court on Monday. (Sakhiseni Nxumalo/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.

Kwagga Smith, seen here scoring for the Springboks against New Zealand at Ellis Park, said they can’t get ahead of themselves for Saturday’s Test against Argentina. (Sydney Seshibedi/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 Wilgenhof Alumni Association said a recommendation to close the Wilgenhof men’s residence was made in a flawed investigative report. (Designer: Sharlene Rood) Stellenbosch University’s (SU) council has decided to close the controversial Wilgenhof men’s hostel in its current form and replace it with “a reimagined and rejuvenated male residence”.In a statement on Monday night, SU said: “A renewed residence would acknowledge the constructive aspects of Wilgenhof, while making a decisive break with the unacceptable and secretive practices of the past.”To give effect to this decision, the residence will be closed for upgrading in 2025 to comply with the…

The BMW Rosslyn Plant in Pretoria, Gauteng.(Supplied/BMW Group South Africa) 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.

Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie. (Anton Geyser/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.

Volvo XC40 P8 (Supplied/Volvo Car SA) 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.

Storms with rain and cool temperatures are expected in some areas. (Oliver Strewe/Getty Images) Severe thunderstorms are anticipated in several provinces, bringing heavy downpours, strong winds and hail, according to the South African Weather Service. Expect localised flooding in susceptible areas.Impact-based warningsThese thunderstorms are expected in KwaZulu-Natal, northern parts of the Eastern Cape, southern parts of Gauteng, Free State, southern parts of the North West, and eastern parts of the Northern Cape. These storms may result in heavy downpours, strong damaging winds, and large amounts of small hail, leading to flooding of roads and bridges, and damage to infrastructure…

The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development called on the public for nominations for Deputy Public Protector, which became vacant last year when Kholeka Gcaleka was appointed as Public Protector. This followed the removal of Busisiwe Mkhwebane, who became the first Chapter 9 head to be impeached.

Professor Glenda Gray is internationally known for her research in HIV vaccines and interventions to prevent transmission of HIV from mother to child. (Biénne Huisman/Spotlight) After a decade at the helm of the country’s primary health research funder, Professor Glenda Gray will focus again on doing science.  The paediatrician and renowned HIV vaccinologist was named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in 2017. She tells Spotlight about her childhood, her passion for research, administering multimillion-dollar grants, and a heated argument in a bathroom with an ANC bigwig. Professor Glenda Gray, the first woman president and chief executive of…

Boeing bosses are staring down the barrel.The twists and turns of the past week paint a picture of managers badly wrong-footed by the depth of fury among workers who tossed out a 25% pay increase deal and launched strike action.”They probably didn’t think that we had enough people for the strike,” Kushal Varma, a Boeing mechanic, told Reuters. “But this is a movement of people who are willing to put their livelihoods on the line to get what’s fair.” With little time to regroup, and pressure mounting, management enters a fresh week of talks to contain the crisis at the…