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WATCH | ‘Stressed out’ Cape Town man lured off pylon after massive climb

A 'stressed out' man was enticed with water after he climbed an electricity pylon in Cape Town on Sunday, eventually being lured from his perch in the sweltering heat during a rescue operation. → Read More

'Why did we mock those who warned us about apartheid?

Why did the media act "so mockingly" against those who warned about the dangers of apartheid? → Read More

Cape Town DA ward councillor arrested on rape charge

The man, whose name is known to News24 but is being withheld on legal advice, was taken into custody on Friday. → Read More

Meghan Cremer trial: 'It's human to forget'

Jeremy Sias testified on Thursday about the lack of injuries he supposedly endured during his alleged three-day assault. → Read More

Meghan Cremer murder: Accused's injuries consistent with blunt force trauma, court hears

Dr Matthew Wilson was on duty at the Heideveld community health centre after Sias had pointed out where he had dumped Meghan Cremer's body. → Read More

'Melkbos Monster': Hervormde Church considers terminating play school's lease after alleged toddler rapes

Since 1995, the local Hervormde Church has been the crèche’s landlord and neighbour. After initially defending its decision to extend the play school’s lease after allegations first emerged in 2011 and 2018, News24 understands that the exposé has changed the calculations on the church’s side. → Read More

Social welfare knocks on Die Antwoord's door

The rap-rave duo Die Antwoord has been visited by social workers to establish the safety of their 17-year-old biological child in Cape Town. → Read More

'Disingenuous and backward': Fallout after Zille's 'better to be poor in Langa' comment

In a radio interview, DA federal council chairperson Helen Zille said to be poor in Langa was "100, probably 1 000 times better than being poor in many of the townships in the rest of the country". → Read More

Pretoria woman wants justice 17 years after rape at Vatican Embassy

Seventeen years after being raped in the Embassy of the Holy See in Pretoria, staunch Catholic Ornella Pasqua wants justice. → Read More

Jesse Hess murder: Double murder accused claims he was forced to sign 'prepped' confession

A wild goose chase, torture techniques and a neatly wrapped up "fake" confession - these are all part of the testimony of double murder accused David van Boven who moved from the dock to the witness stand in the Western Cape High Court. → Read More

Jesse Hess murder accused denies voluntary confession, claims he was beaten into signing

Double murder accused David van Boven contends that the details provided in an admission and confession he is trying to block from being handed in as evidence was not given by him. → Read More

DNA analysis fails to link accused to Jesse Hess, grandfather's murders, court hears

DNA evidence analysed could not link either of the two men charged with the murder of Jesse Hess and her grandfather Chris Lategan to the crimes, the Western Cape High Court heard on Monday. → Read More

Western Cape police open inquiry into sexual assault allegations against Albert Fritz

Police say they are waiting for "pertinent" documentation, specifically statements from the alleged victims, before a case is registered. → Read More

Covid-19 nothing to trifle with this Christmas: Here's how some will celebrate

Another less than traditional Christmas is on the cards amid the fourth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. → Read More

Covid-19 nothing to trifle with this Christmas: Here's how some will celebrate

Another less than traditional Christmas is on the cards amid the fourth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. → Read More

Triple murder probed as three mowed down in block of flats in Cape Town suburb

A bloody weekend saw three people shot dead in a Grassy Park block of flats and a girl sustain a bullet wound to the face a kilometre away in suspected gang violence. → Read More

Jurie Roux's R37 million bombshell: SA Rugby boss's future in spotlight

The future of SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux, who must pay back Stellenbosch University around R37 million, is firmly in the spotlight. → Read More

Cop in dock for rape of man he apprehended for attempted shoplifting, State to oppose bail

A Cape Town police officer who is accused of raping a man he arrested, is also facing charges of kidnapping, sexual assault and pointing a firearm. → Read More

Two Paarl farmers accused of shooting fruit seller claim self-defence

John Woest and JT Basson appeared in the Paarl Magistrate's Court on Thursday, two days after Chatwell Rogers was gunned down on Sonstraal Bridge on the N1 highway. → Read More

Previous infection does not seem to protect against Omicron, NICD prof says

Professor Anne von Gottberg, a clinical microbiologist and the head of respiratory diseases at the NICD, says the institute believes vaccines will still protect against severe disease. → Read More