Lauren Hess
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#Colourblind campaign takes off after racial tensions at Tuks
As racial tensions continue at universities across the country, students at the University of Pretoria have taken a stand with a social media campaign that’s got many talking. → Read More
LIVE: Krejcir appeals conviction, sentencing
Get the latest as Radovan Krejcir and his co-accused appeal their convictions and sentences. → Read More
LIVE: State of the Nation debate
Get the latest as we cover the State of the Nation debate following President Jacob Zuma's address in Parliament last week. → Read More
Time for an education on white privilege – AwakeSA
A small group of people in Cape Town have taken it upon themselves to educate South Africans about privilege, specifically of the white variety - but the initiative has made some people angry. → Read More
LIVE: Malema addresses media on Nkandla
Get the latest as Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema addresses journalists in Johannesburg on the Nkandla matter. This comes after President Jacob Zuma said he would pay back some of the money spent on upgrades. → Read More
Surprise, scepticism and cynicism over Nkandla announcement
Social media users have reacted with surprise, scepticism and cynicism to the Presidency’s announcement that President Jacob Zuma will pay back a portion of the money for Nkandla upgrades. → Read More
Criminal charges to be laid against De Klerk, Vlok
An anti-racism group intends laying criminal charges at the Hillbrow police station against the last apartheid-era president FW de Klerk and former law and order minister Adriaan Vlok. → Read More
Three siblings vanish in Stellenbosch area
A search is under way for three siblings, aged between 7 and 11, who went missing in Stellenbosch five days ago. → Read More
More News24 users come forward with tales of thievery on SAA flights
While SAA says it is aware of three recent incidents of in-flight theft, 11 more people have told News24 of falling victim to pilferers on the airline. → Read More
Man, 83, beaten up in front of grandson in Durban road rage attack
An elderly man is in a serious, but stable, condition in a Durban hospital after was assaulted in a road rage incident while his little grandson was in the car. → Read More
Fire on mountains above Scarborough out of control
A fire on the mountain slopes above Scarborough is being fanned by strong winds and has not been contained, Cape Town’s fire and rescue department has said. → Read More
Firefighters still battling blaze above Simon's Town
Firefighters have worked through the night to contain a blaze on the mountains above Simon's Town, and two SA Navy helicopters will be going out to work on it as well. → Read More
Two UWC residences damaged in arson incidents
Three more students have been arrested at the University of the Western Cape’s Bellville campus after two residences were set alight. → Read More