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• News24.com | Teen accused of magistrate's murder is her nephew, who was pallbearer at her funeral
  The teen who appeared in court in connection with the murder of Magistrate Romay van Rooyen is her nephew who was a pallbearer at her funeral just days ago.
• News24.com | Body found in Cape Town identified as that of 8-year-old boy who went missing last week
  A body that was found in a bush in iSiqalo in Cape Town has been identified as that of eight-year-old Lukhololwam Mkontwana, who went missing last week.
• News24.com | ConCourt dismisses Zuma's bid to force 'misguided' Maya to reconsider his special plea
  Former president Jacob Zuma has failed to convince the Constitutional Court that former Supreme Court of Appeal head Mandisa Maya grossly misdirected herself by refusing to reconsider his bid to force the removal of prosecutor Billy Downer from his corruption trial.
• News24.com | Hawks, Interpol arrest 2 men in Pretoria for online romance scam, will seek extradition to US
  The Hawks and Interpol will seek to have two foreign nationals extradited to the US after they were arrested in Pretoria for allegedly being part of an online scam syndicate.
• News24.com | Cape Town man stabbed to death in suspected hate crime
  A 26-year-old Cape Town man was killed in what his family and community believe was a hate crime.
• News24.com | National Assembly adopts Expropriation Bill, but opposition parties object for different reasons
  The National Assembly has adopted the controversial Expropriation Bill, which will allow nil compensation to be paid to landowners under certain circumstances.
• News24.com | WATCH | 'She had a good heart': Observatory homeless community mourns shark attack victim Kimon Bisogno
  The homeless community in Observatory remembers Cape Town restaurateur Kimon Bisogno as someone who changed many lives through her charitable work.
• News24.com | Lasting heat for Gauteng and its neighbouring provinces as no rain is expected for the next week
  Residents in Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and North West will have to endure hot conditions for longer as no rain is expected until next week.
• News24.com | More organisations call on Thabo Mbeki to apologise for 'discredited' HIV/Aids comments
  More organisations have joined the call for an apology from former president Thabo Mbeki for his comments on HIV/Aids.
• News24.com | Mpumalanga public works officials, business associates arrested for corruption
  The Hawks in Mpumalanga have arrested officials from the Department of Public Works and their business associates for corruption, fraud, and money laundering.
• News24.com | 'Review of stability of millions of Pfizer vaccines set to expire under way' – health department
  The health department says there is an ongoing review on the stability of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines ahead of their expiration in December and January next year.
• News24.com | ANC blocks ad hoc committee to investigate Phala Phala
  The ANC blocked the establishment of an ad hoc committee to investigate the scandal surrounding a break-in at President Cyril Ramaphosa's Limpopo game farm Phala Phala.
• News24.com | City called out for claiming hijacking suspect is a Rondebosch police detective
  A Facebook post by JP Smith, Mayco member for Safety and Security, claiming that a suspect arrested in a thwarted hijacking was thought to be a detective at the Rondebosch Police Station, has been proven to be false.
• News24.com | Cosatu condemns rape allegation levelled against 'popular union leader' at its elective congress
  Cosatu said the alleged rape implicating a delegate was appalling given that it happened at a time when one of the issues under discussion at the gathering was the scourge of gender-based violence.
• News24.com | Thursday's weather: Warm day, with severe storms in parts of the Eastern Cape
  The South African Weather Service has issued a yellow level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours and strong damaging winds in the south eastern parts of the Eastern Cape.
• News24.com | Life in prison for Pretoria man who repeatedly raped stepdaughter
  The Pretoria Magistrate's Court sentenced a 49-year-old man from Pretoria East to life imprisonment for raping his stepdaughter.
• News24.com | Vrede dairy farm corruption: Zwane, 2 co-accused granted bail
  Mosebenzi Zwane was granted bail of R20 000 in the Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court after he was charged with fraud and corruption.
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  Find all News24's latest videos and much more in a single, easy-to-access place.
• News24.com | Phambili, South Africa: Meet some of the good people who keep this country going
  It’s been a dark week for South Africans, but we’re here to help you shake off the blackout blues! To mark Heritage Day weekend, we’ve put together a special edition of our Good News Day project, highlighting some of the heart-warming stories of hope in our country.
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