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• News24 | South Africa highlights Israel's impunity before the ICJ

  While acting with impunity, Israel subjects anyone who seeks to hold it accountable for its "inhumane and unlawful actions" in Gaza to counter-measures, South Africa argued in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, the Netherlands, on Tuesday.

• News24 | Joshlin Smith trial: It's State vs defence as lawyers zoom in on inconsistencies

  The Western Cape High Court has heard that there are seemingly different versions of what happened to Joshlin Smith on 19 February 2024 – the day that she went missing.

• News24 | Wednesday's weather: Scattered showers, strong winds, and fog in several regions

  The South African Weather Service has warned of scattered showers and thundershowers expected in parts of the Northern Cape, especially central and southern regions.

• News24 | Expelled Rasool says SA must mend relationship with US 'without sacrificing our values'

  Former South African ambassador to the US Ebrahim Rasool says the country should mend its relationship with that country amid growing tension.

• News24 | Witness gets emotional describing black staff reactions to unconscious Luthuli

  On Tuesday in the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg the testimony of a former outpatient clerk at Stanger Hospital corroborated discrepancies in the initial inquest timeline of the alleged accident. The discrepancies had been raised by a previous expert witness who led evidence in the reopened inquest of ANC leader Albert Luthuli.

• News24 | Remains of 3 missing officers identified among 5 bodies retrieved from Hennops River

  Police have confirmed that the remains of three police officers who went missing last week on Thursday have been positively identified among the five bodies that were retrieved from the Hennops River in Centurion.

• News24 | NDPP Shamila Batohi's about-turn in lynchpin extradition case

  National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi has done a sharp about-turn on her decision to drop a Constitutional Court case against a celebrity artist accused of dodgy dealings in precious metals, after it left the future of dozens of extraditions in peril.

• News24 | Home affairs mum on Omotoso citizenship as televangelist plans East London church crusade

  Just a little over a month after Pastor Timothy Omotoso was acquitted on more than 30 charges of rape and human trafficking, the Nigerian televangelist is planning a massive crusade in East London next week. However, a question mark hangs over his citizenship status in South Africa.

• News24 | X-Boer unmasked; Fuel relief on the way: Today's top 7 stories in 7 minutes

  News24 brings you the top stories of the day, summarised into neat little packages. Read through quickly or listen to the articles via our customised text-to-speech feature.

• News24 | Gun that killed Stellenbosch farmer was previously in his possession, says ballistic expert

  Two of the three shots that killed Stefan Smit came from a gun that had previously been in his possession.

• News24 | Red to blue: EFF councillor ditches red berets for DA in Cape Town council

  In another surprising political twist, a councillor from the EFF has crossed the floor to join the DA in the Cape Town council.

• News24 | Former Stanger Hospital clerk disputes ambulance driver claims in Albert Luthuli inquest

  Peter Papaya was not driving the ambulance that responded to the scene where ANC leader Albert Luthuli had allegedly been hit by a train in 1967.

• News24 | 'Radical, harmful': DA takes labour minister to court over equity targets, unchecked power

  The DA, one of the biggest players in the government of national unity, is taking the minister of employment and labour to court to challenge the Employment Equity Amendment Act.

• News24 | 'We have remained true to our mission,' says IFP president at party's 50th celebration

  More than 30 000 Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) supporters gathered at the Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Stadium in Ulundi, northern KwaZulu-Natal, on Sunday, to celebrate the party's golden jubilee.

• News24 | EFF threatens Speaker with court action if withdrawn Budget goes ahead

  The EFF has threatened National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza with more court action if the withdrawn national Budget is further processed in the legislature.

• News24 | SSA has no 'Operation Sibonkolo' gunning for ANC cadres, says Ntshavheni

  The State Security Agency has distanced itself from what it calls "diversionary tactics" being employed through the allegations presented in the so-called Operation Sibonkolo report.

• News24 | Manhunt for gunmen under way after 2 people killed, 1 injured in shooting on R603

  KwaZulu-Natal police have launched a manhunt for gunmen who killed a 26-year-old man and 58-year-old traditional leader, and injured a 46-year-old woman in Umbumbulu, south of Durban, on Monday.

• News24 | Rasool returns from US after fallout with Trump administration: No regrets, ‘I stand by’ what I said

  Former South African ambassador to the United States Ebrahim Rasool says he stands by his comments about US President Donald Trump.

• News24 | ActionSA files PAIA application for IPID's 'top secret' Phala Phala report

  ActionSA has filed an application in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act to obtain the Independent Police Investigative Directorate's (IPID) report on the theft that took place at President Cyril Ramaphosa's Phala Phala farm, which Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has classified as "top secret".

• News24 | UPDATE | Fifth body found in Centurion during search for missing cops

  Five bodies have been found during the search for the three constables who went missing last Thursday.