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• News24 | Cabinet Ratings 2024: Who passed? Who failed? Who's lucky to still have a job?

  A News24 performance assessment of Cabinet ministers by the journalists who followed them all year. We take a look at who failed dismally, who should be fired and who did a stellar job.

• News24 | Half a percent: That's how much of department's budget will go to council tasked to end GBV

  It’s one of the most perilous challenges facing women and children. But the body established to tackle gender-based violence and the fight against this scourge has a measly budget of R5 million a year.

• News24 | Residents get disconnected, but Joburg Water claims parastatals, entities owe over R400m

  While Johannesburg Water targets illegal connections and residents allegedly not paying their bills, a report by the entity claims that government departments and public entities owe it R403 257 844.

• News24 | Basic education department expects more distinctions in maths this year

  A senior official in the Department of Basic Education is optimistic that more pupils will bag distinctions in maths in this year’s matric exams compared the number of distinctions in 2023.

• News24 | WATCH | 'Tell no lies, claim no easy victories' - amaBhungane's first documentary

  South Africans want to see the masterminds of state capture in orange overalls, but National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) head Shamila Batohi is running out of time… and so is the country. An amaBhungane video investigation takes a frank look at the NPA's failure to hold those responsible accountable.

• News24 | 'I wish I had never received that money': Robbers target Mpumalanga RAF beneficiaries

  Road Accident Fund beneficiaries in Mpumalanga are being targeted by unscrupulous criminals who kidnap, assault and rob them of their payouts.

• News24 | Six more illegal miners resurface from mine in Stilfontein

  Six illegal miners emerged from the Margaret mine shaft at Stilfontein in the North West on Sunday as operations at the abandoned Buffelsfontein gold mine continue to bring hundreds of so-called zama zamas to the surface.

• News24 | Man critical in hospital after being ambushed and shot several times in Johannesburg

  Police are investigating a case of attempted murder after a motorist was ambushed and shot multiple times in Johannesburg on Sunday.

• News24 | Senior member of ActionSA quits party to join DA in Tshwane

  The DA's Franco van der Berg said the name of the ActionSA member would be revealed during a media briefing on Monday.

• News24 | Monday's weather: Severe thunderstorms in Limpopo, Mpumalanga as heatwave persists across SA

  The South African Weather Service has issued a yellow level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms in parts of Limpopo and Mpumalanga.

• News24 | Minibus taxi driver arrested for allegedly helping to smuggle 14 children into SA

  The 14 children, aged between four and 16, were rescued and handed over to the Department of Social Development for care and support on Friday.

• News24 | Second matric exam marker dies within a space of six days

  A matric exam marker died in Kimberley on Sunday after suffering an epileptic attack.

• News24 | Western Cape education MEC David Maynier warns that schools are full for next year

  Western Cape education MEC, David Maynier, has warned that schools are already full for next year and parents submitting late applications for Grades 1 and 8 may not have their children placed before the end of the first term in 2025.

• News24 | ANC leadership prepared to 'lose friends' as it decides on the fate of KZN and Gauteng structures

  The ANC's leadership is prepared to "lose friends" when it decides on the fate of the KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provincial structures this week.

• News24 | Luxury estates for the rich are a booming business in South Africa

  Housing stock in estates, of varying degrees of luxury, is the fastest-growing segment in the country’s residential property market, according to Lightstone.

• News24 | Ten people killed, one injured in horrific Free State taxi/truck collision

  Ten people were killed and one seriously injured following a horrific collision on the N1 route near Koppies in the Free State on Sunday.

• News24 | Relief for KZN commuters as strike by long-distance taxi operator ends after negotiations

  A week-long taxi strike by the Durban Long Distance Taxi Association has ended after an agreement was reached between it and government on Saturday.

• News24 | Fourth alleged drug mule arrested at OR Tambo Airport upon landing from South America

  Another alleged drug mule who allegedly swallowed 33 drug bullets has been arrested upon landing at the OR Tambo International Airport.

• News24 | Mpumalanga child rapist sentenced to 3 life terms

  A convicted rapist in Mpumalanga has been sentenced to three life terms for raping two minor children and a teenager.

• News24 | MK Party spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela to resign as MP 'in due course'

  MK Party spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela has confirmed he will resign as a member of Parliament in due course.