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• News24 | EFF refuses to support bid to oust Lesufi, says DA went ‘out of its way to demonise’ party

  The DA’s bid to topple Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi could be a non-starter because the EFF has rejected the party’s approach on the one hand, and ActionSA says its support will depend on the substance of the motion of no confidence on the other.

• News24 | amaBhungane | Deadly water: A trail of destruction across North West (Part 2)

  Every good scandal needs an origin story – and CMS Water Engineering is no different. It starts in 1984, in the gold mining town of Orkney, when Rudolf Schoeman Snr – who goes by “Dolf” – started a business repairing machinery and equipment for water and wastewater (sewage) treatment plants.

• News24 | Mpumalanga police investigate three GBV incidents that resulted in multiple deaths

  Mpumalanga police are investigating three horrifying cases of gender-based violence in the province.

• News24 | PODCAST | Listen Up! What’s down the track? Changes in rail, greylisting, and art theft

  Change is, as they say, the one constant. In this podcast, Mark Barnes and Tim Cohen discuss the efficacy of rail transport, South Africa’s departure from the Financial Action Task Force greylist, trade negotiations and, of course, art theft.

• News24 | Man arrested after Mamelodi cousins shot execution-style, third victim emerges

  Police have arrested a 38-year-old man in connection with the murder of two cousins who were shot execution-style in Mamelodi East, Tshwane, on Sunday morning.

• News24 | Tuesday’s weather: Damaging winds, severe thunderstorms and hail in 6 provinces

  The South African Weather Service has issued a warning of severe thunderstorms that may lead to localised flooding, small hail, and strong winds in parts of KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, Free State, North West, and Gauteng.

• News24 | Tragedy at Kwena Dam: 10-year-old drowns during family fishing trip

  A Sunday fishing trip turned into a tragedy when a 10-year-old boy drowned at the Kwena Dam in Lydenburg (Mashishing), Mpumalanga.

• News24 | MPs call for comprehensive anti-bullying policies at schools after Milnerton High incident

  Schools should have exhaustive anti-bullying policies instead of just addressing the scourge superficially through codes of conduct, chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education and ANC MP Joy Maimela said.

• News24 | Conferred with honorary doctorate, Ramaphosa praises Malaysia for stance on Gaza

  President Cyril Ramaphosa has heaped praise on Malaysia for taking a “principled” position on the Gaza situation.

• News24 | Plane crashes into Alberton school tuckshop during emergency landing

  An investigation is under way after a light aircraft crashed into the tuckshop of Hoërskool Alberton in Ekurhuleni on Sunday.

• News24 | District Six claimants wonder if they’ll be alive by the time govt redevelops historic site

  While successful claimants wait for the government to secure funding to complete the long-awaited redevelopment of District Six, more than 700 further claimants might not live to see their rights restored.

• News24 | 6 killed in Mpumalanga taxi–SUV crash as deadly weekend on roads continues

  Six people were killed on Sunday afternoon when the minibus taxi they were travelling in collided with an SUV on the R540 near Dullstroom, Mpumalanga.

• News24 | SEE | Cape Flats teen supports her family using an e-bike

  Taylor Pitcher from Manenberg, Cape Town, was left with no choice but to leave school as a Grade 10 pupil to find work to help support her mother and younger sibling. Today, the 19-year-old is one of over 2 000 people who have seized the opportunity to work as a Green Rider.

• News24 | ‘I lose hope with every postponement’: Nathaniel Julies’ mom laments constant trial delays

  Four years after the tragic killing of 16-year-old Nathaniel Julies, his mother, Bridget Harris, said the slow progress of the trial has left her emotionally exhausted and questioning whether justice will ever be served.

• News24 | Limpopo bus crash: Specialised DNA process will be used to identify dead children

  Specialised DNA identification processes will be required to identify the remains of seven children who tragically lost their lives in a horrific bus crash on the N1 freeway, near Louis Trichardt, in Limpopo.