News24 | How Numsa boss funds his lifestyle; Petrol pain on Wednesday: Today’s top 7 stories

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. Source

News24 | ANC Women’s League will not fire Tolashe

The ANC Women’s League has resisted pressure to ask its president, Sisisi Tolashe, to resign, saying that she is innocent until proven guilty and has not been directed by the ANC to “step aside” from her duties. Source

News24 | Driving with J9 | Meet ‘Racing Barbie’, the driver rallying for more girls in motorsport

In this episode, Janine speaks to Nicole Donker Torres, a South African racing driver who first got behind the wheel at just eight years old. Today, she races in the Forza Women’s Single-seater series and co-founded a company that will rally other young women to enter local motorsport. Source

News24 | Breaking bed: Man arrested after crystal meth worth R3m found under mattress in Joburg

A 35-year-old man has been arrested in a drug bust in Diepsloot, Johannesburg, in which suspected crystal meth worth R3 million was found under a mattress. Source

News24 | Bail denied for alleged killer of Madlanga Commission’s Witness D

The man who is alleged to have shot dead Marius van der Merwe, known as Witness D at the Madlanga Commission, has been denied bail. Source

News24 | Hidden hunters of the Kalahari: Why small carnivores hold big ecological answers

A landmark study at Tswalu Kalahari Reserve is poised to spotlight the vital role medium-sized carnivores play in the savanna ecosystem. Source

News24 | Liam Jacobs to return to DA - senior party sources

Liam Jacobs is set for a sensational return to the DA, according to two senior party sources. Source

News24 | From washing pots to baking for Ramaphosa: Meet Khayelitsha’s Cake Talker

Mcebisi Gugu Ndlovu went from washing pots at a Doppio Zero to owning his own small bakery in Khayelitsha that baked a cake for President Cyril Ramaphosa. Source

News24 | Meet Hasina Subedar, SA’s foremost expert in rolling out HIV prevention drugs

By all accounts, Hasina Subedar is who you call when you need to roll out, well, anything new in public health. Known for her grit, grace and humour, the non-conformist middle child from Pietermaritzburg started out as a nurse 30 years ago. She is now responsible for getting the game-changer medication for HIV prevention into 360 clinics around the country. Source

News24 | Monday’s weather: Morning fog patches, cool conditions across SA; warm in Eastern Cape

The South African Weather Service says fine and cool conditions are expected across most parts of the country, with morning fog in several provinces and changing coastal winds requiring attention. Source

News24 | Joe ‘Ferrari’ Sibanyoni, co-accused drop interdict application to stop arrest

Mpumalanga taxi boss Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni and his co-accused, Oupa “Bafana” Sindane, have withdrawn their urgent application to interdict the police from executing warrants of arrest against them. Source

News24 | This children’s hospital the apartheid govt tried to kill is reclaiming its heartbeat

Durban’s Addington Children’s Hospital was shut down by the apartheid government for providing care to child patients of all races. It is now well on its way from a ghostly ruin into a lifeline for a new generation thanks to visionaries like Professor Hoosen Coovadia. Source