News24 | Durban soccer coach handed 25-year jail term for raping boy, 9

A Durban soccer coach, who doubled-up as a pastor, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for raping a nine-year-old boy. Source

News24 | Eastern Cape ANC branch leader accuses ANC mayor of meddling in municipal recruitment processes

The ANC secretary in the Matatiele sub-region, Mnangwe Jula, has reported ANC mayor in the Matatiele Local Municipality, Sonwabile Mngenela, to national leadership, accusing him of nepotism and running the municipality "as his private property". Source

News24 | News24 On the Record | 'This is coalition country': Panellists tell summit democracy is messy

As policy misalignments and politics continue to characterise the government of national unity 100 days on, panellists at News24's On The Record summit have agreed that South Africa is a coalition country. Source

News24 | DA wants clarity on GNU amid provincial coalition tensions, Tshwane mayor removal

The DA in Gauteng has asked for party leader John Steenhuisen to meet with President Cyril Ramaphosa after the ANC Tshwane coalition voted out DA Mayor Cilliers Brink on Thursday. Source

News24 | Frail-looking Michael Lomas feels 'fresh' in first court appearance for Eskom-related corruption

The latest accused, Michael Lomas, 77, must undergo some medical tests before he can present his bail application. He was arrested for alleged corruption linked to the upgrading of Eskom's Kusile power station in Mpumalanga. Source

News24 | Digital Vibes corruption: Lizeka Tonjeni sentenced to five years behind bars for accepting bribe

Former Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent employee Lizeka Tonjeni has been sentenced to five years in prison for accepting a R160 000 bribe from controversial communications company Digital Vibes. Source

News24 | Eskom's proposed electricity hike has municipalities and residents in the Western Cape fuming

Power utility giant Eskom's proposal to implement a staggering 36.15% tariff increase next year has residents and municipalities in the Western Cape seeing red. Source

News24 | Western Cape High Court interdicts John Hlophe from taking part in JSC processes

MK Party deputy president John Hlophe has been interdicted from taking part in any Judicial Service Commission activities. Source

News24 | WATCH | Motorist and passenger injured as kudu lands in bakkie during crash in Northern Cape

A motorist and a passenger were injured when the Toyota Hilux they were travelling in collided with a kudu outside Barkly West in the Northern Cape. Source

News24 | Johannesburg man arrested at Soweto hostel for e-hailing taxi driver's murder

A 26-year-old man has been arrested during a raid at a Soweto hostel for the murder of a Johannesburg e-hailing taxi driver. Source

News24 | Snowfall forecast for three provinces, but less severe than last weekend - SA Weather Service

Parts of the country are in for another frosty weekend after snowfall was forecast for three provinces - the Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape. Source

News24 | 'Panicked' kidnappers freed Alize van der Merwe, businesswoman because police were closing in

After a kidnapping ordeal that lasted days, Alize van der Merwe and a Chinese woman were released on Thursday. Source