News24 | Clarity on army deployment as Western Cape expects troops by April

Western Cape MEC for Police Oversight and Community Safety Anroux Marais says members of the South African National Defence Force could be deployed in the province by 1 April. Source

News24 | Thursday’s weather: Foggy morning, warm with isolated thundershowers across SA

Morning fog is forecast for most of the country, but it will be warm with isolated thundershowers in the afternoon, according to the South African Weather Service. Source

News24 | Six-week-old baby killed, 17 people injured in Kempton Park collision

A six-week-old baby was killed, and 17 others were injured when two vehicles crashed into each other in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, on Wednesday. Source

News24 | ANC bigwigs say they won’t allow ‘illegitimate’ US diplomat Bozell’s ‘disrespect’

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says the party will not tolerate “disrespect” from controversial US ambassador to South Africa Leo Brent Bozell III. Source

News24 | SA’s first biophotonics PhD leads Unisa’s push for science-driven solutions

The University of South Africa has placed one of the country’s leading scientists at the forefront of research aimed at addressing critical challenges, particularly those involving diagnostic systems. Source

News24 | UPDATE | Cat Matlala in push for urgent trial date as well as separate trial

Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala wants his attempted murder trial separated from that of his current co-accused and heard urgently. Source

News24 | Ingonyama Trust Board dissolved

Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development, Mzwanele Nyhontso, has dissolved the Ingonyama Trust Board. Source

News24 | City probing fault after ‘electric shock’ left kids screaming in pain on Muizenberg promenade

Panic broke out along the Muizenberg Beach promenade on Saturday when children were left screaming in pain after being struck by what parents believe were electric shocks. Source

News24 | Cat Matlala in push for urgent trial date as well as separate trial

Vusimusi ‘Cat’ Matlala seeks an urgent trial date and separation from co-accused in a case involving attempted murder charges. Source

News24 | ‘Stop overthinking it’: News24’s teens, CEOs and Profs tell SA how to create 5 million jobs

Ahead of News24’s On the Record summit, readers from across South Africa shared their blueprint for creating 5 million jobs in 10 years. The answer isn’t in policy papers – it’s in unlocking what already exists. From teenagers redesigning school curricula to platforms that turn soccer coaching into real income, the solutions are hiding in plain sight. The question isn’t, can we do it, it’s will we have the courage to try? Source

News24 | Former judge John Hlophe returns as MK Party’s parliamentary leader

Former Western Cape High Court Judge John Hlophe has made a sensational return to the MK Party’s leadership fold. Source

News24 | Sparks fly: National, provincial leaders drawn into uMngeni, Msunduzi electricity dispute

Legal action filed in the Pietermaritzburg High Court this week has revealed the sweeping scope of the uMngeni Municipality’s fight against neighbouring Msunduzi Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal in a bid to supply electricity to Hilton locals. Source