News24 | Man jailed for life for raping 13-year-old stepdaughter

The Ekangala Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a 37-year-old man to life imprisonment for the rape of his 13-year-old stepdaughter. Source

News24 | Man accused of posing as state security agent to extort Pretoria businesses

The Hawks have arrested a 41-year-old man who was allegedly impersonating State Security Agency (SSA) employees in Pretoria. Source

News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: Media storm as SIU probes lottery funds linked to editor

Seasoned broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer brings you The Lead, News24's definitive podcast for in-depth reporting. Source

News24 | Doctor arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting 4 patients

A 69-year-old doctor has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting and inappropriately touching four female patients at a public hospital in Madadeni, Newcastle, where he works. Source

News24 | North West municipality awarded R25m contract over the phone, SIU reveals

The Ditsobotla Local Municipality in the North West granted a service provider a R25-million contract over the phone for the supply of generators for a pump station. Source

News24 | Bellarmine Mugabe fined R600k, to be deported after Hyde Park shooting

Bellarmine Mugabe, 29, the son of the late former Zimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe, has been fined R600 000 and will be deported from South Africa after he was convicted in connection with a shooting that left his gardener wounded. Source

News24 | Johannesburg mom faces bankruptcy over R2.9m water bill

Experts say a leak this size on her property is unlikely, while the City insists on 50% payment before engaging in dispute resolution. Source

News24 | Wednesday’s weather: Severe thunderstorms, rain in 3 provinces; cloudy, cool in rest of SA

The South African Weather Service has issued warnings of severe thunderstorms with heavy rain, which may lead to localised flooding in parts of the North West, Free State and Northern Cape, while damaging waves my develop along the coastline in parts of the Eastern Cape. Source

News24 | R285m textbook tender probe; SIU links editor to lottery funds: 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 | WATCH | Families devastated after court protects faces of Newark massacre-accused

The KwaDukuza Magistrate’s Court ordered that the faces of three men accused of the brutal kidnapping and murder of seven family members in Newark remain blurred for their own safety, despite an emotional outcry from the victims’ relatives. Source

News24 | Sparse crowd turns out for anti-immigration protest in Pretoria

About 150 protestors aligned with the March and March movement left Pretoria’s Burgers Park on Tuesday morning, more than two hours late, for the Union Buildings to stage their anti-illegal immigration protest. Source

News24 | Suspended Ekurhuleni metro police chief Mkhwanazi, city manager Lerutla get R30k bail

Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi and suspended city manager Kagiso Lerutla have been granted R30 000 bail each. Source