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• News24 | Cape Town airport fire; NHI halted pending ConCourt ruling: 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.

• News24 | Camps Bay murder: Police hunt 2 men after 86-year-old killed in his home

  Western Cape detectives attached to the Serious and Violent Crimes Unit have launched a manhunt for two unidentified men believed to be the key to solving the murder of an 86-year-old man in Camps Bay.

• News24 | Steenhuisen grilled over foot-and-mouth task team’s mandate, NDAs

  Parliamentarians serving on the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture grilled Minister John Steenhuisen on the terms of reference for his foot-and-mouth disease task team, demanding to know exactly what the task team’s role would be.

• News24 | UPDATE | International flights temporarily suspended after Cape Town airport fire

  A fire that broke out inside the Cape Town International Airport building on Tuesday morning, near the international terminal, has been extinguished.

• News24 | Only 3 in ten Grade 1 to 3 pupils can read at grade level, report reveals

  Only three out of 10 pupils in Grades 1 to 3 can read at their grade level in home languages.

• News24 | Facing eviction in Cape Town? What you will have to prove under new housing policy

  The City of Cape Town’s new draft policy requires evictees to prove they have no alternative housing options to qualify for temporary emergency accommodation.

• News24 | Carla Schulze is the Luxe Awards Chef of the Year - here’s the full list of winners

  Carla Schulze, executive chef at Luke Dale Roberts’ Salon in Cape Town, was announced Chef of the Year, while MERTIA in Stellenbosch was announced the Luxe Restaurant of the Year.

• News24 | Two CIT heist suspects killed in shootout with KZN cops

  Two people sought in connection with a cash-in-transit robbery in Verulam on Monday have been killed in a shootout with KwaZulu-Natal police in Edenvale.

• News24 | ‘We’ve lost everything’- East London siblings plead for help after fire destroys their home

  After losing their childhood home and now watching their last remaining house burn to ashes, East London siblings Mpho Makoko and Vuyelwa Maseko say they have “lost everything.”

• News24 | PODCAST | Listen Up! A soft budget and a hard Johannesburg mayoral race

  Acclaimed businessman Mark Barnes and senior editor Tim Cohen discuss the biggest news items of the week.

• News24 | Second suspect arrested in Gugulethu mass shooting that claimed 7 lives

  Police in the Western Cape have made another breakthrough in the investigation into the mass shooting that left seven people dead in Kanana informal settlement, Gugulethu, in June last year.

• News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: Alleged bribes, price gouging in Prasa locomotives deal?

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

• News24 | Tuesday’s weather: Thundershowers across SA, severe floods expected in 6 provinces

  Severe thunderstorms with heavy rain leading to localised flooding are expected in parts of the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Cape, North West, Western Cape, and Free State, according to the South African Weather Service.

• News24 | WATCH | Mugabe’s son to spend another week behind bars

  Late former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe’s attempted-murder-accused son will spend another week behind bars after his case was postponed on Monday for a bail application.

• News24 | UPDATE | Special Forces general accused of killing Hawks officer remains on bail – court

  Brigadier General Solomon Lechoenyo, the recently appointed head of the South African National Defence Force’s Special Forces, will remain out on bail after the Randburg Magistrate’s Court ruled that he and five co-accused did not violate their bail conditions.

• News24 | Colleen Makhubele resigns as MK Party MP

  The turmoil in the MK Party caucus continues with the resignation of one of its former chief whips, Colleen Makhubele, as an MP.

• News24 | REPORTING NOTES | Bust trains, bot armies, lawyers’ letters. Inside Prasa’s refurb deal

  Join investigative journalists Sikonathi Mantshantsha and Jeff Wicks as they discuss Mantshantsha’s story on how a firm scored hundreds of millions of rands while the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa blew billions on old trains.

• News24 | Roasted halloumi and caramelised peach salad in a honey-mustard dressing

  Halloumi’s salty bite and golden edges are the ideal match for smoky, caramelised peaches.

• News24 | Rand back below R16/$, gold climbs to 3-week high amid Trump tariff uncertainty

  Gold climbed to a three-week high on Monday as uncertainty stoked by ⁠the US Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a vast swathe of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs pressured the dollar and pushed investors to the safety of bullion.

• News24 | 3 shot dead in Milnerton informal settlement

  Western Cape police are on the hunt for gunmen who shot and killed three people in Joe Slovo, Milnerton, on Saturday night.