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Skip the scroll. Get the story. A 10-minute news briefing by News24 broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer.

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Tick-tock on talks to run SA’s hung metros, and Tatjana Smith’s Dutch courage

12 min

Coming up in this midweek edition of News24’s Unread, the clock is ticking now, with exactly 14 days since last Sunday, for politicians to form new governments in the places where they have been elected. Meanwhile, the DA’s Helen Zille seems to have been the focal point of much of the latest coalition negotiations, as ActionSA’s Herman Mashaba drives a hard political bargain. The ANC, for one, appears to be divided over whether to work with the DA at the local government level, with its NEC meeting this week to forge a way forward. We get analysis from Cape Town political commentator, Daniel Silke. In other stories, she is the country’s most decorated Olympian, but Tatjana Smith’s intense frustrations with longstanding management failures at Swimming SA have seen her swap the Rainbow Nation flag for the Dutch one. And finally, the Springboks prep in Paris to try and make it five straight wins against the French at home. Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson and Chelsea Ogilvie. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or a senior member of News24. #News24Video #News24 For this story and more, visit News24: https://www.news24.com/multimedia/video

Coalition country: SA’s new chapter starts

11 min

They say, “A week is a long time in politics,” but election week is like running a marathon. News24’s Unread brings you the final word on the 2026 municipal polls. Simply put: it’s a new chapter for our coalition country. An election week of reckoning for the ANC.And a defining era for the DA, which is now the only party to run one of our eight metros with a majority: Cape Town. Coming up in the show, the Electoral Commission of South Africa proclaims the final vote. We show you who won where. And give Mzansi’s top parties the final word. All of this expertly told in 10 minutes or less, only on News24’s Unread. Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson and Chelsea Ogilvie. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or a senior member of News24.

It's the final countdown! DA 'blue wave' swallows SA metros

5 min

It’s the final countdown. The IEC’s big push for the results. Now for a snapshot of the election counting day that was. Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson and Chelsea Ogilvie. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or a senior member of News24. #News24Video #News24 For this story and more, visit News24: https://www.news24.com/multimedia/video #news24video #News24. For this story and more, visit News24: https://www.news24.com/multimedia/video

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Tick-tock on talks to run SA’s hung metros, and Tatjana Smith’s Dutch courage

12 min

Coming up in this midweek edition of News24’s Unread, the clock is ticking now, with exactly 14 days since last Sunday, for politicians to form new governments in the places where they have been elected. Meanwhile, the DA’s Helen Zille seems to have been the focal point of much of the latest coalition negotiations, as ActionSA’s Herman Mashaba drives a hard political bargain. The ANC, for one, appears to be divided over whether to work with the DA at the local government level, with its NEC meeting this week to forge a way forward. We get analysis from Cape Town political commentator, Daniel Silke. In other stories, she is the country’s most decorated Olympian, but Tatjana Smith’s intense frustrations with longstanding management failures at Swimming SA have seen her swap the Rainbow Nation flag for the Dutch one. And finally, the Springboks prep in Paris to try and make it five straight wins against the French at home. Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson and Chelsea Ogilvie. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or a senior member of News24. #News24Video #News24 For this story and more, visit News24: https://www.news24.com/multimedia/video

Coalition country: SA’s new chapter starts

11 min

They say, “A week is a long time in politics,” but election week is like running a marathon. News24’s Unread brings you the final word on the 2026 municipal polls. Simply put: it’s a new chapter for our coalition country. An election week of reckoning for the ANC.And a defining era for the DA, which is now the only party to run one of our eight metros with a majority: Cape Town. Coming up in the show, the Electoral Commission of South Africa proclaims the final vote. We show you who won where. And give Mzansi’s top parties the final word. All of this expertly told in 10 minutes or less, only on News24’s Unread. Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson and Chelsea Ogilvie. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or a senior member of News24.

It's the final countdown! DA 'blue wave' swallows SA metros

5 min

It’s the final countdown. The IEC’s big push for the results. Now for a snapshot of the election counting day that was. Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson and Chelsea Ogilvie. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or a senior member of News24. #News24Video #News24 For this story and more, visit News24: https://www.news24.com/multimedia/video #news24video #News24. For this story and more, visit News24: https://www.news24.com/multimedia/video

DA, Action SA smell ANC blood? IEC tally hits 60%

9 min

As they say, “a week is a long time in politics”. Well, election week is like running a marathon. Not only for the parties and the journalists who cover it, but of course, for the Electoral Commission processing the results as they slowly emerge. We cross to the IEC’s national results operation centre in Midrand to hear from the commission, ANC, DA and ActionSA. And then end off in the Western Cape, where the DA’s already claimed an early victory. As the national elections picture slowly starts to emerge, what’s evident thus far is that the ANC, according to the current projections, appears to be losing ground in parts of Gauteng, the Free State, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, primarily thanks to the DA, ActionSA, and MK Party enjoying more voter support. But these remain informed predictions for now until the IEC finally declares. Still, the DA’s already confident enough to pop the champagne in Cape Town, while eyeing early leads in Johannesburg, Nelson Mandela Bay, Ekurhuleni and Tshwane. Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson and Chelsea Ogilvie. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or a senior member of News24. #News24Video #News24 For this story and more, visit News24: https://www.news24.com/multimedia/video #News24Video #News24 For this story and more, visit News24: https://www.news24.com/multimedia/video

ANC, DA, MKP & EFF herald 'historic' elections, and Cape Town's new Parklands ward

7 min

Firstly, the IEC’s been chuffed with voter turnout. Meanwhile, from Seshego to Edgemead, and from the president to the official opposition, this is what the leaders of some of the country’s biggest political parties had to say while casting their ballots. And lastly, as the outskirts of Cape Town are expanding so rapidly, authorities have created a whole new ward for these elections: Ward 117 for the city’s West Coast suburbs of Parklands and surrounds. Jacob Zuma's MK Party is desperate to run it. #News24Video #News24 For this story and more, visit News24: https://www.news24.com/multimedia/video

Battle of the badge: City of Cape Town’s cold war with the police ministry

14 min

In this jam-packed edition of News24’s Unread, devoted solely to crime and policing, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi is poised for a promotion as head of the Hawks, inheriting a near-50% internal vacancy rate. Meanwhile, Crime Intelligence warns of escalating anti-immigrant attacks in Durban, so the police ministry rushes to the courts and gets an order putting heavy restrictions on March and March protests. Then, a Cape Flats taxi war erupts, while gang violence flares just days before the municipal elections. The former head of the anti-corruption unit IDAC, advocate Andrea Johnson, and ex-Crime Intelligence senior figure Feroz Khan, appear before a Pretoria magistrate in connection with a 2018 assault case. And in our special feature, broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer investigates the cold war raging between the City of Cape Town and the national police ministry over giving metro police the power to investigate crimes. The DA has been promising voters this year that the city’s metro police will be the first to get an investigations unit. But how realistic is this pledge on the eve of elections? All of this expertly told in 15 minutes, only on News24’s Unread. Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson and Chelsea Ogilvie. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or a senior member of News24. #News24Video #News24 For this story and more, visit News24: https://www.news24.com/multimedia/video

State clampdown on 'construction mafia', Carrim gets bail, and a secret Iran navy report

13 min

It’s Thursday already, and you have no clue about what’s happened this week? Thankfully, Unread’s here to catch you up in a snappy video bulletin, exclusive to News24. Coming up in the show, the government intensifies its clampdown on the so-called ‘construction mafia’ by blacklisting many more allegedly dodgy contractors, the innercity home of a Johannesburg DA ward candidate is petrol bombed and then so is her safe house. Meanwhile, a confidential report on Iranian naval drills off Simons Town in January finally lands on the president’s desk, but you won’t be able to read it, all while local confidence in Black Friday deals may have hit an all-time low, according to a new survey. And a few other stories you may’ve missed this week thus far, told in 13 minutes or less. Brought to you by News24 broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer, Unread has well surpassed 1 million views in just five months. Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson and Chelsea Ogilvie. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or a senior member of News24.

Pretoria's water problem persists, Carrim wants bail in 2 cases, and US fugitive extradited

11 min

Don’t know what happened in the news this week? Unread is here to catch you up. In our top story this Sunday, with about a week and a half to go before the municipal elections, the administration in charge of the country’s capital, Pretoria, is facing a fresh investigation by the Public Protector’s office. This follows the Bronkhorstspruit water crisis, and now there’s been a separate water contamination problem in the CBD. Meanwhile, Pretoria’s Kgosi Mampuru II prison has a new temporary cellmate in Suliman Carrim, the ANC-connected North West businessman who tried to skip the country while the Madlanga Commission was seeking his testimony. Carrim’s legal woes are piling up, now that he’s the subject of two separate court cases. Finally, that Asian car you bought five years ago is now up for a trade-in, but the resale value might not be there yet, says a local vehicle dealer. Plus: a few other must-know stories, including the story of a US fugitive extradited from Gqeberha, all from the week that was – in 11 minutes or less. Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson and Chelsea Ogilvie. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or a senior member of News24. #News24Video #News24 For this story and more, visit News24: https://www.news24.com/multimedia/video

Fuel price relief, Sibiya stays in prison, more budget takeaways, Tshwane's water crisis

12 min

In your midweek edition of News24’s Unread, we bring you details on former deputy national police Shadrack Sibiya’s failed bid for bail on charges of rape, human trafficking and sexual grooming. We dig through the mid-term budget speech to give you five essential takeaways, including the government’s promise to slash the general fuel levy. In other stories, another water crisis plagues the city of Tshwane after it failed to inform Bronkhorstspruit and surrounding residents about issues at its water treatment plant, leaving more than 400 people ill. And private graveyards in Mzansi appear to be big business! Plus: a few other must-know stories, including the Patriotic Alliance’s ban on giving local media interviews, all from the week that was in 13 minutes or less. Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson and Chelsea Ogilvie. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24. #news24video #News24 For this story and more, visit News24: https://www.news24.com/multimedia/video

ANC wins election lifeline, inside Ballito's school stabbing, and EC's new national park

12 min

In your Sunday edition of News24’s Unread, Fannie Masemola will return to office this Monday morning as the country’s reinstated national police commissioner. In our feature story, the Constitutional Court’s Thursday ruling means the ANC can now compete for your vote in six municipalities, mostly in the Eastern Cape, where it nearly dipped out in the 4 November polls. To this: He wore a T-shirt with the word “WRATH” written on it, a nod to the 1999 Columbine school massacre. Now, a 16-year-old KwaZulu-Natal boy is in official custody for allegedly stabbing a little girl multiple times. Finally, Kruger Park travellers will soon have some interesting new camp restaurants to choose from, but don’t expect to see Mzansi’s familiar favourites. Plus, can you believe it, SA has a new national park opening in the Eastern Cape. Side note: The Unread team is celebrating 1 million views since May! Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson and Chelsea Ogilvie. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24.

Sibiya's "dishonourable discharge", CPT sues over N1 crash, and F1 back in Africa

11 min

Coming up in your midweek edition of News24’s Unread, Shadrack Sibiya dishonourably discharges himself from the SA Police Service, amid a drawn-out bid for bail on charges of alleged rape, human trafficking and sexual grooming of a minor. Meanwhile, a pair of March and March men have been granted bail following the recent chaos in Durban, Soweto and Johannesburg, but won’t be able to march again anytime soon. Detectives make a significant albeit small breakthrough in the September murder of Kempton Park runner, Elizabeth “Tsontso” Moselakgomo, by tracing her stolen smartwatch. We speak to the City of Cape Town’s JP Smith about the repercussions of the recent N1 bridge truck crash. And finally, among a few other stories making headlines this week thus far, Formula One is coming to Africa, just not South Africa just yet. Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson and Chelsea Ogilvie. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24. #news24video #News24 For this story and more, visit News24: https://www.news24.com/multimedia/video

Home Affairs buckles, Zuma hospital watch, and SA wins another Nobel

13 min

Coming up in our longer-than-usual edition of News24’s video bulletin, Unread, Home Affairs’ decision to consider all asylum seekers’ applications following a Constitutional Court ruling sees violence spill onto the streets, but the department buckles under pressure and cancels the directive. Meanwhile, a big question mark looms large over former president Jacob Zuma’s health. In Germany, South Africa’s celebrated justice, Navi Pillay, joins an exclusive club of local Nobel Peace Prize winners and pulls a Trump joke while she’s at it. Back in the capital, the DA’s Cilliers Brink defends his raid on Mabena House. Finally, we tell you how you can now opt out of spam calls forever! Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson and Chelsea Ogilvie. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24. #news24video #News24 For this story and more, visit News24: https://www.news24.com/multimedia/video

3 mayors in hot water, R30 petrol, and Ramaphosa sells a cow for R6.4 million

10 min

From the politically-paralysed Knysna Municipality to Nelson Mandela Bay, three mayors, former and current, have found themselves embroiled in cases, some before the courts, just weeks ahead of the elections. In Knysna, ex-mayor Thando Matika and a pair of senior municipal officials are currently languishing in a jail cell until their next court date. The trio’s been accused of graft in a dodgy R68-million security tender. Meanwhile, allegations of bribery are mounting against ex-Ngwathe mayor Victoria de Beer-Mthombeni and her husband, Mdlayedwa Mthombeni, who have been accused of extorting R8.3 million from three businesses that secured contracts with the council. And in Nelson Mandela Bay, mayor Babalwa Lobishe could have her personal belongings auctioned off all to pay off R80-thousand in legal costs emanating from her court challenge against a local political rival. Finally, how much would you fork out for a single cow? Well, president Cyril Ramaphosa is smiling all the way to the bank for selling his prized pregnant Ankole bovine over the weekend for R6.4-million.These, plus four other stories, make Unread your premier video bulletin in 10 minutes or less. Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson and Chelsea Ogilvie. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24.

Ramaphosa on GBV, while Sibiya denies rape

11 min

In Unread’s midweek top story, it’s a crisis consuming this country that refuses to go away. President Cyril Ramaphosa has addressed South Africans on what his national coalition is now doing to try to stem the tide of gender-based violence. Following the murders of 11 women in the Ekurhuleni region in the past two months alone.And separately, it must be said, the arrest of suspended national top cop, Shadrack Sibiya, for alleged rape and the sexual grooming of a minor, claims which he now formally denies. In other news, think of it as a formal protest or objection to another country’s actions or statements. Now, for a second time, Pretoria has formally demarched US Ambassador Leo Brent Bozell III, following his recent series of scathing press interviews. Finally, in your sport, the Springboks have until the end of October to mull their loss to the Wallabies and rally for a return against the Italians. These, plus four other stories, make Unread your premier video bulletin in 10 minutes or less. Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson and Chelsea Ogilvie. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24.

SAPS crime stats flawed? Knysna's mayorless, and ProNutro retires at 64

9 min

In Unread’s top story this Sunday, with nine women murdered in Ekurhuleni in the past two months alone, and suspended deputy national police commissioner, Shadrack Siboiya, in custody for alleged rape, it may be tough to concede that your statistics on gender based violence are not accurate. Yet that’s exactly what national police admitted to members of Parliament this week. In other stories, with just more than a month to go until the local government elections, one of the Western Cape’s most unstable municipalities, Knysna, is currently mayorless. Finally, it’s tough to believe, but ProNutro is retiring at the age of 64. These, plus four other stories, make Unread your premier video bulletin in 10 minutes or less. Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson and Chelsea Ogilvie. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24. #news24video #News24 For this story and more, visit News24: https://www.news24.com/multimedia/video

Shadrack Sibiya’s shock arrest for rape, and Rassie’s Bok shake-up for Wallabies

11 min

Coming up in this midweek edition of News24’s Unread, as South Africa grapples with the recent surge in femicide, suspended deputy national police commissioner, Shadrack Sibiya, has appeared in court for alleged rape and sexual grooming of a minor. The Madlanga Commission’s Recommendations Task Team (CRTT) cuffed the lieutenant general on Monday, just as he was allegedly frequenting an apparent Sandton strip club, according to our sources. Meanwhile, a Zimbabwean businessman is set to face the same court about a week from now, charged with intimidating and threatening a group of women in a Sandton restaurant bathroom. Lastly, it won’t be a walkover; Springbok head coach Rassie Erasmus has made a whopping 13 changes to the starting line-up for Sunday’s midday match against the Wallabies in Perth. These, plus four other stories, Unread is your premier video bulletin in 10 minutes or less. Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson and Chelsea Ogilvie. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24.

Trump’s five demands, nine Ekurhuleni murders, and we remember ‘sandpapergate’

10 min

In Unread’s Sunday edition, we hone in on the deepening rift between Pretoria and Washington. Dialogue and negotiation. That’s what South Africa’s ambassador to the United States, Roelf Meyer, is calling for with the US Trump Administration, following a further souring of diplomatic ties this week. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a new visa restriction policy targeting South African policymakers, warning of further punitive measures. Meanwhile, back home, will the SA police make a breakthrough in the Ekurhuleni femicide surge? And finally, we recall 2018’s ‘sandpapergate’ and how it still haunts ex-Aussie skipper Steve Smith to this day, while former Proteas star Graeme Smith reckons we should never let them forget it. All this and more, Unread is your premier News24 video bulletin in 10 minutes or less. Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson and Chelsea Ogilvie. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24. #news24video #News24 For this story and more, visit News24: https://www.news24.com/multimedia/video

8 women killed in Ekurhuleni. Only 1 arrest

29 min

In this special midweek edition of News24’s Unread, broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer sifts through this dark puzzle of women murders in Ekurhuleni with deputy politics editor, Bongekile Macupe, and they ask, what will it take to turn SA’s femicide tide? Your news in 30 minutes.In other news, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio continues the Trump Administration’s relentless tirade against Pretoria with fresh visa restrictions on SA travellers. And suspended deputy Ekurhuleni metro police chief, Julius Mkhwanazi, won’t be home anytime soon after being denied bail in one of five criminal cases opened against him in four months. You’re not going to find a more comprehensive video news bulletin; this is News24’s Unread. Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson, Chelsea Ogilvie, and Yolanda Mdzeke. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24.

ANC takes IEC to Electoral Court, and "jou ma se" Pemmy-gate

10 min

In our top story this Sunday, the ANC is heading for a legal showdown with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) in the Electoral Court over supposed technical IT glitches that saw it failing to log the correct candidates in time for municipalities in three provinces; first the Eastern Cape, the Free State, and now the problem’s bigger in KwaZulu-Natal too. The DA, though, is fighting to have the final say in the case ahead of the November 4th polls. In other news, Water and Sanitation Minister, Pemmy Majodina, puts her foot in it by swearing at a disabled resident at a Kouga Local Municipality sewer pump launch event in Loerie this week, with opposition parties now pushing to have her punished by Parliament. In consumer news, if you’ve taken the progressive and often costly decision to install solar panels on your roof to power your home, all to avoid any annoying electricity outages, Eskom has now given you until the end of this month to register the setup. Meanwhile, pain at the petrol pumps is becoming a common theme for us this 2026, with fresh data pointing to yet another hefty fuel price increase this October. Plus, four other stories you may have missed in the week that was, tune in to News24’s Unread this Sunday with your host, broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer. Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson and Chelsea Ogilvie. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24. #news24video #News24 For this story and more, visit News24: https://www.news24.com/multimedia/video

'Cat' back in court after dock disorder, and apartheid's 'Dr Shock' dies in Canada

9 min

The notorious tender don Vusimusi ‘Cat’ Matlala and his co-accused are expected back in the dock of the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg this Thursday for their attempted murder trial. Confusion, shouting and shoving occurred in the courtroom on Tuesday when police officials, including members of the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT), forced the accused back to the holding cells without allowing them to consult their lawyers first. We break down the visuals of the chaos in court. In our exclusive feature story in this edition, apartheid’s ‘Dr Shock’ has died in Canada at the age of 87. Which means that, to this day, disgraced doctor Aubrey Levin has never faced a South African commission for his crimes. Plus, four other stories you may’ve missed in the week thus far, including a preview of the Springboks’ big All Blacks showdown in Baltimore in the US – you’re tuned in to News24’s Unread this Thursday with your host, broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer. Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson and Chelsea Ogilvie. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24. #news24video #News24 For this story and more, visit News24: https://www.news24.com/multimedia/video

Emfuleni graft arrests after Rantsofu’s hit, Mashatile's son-in-law pays back the money

9 min

As they say: “Die poppe dans” as the Political Killings Task Team this week moved in on alleged fraudsters preying on the beleaguered Emfuleni Local Municipality in the Vaal. Alleged widespread corruption in council, as exposed by whistleblower Martha Rantsofu before her assassination in March, is finally playing out in the courts, with several accused hauled before the Vanderbijlpark Magistrates’ Court for charges ranging from fraud to theft to money laundering. Meanwhile, Deputy president Paul Mashatile’s son-in-law, Nceba Nonkwelo, pays back a Gauteng Partnership Fund; we may just never know how much. We also bring you details on Canal Plus’ apparent leaked plans to unbundle DSTV Premium into two packages for pay TV subscribers. Plus, three other stories you may’ve missed in the week thus far – you’re tuned in to News24’s Unread this Sunday with your host, broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer. Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson and Chelsea Ogilvie. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24. #news24video #News24 For this story and more, visit News24: https://www.news24.com/multimedia/video

Feroz Khan fired from SAPS, and Saturday's Soweto flyover cancelled | UNREAD

10 min

The Madlanga Commission is no longer willing to entertain Feroz Khan’s excuse that he cannot appear before the inquiry due to his repeated hospitalisations, and orders that he be examined by an independent doctor. The now ex-senior SAPS Crime Intelligence official was first expected to give evidence in June, but was shot and wounded just days before in Johannesburg. Failing to appear at both the commission and his concurrent SAPS disciplinary hearings in recent weeks, Khan was fired from the police on Wednesday night for the latter reason. Meanwhile, SA Airlink has pulled its plans to cap off Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry with another stadium flyover on home soil this Saturday at Soweto’s FNB Stadium, as the Civil Aviation Authority probes its pilots’ stunt at Cape Town’s DHL Stadium last Saturday. Plus, five other stories you may’ve missed in the week thus far — you’re tuned in to News24’s Unread this Thursday with your host, broadcast journalist, Graeme Raubenheimer. Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson and Chelsea Ogilvie. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24.

Mkhwanazi's fifth arrest in a row, and Nkandla's architect must pay back R147m

11 min

Another week, another arrest warrant for corruption-accused, suspended deputy Ekurhuleni Metro Police Chief, Julius Mkhwanazi.And never mind Africa’s richest city, Johannesburg council meetings can’t run without diesel, evident in this week’s final sitting heavily delayed by a thirsty generator. Plus five other stories you need to know in the week that was; the Western Cape government is bracing for a hotter-than-normal veldfire season, and China chastises the crime situation in a country smaller than Gauteng, Eswatini, perhaps just because of its historical ties to rival Taiwan. Finally, one of the SA Navy’s trio of subs, the SAS Manthatisi, is back in the water. You’re tuned in to News24’s Unread this Sunday with broadcast journalist, Graeme Raubenheimer. Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson and Chelsea Ogilvie. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24. #news24video #news24 For this story and more, visit News24: https://www.news24.com/multimedia/video

Mogotsi plots prison break? Dropped 10111 call amid CT mob murders, and Kolisi returns

11 min

In our top story in this midweek edition of News24’s Unread, self-proclaimed Crime Intelligence agent Brown Mogotsi, facing charges relating to an apparent staged attempt on his own life, now wants bail again, but the police officer investigating Mogotsi accuses him of plotting a brazen break from court custody. In other stories, a 10111 call to the police in Cape Town goes unheeded, and four people die in a mob justice attack on the outskirts of Dunoon. Later in the show, we herald the epic return of Captain Siya Kolisi to lead the Springbok charge against the All Blacks in the Mother City this Saturday. Plus four other stories you may’ve missed this week thus far. Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson and Chelsea Ogilvie. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24. #news24video #News24 For this story and more, visit News24: https://www.news24.com/multimedia/video

Fadiel Adams alleges 'wild' CT plot to kill him, R6bn withheld from EC schools illegally

12 min

Welcome to News24’s premier video bulletin for the week that was.In our top story this Sunday, suspended member of Parliament, Fadiel Adams’ conduct and evidence before the Madlanga Commission continues to draw ire from all corners. In Knysna, Aubrey Tsengwa, who was ousted as the ANC’s mayor last year, was gunned down this week, and no one’s been arrested yet. In our feature story, the late great Nelson Mandela once said: “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”. Yet the Eastern Cape Education Department, the province Madiba hails from, has now admitted in court that it acted illegally by withholding R6bn in funding from no-fee public schools for years. We also wrap beauty queen Chidimma Adetshina’s legal battle with Home Affairs, the rand’s latest performance, how the interest rate may remain unchanged for the rest of 2026, and how fuel prices are set to rise again in September. Finally, we give you a closer look at the unique new trophy crafted for Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry. 00:00 - Intro 00:20 - Fadiel Adams: hitman claim and "fantasist" response 02:50 - Knysna's former mayor, Aubrey Tsengwa shot dead 04:12 - Eastern Cape admits unlawfully withholding R6bn from schools 05:55 - Chidimma Adetshina's deportation fight 07:15 - Business: rand, inflation, fuel prices 09:10 - Rugby's Greatest Rivalry trophy unveiled 09:50 - Daveyton Muti Murders podcast trailer 11:50 - Outro Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson and Chelsea Ogilvie. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24. #news24video #News24 For this story and more, visit News24: https://www.news24.com/multimedia/video

DA pulls finance MP over crypto probe, and Peet Viljoen stays in prison

9 min

From a senior DA man caught up in a Reserve Bank investigation, to tears in court as Peet Viljoen is sent back to his Pretoria cell — this is the week’s news thus far, told in 10 minutes or less. In other news, Vusimusi ‘Cat’ Matlala spills anything but the beans at the Madlanga Commission, insisting on staying quiet on his alleged dodgy dealings with top cops, for now. We also head to Reiger Park for the latest on the quadruple gang-linked murder case. Meanwhile, the Cape Peninsula University of Technology has pulled the unprecedented move of vacating all campus residences following the recent violent student protests. Finally, we hear from All Blacks coach Dave Rennie on why he thinks Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry may be their toughest tournament yet. These stories covered in 10 minutes or less — it’s your ultimate midweek news bulletin. Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson and Chelsea Ogilvie. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24. #news24video #News24 For this story and more, visit News24: https://www.news24.com/multimedia/video

Mkhwanazi, Liebenberg, and Mapisa-Nqakula's criminal court cases explained

10 min

This Sunday on News24’s premier video news bulletin Unread, we get to the heart of three major cases before the courts this week: the bail application brought by deputy Ekurhuleni metro police chief Julius Mkhwanazi who stands accused of covering up a 2022 murder, the eventual start of alleged diamond swindler Louis Liebenberg’s ponzi scheme trial now that he’s declared sane enough to follow proceedings, and former defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s urgent bid to kick out her corruption kickback trial. In other news, can the once-epic Kaizer Chiefs keep up their current form in the PSL? Why is the national SAPS wasting millions of rand every month on leasing properties in Pretoria? Does Patrice Motsepe really want to be the next ANC president, as a recent poll suggests he should? Taking a train is a big want for most SA commuters, suggests a UCT study. And finally, a daring hyena sips water from a Kruger Park picnic tap. These stories covered in 10 minutes or less — it’s your ultimate Sunday news bulletin. Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson and Chelsea Ogilvie. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24.

Madlanga blasts Adams over laptop excuse, and SAPS van swallowed by pothole

9 min

In your midweek news catch-up with Unread host Graeme Raubenheimer, we explain how retired justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga charged controversial, suspended MP Fadiel Adams’ conduct before the inquiry this week, prompted by Adams’ claim that his work laptop has been faulty for eighteen months, but Parliament itself says Adams is talking nonsense. In other news, Coach Rassie Erasmus has seen fit to reward star forward Deon Fourie with a Springbok call-up, following his Stormers’ work against the All Blacks. Finally, in a story only the election silly season could conjure up, a fresh drive to fill all potholes in Nelson Mandela Bay has seen a big one swallow up a local policeman’s van. Plus four other big SA stories covered in 10 minutes or less. Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson and Chelsea Ogilvie. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24. #News24Video #News24 For this story and more, visit News24: https://www.news24.com/multimedia/video

Truck strike? Mkhwanazi in a cell this long weekend, and a new Springbok kit

9 min

In our top story this Sunday; mass anti-immigrant marches may’ve died down for now but freight industry groups are mulling a possible shutdown in the trucking sector over their long-standing issue of foreigners employed in the field. In other news; it’s his fourth arrest in a row and suspended deputy Ekurhuleni metro police chief, Julius Mkhwanazi, will spend the long weekend behind bars. This time, over accusations that he and others covered up a 2022 murder. And; Nike has unveiled the Springboks’ new jersey for Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry tour against the All Blacks! These stories and four more are covered in 10 minutes or less. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:14 - Truck strike looms over foreign drivers 01:31 - Mkhwanazi's fourth arrest: body in a dam 02:57 - Judge Gamble schools Hill-Lewis on Tafelberg 04:27 - Lomas dodges prison in R1.4bn Eskom case 05:42 - Zille fills potholes, JRA not happy 06:53 - Springbok jersey revealed for All Blacks tour 08:09 - Food Lover's Market to close for housing 09:18 - Outro: Happy Women's Day Expect fresh shows every week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw and video journalists Luke Daniel, Chelsea Ogilvie and Storm Simpson. This show is vigorously quality checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24. #news24video #News24 For this story and more, visit News24: https://www.news24.com/multimedia/video

KZN Club Med rape case, school rugby racism, and 4 stories you may have missed

9 min

In your midweek news catch-up with Unread host Graeme Raubenheimer, we hear from the Ministry of International Relations that the SA high commissioner to India, Anil Sooklal, won’t be sanctioned, as yet, for getting his picture taken with former president Jacob Zuma and state capture co-accused Ajay Gupta in Haridwar. In other news, a male French staffer, accused of raping a teenage boy at KwaZulu-Natal’s new Club Med resort, gets bail, and claims of racism rock school rugby in Pretoria and Cape Town. Joburg’s city dumps, we hear, are almost all completely full, and finally, Spider-Man: Brand New Day breaks an SA box office record. All these topics and more are covered in 10 minutes or less. Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson and Chelsea Ogilvie. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24.

46% of SA’s water is unsafe, recording rocks IDAC, and Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry is here!

10 min

With exactly 94 days to go until the municipal polls, News24’s video bulletin Unread hones in on the country’s underlying and often quiet crisis: water provision. This week, some senior government officials conceded that council corruption is undermining the supply of adequate water; 46% of our taps are now pumping out unclean water. In the meantime, the Independent Electoral Commission’s ballot paper for the 4 November polls has grown to a staggering 620 registered political parties. Host Graeme Raubenheimer also summarises the latest events at the Madlanga Commission, relays Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry schedule for the All Blacks in SA, and wraps up with a ruling speaking to the heart of paid influencer adverts in SA today. All of these stories are covered in 10 minutes or less. Expect fresh shows every week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw and video journalists Luke Daniel, Chelsea Ogilvie and Storm Simpson. This show is vigorously quality checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24.

Next corruption buster? March and March oust Mchunu, and a retired cop’s veggie plot

9 min

Who will take up the fight against corruption now that advocate Andrea Johnson has thrown in the towel? And a simple veggie garden has been a three-decade-old source of hope for the people of Heidelberg – this is your ultimate midweek news catch-up with Unread host Graeme Raubenheimer. We also cover an apparent rise in luxury wine estate attacks and robberies in the Cape Winelands, controversial ex-radio jock Ngizwe Mchunu’s suspension from March and March, and Mrs Balls’ Chutney makes a sweet and spicy homecoming. All these topics and more, covered in ten minutes or less. Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson and Chelsea Ogilvie. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24. #News24Video #News24 For this story and more, visit News24: https://www.news24.com/multimedia/video

Johnson back in Madlanga hotseat, McKenzie’s R3m hockey pledge, and wildflower ‘superbloom’

13 min

From Advocate Andrea Johnson’s rough ride at the Madlanga Commission this week, to outrage over R31m for the government’s FIFA World Cup jamboree, with R3m going to cash-strapped SA Hockey for their global tournament trip, Unread is the only video bulletin you need to understand the week that was. In other news, a Free State ANC mayor is suspended by the party for not toeing the line, a Gauteng lawyer takes the stand accused of buying a 13-year-old girl, and we take to the podium for Team SA at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Plus, find out how to access a nifty News24 tool to know when the Spring wildflowers bloom. Expect fresh shows every week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw and video journalists Luke Daniel, Chelsea Ogilvie and Storm Simpson. This show is vigorously quality checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24. #News24Video #News24 For this story and more, visit News24: https://www.news24.com/multimedia/video

Johnson’s Khan dilemma, Matlala on trial, and Chidimma Adetshina’s passport woes

10 min

From advocate Andrea Johnson’s Feroz Khan dilemma at the Madlanga Commission to Cape Town’s new title as one of the world’s cheapest cities for beer and cigarettes, Unread is your ultimate midweek news bulletin, with your host, broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer. We also wrap the triple attempted murder trial with Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala at its centre, the long-standing Hanks Olde Irish defamation case, and beauty queen Chidimma Adetshina’s legal war with the Department of Home Affairs. All these topics and more, covered in ten minutes or less. Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson and Chelsea Ogilvie. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24.

Phala Phala pending, Koeberg contamination, and ‘Gus’ the R820m dinosaur

10 min

From persistent problems with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s jet, to a T-rex skeleton nicknamed “Gus” worth R820m, this Sunday, Unread host Graeme Raubenheimer has you covered on some of the week’s biggest stories. But first, the Western Cape High Court is expected to hand down judgment this coming week in Ramaphosa’s application to delay Parliament from processing his possible impeachment over the much-drawn-out Phala Phala saga. In other news, a silent alarm’s been raised over three confirmed radioactive contamination events at Africa’s only nuclear power station, Koeberg, on the West Coast. And can you believe the 2026 FIFA World Cup is coming to an end? We’re mere hours away from Spain and Argentina facing off in a final for the ages in New York, New York! Expect fresh shows every week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw and video journalists Luke Daniel, Chelsea Ogilvie and Storm Simpson. This show is vigorously quality checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24. #News24Video #News24 For this story and more, visit News24: https://www.news24.com/multimedia/video

‘Cat’ Matlala keeps it in the bag, De Beers mine pauses, and Trump UFC plot foiled

9 min

Coming up in your midweek edition of News24’s premier video bulletin, Unread, the fraud, corruption and money laundering case brought against Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala is now going to trial, unless a new plea deal can be struck soon, while his Madlanga Commission testimony is put on ice for now. In other news, diamonds may be forever, but mining giant De Beers is pressing pause on operations at its Limpopo facility; and US authorities have cornered eight suspects for plotting to attack the White House in June. With these, plus a handful of curated stories you may have missed in this busy week so far, Unread’s broadcast journalist, Graeme Raubenheimer, has you covered in 10 minutes or less. Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson and Chelsea Ogilvie. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24. #News24Video #News24 For this story and more, visit News24: https://www.news24.com/multimedia/video

Peet caught in a US lie? A challenge to Mnangagwa’s new rules? WC’s dodgy shrooms

11 min

This Sunday, the UNREAD team wraps up the news week with a smorgasbord of municipal service delivery stories, from the financially beleaguered city of Johannesburg to the mountain heaps of rubbish in Emfuleni Local Municipality in the Vaal. Plus, four past and present Ekurhuleni city officials appear in a Germiston court on corruption charges in connection with Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala. We trace back disbarred attorney Peet Viljoen’s fraud and corruption court case and his failed BackaBuddy legal fees campaign, and we top it all off with word from across the border that the controversial constitutional amendments that give Zimbabwe’s so-called “crocodile”, Emmerson Mnangagwa, more time in office, are wide open to a potential court challenge. In other news, Western Cape authorities warn against picking and eating any ’ol wild mushroom, and a Junior Springbok is caught using steroids. All of these stories are covered in 10 minutes or less, twice a week. Expect fresh shows every week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by host Graeme Raubenheimer, visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson, and Chelsea Ogilvie. This show is then vigorously quality-checked by a senior member of News24. #News24Video #News24 For this story and more, visit News24: https://www.news24.com/multimedia/video

Money plug pulled for 69 municipalities, traffic demerits, and ‘Loerbroer’ spy van returns

9 min

Coming up in your midweek edition of News24’s video bulletin Unread, Treasury has pulled the money plug on numerous problematic municipalities this July; traffic demerits are about to become a reality, so we explain the new AARTO traffic fine system as it’s phased in. Plus seven other stories you may’ve missed; all of this summarised by Unread’s broadcast journalist, Graeme Raubenheimer, in 10 minutes or less. #News24Video #News24 For this story and more, visit News24: https://www.news24.com/multimedia/video

The Cat’s court conundrum; Zuma’s Gupta reunion; and Trump’s crypto fortune, told in 10mins

10 min

Much of the focus this week has been on the anti-illegal-immigration marches. So here are a few of the week’s stories you may’ve missed in 10 minutes or less, all exclusive to News24’s video bulletin: Unread. From a Pretoria court rejecting Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala’s guilty plea and sentencing deal, to former president Jacob Zuma’s surprise reunion with the Guptas in India, let broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer bring you up to speed on the articles you’ve left, well, unread.In other news, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Cabinet changes have raised eyebrows, US President Donald Trump’s crypto fortune grows, and Eastern Cape police catch a group of cycad thieves red-handed. All of these stories are covered in 10 minutes or less, twice a week. Expect fresh shows every week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw and video journalist Luke Daniel. This show is then vigorously quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24. #News24Video #News24 For this story and more, visit News24: https://www.news24.com/multimedia/video

SA braces for anti-immigrant protests, Bafana’s LA showdown, and Steenhuisen breaks silence

9 min

South Africa is holding its breath with anti-migrant attitudes reaching a dangerous fever pitch, several hours before the mass 30 June xenophobic protests planned across Mzansi. Unread’s broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer is here to fill you in on what you’ve missed in this developing story thus far. Meanwhile, celebrations in the Bafana Bafana camp continue this Sunday morning as they brace for a tough clash against tournament co-hosts Canada tonight at 21:00 CAT. In other stories, Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala pleads guilty to fraud and corruption for landing a dodgy multi-million rand SAPS tender, and former DA leader John Steenhuisen breaks his silence about his political successor’s plans to demote him in Cabinet, in an exclusive interview with News24 editor-in-chief, Adriaan Basson. We round off our coverage with Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus’ praise for England’s number eight Henry Pollock, and MMA star Dricus du Plessis’ upcoming UFC bout over in Oklahoma City, US. All of these stories covered in 10 minutes or less, twice a week. Expect fresh shows every week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw and video journalist Luke Daniel. This show is then vigorously quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24.

SAPS ready for 30 June, Starmer out, Burnham in? And more young SA voters enrolled

10 min

How is it already the middle of the week, and the year?! If this Thursday you feel out of the news loop, let Unread host and broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer draw you back in. He's hand-picked the most-read stories from the week so far. We start with the frictious war of words between outspoken top police officer Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and Investigating Directorate Against Corruption head Andrea Johnson. This is after her anti-graft agency did a recent U-turn on the arrests of two Crime Intelligence officials. Meanwhile, the Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa says more young people are eager to vote come 4 November; fuel price decreases are now on the horizon; a counter-campaign has been launched against xenophobia; cannabis sales remain generally illegal; and a pair of University of Cape Town researchers have invented a new heat warning system. All of these stories – covered in 10 minutes or less. Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw and video journalist Luke Daniel. This show is then vigorously quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24. #News24Video #News24 For this story and more, visit News24: https://www.news24.com/multimedia/video

Steenhuisen’s demotion, taxi bosses’ alleged extortion, and Peet Viljoen smiles and waves

10 min

Blue Sunday because you don’t know what’s going on in your world? The host of Unread, broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer, fills you in on the week that was. From the DA’s proposal to demote John Steenhuisen as agriculture minister in the national coalition, to Peet Viljoen’s gesturing to News24 in a Pretoria courtroom, Raubenheimer takes us through our most-read stories from the week. Watch how Elon Musk ropes in another friendly South African at SpaceX, the UK wants to ban social media for children under 16, and we celebrate Mzansi’s most-capped female cricketer, the supreme all-rounder Suné Luus. We round off our coverage with the latest on xenophobic tensions. All of these stories can be covered in 10 minutes or less. Expect fresh shows every week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw and video journalist Luke Daniel. This show is then vigorously quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24. #News24Video #News24 #GraemeRaubenheimer For more on this story and more, visit News24: https://www.news24.com/multimedia/video

World Cup eve, xenophobia boils over, and Malema’s defamation case derailed

9 min

How is it already the middle of the week, and the year?! If, this Thursday, you feel out of the news loop, let Unread host, broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer, draw you back in. He’s hand-picked the most-read stories from the week so far. We start with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent foreign employment interventions and ignored warnings against xenophobic intimidation, and then examine EFF leader Julius Malema’s derailed defamation case against the Patriotic Alliance’s Kenny Kunene. Later in the show, the economy, despite the odds, shows great signs of growth, and there’s a renewed demand for Johannesburg’s high-end homes. Finally, FIFA World Cup fever is here, with Bafana coach Hugo Broos daring their harshest critics to keep underestimating his yellow-and-green “whipping boys” in a tough Group A. All of these stories – covered in 10 minutes or less. Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw and video journalist Luke Daniel. This show is then vigorously quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24. #News24Video #News24 For this story and more, visit News24: https://www.news24.com/multimedia/video

Mogotsi’s weekend in jail, Kruger killings breakthrough, and Sander’s coffee pledge

8 min

Blue Sunday because you don't know what's going on in your world? Unread's host, broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer, has carte blanche to fill you in on the week that was. From so-called information peddler Brown Mogotsi's failed bid for bail in a bizarre case of allegedly staging his own assassination, to a breakthrough in the double murder of a Mossel Bay couple in the Kruger National Park, Raubenheimer takes us through News24's most-read stories from the week. Cape Town also gets the nod for one of the world's prettiest restaurants, and legendary goalie Ithumeleng Khune fancies Bafana’s opening World Cup chances next week. We round off our coverage with a Hawks official’s coffee machine restored, and perhaps even your hope in Mzansi, too. All of these stories covered in 10 minutes or less. Expect fresh shows every week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw and video journalist Luke Daniel. This show is then vigorously quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24.

Gana chairs Phala Phala impeachment, more petrol pain, and a bulletproof BMW

7 min

Before you know it, it’s Thursday and you’ve missed half the week’s current affairs coverage. But fear not, Unread’s host, broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer, has carefully curated a list of News24 stories from the week thus far to keep you firmly in the know. We begin in Parliament where Rise Mzansi’s Makashule Gana has been elected, not without fierce debate, to head up the much-delayed Phala Phala impeachment committee. There’s more petrol price pain at the pumps, Liam Jacobs has politically flip-flopped his way from the DA to the PA and back to the DA again, and in sport, some Bafana Bafana players did not get US visas by the time they were due to fly out to the FIFA World Cup on Sunday. Finally, funds in the thousands of rands have been raised to buy a new coffee machine for a seasoned Hawks official testifying before the Madlanga Commission. Only in Mzansi! All of these stories covered in 10 minutes or less. Expect fresh shows every week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw and video journalist Luke Daniel. This show is then vigorously quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24.

Cost of living crisis worsens, White House UFC bouts, and DA edges ANC in Emfuleni

8 min

We get it, the work week zooms past all of us. But don’t fret, Unread’s host, broadcast journalist, Graeme Raubenheimer, has carefully curated a list of 10 News24 stories from the week that you deserve to know a lot more about. Chief among them is the worsening cost of living crisis, with not only looming municipal rates increases in both cash-strapped Johannesburg and Cape Town post-court case, but also the latest interest rate rise, and a possible petrol price per litre hike in June. We then touch on rising migration tensions; the deputy president’s uneventful visit to the Cape Flats; Trump’s UFC birthday bouts planned for the White House South Lawn; the DA beating the ANC in a tight Emfuleni by-election; a breakthrough for the SIU in the Tembisa Hospital tender scam saga; and finally, find out whether Mzansi loves dogs or cats more. All of this covered in 10 minutes or less. Expect fresh shows every week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director, Wynand Louw, and video journalist Luke Daniel. This show is then vigorously quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24.

Not all that glitters is eGoli, and Standard Bank’s IT headache

9 min

Don't let the news week pass you by. Wake up to News24's Unread with host Graeme Raubenheimer as he tells you the tale of the former City of Gold's demise. Raubenheimer also relays that philanthropist Rachel Kolisi has been in hospital for undisclosed surgery, a convicted murderer accused of beheading her Bellville sister has been racist towards the courts, a Northern Cape farmer is on trial for killing two of his apparent friends after a braai, and Standard Bank's IT headache worsens. Plus, what's our spoiler-free review for the first new Star Wars movie in seven years? All of this covered in about 10 minutes. Expect fresh shows every week. This show has been produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director, Wynand Louw, and video journalist Luke Daniels. This show is vigorously quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24.

Phala Phala, Tolashe, Zuma explained in new bulletin with Graeme Raubenheimer

11 min

Missed this week's top stories? There's no need to leave your bed this Saturday morning. Let Graeme Raubenheimer guide you through the Phala Phala political intrigue, a TikTokker's joyride in the Kruger Park, the social development minister's axing, Jacob Zuma's stubbornness to stand trial, and the aftermath of the Cape storm. Also, can you crack a fan favourite from News24's The Lead: Rauby's Pointless Braai Quiz? Expect fresh shows on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings at 7:00. This show has been produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director, Wynand Louw, and video journalist Storm Simpson. This show is vigorously quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24.

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