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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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’

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Violence in Johannesburg, and a vow to march every Thursday, we wrap the June 30 anti-immigrant protests

From Johannesburg to Durban, we wrap News24's coverage of the June 30 anti-immigrant marches across Mzansi. #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

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

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