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News24 | Days of Our Lives actor Patrick Muldoon dies at 57

Days of Our Lives actor Patrick Muldoon, best known for playing Austin Reed on the soap opera, died from a heart attack.

Africa’s AI dream needs bricks and gigawatts

Africa's digital future depends on whether the continent can build the infrastructure needed to support it.

News24 | Israel races to expand military sites in Gaza, forcing Palestinians into confined ‘cities’

The United States has proposed plans to rebuild Rafah, a city in southern Gaza that was flattened by two years of Israeli bombardment.

Seacom takes aim at regional peering costs

Seacom is targeting regional ISPs with a cheaper route into South Africa’s national peering infrastructure.

News24 | Car gift scandal: Mbalula says Minister Tolashe could be ‘dropped’ if code was breached

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula said that if Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe has broken the code of ethics governing Cabinet members,…

Liquid dodges debt crunch – at a hefty price

Liquid Intelligent Technologies has escaped a looming debt maturity wall, but the new funding comes with a steep price tag.

News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: Dark clouds gather over SA’s largest solar project, with Azarrah Karrim

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

News24 | Over 750 ships trapped as Iran and US impose competing blockades on Strait of Hormuz

Traffic once again seized up in the Strait of Hormuz as both Tehran and Washington imposed separate blockades, with Iranian vessels continuing to…

WhatsApp to go premium with new Plus subscription

Meta Platforms has started trialling a paid WhatsApp tier offering themes, premium stickers and expanded chat pinning.

News24 | REPORTING NOTES | Murray murders: Three years later

Three years after Cloete and Thomas Murray were gunned down in a brazen hit, Jeff Wicks and Kyle Cowan discuss why the police have made no progress.