News24
June 2026
News24 | WRAP | How anti-immigrant marches unfolded across South Africa
Businesses closed as a precaution, with foreign nationals fearing reprisals, and authorities mounted one of the biggest security operations to quell any sort of violence
The waiting period is too long, and they don’t even want us to take some of our bags with us. I just want to go home and leave this country before something bad happens to us,
The fact that I was a journalist didn’t mean anything to them; in fact, it provoked them further. They said that they knew this journalist and that he is famous on TikTok. They said I am the reporter who covered the Somalis in Mayfair and the protests in Boksburg,
No matter what happens, the family business will not stop,
We need a country that is safe, that is going to create job opportunities for young people. We know that a large number of people are not working, and over 30 000 Malawians are occupying jobs meant for South Africans,
If we buy foodstuffs like bread from them, they will kill us,
We also don’t agree with what is happening in South Africa, just as the whole country doesn’t. That is the reason why we, as amabutho, came together to say, ‘Foreign nationals must leave without being beaten. They are also human.’
Someone reached into the car and snatched the keys straight out of the ignition. After that, they grabbed me, gripping my chest, twisting and yanking my hand with force. It’s still hurting now,
Fellow brothers, we thank you for your behaviour and for respecting the police,
If you want bread, go buy flour from a South African outlet and bake,
We saw other countries across the world calling for foreigners to leave, but it was not labelled as xenophobia as our efforts are by South African media,
News24 | Refugees to pay towards UK accommodation costs
The government spent £4 billion on asylum accommodation and support in 2025, calling the cost too high
Receiving asylum support is a right, but it is also a responsibility. Once people can contribute and repay the generosity of the British people, we expect them to do so,
The data suggests that unless thresholds were significantly below the minimum wage, a relatively small share of people granted asylum would earn enough to make contributions to the scheme.... Overall, the impact of the scheme on public finances is likely to be relatively small, because it is a means-tested payment for a very low-income population,
Britain has always offered sanctuary to those fleeing war and persecution,
News24 | Mexico cocaine seizures may reflect World Cup demand, experts say
Security forces announced seizure of just over 3 metric tons of cocaine
The increase in demand expected for the World Cup in Mexico City may have led criminal groups to increase their supply in warehouses near Mexico City, which facilitated such a large seizure."
Just like any company does at massive events... large groups that are dedicated to drug trafficking have more drugs in warehouses to be able to meet the demand."
The hypothesis is that this unusual seizure in Tlaxcala could be linked to drug use, such as cocaine, around the time of the World Cup, especially given its proximity to Mexico City,
News24 | Rand-rigging: ConCourt clears most banks, but JP Morgan and HSBC still on the hook
The Constitutional Court has cleared most banks accused of rigging the dollar-rand exchange rate, but BNP Paribas, JP Morgan, HSBC and Standard Americas Inc may still be on the hook
News24 | Mbatha optimistic about post-World Cup Bafana: ‘SA football is going in the right direction’
News24 | Hundreds of Malawians queue at consulate in Joburg for repatriation processes
Hundreds of Malawians gathered at the Malawian consulate in Johannesburg for their repatriation on Tuesday
They came with papers, so we had no choice. It was very difficult because all my belongings were still there, and I wasn’t expecting things to happen like this. I’ve been living in South Africa for seven years, but I only came to the consulate yesterday and stayed overnight here. I’ll go back home and try to rebuild my life,
News24 | Mokoena takes accountability for part in Bafana exit: ‘If I had taken three more steps’
It was so quiet in the locker room after the match,
Since Dr. Patrice Motsepe took over, African football has been growing,
We were starting to lose the legs,
At the highest level, the margins are fairly small,
News24 | Abu Dhabi giant close to buying Shell’s SA fuel stations
Adnoc Distribution emerged as the preferred bidder for the portfolio earlier this year after talks with Gunvor Group — one of the world’s biggest independent oil traders — fell through
News24 | Lebo M, Motsepe and Tshabalala lead South African support as Bafana’s World Cup dream ends in LA
News24 | Bulls loosie Louw called up to Bok squad
News24 | SA inflation expectations rise before interest rate decision
Between survey rounds, annual inflation accelerated to 4.5% from 3% and gasoline prices hit a record
We now have inflation expectations, and expectations have drifted away from target,
News24 | ‘All of us said he was too small’: Rassie praises Bok wing Kolbe ahead of 50th Test
News24 | Confirmed: Big fuel price cuts this week
The single maximum national retail price of paraffin will fall by R6.97 a litre
News24 | Mnangagwa ally pledges R50m to repatriate 20 000 Zimbabweans from SA
Nearly R50 million has been made available by a close ally of Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa to support emergency repatriation and reintegration into society of at least 20 000 people affected by xenophobic violence in South Africa
News24 | ‘We’re ready. Trust us’: Plans, economic cost, fear on the streets as 30 June drama begins
News24 | 30 June protests: All the hotspots and marches near you
Gauteng will host three separate marches — in Johannesburg’s inner city, Hillbrow and Midrand
News24 | Bafana and Broos, a match made in football heaven: ‘I don’t know what he saw in us’
News24 | 140 buses take 7 000 displaced immigrants to Musina
News24 | Crime Intelligence boss Feroz Khan feared for his safety before shooting
Senior Crime Intelligence head Major General Feroz Khan had reportedly raised concerns about his personal safety with his legal team, including on Sunday, before he was shot
News24 | Dollar set for best month in nearly a year as bulls grow confident
The euro edged up 0.2% to $1.14 after reaching a 13-month low against the dollar last week; it was on track for a 2.4% monthly decline
That is quite significant because since April of last year, there's been so much discussion about the structural decline in the value of the dollar,
News24 | Top US court upholds $5 million Trump sex assault judgment
The Justice Department opened a criminal investigation into whether Carroll lied under oath about receiving outside funding
Today's Supreme Court decision affirms once and for all the jury's unanimous verdict that President Donald J. Trump sexually assaulted and defamed E. Jean Carroll,
Surprisingly, the Supreme Court declined to 'review' a Fake Case brought against me by a woman I never met (Decades old celebrity photo line, standing with her husband, does not count!),
News24 | Anti-immigration march leader claims death threats as Sowetans demand action against migrants
News24 | Tuesday’s weather: Fog, cloudy, cool and cold across SA, with showers in Limpopo, KZN
News24 | ‘We will be okay’: Cape Town immigrants stand firm ahead of 30 June deadline
Scores of armed police officers patrolled Mitchells Plain’s Town Centre as a handful of immigrants continued trading ahead of the self-imposed 30 June deadline issued by the March and March organisation, which called on all foreign nationals to leave South Africa by Tuesday