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News24 | The Story

This weekly news podcast by News24, takes listeners on a journey into the newsroom and to the heart of the week’s biggest story. Every week, journalists from our newsroom are interviewed, about a story that dominated headlines. During these intimate and candid conversations, the listener is given tasty titbits about the week’s biggest story. We also speak to the newsmakers as well as experts on the matter.
Weekly English South Africa News · News Commentary
99 Episodes
20 – 40

The Story | Whistleblower Babita Deokaran's murder and what she tried t

To uncover the truth behind the brutal murder of whistleblower Babita Deokaran, News24's investigative team tried to expose what the chief accountant for the Gauteng health department had raised concerns about. Deokaran was murdered outside her home in the south of Johannesburg in August 2021 after dropping her daughter off…
29 Jul 2022 14 min

The Story | What is behind the increase in mass shootings in SA?

A brutal mass shooting at a tavern in Soweto last week bought South Africa's gun laws and the issue of illegal weapons into the spotlight. A total of 16 people were killed in the shooting in Orlando East, Soweto. In a separate incident in Pietermaritzburg, just a few hours before…
15 Jul 2022 23 min

The Story | Will days stay dark as Eskom battles?

Last week, South Africa was plunged into stage 6 load shedding, honing the attention of an already frustrated country onto Eskom and the figures of authority in charge of the state power utility, looking for answers and accountability. An illegal wage strike by Eskom workers further strained the failing infrastructure,…
8 Jul 2022 26 min

The Story | Teen who murdered his mother gets 25-years behind bars

In early 2020, 18-year-old Ruan van Heerden attacked his adoptive parents in their home in Pretoria. He stabbed his mother 36 times while co-accused Carlson Phelps beat his father with a golf club. On Tuesday, Van Heerden was charged with murder in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court where he received a…
27 May 2022 23 min

PODCAST | The Story: News24 journalists describe KZN flooding horror

Devastating floods caused by torrential rains have wreaked havoc in Kwazulu-Natal this week. Hundreds of people have been killed by the floods and landslides. It's been described as one of the worst floods in KZN on record. News24 journalists were dispatched to the scenes of devastation, and this week on…
15 Apr 2022 17 min
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