News you should know tonight: Top 5 stories you may have missed on June 30, 2025

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It’s Monday, June 30, 2025, and it’s time for a wrap of the biggest headlines making waves in South Africa and beyond. Don’t forget to join the IOL WhatsApp Channel to stay in tune, informed, and in the know

Malema calls for DA to leave the GNU, paving the way for EFF's entry

EFF president Julius Malema has again called on the DA to leave the Government of National Unity (GNU), effectively making way for his party to join the government. To read on, click here. 

Former Transnet executives granted R50,000 bail over Gupta-linked corruption charges

Four former Transnet executives, Brian Molefe, Siyabonga Gama, Anoj Singh, and Thamsanqa Jiyane, have been granted R50,000 bail each following alleged corruption linked to the Guptas. To read on, click here. 

DA to lay criminal charges against Nkabane for lying to Parliament

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has announced plans to lay criminal charges against Higher Education Minister Nobuhle Nkabane for allegedly lying to Parliament. To read on, click here. 

MTN South Africa faces backlash over misleading 'free' router advertising

MTN South Africa has been ordered to either remove or amend its “free-to-use” router advertising, after it has emerged that it is not actually free, the Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) ruled. To read on, click here. 

Another tragic shack fire in Ekurhuleni claims lives of two people, including a toddler

Two people, including a two-year-old baby, have perished in Ekurhuleni, after an inferno engulfed their home in Snake Park, Nigel. To read on, click here. 

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