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#News24 ICYMI: 'EFF struggling to gain female vote', SA Rugby meets transformation targets; and see this hilarious prank on Trevor Noah

At least 32 people have died in flood-hit KwaZulu-Natal, Gupta-wedding airline grounded over financial woes and cheeky gorillas selfie goes viral.

These are some of the stories making headlines:

EFF struggling to gain female vote - Malema

The EFF is struggling to gain leverage with the female voter, its leader Julius Malema has said on Tuesday.

Gupta-wedding airline suspends flights due to financial troubles

Jet Airways, used by the Gupta brothers to charter hundreds of its guests from India to a family wedding at Sun City in May 2013, has suspended all flights due to financial troubles.

At least 32 dead after storm batters KZN

At least 32 people have died as a result of heavy rains in KwaZulu-Natal, as a storm system batters South Africa.

SABC axes COO Chris Maroleng

The SABC has terminated COO Chris Maroleng's employment contract, the broadcaster said in a statement on Tuesday afternoon.

Viral selfie shows gorillas standing up like humans

Humans think they're all high and mighty standing on their two legs, but these cheeky gorillas prove that they can do it just like us! An incredible selfie was taken by a caretaker at Virunga National Park's orphaned gorillas centre in the Democratic Republic of Congo, showing off two of its females standing upright ready with a pose.

Google is looking for thousands of Africans who want to learn to code – and applications close tomorrow

Google is looking for 10 000 beginners from Africa to learn to code for websites and Android – and maybe go on to complete full-scholarship "nanodegrees".

'I had no idea that waiting for an RDP house would last a lifetime' - 100-year-old man still waiting for promised home

Dibapalo Boy Mohedo and his wife, Johanna Tsibande, and their orphaned grandchildren, aged 10 and 13, have been waiting for an RDP house for 22 years.

SA Rugby achieves transformation targets

SA Rugby was one of only eight of 19 South African sporting federations that achieved their transformation targets in 2017/18.

WATCH: This prank pulled on Trevor Noah by The Daily Show team had fans in stitches

'Trevor Noah, do not wear green during rehearsal.' This was the note that accompanied a funny video shared by The Daily Show on Twitter, and Trevor got the message loud and clear.

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