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Mweli willing to undergo lifestyle audit

News

More than 100 Gauteng taxi drivers found operating without valid licences

Courts

JUST IN: Fannie Masemola ‘free to go’ as charges dropped, but will he go back to work?

Weather

SA warned to brace for ‘unprecedented’ El Niño, record heat, drought and flood risks loom

Opinion

Ekurhuleni murders force SA to ask how it produces killers

South Africa

‘Silence is not golden’: Lamola vows global solidarity, justice for Palestine, and defence of UN Charter

EDITOR'S CHOICE

Motoring WARNING: More bad news about petrol prices in SA – Here’s how much you might pay in October

South Africa US visa ban: Names stay secret, Mbeki best person to break Pretoria-Washington impasse, Bozell says

News Madlanga commission: Joe ‘Ferrari’ Sibanyoni cries foul over ‘procedural unfairness’

South Africa Letsike calls for home affairs to act after threats against women in Sandton

News Ekurhuleni murders: These are the names of the women who were brutally murdered

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Politics

‘Absolutely wonderful’: AfriForum wins bid to have Mbalula charged with crimen injuria

Courts

Masemola returns to court as charges over health tender expected to be officially withdrawn

Opinion

Listen to voices like Van der Rheede on US pressure on SA

News

FW de Klerk Foundation breaks ranks with outgoing director

Crime

Gauteng police arrest 10, recover nine firearms in fatal Cleveland shootout

News

Faith, solidarity and investment: Hendricks calls for deeper Saudi-South Africa partnership

Opinion

ANC’s influence is numbered as justice system faces scrutiny

News

Melgisedek illegal occupants stranded after courts block tent camp move

Crime

Midnight Limpopo police chase ends in R100k cigarette seizure

Opinion

Pockets of excellence exist despite defence budget cuts

South Africa

US visa ban: Names stay secret, Mbeki best person to break Pretoria-Washington impasse, Bozell says

Crime

Saps Lieutenant General arrested for rape and sexual grooming teen

News

In case you missed it: Ekurhuleni murder ‘love triangle’ | Joe Ferrari cries foul | Call for Home Affairs to act against Mudzinganyama

Weather

Weather alert: Partly cloudy and cool to warm conditions for Tuesday

Crime

Ekurhuleni murders: Possible love triangle emerges as two suspects appear in court

News

Condolences pour in as judiciary mourns the passing of former Judge Frans Kgomo

World

Indonesia doing ‘everything’ but struggling to curb fires

World

Pressure grows on Germany’s Merz after election defeats

Politics

Joburg’s Mayor Morero says more talking can solve the city’s problems

News

Gauteng transport MEC urges operators to use new system to apply for licences

News

Sassa October 2026 grants: All the payment dates you need to know

Crime

JMPD arrests over 100 motorists for driving under the influence

News

Madlanga commission: Joe ‘Ferrari’ Sibanyoni cries foul over ‘procedural unfairness’

South Africa

Letsike calls for home affairs to act after threats against women in Sandton

News

R87k dagga haul seized, four suspects arrested in Kimberley

Education

Nsfas restores funding for 357 NMU students after qualification code error