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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

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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

News

Morero backs taxi industry to be the ‘eyes and ears’ of police in GBVF fight

News

Eskom’s EAF hits six‑year high, diesel spend slashed by R4.8bn

News

WATCH: Truck driver rescued from floodwaters on Eastern Cape bridge

News

‘Pay up or repair’: Gauteng transport department goes after motorists who damage traffic lights

News

Ekurhuleni murders: Lesufi welcomes breakthrough in Dawn Park murder investigation

Crime

Serial rapist arrested: 16‑year manhunt ends, DNA links suspect to 14 attacks

News

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

Crime

KZN school violence: Security guard killed, three matric pupils shot

News

Gauteng rushes to court over land invasion in Alberton

Use your cents wisely at poll

News

‘Government continues to fail women and children’: More than 7 raped every day, almost half are kids

ANC fields eight candidates for mayor in this municipality

News

‘We are just waiting to die’: Free State residents drowning in poisoned water