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Celebs And Viral

Former pro kickboxer Andrew Tate accused of human trafficking

News

Boksburg explosion death toll rises to 27

Finger lickin’ bad: KFC to close some branches due to load shedding

Courts

Court orders Mantashe to reveal records of why he included coal in IRP 2019

Pit bull mauls ‘trespassing’ tavern patron to death in North West

News

Update: Seven more bodies found after 15 go missing in Jukskei River flash flood

News

Green hydrogen: Fail-safe to cut emissions, or a financial burden for SA?

Crime

Gordhan calls for those involved in scrap metal theft to be charged with treason

Crime

Scrap metal theft: Crime is costing SA millions every day

Courts

Wild Coast seismic survey: Judgement reserved in leave to appeal attempt

News

Tech in conservation: Too much data, or a lifeline?

News

SA’s just energy transition: Why investing in gas is a bad idea

News

COP27: Some wins, but can the world keep temperatures below 1.5°C?

Disease causing mass rabbit deaths in Northern, Western Cape identified

Courts

SLAPP suit consideration by ConCourt against Aussie miners a win for civil society

Opinion

Farmers are irreplaceable, but face insurmountable challenges

News

Second tremor this weekend reported in KZN

‘The Komati Project’ gets $497m renewable energy boost

Crime

EXCLUSIVE: Foreigners, children found in ‘slave-like’ conditions during Joburg raids [WATCH]

News

Jagersfontein disaster: Town beyond repair as govt interventions come too late

World

Bolsonaro’s defeat sparks renewed hope to quell Amazon deforestation

White-backed vultures being poisoned by lead from ammunition, new study finds

Pit bull petition to protect humans and animals endorsed by NSPCA

Child among three killed in N2 KZN crash

Renewable energy land leasing to boost ailing Eskom grid

News

Private reserves spend R200k per rhino each year to keep species alive

Swimming with turds: Sewage woes could see KZN tourism go down the toilet

WATCH: KZN sewage leaks a breeding ground for disease, warns expert

Mining giant goes solar for the planet – and because of load shedding

PICS, VIDEO: Elon the baboon’s 15-day trek through Joburg and Ekurhuleni

Jet fuel shortage: Commuters brace for flight disruptions

Eskom can’t expect South Africans to cough up for ‘insane’ tariff increase

Mantashe comparing SA, Europe’s energy crises is misleading, ‘absolute nonsense’

SA is not an island – load shedding happens everywhere, says Mantashe

Weather

IN PICS: Snow turns KZN, Eastern Cape into spring wonderlands

News

These Joburg areas can expect extra hours of darkness, due to substation fire

Sewage hits the fan in Durban, as flood repair funding remains in limbo

PICS: Animals badly affected by Jagersfontein tragedy, says NSPCA

IN PICS: Rescue owls’ wings clipped after fire cuts part of sanctuary

Courts

Life Esidimeni: Warrant of arrest issued for truant former Gauteng health director

Crime

‘Crime pays in SA’: How criminals are wreaking havoc on SOEs

Courts

Wild Coast seismic survey fears extinguished after court sets application aside

Weather

PICS: (Almost) winter wonderland in Lesotho after first snow of the year falls

Courts

Trophy hunting quotas suspended after court interdict granted

Courts

Amazon Africa HQ development halted after successful interdict

UPDATE: Unisa students granted extensions after assignment portal bombs

Crime

Crime syndicates cost maize farmers hundreds of thousands a month in security

An ode to chocolate spread: okja makes sustainability delicious

SA not getting jabbed fast enough, warns Phaahla

DUT campuses gradually reopen after week of violence

Africa

Africa too complicit in watching its wildlife be commercialised

Contentious trophy hunting quotas for black rhino and leopard announced

PICS, VIDEOS: Miracle rhino calf born to orphaned parents a world first

Durban University of Technology details damage after a week of attacks

Health

Cancer care gap still needs work, but progress should be celebrated

Opinion

Sona 2022: What citizens really need to hear and see

Courts

West Coast seismic survey vessel accused of ignoring court order to halt operations

‘We mean business!’: City of Tshwane disconnects non-payers

Courts

West Coast seismic survey halted after successful urgent interdict

Covid experts explain why quarantining, isolating contacts was scrapped

Baboons burnt in Kleinmond fire slowly being rescued

Courts

Another fishing community in limbo as west coast seismic survey looms

Courts

Letter of demand sent in attempt to prevent Western Cape seismic survey

Crime

Province with the highest number of sex offenders revealed

A new aquatic weed threatens to suffocate Hartbeespoort Dam

Crime

Suspects linked to EMPD inspector’s murder nabbed a day before burial

WATCH: Heavy rains could bring more locust swarms until May

Courts

Activists suiting up for another interdict, as west coast seismic survey brews

Close call for wildlife rescuer after being swept away by Vaal River rapids

READ: First part of state capture report finally available to public

News

Be grateful one city works, says Ramaphosa in Parliament fire address

Here’s where Joburg residents can pay their last respects to Desmond Tutu

Courts

Seismic shock: Talk to the people first, Shell

Courts

Shell survey interdict will help keep indigenous communities alive

WATCH: Sluice gate opened as Vaal Dam breaches 100%