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Vat Act section declared invalid as court finds it gives finance minister too much power

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Lawyer wants those accused of sexual offences named before they plea

Local News

Mpumalanga Sopa: Promises made but concrete plans missing

Weather

Weather alert: Thunderstorms and possible hail in 5 provinces

Courts

Cape Town contractor in court after caught attempting R1.4m bribe

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Courts Court orders man to continue maintaining his ex-partner… for now

Courts Vaal crash driver accused of killing 14 pupils wants psychological assistance

News MP: The cartels are in Parliament, Matlala is not part of them

Politics ‘It’s an insult to the ANC’: Here’s what GNU partners are squabbling about this time

News Here’s how many South Africans are in the Middle East, as Dirco urges immediate evacuation

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Education

‘Blatant neglect’ by education department leads to closure of Matla Primary School

News

Here’s how much overall crime dropped in Gauteng, but kidnappings and attempted murder rose

News

‘Where do you get this authority?’ – Paul O’Sullivan denies he is a bully as MPs grill him over conduct

World

Russia, Ukraine begin exchange of 500 prisoners of war

World

Wary European states pledge military aid for Cyprus, Gulf

Politics

ANC and Cosatu slam Lesufi’s shower billboard, Zille says premier out of touch

South Africa

Here are the Durban beaches open ahead of Easter holidays

Courts

Former ANC MP Vincent Smith sentenced to seven years in jail for corruption

News

Lotto: Standard Bank account holders – one of you won over R4 million

Crime

Two police officers in the dock for murder

News

Alexander Forbes website struggles after more than 100 000 two-pot withdrawals in 5 days

Education

Ivory Park teacher in custody over alleged Grade 12 sexual assault

News

Sassa warns again of ‘insurance’ scammers trying to steal your social grant

Courts

Court orders man to continue maintaining his ex-partner… for now

Courts

Vaal crash driver accused of killing 14 pupils wants psychological assistance

News

Iconic Eastern Cape suspension bridge to be closed from later this month

News

Joburg safety MMC sets the record straight after brothel raid sparks kidnapping rumours

News

MP: The cartels are in Parliament, Matlala is not part of them

Education

Nsfas approves almost 700k students, rejects 132k applications for 2026

Politics

‘It’s an insult to the ANC’: Here’s what GNU partners are squabbling about this time

Weather

Weather warning: Watch out for severe thunderstorms in Gauteng!

South Africa

One child killed, 14 injured in KwaMashu scholar taxi crash; driver missing

News

Joburg Water warns of major water outages coming to these regions next week

Weather

Will the thunder and storms be a thing again in Gauteng this weekend?

News

Here’s how many South Africans are in the Middle East, as Dirco urges immediate evacuation

News

Doctors could be forced to conduct blood transfusion on Jehovah’s Witness teen