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SA once again fails to shift perceptions of corruption – report

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Driver arrested for speeding at nearly 200km/h in Limpopo

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Morning Fix: JMPD not involved in operation that killed alleged Nigerian drug dealer – MMC | Ramaphosa, lift South Africa higher

Crime

Lukewarm response to Mantashe’s call for specialised illegal mining unit

Opinion

DA inherits ANC’s factional legacy

News

JMPD not involved in operation that killed alleged Nigerian drug dealer – MMC

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News City of Ekurhuleni’s legal head denies receiving ‘loyalty bonus’ for protecting EMPD’s Mkhwanazi

News Paul O’Sullivan to testify in person at parliament’s ad hoc committee

Cricket Key players: Five members of the Proteas squad to watch at the T20 World Cup

Politics Msimanga seen as serious challenger in race for DA party leadership

News SIU ordered to return super cars believed to belong to tender kingpin Hangwani Maumela [VIDEO]

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DBE still awaiting probe into alleged employment programme overpayments in North West

Opinion

Ramaphosa, lift South Africa higher

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Burned car containing human remains found in Winterton

Local News

Cameras to boost safety at revived Nieuw Muckleneuk park

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Man survives shooting in Hazyview

Local News

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Education

Sefako Makgatho students disrupt classes over unpaid allowances

News

Joburg residents ‘effectively living under day zero conditions’

Opinion

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Opinion

A million reasons to ground SAA

Opinion

South African women remain locked out of economic power

Opinion

David Sejobe: Man who brightened Randburg streets with his smile

News

Laudium resident Muhammad Ameen Dockrat freed after kidnapping ordeal

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Weather

Weather alert: Possible flooding and hail in five provinces

News

City of Ekurhuleni’s legal head denies receiving ‘loyalty bonus’ for protecting EMPD’s Mkhwanazi

Crime

Water dispute near Delmas turns deadly

Africa

53 migrants dead or missing in shipwreck off Libya – UN

Education

Gauteng scholar transport crisis: Department says it’s still working on unpaid invoices

World

Brain training reduces dementia risk by 25%, study finds

South Africa

KZN speeding driver tries to evade arrest, busted after he forgets ID with traffic officers

News

Paul O’Sullivan to testify in person at parliament’s ad hoc committee

Courts

DJ Warras’s murder: Mozambican national abandons bail, fears for his life

South Africa

Eskom load reduction: These Gauteng areas should brace for power outages this week

South Africa

Here’s what Eastern Cape children ate before suspected food poisoning — four discharged, two dead, one critical

South Africa

Sars a blueprint for rebuilding state institutions in the wake of state capture, Ramaphosa says