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Petition against Eskom’s 8.83% tariff hike passes 5 700 signatures as public hearing looms

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12-year divorce battle: Husband’s R5.9m, R12m pension, no kids’ maintenance, and R2.9m girlfriend loan

Education

GDE responds to Villa Liza school infrastructure concerns

News

Vanderbijlpark crash driver out on R3 000 bail as court cites him a ‘slow learner’

Politics

‘Unifier’ Chikane’s exclusion from ANC mayoral list could spell doom for the party

Crime

Be careful on FB Marketplace: Thieves get life imprisonment for robbery gone wrong

EDITOR'S CHOICE

Motoring Fuel shock looms: October set to smash South Africa’s price records – Here’s how much you might pay

South Africa MK party slams R23.3bn RAF claims by foreign nationals, vows law change

Courts R200m Port Shepstone cocaine theft: Accused claims prison ‘not conducive’ to his health

Courts ‘What was so special about the wig?’ Mapisa-Nqakula asked in corruption trial

Elections 2026 WATCH: ‘We’re not buying votes,’ ANC’s Mantashe says after RDP housing backlash

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Spring Day murder accused abandons bail as victim laid to rest

Crime

Trio arrested after foreign national found dead near Fouriesburg

News

Let parents see the sex offender list: Why those names could save lives

News

DNA evidence ends rapist’s decade-long run, KZN court sentences man

News

Joburg water cuts: Officials meet to fix Eskom-City Power supply crisis

Courts

‘Ill’ Mapisa-Nqakula not in court, case postponed

Weather

No rain on the cards for Gauteng this weekend

Elections 2026

Zuma disbands top task team again, removes mayoral candidate amid MK Party election candidate list fiasco

News

WATCH: Water minister draws fresh criticism after swearing at disabled resident

Opinion

ANC and SACP alliance on the edge of disintegration

Crime

WATCH: Two foreign nationals arrested in multimillion-rand mandrax lab bust in Erasmia

Opinion

Kruger’s recovery reminds South Africans what’s worth protecting

Opinion

Cartoon of the day: 10 September 2026

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Book Club: Peter Hain’s ‘Smuggler Kingpin’ is fiction … or is it?

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Creecy accused of bias as bus operators challenge repatriation contracts

Opinion

UK air traffic chaos raises alarm bells about rogue AI threat

Local News

Motorists endure daily traffic nightmare in the east of Pretoria

Local News

Government Employees Pension Fund hands over R1m to two organisations

Local News

Scholar transport driver facing multiple murder charges granted bail

Local News

Dobsonville church elder accused of rape appears in High Court

Crime

R200 000 reward offered after fatal Mamelodi cash-in-transit robbery

Opinion

Spring Day tragedy shows that undisciplined children need boundaries

South Africa

South Africa, Saudi Arabia boost tourism ties to ease pilgrim journeys [VIDEO]

Crime

Police arrest suspect wanted for murder conspiracy allegedly linked to DJ Warras’ killing

Courts

Randburg Magistrate’s Court grants Stuart Scharnick bail despite state opposition

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