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Bad weather in Eastern Cape: Five killed in taxi crash

Calls for calm after 12-year-old driver kills teen in Brakpan collision

Public protector launches probe into Madibeng mayor’s office over crashed municipal bakkie

Former ANC Youth League SG Sindiso Magaqa’s killer pleads guilty

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uMkhonto weSizwe party’s politics of convenience

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Could Helen Zille be what’s best for Joburg?

Ramaphosa defends transformation: ‘We must dispel the false notion’

Structural instability leads to closure of KZN Bridge

More snow and biting cold ahead this week

Garden Route Dam level update

N3 Toll urges road users to be cautious amid icy conditions

WATCH: Tornado in the Eastern Cape? Weather service explains

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SA is in the forefront of saving rhinos from poaching

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