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‘Factionalism brought incompetent people to leadership’: Former insider explains ANC Joburg ‘collapse’

Opinion

Forget the manifestos, voters want Batho Pele

Crime

Primrose residents fear zama zama turf wars and gun battles

News

Life sentence for man who raped 11-year-old girl

News

Protection orders used to dodge disciplinary action at work

News

DA calls for review of Harassment Act amid alleged abuse

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News

Joburg water outages: Affected areas and new restrictions explained

Opinion

Zama zama gangs may need more than army boots on the ground

News

Attorneys face action for misusing Protection from Harassment Act

South Africa

ANC warns anti-Muslim threats endanger national security

South Africa

Defence expert calls for special units to tackle zama zamas

News

Steve Biko Hospital surgeries delayed as air-con fails again

News

Saps unleashes 1 087 new vehicles in crime-fighting drive

Opinion

Tighten protection order laws to prevent abuse

News

Mamelodi Magistrate’s Court back on track despite construction mafia delays

Elections 2026

83 parties contest Joburg polls, wards field 49 candidates

Elections 2026

PAC has plans to move Joburg from dysfunction back to glory days

News

Cape’s ‘Dr Dolittle’ looks for farm to expand animal sanctuary

Elections 2026

Lesufi and ‘Ford Cortina’ Zille trade blows in the battle for Joburg

News

Questions mount after Sars pounces on Tshwane CFO Gareth Mnisi

News

Mkhwanazi gets backing for Hawks top job amid crime-fighting push

News

Passport fraud: Two ex-Home Affairs officials, civilian arrested in photo-swapping scheme

Courts

‘The most ridiculous thing’: Judgement reserved in Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla matter as Mpofu pokes holes in state’s case

News

In case you missed it: Cachalia wants Mkhwanazi moved up | Sars raids Tshwane CFO Mnisi | Durban chosen for Olympic bid

UDM hopes to end ‘one-party dominance’ in Mthatha by leading a coalition

South Africa

Gauteng govt denies claim Lesufi took credit for Soweto transformer

Courts

Shebeshxt contradicts himself on police incompetence claim

Weather

Friday’s weather: Heatwave in EC and warm to hot conditions across SA

World

EU hits pause on country-level social media bans for children

World

‘Horrific’ Russian drone strike kills 14 at Ukraine train station

News

‘It is okay not to be okay’: Gauteng health urges residents to seek mental health support

Securing borders and managing migration: What SA’s biggest parties are promising