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‘Some of those members are compromised’: Parliament’s ad hoc committee called ‘irrelevant’

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In case you missed it: 10th woman’s body found | McKenzie’s promises to voters | Moya vs Brink

Crime

33-year-old arrested for manufacturing fake Hennessy, Don Julio alcohol

Elections 2026

Gayton McKenzie promises residents 3-month break from paying municipal rates

Weather

Thunderstorms and strong winds: Weather warnings for two provinces on Sunday

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16 injured as speeding taxi crashes into containers in Ekurhuleni

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Elections 2026 Gayton McKenzie promises residents 3-month break from paying municipal rates

Crime 10th woman’s body found in Ekurhuleni: Here’s what the police revealed

Rugby SA Rugby blocks questions about new Bok captain Esterhuizen’s old racial slur

News Electoral Court rules that MK party’s 2024 election case is ‘flawed’

Elections 2026 GOOD asks legal team to probe whether Zille is allowed to run as Joburg mayoral candidate

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Crime

10th woman’s body found in Ekurhuleni: Here’s what the police revealed

Moya vs Brink: Mayoral hopefuls make their case to lead Tshwane

News

Sabotage suspected as Central substation fire prolongs Johannesburg CBD outage

Crime

Woman’s body found in Free State field, activists call for state of emergency

Sport

OPINION: Runners are upset, but Comrades organisers did everything they could to make it fair

News

In case you missed it: Court: MK’s 2024 case ‘flawed’ | SA envoy slams white cross protest | 3 Bafana stars to watch vs Guinea

Opinion

GBV: Band‑aid safety measures cannot stop femicide

Weather

Weather alert: Severe thunderstorms and flooding over central and western SA until Sunday

Courts

Matlala to rejoin co-accused in R228 million Medicare corruption case

News

Electoral Court rules that MK party’s 2024 election case is ‘flawed’

World

French literary prize removes novel from longlist after AI claims

Africa

Heavy fighting, internet disruption as Ethiopia conflict rages

News

Former CFO Mthethwa returns to take Acsa hot seat

South Africa

Here’s how much the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture spent on creating 24 000 jobs

Elections 2026

GOOD asks legal team to probe whether Zille is allowed to run as Joburg mayoral candidate

Elections 2026

PODCAST: ACDP councillor Mkhonza takes aim at corruption in Johannesburg

Crime

KZN man shot and killed after girlfriend and friend kidnapped in robbery

South Africa

‘Dangerous, misleading narrative’: SA envoy Meyer slams white cross protest in Washington

News

Ramakgopa backs ‘Eskom 2.0’ to reindustrialise South Africa and its municipalities

‘Municipal resources don’t belong to the ANC’: ATM calls for jobs-for-votes investigation

Crime

Former cop among two nabbed in Eden Park paving brick theft

News

What to watch: Naked fun with this gun

Crime

Giyani police arrest son suspected of murdering 82-year-old mother

Lifestyle

Writing matric? Here’s where to find free study tools

Crime

Suspect in Crime Intelligence murders killed in KZN police shootout

South Africa

Fire in Kruger Park camp contained at Kruger National Park