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Gauteng man faces fraud charges for selling government land worth R113m

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Saps officer accuses cops of burning down his home, destroying evidence to conceal crime

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Post Office faces possible liquidation threat

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Courts

Brothers jailed for Westbury shootings that killed police officer and another man

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South Africa ANC’s Lindiwe Zulu slams US: Trump can’t dictate who Iran chooses as leader

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News Officials intercept four Chinese-flagged fishing vessels after unlawfully entering SA waters

News Residents protest immigrant relocation plan

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Crime

Ramaphosa deploys 2 200 soldiers to fight crime in five provinces

News

SA exposed to cyber security threats amid conflict in Iran

News

Grade 3 pupil’s suicide exposes bullying crisis in Eastern Cape schools

South Africa

Here’s where weapons manufactured in South Africa are sold the most

Weather

Weather alert: Flooding in Limpopo, Mpumalanga and heatwave in Eastern Cape

News

Six arrested for taxi violence in Moletlane

Africa

Mideast war could knock 3% off Africa economies – energy regulator

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Sun-believable! Western Cape weather hits record high in 11 years

World

France returns ‘talking drum’ looted in 1916 to Ivory Coast

Politics

No bread for Samwu: ANC deputy mayor lashes out at parties for not supporting controversial wage deal

News

‘How do you know?’ – Shibiri discusses ‘group of five’ at Madlanga commission

Crime

Viljoenskroon woman gets suspended sentence for R800 000 business fraud

South Africa

Mbeki on Middle East war: The world is in a systemic failure to protect children

Crime

How successful has SANDF deployment been in week one?

News

The high price of tradition: Reflecting on another deadly initiation season in the Eastern Cape

South Africa

ANC’s Lindiwe Zulu slams US: Trump can’t dictate who Iran chooses as leader

Weather

No rain in sight: What Cape Town’s weekend weather looks like

Politics

Another change at the top in Zuma’s MK Party

Opinion

A VIEW OF THE WEEK: Approaching fuel shedding could drive SA to a failed state

News

16-year-old allegedly fatally stabbed by fellow pupil at Gauteng school

Politics

Rivals circle as DA prepares for elections

News

REVEALED: How Peet and Mel Viljoen allegedly managed to shoplift over R87K worth of goods in the US

Opinion

US victory cry rings hollow

Politics

Tensions flare in DA Ekurhuleni caucus

News

Officials intercept four Chinese-flagged fishing vessels after unlawfully entering SA waters

Politics

Zille winning PR war in race for Joburg’s mayoral chain