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Syrian man pleads guilty to deadly knife rampage at German festival

Joshlin Smith sentencing: ‘I didn’t ask for it,’ says defence after witness profiles state prosecutor

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WATCH: ‘Dim the lights’ — Ramaphosa pokes fun at Trump meeting

Africa

Sudan cholera outbreak kills 172 in one week

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Here’s how many millions SA sends to Lesotho each month for water

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Should you be worried about changes to political party funding?

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Courts Joshlin Smith sentencing: ‘I didn’t ask for it,’ says defence after witness profiles state prosecutor

Opinion Cartoon of the day: 27 May 2025

News Proposed Starlink deal ‘wrong in principle and practice’

Opinion Cartoon of the day: 26 May 2025

Politics ANC Limpopo regional elective conference records largest spending since 1994

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Crime

KZN police arrest two suspects for Dundee murders

More than 200 000 will experience Sassa grant delays — here’s why

Gauteng still the epicentre of violent crime, says DA

Trump changes tune and ‘agrees’ to participate in G20 Summit, Ramaphosa says

News

Three killed, 12 injured after bus plunges off 50m KZN bridge

News

Land dispute in Mpumalanga as claimants clash over farm ownership

News

Man dies after fire guts shack in Palm Ridge in Ekurhuleni

R4 million spent to axe Port St John’s town manager

Ramaphosa played the long game with Trump

Radio legend Darren Scott dies at 61 after battling cancer

SIU to investigate Defence department’s surgical mask tender from 2021

How much your geyser really costs you and what to do about it this winter

Solly Malatsi’s B-BBEE proposals are nothing new

Liverpool trophy parade: Car ploughs into football fans injuring 27

Police hunt alleged woman killer who uses the name of John

Cartoon of the day: 27 May 2025

News

Tshwane mayor vows to clean up the capital city

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Police arrest two men linked to Dundee mass shooting

Tshwane plan to relocate east informal settlement dwellers unfolds

News

Proposed Starlink deal ‘wrong in principle and practice’

South African fans have always walked with The Reds

Taxi boss killed in alleged drive-by shooting in Isipingo

US visit came amid ‘increasing strain’ between two countries, Ramaphosa says