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In case you missed it: Appeal against Ramaphosa decision dismissed | 41 ambulances sitting idle in Joburg | Boks down the All Blacks

Elections 2026

PAC president warns Joburg’s residents not to vote for Zille

Weather

Fire danger warning for Northern Cape as SA braces for cool Sunday

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Gauteng government on why 41 ambulances have been sitting idle in Joburg

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Gauteng ambulance crew shot at on N1 near Pretoria while transporting patient

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Residents back new water bill but call for stronger enforcement

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Elections 2026 PAC president warns Joburg’s residents not to vote for Zille

News Gauteng government on why 41 ambulances have been sitting idle in Joburg

Celebs And Viral ‘Not marketing props’: ANC slams Glenlivet, Dineo Langa ad ‘using Winnie Mandela’s legacy to sell whisky’

Courts R5m bill stays after pension fund’s ‘gross negligence’ sinks appeal in SCA

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ANC wants two councillors removed in Cape Town after they defected to other parties

Courts

R5m bill stays after pension fund’s ‘gross negligence’ sinks appeal in SCA

Courts

Appeal against Ramaphosa interdict won’t resolve main dispute, says high court

News

Students carry the cost of Nsfas funding cap, Parliament hears

News

How white farmers still dominate land ownership in South Africa in spite of land reform

News

Sassa gold card switch: Nearly 2m beneficiaries on black cards

News

DA accuses ANC of trying to use EPWP funding to drum up support before elections

Courts

‘Gross violation of trust’: Northern Cape man jailed for raping his mother

News

Whistle-blower tip exposes EPWP workers selling stolen abortion tablets in Orange Farm

News

Joe ‘Ferrari’ Sibanyoni tells Madlanga commission alleged Big Five leader tried to kill him

News

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Elections 2026

MK party names Bongani Baloyi as Joburg mayoral candidate ahead of polls

Lifestyle

Norwegians mourn King Harald as son succeeds to throne

Weather

Saturday’s weather: Fine and cool for Gauteng as fog and showers spread across provinces

World

New flood risks impede Nepal, Tibet rescue

News

Julius Mkhwanazi, Cat Matlala to stay behind bars as EMPD official granted R10k bail in blue lights case

News

JRA moves Lilian Ngoyi Street rebuild deadline after Zille goes quad biking [VIDEO]

World

Dutch court jails man for life over role in Rwanda genocide

Crime

Crime stats: More than 100 cases of blackmail recorded during first quarter

South Africa

‘The GNU is intact’ – Ntshavheni brushes off mudslinging between ANC and DA

News

Vaal Dam storage eases slightly through the week as inflows fluctuate

Weather

Cape Town weekend forecast: Rain before skies clear

Politics

‘Schay is clocking in the lapse’: DA councillor slammed over gaming during Joburg meeting

Courts

Here’s when Thabo Bester and Nandipha Magudumana will go on trial

News

Seven stolen transformers worth R1.5 million recovered in Tembisa crime bust

News

Masemola asks for his charges to be scrapped as R228m Saps-Medicare24 tender case heads to regional court