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Crime

Two South Africans trapped in Ukraine war zone killed, Lamola confirms

Weather

Friday weather: Severe thunderstorms sweep across five provinces

News

Khoisan student becomes first to receive South African Smart ID with special characters

News

Ex-national police commissioner Phahlane takes dismissal fight to ConCourt

News

Cape Town sells off 50 plots of public land despite outcry

Africa

Civilian death toll in Sudan war more than doubled in 2025: UN

EDITOR'S CHOICE

News Parties that contracted SA men to fight for Russia declined to release them without payment – Ntshavheni

News Paul O’Sullivan abandons testimony, walks out of ad hoc committee (VIDEO)

News Six arrested at Randburg flats that owe R4m as city seeks uninhabitable order

News Wits professor investigated for comments about South Africans’ ‘poor work ethic’

South Africa Here is how much Godongwana has raised tax on alcohol and cigarettes

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Politics

Loyiso Masuku elected Joburg’s first deputy mayor

World

World Economic Forum CEO Brende resigns after Epstein links revealed

Politics

Zille rolls out red carpet for ActionSA defectors as Mashaba threatens to fire rogue members

News

Parties that contracted SA men to fight for Russia declined to release them without payment – Ntshavheni

News

Lesufi’s 2026 Sopa debate: ‘Promises are repeated, the figures grow bigger’

News

Suspended Ekurhuleni HR head explains why Mkhwanazi’s suspension was lifted

South Africa

Millions left behind: South Africa’s marginalised groups face persistent poverty, hunger and inequality

News

Paul O’Sullivan abandons testimony, walks out of ad hoc committee (VIDEO)

Education

Bullying incidents rise across Gauteng and Western Cape schools

News

Still no arrests a year on in slain imam Muhsin Hendricks’ case

Education

Basic education gets R22.7bn boost, but R120bn infrastructure backlog looms

South Africa

Cape Town’s ageing pipes are bleeding R460 million a year as dam levels hit a seven-year low

News

Six arrested at Randburg flats that owe R4m as city seeks uninhabitable order

Weather

Thunder now, sunshine later? Here’s Gauteng’s weekend weather

Politics

Another slap in the face for EFF in Ekurhuleni, but analyst says ANC will need red berets

News

Wits professor investigated for comments about South Africans’ ‘poor work ethic’

Opinion

Bozell is not in SA to sip rooibos

News

Aid struggles as homelessness climbs in Pretoria, say NGOs

News

Men urged to take HIV treatment as deaths outnumber women

Opinion

Godongwana’s budget strikes cautious, market-friendly tone

News

House scam suspects face court again

News

CEO rejects Transport Seta scandal claims

Opinion

Assisted dying can be a gift

Politics

Tshwane council meeting set to erupt

News

Property owners to foot bill for service cables, says City Power

Opinion

Rising school costs in SA deepen financial strain on families