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Education

Questions raised over R16 million spent on North West primary school

Politics

Tshwane mayor refuses to be intimidated by false claims before polls

Education

Gauteng schools lose 8 925 learning days to electricity cuts

News

Steve Biko Hospital to switch off power on two floors for electrical repairs this weekend

Opinion

What national service taught me beyond the battlefield

News

Niehaus slams Afrikaans varsity as Afrikaans fortress built on privilege

EDITOR'S CHOICE

News Madlanga questions inconsistencies in Fadiel Adams’ testimony as ‘dead man’ defence unravels

News Sibiya’s ally Scharnick arrested outside Madlanga commission after clash with journalist [VIDEOS]

Elections 2026 Living in Joburg: Paper shortages, phone lines down and now your roads ‘can’t be fixed’

Courts ‘New facts’ emerge in Brown Mogotsi’s perjury case

Opinion Why dialogue between March and March and AfriForum is not betrayal

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Courts

Eldorado Park parents face October trial over daughter’s murder

Opinion

Small school’s R16m tender reflects SA’s bigger corruption problem

Crime

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Education

Eastern Cape schools win battle over underfunding claims

Local News

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Local News

Illegal occupants evicted at former Scout Hall in Pretoria, demolition outstanding

Local News

Umdoni Council reinstates DD Naidoo as acting municipal manager

Local News

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Courts

Family jailed in R500 000 UIF fraud after decade‑long Hawks probe

Crime

Fugitive murder suspect captured after 11 years on the run

Opinion

Does Trump even have any allies?

News

SIU widens probe scope to lavish govt officials lifestyles and academic fraud

News

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News

Madlanga questions inconsistencies in Fadiel Adams’ testimony as ‘dead man’ defence unravels

Crime

Three suspects shot dead in Alrode gun battle after robbery

Crime

Hawks arrest third suspect in Reiger Park police killing

Courts

Court orders mental evaluation for Malmesbury teen accused in child exploitation case

News

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News

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Weather

Here’s what Friday’s weather looks like

News

Sibiya’s ally Scharnick arrested outside Madlanga commission after clash with journalist [VIDEOS]

World

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World

Huge questions loom over Prince Harry’s shock return to UK

Living in Joburg: Paper shortages, phone lines down and now your roads ‘can’t be fixed’

Education

Are Western Cape schools really keeping black and coloured pupils on waiting lists for schools with space? Province responds

Weather

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