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Bafana’s Pitso warns of threat from Eritrea striker

News

WSAR rescues German hiker after overnight operation near Hout Bay

South Africa

US Ambassador Bozell slams SA: Visa sanctions, farm attack fears and investment risks

South Africa

Big change on the cards for Sassa social grant payments in November

Courts

R500 to swap your photo with a foreigner: Woman nabbed in home affairs passport corruption scheme

News

Ekurhuleni lockdown in numbers: Cameron highlights failures, Lesufi urges ‘focus on results’

EDITOR'S CHOICE

South Africa US ambassador Bozell démarched again as Pretoria-Washington tensions escalate

News Taxi boss Oupa ‘King of the Sky’ Sindane in spotlight as Madlanga commission probes police escorts and criminal links

News Madlanga commission to lay criminal charges against Feroz Khan over non-attendance [VIDEO]

News Mass shootings: Weekend bloodshed leaves questions about police intelligence

News NHI tender scandal: Investigators probe ‘inflated’ contracts

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Institutional consequences: Cachalia and Mchunu salaries raise policing concerns

Opinion

Could the death penalty make South Africa safer?

News

Mchunu, Cachalia salaries could have funded ’13 detectives’

News

Joburg on high alert as severe thunderstorms, hail and flooding loom

Opinion

Faith in police couldn’t be lower as crime rife in SA now

Courts

Ex‑bookkeeper gets 10 years behind bars for R4.7m theft in Eastern Cape

News

Lekwa municipality faces scrutiny over R1.9m contract extension

Crime

Five arrested after Dutywa bus attack ends in flames and robbery

Elections 2026

PODCAST: African Royal Rainbow Congress founder Thabiso Mabetwa calls for youth leadership

Opinion

Heritage Month is time to reflect on where we come from now

Local News

Mako opens Kliprivier Drive and Duma Nokwe intersection in Three Rivers

Local News

Businesses demand answers over bridge crisis

Local News

VIDEO: Alleged illegal miners open fire on N4 in Schoemanskloof

Local News

Parys rolls out the red carpet to celebrate 150 years of history, heroes and heritage

Opinion

Beyond wildlife: The human history hidden in SA’s national parks

Crime

What police say they are doing after Ekurhuleni murders

Opinion

Black market sells everything except what we really need now

South Africa

US ambassador Bozell démarched again as Pretoria-Washington tensions escalate

Crime

More than 100 illegal miners arrested in Gauteng pre‑dawn blitz

News

In case you missed it: CR: Women shouldn’t live in fear | Court allows Malema firearm appeal | Only one MAFS couple stays married

News

‘Women should not have to reorganise their lives due to male violence’ – Ramaphosa on GBVF

Courts

Residents heard Thembisa cemetery murder victim pleading for her life

Education

Manamela challenges employers to turn youth training into jobs

Weather

Wednesday’s weather: Heavy rains, strong winds and fire danger

World

Greece to return remains of ancient Bulgarian tsar

Courts

‘Ferrari’ Sibanyoni admits he fronted for mining businessman to profit from tender