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JUST IN: Two arrested and charged for IFP deputy chief whip’s ‘assassination’

WATCH: Steenhuisen’s controversial chief of staff Roman Cabanac’s contract terminated

Education department clears the air on school calendar ‘changes’

Higher education chair condemns WSU student protest as EFF launches petition

Man sentenced to eight years in jail for cybercrime

Russia signals severe retaliation after Ukraine’s strikes

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Ramaphosa mourns passing of photographer Rashid Lombard

Security crisis at hospitals and clinics sparks fear and protest

Parts of Mbombela to be without electricity for 12 hours

Ghost workers drain billions from public funds

Behind the wheel with Randburg taxi drivers

Dullstroom teen raped after catching lift with strangers

Spike in Gauteng gate motor thefts linked to black market demand

Police probe murder case after man found dead at Zamimpilo informal settlement [VIDEO]

Nelson Mandela Bay metro slammed for wasting bulk infrastructure funds

DNA confirms remains of journalist Aserie Ndlovu and Nomsa Mdhluli

Fake alcohol floods shelves as danger rises

Burned out and breaking: Doctors battle mental strain in silence

Westbury caught in a cycle of fear, silence and gang violence

Bushiris file application to set aside ruling ordering extradition to SA

Deadly stampede at India cricket celebrations leaves 11 dead

More than R140 million in salaries paid to suspended government employees

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Here’s how much government paid capped, sick leave to employees in the public service

Wife and lover allegedly fake kidnapping to extort her worried husband in Limpopo

‘Ayakwini yena?’: Malema says EFF unfazed by Shivambu’s parliamentary return

Weather alert: Damaging winds in KZN while weekend cold front brings snow, rain and rough seas

Winter wonderland: Snow expected in Gauteng next week

‘Intention is to break us’: Magashule says Free State asbestos trial delay disrupts 2026 election plans

‘SAPS has no authority over judicial decisions’: Police respond to new WSU student protest

Trump says deal with Xi ‘extremely hard’ as steel tariffs double

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