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Gauteng Health warns officials and public against bribery and queue-jumping at health facilities

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Power outage to hit these areas in Joburg this week

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WATCH: Five years on, Babita Deokaran’s family still demands answers

Courts

Sassa SRD grant: Government ‘simply cannot afford to do more’, court told

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‘Cat’ must answer to commission: Matlala’s ‘confessions’ no excuse to stay silent

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Brown Mogotsi bail bid overshadowed by alleged escape plot

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Courts Sassa SRD grant: Government ‘simply cannot afford to do more’, court told

Elections 2026 ‘Electionitis’: DA Ekurhuleni caucus torn by factional battles ahead of elections

Politics Former Ekurhuleni mayor accused of pushing R85m land deal

Elections 2026 Here’s why councillors chosen in this year’s elections won’t have their lifestyle audited

News Cat Matlala’s legal team threatens to withdraw from Madlanga commission

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West Coast baby hospitalised with broken legs, police probe suspected abuse

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Orange River water quality at risk due to ‘leaking sewerage’ [PICS]

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Sewage spills at eThekwini treatment works pose risk to rivers, says deputy minister

Politics

Ex‑FF Plus caucus leader Grandi Theunissen defects to DA

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Been a while, crocodile: Vaal River reptile still on the loose

Education

Maile responds to water, sanitation concerns at Boksburg school

Crime

KZN police ambushed in Durban gunfire, manhunt underway

Elections 2026

‘Electionitis’: DA Ekurhuleni caucus torn by factional battles ahead of elections

Politics

Former Ekurhuleni mayor accused of pushing R85m land deal

Sport

OPINION: SA Sport Awards continues to lose credibility

Opinion

Nsfas should be easy to fix

Crime

Illegal firearms recovered by JMPD in Lufhereng arrest

Crime

100 illegal firearms seized from Soweto security company in police raid

South Africa

Steve Biko Inquest rescued in Gqeberha after funding crisis

Opinion

The mighty pen will not be silenced

News

Civil aviation whistleblower firing sparks calls for independent probe

South Africa

Chief Justice leads tributes to late Magistrate Susan du Pisane

Elections 2026

UDF denies plans to contest November local government elections

Opinion

Cartoon of the day: 25 August 2026

Courts

Three company directors in court over R478k investment fraud

Local News

Man drowns in Steenkoolspruit

Local News

Ten-year Centurion land dispute continues after eviction deadline passes

Local News

SAPS seize stolen Hilux, fake docs at Beitbridge

Local News

Initiative launched to support SASSA recipients

Opinion

DA also plays dirty political tricks

Courts

Mexican and Zimbabwean nationals remanded in R600 million drug case