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In case you missed it: Unemployment drops | E-hailing murder case develops | Two venomous snake callouts

Politics

‘You auctioned our country’: Opposition slams Ramaphosa’s Sona on economy, corruption and crime

Crime

98% of parolees and probationers stay out of jail, DCS Q2 report reveals

Weather

Weather alert: A fine and warm Wednesday with thundershowers in most provinces

Courts

Mpumalanga man shot by police in horror hitchhike incident fails to get R4 million

Politics

MK party defends Zuma’s term in office, warns Ramaphosa of looming defeat

EDITOR'S CHOICE

News How much money flows from South Africa to SADC countries? Here’s the breakdown

Politics Questions raised about step-aside rule as Gigaba insists he’ll continue with parliamentary duties

News Crisis deepens: Is water being throttled in Joburg?

Politics AbaThembu king ‘boots out’ Mandla Mandela as chief of Mvezo

News After abandoning legal bid, Madlanga commission witness ‘hospitalised’

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South Africa

These roads will be closed for FNB Stadium Pirates vs Sundowns game on Wednesday

South Africa

Not just a water crisis: Power outages spread fear and hamper possible employment

World

Los Angeles mayor calls for Olympics chair to step down over Epstein files

Matric

Matric 2026: Will these four problems rear their heads again?

World

EU investigates Shein over sale of childlike sex dolls

News

Ghosted at Sona 2026: Is Ramaphosa’s government really taking GBV and femicide seriously?

South Africa

Important warning for those who got a Sassa grant notice

South Africa

There’s a black mamba in my cupboard: Two venomous snake callouts in one day

News

Parliament’s ad hoc committee granted fresh extension to finish witness testimonies

News

How much money flows from South Africa to SADC countries? Here’s the breakdown

Crime

Woman arrested in connection with R10.5m payroll fraud at Isuzu

Politics

Questions raised about step-aside rule as Gigaba insists he’ll continue with parliamentary duties

South Africa

Trump’s new ambassador Bozell III arrives in SA amid strained ties

News

‘I’ve got a hole in my soul’ – Son of Fort Calata testifies at TRC inquiry

Courts

Undocumented Lesotho national sentenced to 25 years in jail for raping teen

Courts

Senior SANDF member in the dock for R1.5m bribe attempt

Local News

Bye bye, eyesore: Demolition commences

Local News

Municipality rejects uMhlanga community’s bid for speed humps

News

Day Zero: What Cape Town’s water crisis can teach Joburg

Opinion

Sona: South Africa needs results, not promises

News

‘Our e-hailing drivers are under siege’: Industry demands better security

News

‘Water shifting’ quietly begins in Gauteng

Opinion

Water shifting: No schedules, no clarity

Local News

WATCH: Amber Lee Hughes sentencing to resume today

Local News

Full shutdown of Newcastle planned by MK Party today?

News

Buck stops with board that is answerable for malfeasance