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Iran and US closing in on deal to end war

Politics

ANC misses Parliament’s Phala Phala deadline amid internal clashes

Crime

Welkom shootout ends in arrest of wanted CIT robbery suspects

News

Body discovered amid Rubble after massive Pretoria shack fire [VIDEO]

News

Unregistered GLP‑1 weight‑loss drugs seized in Sahpra raid

Crime

Madlanga task team arrests Saps forensic Science lab captain

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Politics ANC misses Parliament’s Phala Phala deadline amid internal clashes

Crime Madlanga task team arrests Saps forensic Science lab captain

South Africa African envoys snub SA Africa Day over xenophobia fears

News Senior politician’s son arrested for speeding at 222km/h

Crime Police probe house robbery at Naledi Pandor’s Valleria home

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South Africa

African envoys snub SA Africa Day over xenophobia fears

Politics

Elias Motsoaledi councillors pampered while residents plead for services

News

Seven dead in Free State head-on crash involving delivery van and motor vehicle

Politics

Mayor accuses ANC leaders of ‘mob gangsterism’ amid conference dispute

Opinion

AI is automating laziness and ignorance – which is wild in SA

Crime

Three arrested after taxi boss killed in Rustenburg

News

In case you missed it: Bodies of two tourists found in Kruger Park | Politician’s son arrested for speeding | Pirates end wait for league title

Weather

Cool conditions for most of SA on Sunday with showers in eastern parts of country

News

EFF calls for investigation into R5m salary of Parliament’s secretary

News

Senior politician’s son arrested for speeding at 222km/h

Crime

Police probe house robbery at Naledi Pandor’s Valleria home

News

Shock in Kruger National Park after bodies of two tourists discovered in Pafuri

South Africa

Trump ‘clear’ on refugee resettlement, Afrikaners in SA prioritised – US State Department

Crime

Police launch manhunt after seven killed in Khayamandi and Stellenbosch

Crime

Dutch drug mule arrested at OR Tambo with 40kg of khat worth R240k

South Africa

48 undocumented Zimbabwean nationals intercepted in Limpopo

Politics

Resign or face disciplinary action: ANCYL gives mayor ultimatum as motion of no confidence looms

Courts

Zimbabwean mother found guilty of poisoning her two children

News

Government sets aside millions for ECD centres but children still go hungry

News

In case you missed it: Polio detected in wastewater | Trump welcomes Meyer | MK party demands protection for Tuku

Weather

Weather alert: Another wet day across most of SA

News

Public Protector finds maladministration cost taxpayers billions in Charlotte Maxeke hospital fire repairs

News

Will Joburg Zoo’s elephants go free? Inside the court battle to return them to the wild

Crime

Police launch manhunt after 4 murders in one area of Eastern Cape

News

Mental health NGOs in Gauteng finally getting paid, but some still waiting due to compliance gaps

Africa

Senegal PM Sonko rejects Western criticism over anti-LGBTQ law