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Free State father sentenced to life for raping teenage daughter

Courts

Jub Jub firearm case to proceed after DPP declines alternative resolution bid

News

Maumela’s ‘hidden’ Bentley nowhere to be found as SIU searches Midrand property

News

In case you missed it: Johnson and Khan granted bail | More charges against Carrim | Nomvalo breaks silence on MK party sacking

Weather

Saturday’s weather: Severe thunderstorms and heatwave in Eastern Cape

Courts

Ex-Idac head Johnson and ex-Crime Intelligence official Khan granted R10 000 bail each

EDITOR'S CHOICE

Politics Another EFF flip-flop: Calls for Tshwane CFO to be placed under suspension

News Former Idac boss Andrea Johnson, ex-Crime Intelligence official Feroz Khan arrested

Elections 2026 ‘Factionalism brought incompetent people to leadership’: Former insider explains ANC Joburg ‘collapse’

News Protection orders used to dodge disciplinary action at work

News Joburg water outages: Affected areas and new restrictions explained

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News

‘I’ve been shocked three times’: Joburg residents zapped while showering, washing dishes

World

Netanyahu bloc finishes ahead in Israel vote – but well short of majority

Africa

Malawi’s fuel shortages, record prices deepen economic crisis

World

Thousands of students, workers protest in Italy under heavy security

PODCAST: DA banking on voter turnout to secure stronger position in local elections

Courts

State adds two additional charges against Suliman Carrim

News

Labour Court upholds reinstatement of Ster-Kinekor worker dismissed over popcorn tasting

Politics

Former MK party SG Nomvalo denies working with Ramaphosa, plotting to remove Zuma

Elections 2026

IEC flags AI-generated Nelson Mandela video ahead of local government elections

News

Minister Aucamp condemns attack on 50-year-old cattle farmer who had both his ears cut off

News

Health department assures HIV medicine supply is safe after court sets aside two tender awards

News

Commuters stranded as taxi go-slow disrupts transport, operations at Cape Town International

News

No drugs found, man assaulted: Soweto resident awarded R200 000 in damages

Crime

BMA foils cross-border smuggling attempt, seizes two Ford Rangers

Politics

Another EFF flip-flop: Calls for Tshwane CFO to be placed under suspension

Local News

Department investigates after learners barred from matric exam

Local News

AfriForum stages mock construction site outside Tshwane House over Lynnwood Road delays

News

Western Cape authorities push to restore stability after taxi shootings

Local News

Randfontein High School matric learners take pledge ahead of final stretch

Local News

RNM ‘strike’: Workers temporarily suspend ‘tools down’

News

Former Idac boss Andrea Johnson, ex-Crime Intelligence official Feroz Khan arrested

News

NPA freezes Joe ‘Ferrari’ Sibanyoni’s R99m empire in major extortion crackdown

A VIEW OF THE WEEK: They fought for freedom, not just a Wednesday off

‘Factionalism brought incompetent people to leadership’: Former insider explains ANC Joburg ‘collapse’

Opinion

Forget the manifestos, voters want Batho Pele

Crime

Primrose residents fear zama zama turf wars and gun battles