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Trafficked SA woman’s return sparks human trafficking awareness campaign

Elections 2026

Changing the tune: ActionSA voters turn on Mashaba over ANC coalition talks

Weather

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Courts

Stuart James Scharnick to defend himself in firearm-related case

Courts

Man’s ‘unsound’ 15-year fraud conviction in R700k email scam scrapped after appeal

Elections 2026

Are political donors unfairly swaying SA’s democracy after DA’s R225m revealed?

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Elections 2026 Are political donors unfairly swaying SA’s democracy after DA’s R225m revealed?

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Politics ANC running out of chances as 2029 wipeout predicted

Politics Will Panyaza Lesufi be the next ANC president? Premier clears the air on 2027 leadership race

Elections 2026 MK party, IEC reach agreement over remarks on manipulation of election results

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World

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Africa

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Sport

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South Africa

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Elections 2026

Mashaba says ActionSA replaced ANC as the hope of ‘black’ South Africans, as coalition talks continue

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She was stabbed 38 times: Court rejects repeat killer’s bid for a lighter sentence

Education

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Opinion

ANC’s declining support: Ramaphosa must carry the can

Politics

ANC running out of chances as 2029 wipeout predicted

Opinion

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Politics

Will Panyaza Lesufi be the next ANC president? Premier clears the air on 2027 leadership race

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Courts

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Opinion

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Opinion

SA’s water crisis is fixable with better management

Opinion

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Opinion

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Weather

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