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Summertime hiking tips: Hiker rescued after cardiac-related emergency in Kloof Gorge

Politics

Political parties wish 2026 matrics well as final exams begin

South Africa

Eskom load reduction: These Gauteng areas face power cuts this week

News

Zuma Foundation blasts Ramaphosa as concerns over former leader’s health mount

News

WSAR rescues Stellenbosch student after slipping 4m on wet rock

Elections 2026

‘They have forgotten we exist’: Limpopo entrepreneurs frustrated ahead of November polls

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News Zuma Foundation blasts Ramaphosa as concerns over former leader’s health mount

Politics ‘The person who will kill the ANC is not born yet,’ says Mbalula

News Suspect found with property of murdered jogger Elizabeth ‘Tsontso’ Moselakgomo

Weather Gauteng residents warned to brace for a ‘hot week’

News Asylum seeker applications: Government considers court bid to buy home affairs time

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Politics

‘The person who will kill the ANC is not born yet,’ says Mbalula

News

Missing teen mystery: Police appeal for help to find 14-year-old Allegra Styles

Election on crime: What major political parties are saying about policing and violence

News

Kleinmond Beach tragedy: Nine-year-old boy drowns despite massive rescue effort

News

Suspect found with property of murdered jogger Elizabeth ‘Tsontso’ Moselakgomo

News

Why is ex-speaker ‘still free’?

Opinion

Thank goodness for Afrikaners…

Elections 2026

Another ANC candidate seeks reinstatement

Courts

Pastor accused of murdering 4-month-old baby and raping mom to appear in court

News

‘Even Trump holding a press conference won’t speed up restoration’: Tshwane residents go 13 days without power

South Africa

41 years after their deaths, Pebco three inquest finally begins

Crime

R100m drug lab bust: Five suspects to appear in court

News

Rehabilitation of Slovoville mine dump remains unclear

Opinion

SA’s Pillay a just winner of Nobel

Opinion

Let’s hope fans fill cricket stadiums

News

Ban on biker patches after Pretoria biker clash leaves one dead, another injured

Opinion

Birthdays: Getting old still beats the alternative

News

[UPDATE] Cape Town’s N1 FW de Klerk Boulevard fully open after bridge repairs

News

Several critical after bakkie carrying 15 family members overturns in KZN

Weather

Gauteng residents warned to brace for a ‘hot week’

News

Jacob Zuma health concerns grow as foundation slams media frenzy

News

In case you missed it: Home affairs’ asylum plan | Matric exams crackdown | SA swimmer eyes another record

News

Health committee presses department over 10 years of unchanged audit results

Weather

Severe thunderstorms expected over Eastern Cape as heat wave grips parts of KZN on Monday

‘We’ll make space for your children’: Nomvula Mokonyane on illegal foreigners ‘getting RDPs’

News

Sardine catch limit to end on 30 October as no new dead fish reports emerge