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Opinion

Mmusi Maimane’s lifeline is local

Matric

Zimbabwean Grade 12 pupils brought back to SA to write matric exams

Elections 2026

Activists call out political parties for excluding disabled people

Opinion

Madiba memories belong to South Africans

Opinion

Cartoon of the day: 9 September 2026

Crime

Laudium residents demand police oust drug dealers near station and nursery

EDITOR'S CHOICE

Motoring Fuel shock looms: October set to smash South Africa’s price records – Here’s how much you might pay

South Africa MK party slams R23.3bn RAF claims by foreign nationals, vows law change

Courts R200m Port Shepstone cocaine theft: Accused claims prison ‘not conducive’ to his health

Courts ‘What was so special about the wig?’ State asks Mapisa-Nqakula in corruption trial

Elections 2026 WATCH: ‘We’re not buying votes,’ ANC’s Mantashe says after RDP housing backlash

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South Africa

Ramaphosa heads to New Delhi as Brics confronts global tensions and pushes reform

Courts

Polokwane Court hands life plus 33 years to Limpopo killer

IEC vows strict implementation of fake news code

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Opinion

Mapisa-Nqakula’s wig testimony turns graft claims into fashion talk

News

Tshwane rolls out streetlight repair drive across the capital

Courts

‘State’s case is very weak’: Defence lawyer shows CCTV footage as fourth suspect joins Reiger Park shooting matter

Opinion

Will qualifications still matter? Graduates ask as AI transforms industry

Opinion

Sleep, money and coffee: The 10 things I love reveal I’m surprisingly predictable

South Africa

MK party slams R23.3bn RAF claims by foreign nationals, vows law change

News

Saps launches probe after beloved K9 Sky injured at training facility

News

Cessna 172 crashes at Grand Central: Engine failure probe launched

News

In case you missed it: Murder fugitive admits firearm charge | Unverified IDs on ANC election lists | GDP decline

News

WATCH: Light aircraft crashes into Midrand business complex, leaves two injured

Courts

R200m Port Shepstone cocaine theft: Accused claims prison ‘not conducive’ to his health

Weather

Weather alert: A cool to warm Wednesday with fire danger in WC

Courts

‘Chief, it’s that time again’: Mkhwanazi’s role in Emmanuel Mbense murder under scrutiny

World

South Korea dispatches team to assess Strait of Hormuz conditions

Inaccurate and unverified ID numbers found on ANC election candidate lists

Africa

5 000 more healthcare workers needed to tackle Ebola in DRC, WHO says

Crime

Eastern Cape businesswoman nabbed in copper cable bust

South Africa

Here’s how many illegal immigrants tried to cross the SA border in April to July

News

Whistleblower manuscript alleges years of failures at SACAA amid 2020 jet crash inquest request

News

Mpumalanga Crime Stats: Robbery plunges, murder and rape surge

News

UK murder fugitive Ndodana Tshuma pleads guilty to firearm charge in Johannesburg

News

Groenewald suspends top correctional officials as Hawks probe coal tender fraud