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DA slams ANC over parody of Tania Campbell and Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate (VIDEO)

Weather

Here’s what Friday’s weather looks like

News

Sibiya’s ally Scharnick arrested outside Madlanga commission after clash with journalist [VIDEOS]

World

Germany reports record 14 000 heat-related deaths this summer

World

Huge questions loom over Prince Harry’s shock return to UK

Elections 2026

Living in Joburg: Paper shortages, phone lines down and now your roads ‘can’t be fixed’

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News Sibiya’s ally Scharnick arrested outside Madlanga commission after clash with journalist [VIDEOS]

Elections 2026 Living in Joburg: Paper shortages, phone lines down and now your roads ‘can’t be fixed’

Courts ‘New facts’ emerge in Brown Mogotsi’s perjury case

Opinion Why dialogue between March and March and AfriForum is not betrayal

News Fake patients in Mpumalanga fuel medicine black market in neighbouring countries

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Education

Are Western Cape schools really keeping black and coloured pupils on waiting lists for schools with space? Province responds

Weather

What weather Gauteng residents can expect this weekend

Health

Short changed: What’s really stealing our children’s height?

Courts

Transcript delays stall Mapisa‑Nqakula’s bid to dismiss corruption charges

Courts

‘New facts’ emerge in Brown Mogotsi’s perjury case

ANC and SACP vie for Popcru’s support

Crime

Former Knysna mayor Aubrey Tsengwa shot dead, police probe murder

Crime

Five suspects arrested in Limpopo after cops link them to robberies [PICS]

Politics

Al Jama-ah: Zille wants to ‘finish the job’ and sabotage Joburg

News

Jayden-Lee Meek murder: Transport driver lost business after accusations

News

Protest over electricity shutdowns: Avoid these roads in Ekurhuleni

Courts

Former Eskom buyer, associates convicted in R8.5m fraud and money laundering scheme

News

Prasa retrenchments spark union fury as Creecy’s task team moves to save jobs

Opinion

Why dialogue between March and March and AfriForum is not betrayal

Courts

Mapisa‑Nqakula fights to ditch R4.5m bribery charges

Opinion

If Joburg fails SA fails, warns alarming new report

Courts

Hawks nail Gqeberha businessman in R4.7m VAT fraud

News

Fake patients in Mpumalanga fuel medicine black market in neighbouring countries

Local News

Mtunzini residents endure prolonged water outages, disrupting businesses and schools

Local News

Carletonville man kidnapped while walking home from work

Local News

LISTEN: Police bust man with R6m in suspected stolen transformers near Mbombela

Crime

Mpumalanga police bust R6m hijacked truck, arrest Mozambican suspect

Local News

The Vredefort Dome is not what it was

Opinion

Springboks gather intel as Rassie play mind games with All Blacks

News

‘More boots on the ground’: Popcru calls for police head office trimming

News

DA finance chief Mark Burke axed from Parliament committees amid R4bn Kastelo probe