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A VIEW OF THE WEEK: Taking unemployment lessons from a bank boss who can’t count?

Fewer guns mean fewer funerals in South Africa

SA expresses sadness, offers condolences to India after Air India crash [VIDEO]

Israel strikes Iran: what we know

Alleged underworld kingpin Andre Naudé shot dead in Parow

Trade policies past and present haunt South African industry

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Cartoon of the day: 13 June 2025

South Africa calls for end to suffering in South Dafur

ANC holds provincial conferences ahead of local government elections

Ten of 11 accused in Sassa R260 million fraud case granted bail

Underdogs no more as SA teams chase glory

Jewish communities face global wave of hate and fear

We can’t just ‘get over’ apartheid

Eastern Cape floods: Death toll rises as residents recount grim tragedy

Three drug traffickers arrested in one week at OR Tambo Airport

Top 10 stories of the day: National state of disaster declared | MP education department’s R22m rent | Free electricity in Joburg

State of disaster classified in four provinces as floods claim 67 lives in Eastern Cape

Mashatile avoids answering questions about 8 VIP protection service members cleared by Saps

WATCH: Video of pupil allegedly assaulted by KZN police during protest under investigation

Weather alert: Fog, frost and cool temperatures for most provinces

Police probe multiple murders after three bodies found in Tshepisong veld

Eastern Cape disaster: Sassa steps in

Protests spread across US despite Trump threats

SCA overturns Nulane accused’s acquittal and orders retrial

French prosecutors seek murder charge for school stabbing suspect

Trump adminstration’s sanctions of ICC judges sets ‘dangerous precedent’

‘Luxury cloaked in secrecy’ – Ntshavheni explains why she won’t disclose her official travel expenses

Disaster and death in the Eastern Cape: A timeline

City Power launches free basic electricity drive for Joburg residents: Here’s who qualifies

Is the cold snap over? Here is your Gauteng weekend weather update

Eastern Cape storms death toll reaches 57

54-hour water outage to hit these parts of Cape Town this weekend