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Is your taxi driver still operating illegally?

Politics

Zandile Gumede appointment: MK party prioritising polls over reputation, says expert

Education

Here is why the GDE has not announced the 2027 admissions timetable yet

News

Whose conducting who? Undocumented truck driver tries to escape arrest after KZN crash [PICS]

News

King Misuzulu fires Prime Minister Thulasizwe Buthelezi … again

South Africa

Does Johannesburg need clean air zones to combat pollution caused by traffic?

EDITOR'S CHOICE

News Foreign doctors earn more than R600m yearly in Gauteng

News Gun licence renewals plunge as illegal firearms fears grow

Politics MK party appoints corruption-accused Zandile Gumede as KZN deputy convener

Courts Prosecuting Cat Matlala to be an expensive pursuit with no guaranteed outcome – expert

News Idac head Andrea Johnson rushed to hospital, Madlanga criticises ‘useless’ sick note

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Foreign doctors earn more than R600m yearly in Gauteng

News

Gun licence renewals plunge as illegal firearms fears grow

Crime

Suspect hides in wardrobe after officers recover firearms used in robbery [PICS]

Opinion

King Misuzulu’s scandalous reign

Politics

DA to challenge Tshwane city manager’s suspension in court

Opinion

Schabir Shaik-like moves at Madlanga commission are sickening

News

Incomplete Lynnwood Road project blamed for rugby fan’s death

Local News

Well-known Bedfordview traffic-light crime fighter returns to Zimbabwe

Local News

Mpumalanga Premier visits Mkhuhlu following escalating gun murders

Local News

Seshego anti-immigration movement closes 23 foreign-owned shops

Local News

More than 1 000 arrests made during Free State Operation Shanela II

Opinion

Cartoon of the day: 14 July 2026

News

Inanda church collapse: Macpherson to inspect site as rescue efforts continue

Opinion

Gambling comes at a high price

South Africa

Ramaphosa mourns late Qatari Amir Sheikh Hamad, hails visionary legacy

Opinion

Gauteng’s rugby weekends showed what works – and what doesn’t

News

Five dead in R23 head‑on crash as MEC warns of ‘death trap’ road

Crime

Five arrested in Limpopo crackdown on intimidation and fake Home Affairs officials

Politics

PIC CEO Patrick Dlamini suspended amid whistleblower allegations

News

In case you missed it: Cat Matlala declines plea deal | Multiple trapped under rubble | Zandile Gumede joins Mk party

Politics

MK party appoints corruption-accused Zandile Gumede as KZN deputy convener

News

‘They will die’: Mpumalanga premier warns criminals as Mkhuhlu shooting suspect identified

Weather

Tuesday’s weather: Fine and cool day with morning fog in parts of SA

Courts

Prosecuting Cat Matlala to be an expensive pursuit with no guaranteed outcome – expert

South Africa

These areas will be hit by City Power’s outages this week

World

EU to limit children’s access to social media – gradually