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Courts

Former Pretoria midwife sentenced to 23 years for crimes against pregnant women

Weather

Weather alert: Fine weather for most provinces and showers in KZN

Crime

US fugitive arrested in SA for daughter’s rape

News

Marble Towers to be cordoned off within 72 hours, owners given 20 days to rectify compliance issues

World

Taylor Swift concert attack plan accused to be sentenced in Austria

EDITOR'S CHOICE

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Politics MK party chief whip gets R30 000 bail over extortion and fraud claims

News BMA intercepts truck travelling from Malawi with nearly R1bn drug consignment at Beitbridge

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Africa

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Politics

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Courts

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Politics

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Lotto

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Weather

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Politics

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News

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South Africa

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News

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Local News

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Politics

MK party chief whip gets R30 000 bail over extortion and fraud claims

News

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Education

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News

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Opinion

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Crime

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South Africa

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