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Defiant 6 face ANC’s wrath for saving embattled mayor

Opinion

Wheels of justice turn but accountability arrived too late

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Courts

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Here’s how many people have failed their learner’s licence in the Western Cape since last year

Weather

Weather alert: Fire danger warning for EC but fine elsewhere

News

Charlotte Maxeke row deepens as DA MPL refuses to retract ‘false’ medicine shortage claim

Courts

State maps out alleged contractor links as Mapisa-Nqakula pleads not guilty

News

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World

French modelling scout with links to Epstein found dead

World

Hitler’s Austrian birthplace transformed into police station

News

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News

Idac solicited affidavit from Adams that led to Khumalo’s arrest, Madlanga commission told

Politics

Is Zille too old to lead Joburg?

News

Santaco and taxi alliance blame MEC for failing to acknowledge leadership structures over licence collection deadline

Celebs And Viral

Inside Hangwani Morgan Maumela’s luxury empire

News

UK fugitive accused of killing wife and daughters to remain behind bars in SA for a month

News

Joburg cable theft costs residents over R311 000 in one weekend

Politics

Ramaphosa impeachment committee delays evidence leader deliberations

Courts

Ex-Musina High School teacher jailed for passport bribes

Politics

‘There is no such thing as free money’: Vavi demands transparency on South Africa’s World Bank loan

News

Swartberg Pass is not designed for use by heavy motor vehicles, Winde says

Courts

Ex-Emadlangeni mayor and accomplice arrested in alleged R2m mall fraud

News

Kathrada Foundation: ‘Jail Tembisa tender kingpins, not just seize their Lamborghinis’

News

Gauteng Health: DA ‘knew’ Charlotte Maxeke medicine shortage claims were flawed

News

Fake sick notes cost South Africa R18 billion every year

Courts

Valentine’s murder echoes Pistorius: Vryheid man jailed for 30 years

Opinion

SA still debating pit toilets in 2026 should alarm us all

News

Deaths of two soldiers in mine shaft spark debate over SANDF training standards

Opinion

South Africans feel less poor but expectations have collapsed