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Tolashe blames Lumka Oliphant for ‘coordinated misinformation campaign’ against her

News

Mpumalanga prisons face staffing squeeze and overcrowding worries

Politics

Malema sues Ngizwe Mchunu over Nigerian drug dealer claims

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‘Current system is too complex,’ says Ramaphosa at local government strategy session

Politics

Ramaphosa announces date for 2026 local government elections

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WATCH: Military vehicle angers tourists in Kruger Park by ruining leopard sighting

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Politics Ramaphosa announces date for 2026 local government elections

News WATCH: Military vehicle angers tourists in Kruger Park by ruining leopard sighting

Courts ‘Embroidery of known facts’: Shebeshxt fails to convince court he deserves bail

News Here’s who paid Bellarmine Mugabe’s R600k fine

News ‘Corruption of the highest order’: SIU revelations dent SA media credibility

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Courts

‘Embroidery of known facts’: Shebeshxt fails to convince court he deserves bail

News

Court crushes Bushiri co-accused Mudolo’s ‘Stalingrad tactics’, clears path for racketeering trial

News

Blue light brigade busted in Joburg: Four arrested for impersonating police officers

News

SA’s Nobel laureate JM Coetzee snubs Jerusalem festival, denounces Israel’s Gaza actions

Courts

KwaZulu-Natal rapist gets two life terms plus 35 years in jail

Crime

Alleged killer believed to be a ‘mental health patient’ surrenders after fatal stabbing of brother

News

Here’s who paid Bellarmine Mugabe’s R600k fine

Politics

May Day: Cosatu sends stern warning to ANC and SACP

News

Gift of the Givers rushes aid to Northern Cape as hailstorm havoc meets new weather warnings

Weather

Stormy start or sunny escape? Gauteng braces for storms before sunshine returns

South Africa

SA cemented as Africa’s number one aviation hub after ICAO safety milestone

Crime

Three trucks torched in Vosloorus after attempted hijacking

News

‘A ticking time bomb’: Merafong residents face health risks from asbestos-roofed homes

Opinion

Pakistan’s role in liberation

South Africa

WATCH: AU chief slams US over SA ban, says G20 without Pretoria ‘makes no sense’

News

DA calls for probe into Tshwane councillor over leaked recording

News

Woman killed in horror crash after truck lands on her car in KZN

Opinion

Police need a complete overhaul

News

‘Corruption of the highest order’: SIU revelations dent SA media credibility

News

Newzroom Afrika, African Mirror and Unisa slapped with R10m defamation lawsuit

Opinion

‘Leave me alone’ not on, Minister Tolashe

News

Post office workers march for bailout and salary increases

Crime

Police smash cross‑border vehicle theft network in Polokwane

Opinion

Justice is a dynamic and delicate balancing act

Opinion

Do March and March, Operation Dudula have a point?

Weather

Cut‑off low slams South Africa: Orange level 6 storm alert issued