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SA defends sovereign right as US imposes visa restrictions

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Joburg Water tightens grip on supply as El Niño threat grows

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Post-Maduro Venezuela accused of keeping ‘repressive apparatus’

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Politics Disabled People SA says Majodina must go now over insult to disabled man

Politics UPDATE: Electoral Court rules on ANC candidate list battle with IEC

South Africa Rubio slaps new visa restrictions on SA officials over ‘race‑based discrimination’

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