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In case you missed it: Unnatural prison deaths increase | Lamola welcomes Dlamini-Zuma U-turn | PODCAST: Malatji on ANC’s future

Politics

EFF loses bid to oust Didiza as speaker of parliament

News

Good party hit with fine over undeclared election campaign material donation

Elections 2026

Another dispute over an ANC candidate list ahead of local elections

News

Stuart Scharnick appears on gun charges again, but this time in KZN

Weather

Thursday’s weather: Strong coastal winds between EC and KZN

EDITOR'S CHOICE

News ‘He knew I needed the contract’: Cat Matlala defends Senona’s advice to challenge R360m tender cancellation

Elections 2026 Will the promise of free basic electricity secure votes and is it even a viable solution?

Politics Dlamini‑Zuma apologises to Lamola in ANC vote‑buying allegations storm

Courts Sassa SRD grant: Government ‘simply cannot afford to do more’, court told

Elections 2026 ‘Electionitis’: DA Ekurhuleni caucus torn by factional battles ahead of elections

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Hawks report progress on nine of 13 corruption cases linked to defence department

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World

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News

‘He knew I needed the contract’: Cat Matlala defends Senona’s advice to challenge R360m tender cancellation

World

Prince Harry and family arrive back in Britain

Will the promise of free basic electricity secure votes and is it even a viable solution?

Education

Foreign academics: Only five universities disclose foreign-national staff figures

Crime

Interpol warns of rise in West African sextortion groups targeting victims as young as 14

Courts

Durban businessman granted bail in sextortion and trafficking case

News

US LGBTQ community mourns ‘diva’ Dolly Parton

News

Unnatural inmate deaths increase despite thousands receiving mental health care

News

Young mother’s life cut short as boyfriend gets 23 years for her murder

News

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News

R48 billion and still unfinished: MPs question ballooning costs of Giyani water project

Elections 2026

Parliament hears of elders forced to defecate in plastic packets, as water crisis persists ahead of polls

News

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Politics

Lamola welcomes Dlamini‑Zuma’s withdrawal of ANC vote‑buying claims

Crime

Deadly Knysna raid leaves police captain and suspect dead

Crime

High‑speed Limpopo chase ends in R50k cigarette bust

News

Immigration police accused of abusing legal migrants

Crime

Police intercept R200m cocaine shipment at OR Tambo airport

Politics

ANC faces fresh court threat over Buffalo City councillor nominations

Opinion

Winning Joburg votes may not mean winning city hall for DA

Politics

DA welcomes ex-FF Plus caucus leader Grandi Theunissen

Opinion

Trump’s trade tactics risk accelerating decline of US empire

South Africa

Bring back my money: McKenzie clashes with Safa and MPs