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Popular Kruger National Park gate to close temporarily: Here’s when it will reopen

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Eikenhof mother turns recyclable waste into a lifeline for her family

Opinion

Local elections: Stop listening to the spin and start asking about the basics

Crime

Father fights off armed carjackers, killing one as second suspect arrested

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City of Tshwane halts licensing in this area until November

Courts

‘Look at the Senzo Meyiwa case’ – judge in KT Molefe case says no more delays

EDITOR'S CHOICE

Elections 2026 Mbalula blasts DA for calling Western Cape residents ‘refugees’, warns ANC collapse would harm SA [VIDEO]

News ‘Damning’ report reveals Tshwane mayor knew about water crisis, claims DA’s Brink

Crime OR Tambo drug bust: 250kg cocaine worth R200m seized in major crackdown

News Missed targets and lifestyle audits: Here’s how Saps performed in the last financial year

Elections 2026 Here’s how MK party’s latest leadership change could affect them at the polls

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‘Protesters’ damage UJ property amid exams, EFF says it is an attempt to discredit them

News

‘Seven incidents in one day’: Concerns over increased Table Mountain rescues

Ramaphosa takes credit for Madlanga commission, says ANC did not betray SA

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Ramaphosa points to fuel levy relief as cost-of-living crisis bites

South Africa

Lula secures historic fourth term as Ramaphosa hails ‘victory for the Global South’

News

These Joburg areas face 8-hour outages this week

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Here’s Gauteng’s load reduction schedule for the rest of October

News

Over 1m South Africans get smart IDs through banks as Green ID book deadline looms

News

Western Cape Mobility MEC condemns recent taxi-related shootings

Elections 2026

Father killed in scuffle for water as family vows to vote for ‘the ANC of Mandela’

Elections 2026

ANC issues urgent warning over fake ‘free R300’ election scam

Opinion

India, SA take on the UN

Elections 2026

Mbalula blasts DA for calling Western Cape residents ‘refugees’, warns ANC collapse would harm SA [VIDEO]

South Africa

Mpumalanga family-Mafube Coal eviction disputes heads to ConCourt

News

Cause of shack fire, death unknown

Opinion

It’s time to clip SAA’s wings

Local News

Better Bryanston volunteers clear Winnie Mandela Drive and Sloane Street intersection

News

Harmony Gold’s death-trap dams

Local News

Greenside turns pink for annual Boobs & Blossoms Run/Walk

Local News

School learner allegedly raped by teacher

Local News

Warning: Partial road obstruction

Opinion

No sweat, just use AI to create…

News

Eskom hits 525 days without load shedding as power recovery reaches six-year high

Opinion

One-horse party poopers

Opinion

The stain of failing our girls

News

SAA flying on borrowed time?