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In case you missed it: Ninth woman’s body found | Slain Itumeleng Kekana’s last birthday wish | Sol Phenduka apologises

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Gang members use prisons as refuge from street wars, Madlanga commission told

Weather

Friday’s weather: Orange level 5 and 6 warnings issued for disruptive rain in KZN and EC

Courts

North West jogger attacker gets life plus 15 years for rape and robbery

Opinion

Enough is enough: Podcast and Chill needs to realise GBV is not a punchline

News

‘You leave or we are going to kill you’: Inmate escape linked to alleged threats, Madlanga commission hears

EDITOR'S CHOICE

News ‘They’ve declared war’: Lesufi says state will respond to Ekurhuleni murders as ninth body found [VIDEO]

News Ekurhuleni municipality’s vacant stands valued at R58m fraudulently transferred

South Africa ‘Meyer wasn’t able to turn things around’: Analysts warn of new low amid US visa restrictions

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

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‘We are broken’: Itumeleng Kekana’s brother searched for his slain sister in Ekurhuleni

News

‘A national affordability crisis’: National Taxi Alliance threatens protests

World

US Congress passes sweeping Russia sanctions bill

World

King Charles disputes claims in book by Princess Diana’s brother

Matric

Matric exams: Experts reveal what pupils should focus on now

Courts

ConCourt strikes down Public Procurement Act over flawed public participation process

News

Government cannot yet say when King Hintsa’s remains will be fully repatriated

Weather

Gauteng weather: What to expect this weekend

South Africa

Social development owes almost R18 million in rent on leased Sassa facilities

News

Ekurhuleni murders: State’s bloody neglect forces human rights watchdogs to step in

News

SA Post Office marks first unqualified opinion in six years

News

‘They’ve declared war’: Lesufi says state will respond to Ekurhuleni murders as ninth body found [VIDEO]

News

Fascia massage is having a moment, but what is it?

News

Family of three killed in N10 Eastern Cape truck collision

Crime

Ninth body of woman found in Dawn Park, Ekurhuleni

Elections 2026

ANC faces race against time to save 181 election candidates

Elections 2026

‘Only one road has been paved’: Life in Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape

Opinion

Cosatu congress collapse shows alliance is falling apart

Crime

Feared West Gang suspect killed in Inanda shootout with police

Crime

Ekurhuleni murders: DA offers R500k reward as criminologist says killings fit serial killer pattern

Crime

Hawks arrest suspect in R45m Mogalakwena tender fraud probe

Opinion

Electoral Court teaches ANC that a deadline is a deadline

South Africa

FF Plus says ‘no more delays’ as US tightens pressure on South Africa

Local News

SAPS warns against false claims, additional R500k reward offered

Local News

More than 40 undocumented foreign nationals detained in Midrand blitz

Local News

Level 6 warning: City prepares for widespread heavy rain