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National dialogue: Ramaphosa slams DA ‘hypocrisy’, says party will miss out on ‘biggest show in SA’

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‘Police are the chief criminal syndicate’: Saps R120bn budget criticised by MPs

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Roughly 15% of Gauteng police stations operate without holding cells

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Minister Meth hails arrests in R1.5m UIF fraud bust

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Weather alert: Snow in the Eastern Cape and mostly cold conditions across SA

Notorious Swedish crime kingpin arrested in Turkey

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South Africa Creecy signs agreement to provide backup for ailing driver’s licence card machine

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Creecy signs agreement to provide backup for ailing driver’s licence card machine

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SAHRC warns against blocking health care access to foreigners

Businesses tap Home Affairs’ visa reforms to recruit foreign talent and boost tourism

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Burst Sandton pipe repaired, though water woes persists

From South Africa to Azania? Name change proposal sparks debate

A VIEW OF THE WEEK: An unofficial death penalty

City of Tshwane accused of sabotaging citizen-led initiatives

If it ain’t broke, break it anyway

KZN police foil CIT heist, two dead in shootout, two arrested

Private firefighters defy Tshwane legal threat

Shootings plague Cape Town after another five people gunned down

When citizens step up, government slaps them down

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Gauteng grade 10 pupil dies after eating snacks from spaza shop

Daylight robbery in Carletonville CBD sparks public safety concerns

WATCH: Kempton Park murder case against former hairdresser postponed again

R200-million for overdue Groutville stormwater repairs

Missing and suspended HODs cripple Mpumalanga government

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