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Power still cut at Pretoria police stations as deputy mayor denies getting special treatment

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Gqeberha pastor denied bail in murdered 12-year-old sister-in-law case

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South Africa Health care crisis: SA loses nearly 6 000 doctors and nurses a year

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Opinion US sanctions may backfire and deepen divisions in SA

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Former Northern Cape cop jailed for housebreaking

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Senzo Meyiwa murder accused seek to have charges dropped as state closes case

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MPs meet to address language exclusion in schools, but end up clashing over language use themselves

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Interpol arrests Chinese fugitive in South Africa

Further delays in case as Amber Lee Hughes admits to killing lover’s four-year-old daughter

Grade 1 and Grade 8 online admissions for 2026 now open in Gauteng

DA wants Joburg tenders linked to Kenny Kunene investigated

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FlySafair under fire for offshore payouts amid staff wage freezes

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Nkabane’s dismissal shows performance is finally being prioritised

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SA’s Treasury discovers malware as hackers exploit Microsoft flaw

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Gauteng Police foil CIT heist, five suspects killed in shootout [VIDEO]

Gupta’s property in Saxonwold compound sold for R3.3m at auction [PICS]

Weather alert: Damaging waves and isolated showers expected across several provinces

Top 10 stories of the day: Gupta house sold | Meyiwa accused want charges dropped | Tammy Taylor victim speaks

Power still cut at Pretoria police stations as deputy mayor denies getting special treatment

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Former Northern Cape cop jailed for housebreaking

Police say reports of R18m found in KZN house is fake news

Senzo Meyiwa murder accused seek to have charges dropped as state closes case

Pit bulls: Genetics, instinct or a reflection of human character?

WATCH: Build One South Africa’s Mmusi Maimane’s gets his PhD

Malema accuses Kunene of lying about relationship with man accused of murdering DJ Sumbody

‘Inclusive mobility is a constitutional right,’ Uber discussion hears [VIDEO]

Tammy Taylor franchisee who lost R5.8 million speaks out about Peet and Melany Viljoen

Plane carrying nearly 50 crashes in Russia’s far east

Thailand, Cambodia clash with jets and rockets in deadly border row

MPs meet to address language exclusion in schools, but end up clashing over language use themselves

Interpol arrests Chinese fugitive in South Africa

Further delays in case as Amber Lee Hughes admits to killing lover’s four-year-old daughter

Grade 1 and Grade 8 online admissions for 2026 now open in Gauteng

DA wants Joburg tenders linked to Kenny Kunene investigated

Baggage bombshell: Acsa acts after OR Tambo Airport passenger found with grenades in Ethiopia

Health care crisis: SA loses nearly 6 000 doctors and nurses a year

Gauteng schools scale down private security and anti-bullying programme amid budget cuts

These are the Gauteng school application walk-in centres

FlySafair under fire for offshore payouts amid staff wage freezes

Rostering issue at heart of pilot strike, says Solidarity

Lusikisiki mass murder trial to kick off next week, NPA confirms

Nkabane’s dismissal shows performance is finally being prioritised

SA’s Treasury discovers malware as hackers exploit Microsoft flaw

Power cut to police station sparks DA backlash over alleged favouritism

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