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Bongani Baloyi outlines MKP’s plan to restore Johannesburg’s basic services

Local News

Businesses rally behind Dainfern Cancer Association South Africa fundraiser

Elections 2026

IEC receives over 700 election misinformation complaints, enlists Google, Meta and TikTok ahead of November vote

Local News

Police investigate after 12-year-old drowns at Muldersdrift dam

Multimedia

PICTURES: Bird Photographer of the Year 2026 celebrates the beauty and diversity of birdlife

News

WATCH: South Africa sets world rail record as Transnet runs massive 696-wagon train

EDITOR'S CHOICE

News ‘Complete fabrication’: Mbeki denies secret meetings with De Klerk and SADF generals for their amnesty

News ‘I’m not here for revenge,’ Masemola says as he returns to lead Saps

News ‘Nothing to celebrate, Mbaks’: ANC has nothing to crow about over court ruling

Weather Gauteng heatwave warning: Temperatures to hit 35°C

News SAA pilot fights for career after being blamed for turbulence incident

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Local News

IN PHOTOS: Lowveld’s 1st Bush War museum opens in White River

News

Gauteng traffic operations to continue throughout festive season, MEC warns motorists

Courts

Shadrack Sibiya denied bail in rape, sexual grooming case

Crime

JUST IN: Ex-Saps general arrested at Centurion home for unlawful possession of ammunition

Education

Unisa council fires audit committee chair over confidential breach

Opinion

Local elections: Coalitions are here to stay

Rugby

OPINION: Rudolph and Co are rocking, but is there space for them in the Bok squad?

South Africa

‘Do something on fuel,’ civil rights organisations and unions say

Opinion

Will the medium-term budget be magic or misery?

Crime

Motorist nabbed at 204km/h as Limpopo sounds alarm over reckless speeding

News

Committee hits back at Lex Libertas, ‘Parliament won’t be intimidated or silenced’

Elections 2026

ANC ruling sparks debate over precedent and voter rights

Courts

Mom who poisoned two young children sentenced to two life terms

Opinion

Gaza funding cut paints a grim picture

News

City Power says recovered cables can only be sold as scrap

Opinion

South Africa needs to invest in free press

South Africa

Ramaphosa to meet Silicon Valley AI giants as South Africa eyes tech future

Courts

Hawks nab attorney over alleged R3.2 million RAF payout scam

News

Soweto storm rips roofs off Regina Mundi Church and school as emergency services on high alert

News

Madlanga Commission to hear bid for secret intelligence testimony

News

Bronkhorstspruit residents warned not to drink tap water as 408 cases of illness reported

Courts

North West man jailed for life after raping lover in front of children

News

In case you missed it: Mbeki denies secret amnesty talks | Masemola returns | Swanepoel’s 14th Victoria’s Secret show

Weather

Tuesday’s weather: Strong coastal and interior winds in KZN

News

AKA’s body scratches and what Anele Tembe’s footprints may say about her last moments

World

France considers curfews as cost-of-living protests turn violent