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Waterkloof principal transferred amid witness interference claims

WATCH: Zuma within his rights to take legal action to be reinstated as member, ANC says

Court reinstatement of suspended Madibeng manager Quiet Kgatla

Family demands answers in rugby tragedy

‘It’s time to eat, comrades!’: When the struggle becomes a buffet for the powerful

Chinese ambassador urges SA youth to seize tariff-free trade opportunities

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Cartoon of the day: 27 June 2025

Mission impossible for broke SANDF

Big change for SA students who want to study in America

Poultry impasse leaves SA factories idle and jobs on the line

Jurgens Nel murder update: Tonga court postpones case to August

JUST IN: Kidnapped Kamogelo Baukudi found alive, police confirm

White House lays down terms for SA relations amid Afrikaner visit

Angry community turns car upside down to get men suspected of card cloning

‘Communities suffer while municipalities are not held accountable’

Decomposed body found on Hazyview Police Station’s roof

DA’s push for accountability could backfire badly

Holomisa slams Cabinet and Treasury for crippling SANDF funding

Police officer accused of corruption set to appear in court

African cities need fiscal power to survive rapid urbanisation

WATCH: Cold front hits Gauteng: Joburg Emergency Services urges caution

Top 10 stories of the day: DA calls firing ‘calculated assault’ | SA might run out of chicken | RIP Meme Ditshego

Weather alert: Snowfall in EC and very cold conditions in the three Capes

Sassa grant recipients forced to repay thousands after income threshold breaches

‘Greatest political mistake’: Steenhuisen says Ramaphosa firing Whitfield was a ‘calculated assault’

‘Barbarism and brutality’: Burnt body found in Mahikeng field sparks vigilante killing fears

Top Saps crime intelligence boss arrested for R45m property deals

Drug-addicted mother who killed son and went to church gets 20 years

Bezos’ Venice wedding bash draws stars, style and protests

First the floods and now snow, more rain for Eastern Cape residents

29 high school pupils die in CAR exam day stampede

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