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WATCH: Video of pupil allegedly assaulted by KZN police during protest under investigation

Weather alert: Fog, frost and cool temperatures for most provinces

State of disaster classified in four provinces as floods claim 67 lives in Eastern Cape

Mashatile avoids answering questions about 8 VIP protection service members cleared by Saps

Police probe multiple murders after three bodies found in Tshepisong veld

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Eastern Cape disaster: Sassa steps in

Protests spread across US despite Trump threats

SCA overturns Nulane accused’s acquittal and orders retrial

French prosecutors seek murder charge for school stabbing suspect

Trump adminstration’s sanctions of ICC judges sets ‘dangerous precedent’

‘Luxury cloaked in secrecy’ – Ntshavheni explains why she won’t disclose her official travel expenses

Disaster and death in the Eastern Cape: A timeline

City Power launches free basic electricity drive for Joburg residents: Here’s who qualifies

Is the cold snap over? Here is your Gauteng weekend weather update

Eastern Cape storms death toll reaches 57

54-hour water outage to hit these parts of Cape Town this weekend

India’s civil aviation authority says 242 people on board crashed Air India plane to London

Police offer reward for information on IFP MP’s killer — here’s how much

Eastern Cape tragedy: What flood victims need and how you can help

Man arrested for slitting mother’s throat, murdering grandmother

Don’t treat National Credit Act as a box-ticking exercise – judge to FFS Finance

Santaco mourns deaths of pupils in Eastern Cape floods

MP Department of Education slated for R22 million annual school rent

Apartheid then, apartheid now: Israel’s aggression is no different

Lotto: Retailers complain as Ithuba claims ‘seamless transition’

Daughter pleads guilty to brutal murder of father in Limpopo

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