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SABC defends axing of ‘Face the Nation’ over missing targets

News

SA’s load reduction crisis: Government promises ring hollow as MPs push back

Politics

Storm over DA’s R300k ‘top-up’ payments sparks political backlash

Weather

Weather alert: Storm warnings hit NC and EC

Politics

Mbalula says the ANC will defend itself in court over Eastern Cape elective conference

EDITOR'S CHOICE

Courts ‘It is not a typical escape’: Thabo Bester argues he was lawfully released from prison

News R2.9bn on 22 companies: Madlanga commission sheds light on Tshwane security tenders

South Africa Fuel rationing sets in as farmers battle under supply shortages

News Mashatile denies meeting with Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala

News SABC suspends senior journalist Natasha Phiri after revelations at Madlanga Commission

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Courts

‘It is not a typical escape’: Thabo Bester argues he was lawfully released from prison

Africa

More than 500 civilians killed in drone strikes this year in Sudan: UN

World

Iran, Israel trade strikes despite Trump talk of negotiations

Education

KZN schoolgirl fight sparks outrage as MEC slams ‘culture of violence’

News

R2.9bn on 22 companies: Madlanga commission sheds light on Tshwane security tenders

Courts

KZN hitman sentenced to life for three murders; five more on his record

South Africa

Numsa slams smelting giants for possible retrenchments despite Eskom tariff reductions

Courts

Trio sentenced to life in jail for murder and robbery in KZN

Politics

Hill-Lewis v Dyonase: Who will lead the DA after the federal congress in April?

Courts

Man sentenced to 25 years in jail for murder of wife over infertility suspicions

Courts

Former teacher found guilty of child abuse after 35-year wait for justice

Education

Bloodshed in Gauteng: Two pupils stabbed to death

South Africa

Fuel rationing sets in as farmers battle under supply shortages

Education

GDE warns: Teacher jobs are not for sale

News

Heavy rains, flash floods batter Joburg as emergency services stay vigilant

South Africa

Eskom’s Gauteng load reduction: Here’s when power goes off in your area for the rest of March

News

These 34 Gauteng schools failed their safety assessments

News

Great news for Kruger Park visitors after bridge reopens

News

Justice Minister condemns hit-style murder of lawyer in Joburg CBD

News

ActionSA’s Dereleen James to lay charges against McKenzie

News

Morning Fix: Farmers demand more action as FMD crisis deepens | Mashatile denies meeting with Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala

Courts

Sexual assault scandal rocks Randburg Magistrate’s Court

Opinion

Mkhwanazi uniform signals a deeper war within policing

News

Gauteng motorists warned: Heavy fines loom for unroadworthy vehicles

News

Hlabisa warns bad metros could sink SA

News

Farmers demand more action as FMD crisis deepens