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City of Joburg pays R4.3 billion towards Eskom electricity debt

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Distressed families in limbo as missing persons crisis grips SA

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KZN traditional healer arrested for allegedly masterminding triple murder

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Suliman Carrim leaves medical facility every day, Madlanga commission hears

Weather

Saturday’s weather: Fire danger warning as cold morning grips provinces

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News City of Joburg pays R4.3 billion towards Eskom electricity debt

News Distressed families in limbo as missing persons crisis grips SA

News Suliman Carrim leaves medical facility every day, Madlanga commission hears

News Court sides with Ramaphosa in bid to halt impeachment

Education Nsfas a complete mess as 32 000 students miss meal allowances

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Gauteng set for clear weekend with mild temperatures

World

EU accuses TikTok of exposing children to risks online

World

Thousands flee wildfires in France and Spain

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97% of Tshepisong’s 12k electricity customers not paying legally, City Power says

Politics

Was Mmusi Maimane better off in the DA?

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Man abandons bail bid in murder case of slain EFF Tshwane official

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‘It’s a spit on the face of our people’: Parties slam Phala Phala ruling as ANC defends Ramaphosa

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Here’s what an R11bn Gauteng mega housing project looks like after almost 10 years [PICS]

Crime

R27.5m worth of counterfeit goods seized from Gauteng shops this week [PICS]

News

Are surgeries delayed at Tambo Memorial Hospital?

Tech and Science

Malatsi warns against digital inequality in South Africa’s townships

Courts

More delays in DJ Warras murder case as Majola no-show in court

Politics

Malema tells young South Africans that ANC is to blame for them being unemployed

Crime

PICS: Suspect arrested after cops recover nine unlicensed firearms and stolen vehicles

News

Ramaphosa unveils water crisis plan: Here’s what’s changing

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Planning a trip to the Vaal Dam? Here’s what level it is sitting at

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JMPD investigates officers filmed pulling motorist from vehicle [VIDEO]

News

Court sides with Ramaphosa in bid to halt impeachment

Opinion

A VIEW OF THE WEEK: Arrest me, but don’t embarrass me – I’m important!

News

Taxi shutdown off, but will MEC be able to repair relations with taxi industry?

Education

Rich families fraudulently claim Nsfas meant for poor students

Opinion

Smoking gun of useless AI exposed a fake Maumela bio

Local News

Suspect arrested after nine firearms and stolen vehicles recovered

Education

Nsfas a complete mess as 32 000 students miss meal allowances

Local News

Mpumalanga police ordered to remove portraits of former commissioner

Local News

Month-old rhino calf rescued after poachers kill mother near Middelburg