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Limpopo man gets 25 years for hacking girlfriend to death with an axe

Snow in Gauteng this week? Experts say it’s possible

Over 14 million people could die from US foreign aid cuts: study

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When is the deadline to register for free basic electricity?

Police barricade off Istanbul centre to block cartoon protest

Will Ramaphosa act? DA lays criminal charges against perjury-accused Nkabane

Did she mean it or not? Analysis of Mengo’s WhatsApp messages to Judge Mbenenge questioned

Cheap labour? Here’s how much prisoners earn in Correctional Services’ bakeries

Israel bombs café during children’s birthday party in Gaza — 39 killed

Tshwane officials arrested for theft of transformer in Laudium

Malatji condemns alleged involvement of ANC members in Magaqa murder

Sassa grants: Here are the July payment dates and amounts

DA’s ‘Kool-Aid’ moment risks GNU stability

No party will pull out of the GNU, experts say

RDP beneficiaries told not to sell their new homes

Baby Mogamat Imaad Shamar found after kidnapping ordeal

Cartoon of the day: 1 July 2025

GNU may be imperfect, but it’s necessary

MK party likens Molefe, Gama’s arrests to Zuma’s legal battles

Bara hospital: The good, bad and ugly

ANC still doesn’t get the e-toll message

Being a sangoma: The art of spiritual mathematics

Dick Foxton: A man who made influence personal

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Former HR manager jailed for stealing millions from special needs school

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