South Africa

Gauteng education MEC praises police after students arrested at Tsakane Secondary School

Courts

Taxi hitmen jailed for life plus 90 years over brutal murder and robbery

MAP: 10-hour power outage coming to these Cape Town streets next week

Maphwanya’s Iran fiasco: EFF takes fresh shots at Trump

Postbank assures uninterrupted grant payments despite reports that Sassa contract has ended

Crime

Kidnapped teenager rescued from 22-year-old boyfriend in KZN

Gayton McKenzie’s SAHRC response to these 8 racially-charged comments

A braai or Netflix binge under the blanket? Here’s what weather to expect in Gauteng this weekend

Four escape with minor injuries after bus and car crash into tree in Pretoria

Saftu slams Mkhwanazi for linking police officer shortages on unions’ wage demands

Crime

Principal arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting teen in Polokwane

MAP: Eight-hour power outages to hit multiple Johannesburg areas next week

Teacher unions yet to react to Bela Act regulations

Courts

Cancer patients do not have the ‘luxury of time’, Gauteng court rules

WATCH: ‘Africa not seeking aid, it’s seeking partners,’ Ramaphosa says

Alleged car thief killed in KwaDukuza police confrontation

Financial crisis grips Merafong as COGTA committee raises alarm

McLaren Circus faces criticism over animal acts in Ballito

Bodies of 2 men found on the Kuschke gravel road near Polokwane

SANDF chief Maphwanya submits report on controversial Iran trip [VIDEO]

Crime

Police offer R50 000 reward to solve double murder in Bellville

Courts

Two life terms for Tshwane parolee who raped nephew and teen neighbour

Weather alert: A warm Thursday ahead

Zuma’s African tour to discredit ‘sellout’ ANC could lead to trouble

Courts

Court rules Anele Mda’s tweets against Mbalula ‘false and defamatory’

Here’s how full Cape Town’s dams are

Crime

Fake Louis Vuitton bags and belts seized in R67 million illicit-goods raid

Manamela under fire for another round of ‘unfit’ appointments to Seta boards

NASGB calls for urgent probe into school food poisoning incidents

Crime

Police arrest 16-year-old second suspect in attempted hijacking of Ian Cameron

Call for people-driven National Dialogue

Russell pupils plead for Department of Education’s intervention

Khutsong girl kidnapped in home invasion, ransom paid for release

WATCH: Two women charged with public violence remain in custody

Community upliftment at the heart of Pretoria West metro operations

Will the National Dialogue really cost R400m?

Crime

Three suspects shot dead in gun battle with police in Mamelodi

Crime

Ian Cameron, DA colleagues escape hijack attempt in Philippi after police academy visit

Courts

Six, including conservationist, granted bail in R250m rhino horn trafficking case

Gauteng teacher accused of raping pupil at gunpoint is dismissed after skipping hearing

Weather alert: Hot weather to linger over five provinces until next Tuesday

Competition Commission tells ConCourt rand manipulation saga similar to cartels

Courts

Amantle Samane’s mother tells court she can no longer sleep and wants three life sentences for Simiao

News

WATCH: A small coffin, a big loss: Eldorado Park mourns 4-year-old Nikita

Gigaba and Mchunu in trouble with the ANC: ‘It looks like people with diverging views are being purged’

Sassa has thousands of empty job posts: Here’s why and how many vacancies there are

Sassa social grant payday: Here is when you’ll get your money in September

KwaZulu-Natal department of education investigates ex-teachers still being paid

Roodepoort school principal stabbed as MEC condemns violence

National Dialogue: Ramaphosa urges citizens to embrace differing views

Joburg MMC hits back: ‘This is not a blanket disconnection’

Courts

Tshwane faces backlash from Afrikaner community

South African mines neglect housing

Eskom launches Renewable Energy Programme to make SA greener

Crime

Two arrested in Eastern Cape for kidnapping 70-year-old woman

Ramaphosa briefed by Putin on his meeting with Trump

No answers from Municipality about Sand River’s water crisis

Planned three-day outage in parts of Centurion this week

ANC to discipline Gigaba and Mchunu over ‘opportunistic assault’

WATCH: 23 injured as speeding bus ploughs into vehicle, wall collapses

KZN Health MEC vows to fight for more posts

North-West University to build mining campus

Courts

Bail judgment reserved for accused in viral child ‘drug-smoking’ video case

Courts

Life sentence for child rapist in Ottosdal case

If I were Ramaphosa, I would dismiss ‘spineless’ Motshekga – Zibi

Courts

Cop killers get life sentences for assassination of police officer

Courts

Eldorado Park parents abandon bail bid in child abuse case

France joyride for delegation as driver’s licence backlog soars

National Dialogue has big gaps in it

MK slams city for evictions ahead of ruling

Crime

Man murdered along N1 after breakdown

Goodbye winter? Gauteng residents warned to brace for hot weather this week

Gauteng school cleared of racism allegations

Crime

Police officer among two nabbed for business robbery in Limpopo

Outa guns for city boss over Usindiso building fire