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Doubts that Coalition Bill will be ready for local elections
The proposed law is intended to stabilise coalition governments in local councils
There is a positive to Eskom’s sad tale
Kusile and Medupi power stations took more than two decades to complete and went over budget by hundreds of percent, becoming, in the process, some of the most expensive coal-fired plants erected in the history of humankind.
Sita denies cyber breach allegations, calls out misinformation
Claims circulating online over the past 48 hours alleged that government ICT infrastructure had been subjected to unauthorised access.
Our emperor Ramaphosa has no clothes
What South Africans are being asked to accept about Phala Phala is not a credible account so much as a fairy tale.
I hammer DIY with my drill
Why do they not teach this stuff in school?
Ouaddou needs to stay with Pirates
Abdeslam Ouaddou came in as head coach at Pirates this season.
Hawks secure conviction in Tyefu Police Station burglary and state firearms theft
Luncedo Ndwayana and Thandile Ndwayana were successfully convicted in the Qonce Regional Court on 21 May 2026.
48 hours in pictures, 24 May 2026
Through the lens: The Citizen's Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.
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