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Truck driver found twenty times over the legal alcohol limit in KZN

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Fezile Ngubane is a victim, not suspect in kidnapping case, says Saps

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Alleged GBV victim laid to rest but still no arrest

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Kidnapped Sedibeng mayor found unharmed

R8 million worth of dagga from Eswatini seized

Makgoba community pleads for help from G20 countries

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Tshwane’s water warning to residents

New development in Olorato Mongale murder case

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SCA acquits man of rape after overturning his friend’s 20-year conviction following multiple appeals

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Former DA councillor gets four life terms for killing fiancée and children

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‘Gruesome discovery’: Missing teen girl found dead inside shack as stepfather linked to murder

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Gauteng water outage: Here’s how long it could take water to be restored after maintenance

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Public urged to beware of strangers from dating apps

WATCH: Why Oscar Pistorius and his father barely speak

WATCH: Olorato Mongale remembered as ‘light extinguished too soon’, police vow action

Afrikaner ‘refugees’ continue to arrive in US on commercial flights – reports

IFP want answers after deputy chief whip’s ‘assassination’

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‘The system is broken’: Olorato Mongale’s family outraged ahead of funeral

‘Looting using matric papers’: Why did NW printing job price jump by around R100m?

You can still play Lotto today, after last minute announcement

Top 10 stories of the day: Suspect cleared in kidnapping case| SA mourns journalist Andrew Trench| Tshwane water warning

Gauteng NPOs struggle as social development cuts funding, says DA

Weather update: Here’s what to expect on Sunday

Rescuers fan out after Nigeria flooding kills more than 150

Truck driver found twenty times over the legal alcohol limit in KZN

Fezile Ngubane is a victim, not suspect in kidnapping case, says Saps

Three GNT execs suspended

Alleged GBV victim laid to rest but still no arrest

Veteran journalist and editor Andrew Trench has died

Kidnapped Sedibeng mayor found unharmed

R8 million worth of dagga from Eswatini seized

Makgoba community pleads for help from G20 countries

WATCH LIVE: Ramaphosa speaks at funeral of ANC veteran Gertrude Shope

Tshwane’s water warning to residents

New development in Olorato Mongale murder case

SCA acquits man of rape after overturning his friend’s 20-year conviction following multiple appeals

Former DA councillor gets four life terms for killing fiancée and children

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‘We have a National Treasury problem’: Fuel levy hike defended amid criticism over tax strategy

‘Gruesome discovery’: Missing teen girl found dead inside shack as stepfather linked to murder

Gauteng water outage: Here’s how long it could take water to be restored after maintenance

From dusty Ludo to global dreams: Limpopo man invents Dicato72 board game

Remains of missing toddler Kutlwano Shalaba found in shallow grave