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Saps Lieutenant General arrested for rape and sexual grooming teen

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Weather alert: Partly cloudy and cool to warm conditions for Tuesday

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Ekurhuleni murders: Possible love triangle emerges as two suspects appear in court

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Condolences pour in as judiciary mourns the passing of former Judge Frans Kgomo

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Indonesia doing ‘everything’ but struggling to curb fires

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South Africa Letsike calls for home affairs to act after threats against women in Sandton

News Ekurhuleni murders: These are the names of the women who were brutally murdered

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Pressure grows on Germany’s Merz after election defeats

Politics

Joburg’s Mayor Morero says more talking can solve the city’s problems

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Gauteng transport MEC urges operators to use new system to apply for licences

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Sassa October 2026 grants: All the payment dates you need to know

Crime

JMPD arrests over 100 motorists for driving under the influence

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Madlanga commission: Joe ‘Ferrari’ Sibanyoni cries foul over ‘procedural unfairness’

South Africa

Letsike calls for home affairs to act after threats against women in Sandton

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R87k dagga haul seized, four suspects arrested in Kimberley

Education

Nsfas restores funding for 357 NMU students after qualification code error

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Morero backs taxi industry to be the ‘eyes and ears’ of police in GBVF fight

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Eskom’s EAF hits six‑year high, diesel spend slashed by R4.8bn

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WATCH: Truck driver rescued from floodwaters on Eastern Cape bridge

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‘Pay up or repair’: Gauteng transport department goes after motorists who damage traffic lights

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Ekurhuleni murders: Lesufi welcomes breakthrough in Dawn Park murder investigation

Crime

Serial rapist arrested: 16‑year manhunt ends, DNA links suspect to 14 attacks

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Ekurhuleni murders: These are the names of the women who were brutally murdered

Crime

KZN school violence: Security guard killed, three matric pupils shot

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Gauteng rushes to court over land invasion in Alberton

Use your cents wisely at poll

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‘Government continues to fail women and children’: More than 7 raped every day, almost half are kids

ANC fields eight candidates for mayor in this municipality

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‘We are just waiting to die’: Free State residents drowning in poisoned water

Opinion

The web Fikile Mbalula weaves

ANC pushes back as DA opens cases

Crime

Ekurhuleni killings: Police make breakthrough in Dawn Park murder case

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Voëlpan Dam becomes ‘stinkpan’ of despair after failed actions